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Advanced Excel Formulas Functions


Course Curriculum


Excel Formulas Basics

  • Introduction
  • Formula Syntax
  • Fixed & Relative References
  • Common Error Types
  • Formula Auditing: Trace Precedents & Dependents
  • Formula Auditing: Evaluate Formula & Error Checking
  • Ctrl Shortcuts
  • Function Shortcuts
  • Alt Key Tips
  • PRO TIP: Data Validation
  • HOMEWORK

Conditional Statements & Logical Operators

  • Introduction
  • Anatomy of the IF Statement
  • Nested IF Statements
  • AND/OR Operators
  • NOT
  • Addressing Errors with IFERROR
  • Common IS Statements
  • HOMEWORK

Statistical Functions

  • Introduction
  • Basic Stats Functions
  • SMALL/LARGE & RANK/PERCENTRANK
  • RAND() & RANDBETWEEN
  • The SUMPRODUCT Function
  • SUMPRODUCT Demo
  • COUNTIFS/SUMIFS/AVERAGEIFS
  • DEMO: Basic Dashboards with Stats Functions
  • Combining COUNTIF & SUMPRODUCT
  • QUIZ: Statistical Functions
  • HOMEWORK

Lookup & Reference Functions

  • Introduction
  • Named Arrays
  • ROW/ROWS & COLUMN/COLUMNS
  • VLOOKUP & HLOOKUP
  • DEMO: Joining Data with VLOOKUP
  • Combining IFERROR & VLOOKUP
  • VLOOKUP Range Options
  • Fuzzy Match Lookups
  • The INDEX Function
  • The MATCH Function
  • Combining INDEX & MATCH
  • Combining MATCH & VLOOKUP
  • UPDATE: VLOOKUP Correction
  • The OFFSET Function
  • Combining OFFSET & COUNTA
  • DEMO: Building a Scrolling Chart with OFFSET
  • QUIZ: Lookup & Reference Functions
  • HOMEWORK

Text Functions

  • Introduction
  • UPPER, LOWER, PROPER & TRIM
  • CONCATENATE
  • LEFT, MID, RIGHT & LEN
  • TEXT & VALUE
  • SEARCH & FIND
  • Categorizing Data with IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH))
  • Combining RIGHT, LEN & SEARCH
  • The SUBSTITUTE Function
  • QUIZ: Text Functions
  • HOMEWORK

Date & Time Functions

  • Introduction
  • Understanding DATEVALUE
  • Date Formatting & Fill Series
  • TODAY() & NOW()
  • YEAR/MONTH/DAY & HOUR/MINUTE/SECOND
  • The EOMONTH Function
  • The YEARFRAC Function
  • WEEKDAY, WORKDAY & NETWORKDAYS
  • The DATEDIF Function
  • DEMO: Budget Pacing Tool
  • QUIZ: Date & Time Functions
  • HOMEWORK

Formula-Based Formatting

  • Introduction
  • Creating and Managing Formula-Based Rules
  • DEMO: Highlighting Rows with MOD
  • DEMO: Formatting Cells Based on Values
  • DEMO: Formatting Cells with Stats Functions
  • DEMO: Formatting Cells with Text & Conditional Functions
  • QUIZ: Formula-Based Formatting
  • HOMEWORK

Basic Array Formulas

  • Introduction
  • Rules of Array Formulas
  • Pros & Cons of Array Formulas
  • Vertical, Horizontal & 2-D Array Constants
  • Using Array Constants in Formulas
  • Named Array Constants
  • The TRANSPOSE Function
  • Linking Data: Array vs. Non-Array Comparison
  • DEMO: Returning the X Largest Values
  • DEMO: Counting Characters Across Cells
  • DEMO: Creating a MAX IF Function
  • DEMO: Creating a MAX IF Function
  • The Double Unary Operator
  • QUIZ: Array Formulas
  • HOMEWORK

Bonus Functions

  • Introduction
  • The INDIRECT Function
  • The HYPERLINK Function
  • Real-Time Data with WEBSERVICE & FILTERXML
  • Open Weather Map WEBSERVICE demo
  • Wrapping Up
  • Resources & Next Steps
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