Course
Excel Formulas and Functions Indepth
Course Duration
1 Day
This course is designed to help users get the most from the advanced functions in Excel. Advanced Lookup and Reference functions to help you gather data, Text functions to organise and validate the data, Logical functions to analyse the data. You will use the advanced features of Microsoft Excel to attain a high degree of proficiency as an Excel power user within the area of writing functions.
Private Courses
Private courses start from £745 for up to 8 delegates
Prerequisites
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- Delegates should have advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel to get the most from this course. We recommend that delegates attend our Excel Level 1, 2 and 3 courses or have equivalent knowledge.
Objectives
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- Understand and apply complex logical functions such as nested IF's and incorporate other logical functions such as AND and OR.
- Create a formula that will only add up or count records that match specific criteria.
- Confidently use and manipulate VLOOKUPs and understand the advantages of the MATCH and INDEX lookups.
- Manipulate Text Functions to organise, parse, join data.
- Use Arrays within formulas and functions to perform multiple calculations on one or more of the items.
What's included
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- Lunch and refreshments when training is delivered at our training venues
- Comprehensive course materials and exercises
- Telephone and Email Support
Course Content
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Advanced Logical FunctionsIF logical tests
Expanding nested IF statements
AND, OR, and NOT functions with IF
Using IFS for multiple conditions -
Text FunctionsLocating and extracting data with the FIND, SEARCH, and MID functions
Extracting specific data with the LEFT and RIGHT functions
Using the TRIM function to remove unwanted spaces in a cell
Using ampersands and CONCATENATE to combine data from different cells
Adjusting character content with the REPLACE and SUBSTITUTE functions -
Information FunctionsExtracting information with the CELL and INFO functions
ISBLANK, ISODD, ISEVEN, ISTEXT, ISNONTEXT, and ISNUMBER
ISERR, ISERROR, IFERROR, and ISNA error-checking functions
Tracking and highlighting formula cells with the ISFORMULA function -
Advanced Lookup and Reference FunctionsLooking up information with VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP
Finding approximate matches with VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP
Finding exact matches with VLOOKUP
Nesting lookup functions
Using VLOOKUP with large tables
Finding table-like information within a function using the CHOOSE function
Using the SWITCH function for formula-embedded selection
Locating data with the MATCH function
Using MATCH and INDEX functions together -
Statistical FunctionsUsing SUBTOTAL
Finding the middle value with MEDIAN and most common value with MODE
Ranking data without sorting with RANK and RANK.EQ
Finding the largest and smallest values with the LARGE and SMALL functions
Tabulating blank cells with the COUNTBLANK function
ROUND, ROUNDUP, and ROUNDDOWN functions
MROUND, CEILING, and FLOOR for specialised rounding
Using the powerful AGGREGATE function to bypass errors and hidden data -
Array Formulas and FunctionsExtending formula capabilities with array formulas
Counting unique entries in a range with an array formula
Determining frequency distributions with the FREQUENCY function -
Reference Functions and Advanced Data ValidationGetting data from remote cells with the OFFSET function
Returning references with the INDIRECT function
Using INDIRECT with Data Validation for two-tiered pick lists -
Formula and Function Tips and ShortcutsDisplaying and highlighting formulas
Using Auditing tools
Converting formulas to values with a drag
Using Named Ranges and Tables
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Course Options
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Oakville, 14 Durham Road West, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5AU
0191 377 8377
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Printed:4/26/2024 10:59:42 AM
Oakville, 14 Durham Road West, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5AU
0191 377 8377
ittrainingsolutions.co.uk
Printed:4/26/2024 10:59:42 AM