Course on Advanced MS Excel & Macros
Duration: 1 Day
Automate and extend Excel by adding Advanced Formula to your workbooks
Learn Advanced Excel to make your Excel spreadsheets much more powerful.
Introduction
Participants will learn to how to use pivot table in excel, use advanced functions of Excel to
improve productivity, enhance spreadsheets with templates, charts, graphics, and excel formulas
and streamline their operational work.
They will apply visual elements and advanced formulas to a worksheet to display data in various
formats. Students will also learn how to automate common tasks, apply advanced analysis
techniques to more complex data sets, collaborate on worksheets with others, and leverage on
Excel’s 2016 advanced functionality to simplify and streamline their day-to-day work.
Target Audience
Users with a good understanding of Microsoft Excel 2007, 2010, 2013 or 2016 who want to expand
on their capabilities in a short space of time. Delegates should have a good working knowledge and
understanding of the concepts covered in the Introduction and Intermediate courses.
Program Objectives
After completion of this program, the participants will be able to the following
Create and use defined names in a workbook
Work with logical function in excel
Use a variety of data validation techniques
Use a range of lookup and reference functions
Create summaries in your spreadsheets using subtotals
Understand and create simple pivot tables Analysis
Construct and operate pivot tables using some of the more advanced Analysis
Perform a variety of analytical tasks using PowerPivot Analysis
Use the data consolidation feature to combine data from several workbooks into one
Create and work with scenarios and the scenario manager Advanced Analysis
Use solver to solve more complex and intricate problems
Import data into excel and export data from excel
Create and use a range of controls in a worksheet
Create recorded macros in excel
Import data into excel and export data from excel
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Module 1: Advanced Formula Tasks
o Understanding Relative and Absolute Cell References
o Using Multiple Cell References
o Using Array Formulas
Module 2: Working with Named Ranges
o Understanding Named Ranges
o Defining Named Ranges
o Editing Named Ranges
o Deleting Named Ranges
o Using Named Ranges in Formulas
Module 3: Using Advanced Functions
o Using the SUMIF, SUMIFS, RANK, FORCAST, COUNTIFS, PMT Function
o Using the DATEDIF, IRR, PV Function
o Using IF, Nested If, AND, OR Functions, IFS Function
o Using VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, INDEX & MATCH, IFERROR Functions
o VLOOKUP Using Array Formula, Dynamic VLOOKUP, Reverse VLOOKUP
Module 4: Resolving Formula Errors
o Tracing Formula Precedents and Dependents
o Showing Formulas
o Evaluating Formulas
o Setting Error Checking Options
o Using Error Option Buttons
o Running an Error Check
Module 5: Managing Data
o Consolidating Information
o Removing Duplicates
o Configuring Data Validation
o Transposing Data
o Converting Text to Columns
o Introduction to Power Query
Module 6: Outlining and Grouping Data
o Outlining Data
o Showing and Hiding Outline Details
o Grouping Data
o Creating Subtotals
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o Removing Outlining and Grouping
Module 7: Advance charting
o Combining different chart types
within one plot area
o Creating user defined charts
o Saving and using chart templates
o Creating a Thermometer Chart and using Dashboard
o Creating a Doughnut Chart
o Creating a Pareto chart to analyze 80-20 Trends
o Interactive charts
Module 8: Advanced PivotTable Analysis
o Using the PivotTable Fields Pane
o Adding Calculated Fields
o Sorting Pivoted Data / Filtering Pivoted Data
o Create Pivot Table using multiple Table,
o Advanced Options in Pivot Charts for creating versatile management dashboards
o Create Filter Page Report , Slicer
Module 9: Analyzing Data
o Using Data Analysis Tools
o Using Goal Seek
o Using Data Tables
Module 10: Working with Scenarios Analysis
o Creating Scenarios
o Loading Scenarios
o Merging Scenarios
Module 11: Using Macros
o Recording a Macro
o Editing a Macro / Running a Macro
o Macros Security
o Excel Add ins
o Use Relatives References Macros Form Controls
o Introduction to VBA
