Advanced Microsoft Excel 2013
Advanced Microsoft Excel 2013
Details + Objectives
Course code: ax8
Wouldn't it be great to know how to effectively use all the advanced Excel features? In this practical and information-packed course, you will learn how to utilize this program's functions and capabilities.
Most organizations rely heavily on Excel to consolidate, analyze, and report financial information. Your company is probably no exception. By learning these advanced techniques, you can become more valuable to your organization.
You will see how to work with the additional analysis tools provided by Excel add-ins and become skilled in using validation to protect the integrity of your worksheets from less experienced users. Impress your coworkers by learning how to add functional and eye-catching custom controls to any worksheet and how to use scenarios and data tables to quickly perform what-if data analyses. You will discover advanced techniques for PivotTables, like creating Timelines, calculated fields, and calculated items. You will learn how to use Excel's consolidation function to efficiently summarize data from multiple sources, become adept at importing external data, and master the art of conditional formatting to highlight duplicate entries and other common worksheet problems.
Learn how Excel 2013 table tools take the complexity out of table creation and management. As you become proficient at nesting functions within other functions, you will be able to accomplish just about anything Microsoft Excel has to offer!
What you will learn
- Become skilled in using validation to protect the integrity of your worksheets
- Learn how to add functional and eye-catching custom controls to any worksheet
- Understand how to use scenarios and data tables to quickly perform what-if data analyses
- Discover advanced techniques for PivotTables, like creating Timelines, calculated fields, and calculated items
- Learn to efficiently summarize data from multiple sources and import external data
- Master the art of conditional formatting to highlight duplicate entries and other common problems
- Learn how Excel 2013 table tools take the complexity out of table creation and management
How you will benefit
- Become a more indispensable part of your organization with advanced Microsoft Excel knowledge
- Open the door to more career opportunities and promotions with this advanced knowledge
- Become more confident in your ability to analyze and report on data
- Impress your coworkers and managers with your new knowledge
How the course is taught
- Instructor-led or self-paced online course
- 6 Weeks or 3 Months access
- 24 course hours
Instructors & Support
Chad Wambolt has spent his entire professional career in the finance field, working for both private and publicly-held companies with sales ranging from $500 million to $3 billion. He is a graduate of Boise State University, where he obtained his bachelor's degree in accounting. Through the course of his career, Wambolt became an expert user of Microsoft Excel. Since 1997, he has taught Excel to students of varying skill levels and helped organizations streamline internal processes.
Requirements
Prerequisites:
There are no prerequisites to take this course.
Requirements:
Hardware Requirements:
- This course must be taken on a PC. It is not suitable for Macs.
Software Requirements:
- PC: Windows 8 or later.
- Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge is also compatible.
- Microsoft Excel 2013, Microsoft Office 2013 (Office Home and Student 2013, Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2013, or Microsoft Office Home and Business 2013 (not included in enrollment).
- Note that the "Starter Version" and "Web App" versions of Microsoft Excel 2013 will not work with the full version of Excel taught in this course.
- Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.
Other:
- Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.
Instructional Material Requirements:
The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.