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Microsoft Excel - Advanced

  • Length 1 day
  • Price  $415 inc GST
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Why study this course

This course is intended to help proficient users reach new heights with the advanced features of Excel, Microsoft’s powerful and easy-to-use spreadsheet program.

The course covers structured references, focusing on cell-based versus table-based references and table elements. You will learn to create and manage named ranges for more dynamic spreadsheets. The session also includes dynamic array functions like UNIQUE, SORT, and XLOOKUP. Pivot Tables will be emphasised, with guidance on creating, customising, and extracting insights from data sets. Finally, the training introduces advanced functions, including Date, Information, Math, Statistical, and Text functions, to handle various data analysis tasks proficiently.

By the end of the course, you'll have acquired the skills and knowledge necessary to work confidently with Excel at an advanced level.

This course builds on what was learned in Microsoft Excel - Beginner and Intermediate. After completing this course, you may be interested in Excel Expert or one of our Excel Specialist courses.

Note: This course introduces functions that require a Microsoft Office 365 version of Excel. These tools have no equivalent in prior Excel versions.

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What you’ll learn

At the completion of this course you should be able to:

  • Work confidently with structured references, tables, and named ranges

  • Apply dynamic array functions like FILTER, SORT, INDEX, and XLOOKUP

  • Create and customise PivotTables and PivotCharts with slicers and filters

  • Use a range of advanced functions for dates, text, statistics, and calculations


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Who is the course for?

This course is designed for existing users of Excel who wish to move to an advanced level, with a focus on increasing automation and employing the more advanced tools available.


Course subjects

Structured References

  • Cell-based vs table-based references

  • Table elements

  • Structured reference for a row

  • Structured reference for a Range

  • Structured reference for Table Totals

  • Union operator (,)

Named Ranges

  • Creating Named ranges

  • Creating Named ranges using the Name Box

  • Creating Named ranges using the Create from Selection

  • Applying names to Tables

  • Creating Ranges for Data Validation

  • Editing named ranges – Single Cell

  • Editing named ranges - Range

  • Finding where named ranges are used

  • Deleting named ranges

  • Using names in a formula

  • Display a list of range names

Dynamic Array Functions

  • Function Arguments Dialogue Box

  • UNIQUE Function

  • SORT

  • FILTER Function

  • CHOOSECOLS

LOOKUP: INDEX MATCH

  • INDEX Function

  • Using XMATCH

  • SEARCH Mode

  • MATCH Function [LEGACY FUNCTION]

  • Using MATCH and INDEX together [LEGACY FUNCTION]

  • Nesting the MATCH and INDEX Functions

LOOKUP: CHOOSE SWITCH XLOOKUP

  • CHOOSE vs SWITCH

  • XLOOKUP

PivotTables

  • Creating Pivot Tables

  • Extracting data from the PivotTable

  • Filtering the PivotTable

  • Changing the calculation in the PivotTable

  • Creating PivotCharts

  • Adding Slicers

  • The Timeline Filter

  • Show Values As

  • Grouping Data

  • Report Layout in Pivot Tables

  • Totals in a Pivot Table

  • Calculations in a PivotTable

  • Report Filter Pages

  • Refresh the PivotTable

Advanced Functions

  • Date Functions

  • Information Functions

  • Maths and Statistical Functions

  • TEXT Functions (OPTIONAL)

Summary & Integration

  • Applying lookup functions in real-world scenarios

  • Combining array formulas with named ranges

  • Integrating PivotTables with structured data

  • Best practices for advanced Excel use


Prerequisites

This course assumes the user has completed Microsoft Excel - Beginner and Intermediate, or has the equivalent knowledge and skills.


Terms & Conditions

The supply of this course by Lumify Work is governed by the booking terms and conditions. Please read the terms and conditions carefully before enrolling in this course, as enrolment in the course is conditional on acceptance of these terms and conditions.


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