What Will We Cover?

• An in-depth knowledge of Excel's ribbon, menus and functions, including how to create new />tabs and hide the ones you never use
• Quick and easy techniques to import data from virtually any kind of file or database system, such as Microsoft Access, or SQL Server®
• How to use Excel to quickly create professional-looking forms in minutes (not hours!)
• Add control items to your worksheets, including check boxes, spinner buttons and many others
• Formulas versus Functions – The differences you need to know
• Understand the most common text functions like UPPER, PROPER, and CONCAT
• Discover how to use IF functions to make logical comparisons
• Understand the purpose – and drawbacks – of VLOOKUP
• Write formulas with relative and absolute cell references and know exactly when to use each one
• Quickly create custom AutoFilters to view your data the way that tells the story you need to know
• Use the new Search Filter to quickly narrow down the available filter options in your tables, />PivotTable, and PivotChart views. Find exactly what you are looking for from up to a million />items, instantly.
• How to quickly create a basic chart with a single keystroke
• Insert Sparklines into cells to instantly reveal trends in your data
• The quick and easy way to display your data using a PivotChart®
• How to use the hidden advanced data analysis tools in a PivotTable report
• The easy, visual way to immediately change and restructure the information reported in your PivotTable
• How to share your Excel workbook and not worry about someone making changes that'll ruin your work
• And MORE