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2015
Lynda
Dennis Taylor
5:59
English

Excel expert Dennis Taylor demystifies some of the most useful of the 450+ formulas and functions in Excel and shows how to put them to their best use. Dennis starts with a review of the more basic functions (SUM, AVERAGE, and MAX), and a few critical keyboard shortcuts that will let you locate and display formula cells and accelerate working with Excel formulas—even on multiple sheets. He then covers how to find and retrieve data with the VLOOKUP and INDEX functions, calculate totals with counting and statistical functions, extract data with text functions, and work with date, time, array, math and information functions. The course focuses on practical examples that will help viewers easily transition to using Excel's most powerful formulas and functions in real-world scenarios.

Introduction
Welcome
Using the exercise files
1. Formula and Function Tips and Shortcuts
Displaying and highlighting formulas
Using Auditing tools
Using entire row and column references
Copying column formulas instantly
Converting formulas to values with a drag
Updating values without formulas
Debugging formulas with the F9 key
Enhancing readability with range names
Tabulating data from multiple sheets
2. Formula and Function Tools
Hierarchy of operations in formulas
Formulas tab for locating functions
Insert Function for learning about unfamiliar functions
Extending the capabilities of AutoSum
Absolute and relative references
Using mixed references in formulas
Using autocalculate in the status bar
3. IF and Related Functions
IF logical tests
Expanding nested IF statements
AND, OR, and NOT functions with IF
4. Lookup and Reference Functions
Looking 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
Locating data with the MATCH function
Retrieving information by location
Using MATCH and INDEX functions together
5. Power Functions
Tabulating data using a single criterion
Tabulating data using multiple criteria
Preventing double counting
6. Statistical Functions
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
Using COUNT, COUNTA, and the status bar
7. Math Functions
Working with the ROUND, ROUNDUP, and ROUNDDOWN functions
Working with MROUND, CEILING, and FLOOR for specialized rounding
Using the INT and TRUNC functions to extract integer data
Finding the remainder with MOD and using MOD with conditional formatting
Exploring practical uses for the RAND and RANDBETWEEN functions
Converting a value between measurement systems with CONVERT
Using the powerful AGGREGATE function to bypass errors and hidden data
Using the ROMAN and ARABIC functions to display different number systems
8. Date and Time Functions
Understanding Excel date and time capabilities in formulas
Using the DATE, YEAR, MONTH, DAY, TIME, HOUR, MINUTE, and SECOND functions
Using the TODAY and NOW functions for dynamic date and time entry
Identifying the day of the week with the WEEKDAY function
Counting working days with the NETWORKDAYS function
Determining a completion date with the WORKDAY function
Tabulating date differences with the DATEDIF function
Calculating end-of-month and future and past dates with EDATE and EOMONTH
9. Array Formulas and Functions
Extending formula capabilities with array formulas
Counting unique entries in a range with an array formula
Determining frequency distributions with the FREQUENCY function
Flipping row and column orientation with TRANSPOSE
Building analysis via regression techniques with TREND and GROWTH
Using array formulas and the MATCH function for complex lookups
10. Reference Functions
Getting data from remote cells with the OFFSET function
Returning references with the INDIRECT function
Using INDIRECT with Data Validation for two-tiered pick list scenarios
11. Text Functions
Locating 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 alphabetic case with the UPPER, LOWER, and PROPER functions
Adjusting character content with the REPLACE and SUBSTITUTE functions
Using the utility text functions: TEXT, REPT, and LEN
12. Information Functions
Extracting information with the CELL and INFO functions
Using ISBLANK, ISODD, ISEVEN, ISTEXT, ISNONTEXT, and ISNUMBER
Using the ISERR, ISERROR, IFERROR, and ISNA error-checking functions
Tracking and highlighting formula cells with the ISFORMULA function
Conclusion
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