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Microsoft Excel Advanced Functions and Formulas
(2013, 2016, 2019, 2021, 365)

What You'll Learn in Microsoft Excel Advanced Functions and Formulas

Course Length:

6 hours (1 day)

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:


  • Identify which function to use to generate results
  • Employ a number of strategies for creating functions
  • Build their own functions using the fx tool
  • Add multiple worksheets together
  • Utilize array formulas

Target Student

This course is designed for Excel users with some knowledge of entering financial data but would like to explore more mathematical functions.

Course Outline

Section 1: Working with Basic Formulas, Functions and Named Ranges

Creating Basic Functions

Absolute & Relative Cell References

Updating Values without Formulas (Paste Special)

Displaying & Highlighting Formulas

Named Ranges

Logical Functions

IF Logical Tests

COUNTIF, SUMIF, SUMIFS, and AVERAGEIF


Section 2: Text Functions

Locating Data with FIND, SEARCH, EXACT

Extracting Data with LEFT, RIGHT, and MID

Flash Fill

Combine Data from Different Cells Using CONCATENATE

Changing the Case of Text Using PROPER, UPPER, and LOWER


Section 3: Information Functions

ISERR, ISERROR, IFERROR


Section 4: Lookup Functions

VLOOKUP

MATCH (2 list comparison)

INDEX (pull info from a list based on column and row headings)


Section 5: Date and Time Functions

DAYS

WORKDAY

WORKDAY.INTL

NETWORKDAYS

Retrieving Dates in Excel

WEEKDAY

WEEKNUM

DATEDIF


Section 6: Statistical Functions

MEDIAN

MODE

RANK

COUNTBLANK


Section 7: Math Functions and Arrays

ROUND

ARRAY FORMULAS

Basic Array Formulas

Array Formulas with Basic Functions

Array Formulas with VLookup


Section 8: Database Functions

DSUM, DCOUNT, DAVERAGE

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Microsoft Excel Advanced Functions and Formulas

Upcoming Classes

All Public classes are held online
with a live instructor
Dates Price Qty
October 3, 2024
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM ET
$475.00 Online
February 19, 2025
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM ET
$475.00 Online
September 9, 2025
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM ET
$475.00 Online
* Applicable taxes will be applied on checkout

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