Excel Advanced Course
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About the Course
The Excel Advanced course teaches experienced users automation and productivity techniques. You'll nest functions into complex formulas, apply data validation and advanced filters, use Lookup functions and dynamic arrays, build PivotTables and PivotCharts, consolidate data and record macros. It assumes intermediate skills and turns Excel into a powerful analysis tool.
Who should do this course?
This course is intended for experienced Microsoft Excel users who wish to extend their knowledge and skills beyond building and formatting simple workbooks.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- ▪ Nest functions to create complex formulas
- ▪ Use advanced filters to analyse data in a list
- ▪ Use a variety of data validation techniques
- ▪ Use the Lookup functions for analyzing data by linking information between different datasets
- ▪ Use dynamic arrays to allow single formula to return multiple results
- ▪ Create, modify and work with PivotTables and Pivot Charts
- ▪ Combine data in separate worksheets or workbooks using consolidation
- ▪ Summarise data using subtotals and relative range naming
- ▪ Create recorded macros in Excel
Prerequisites
Participants should have already completed both the Excel Beginner Course and Excel Intermediate Course before attending this course, or have Excel skills up to the intermediate level course.
Excel Advanced Course Details
$385 incl GST
- Duration:1 Day
- Max. Class Size:10
- Avg. Class Size:5
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Study Mode:
Classroom Online Live
- Level:Advanced
- CPD Hours:6 hours
- Course Times: Classroom: 9.00am - 5.00pm approx(Local Time) Online Live: 9.00am - 5.00pm approx(AEST or AEDT)
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Excel Advanced Course Content
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Unit 1: Setting Excel Options
- Understand Excel Options
- Personalise Excel
- Set up the Default Font
- Set up Formula Options
- Understand Save Options
- Set up Save Options
- Set up the Default File Location
- Set up Advanced Options in Excel
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Unit 2: Lookup Functions in Excel
- Understand Data Lookup Functions
- Use CHOOSE Function
- Use VLOOKUP Function
- Use VLOOKUP for Exact Matches
- Use HLOOKUP Function
- Use INDEX Function
- Use MATCH Function
- Understand Reference Functions
- Use ROW and ROWS
- Use COLUMN and COLUMNS
- Use ADDRESS Function
- Use INDIRECT Function
- Use OFFSET Function
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Unit 3: Text Functions in Excel
- Understanding Text Functions
- Use PROPER Function
- Use UPPER and LOWER Functions
- Use CONCATENATE Function
- Use LEFT and RIGHT Functions
- Use MID Function
- Use LEN Function
- Use SUBSTITUTE Function
- Use T Function
- Use TEXT Function
- Use VALUE Function
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Unit 4: Financial Functions
- Understand Financial Functions
- Use PMT Function
- Use FV Function
- Use NPV Function
- Use PV Function
- Use RATE Function
- Use EFFECT Function
- Use NOMINAL Function
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Unit 5: Information Functions
- Understanding Information Functions
- Use CELL Function
- Use ISBLANK Function
- Use ISERR Function
- Use ISODD and ISEVEN Functions
- Use ISNUMBER and ISTEXT Functions
- Use TYPE Function
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Unit 6: Complex Formulas
- Scope a Formula
- Using Long-Hand Formulas
- How to Prepare for Complex Formulas
- How to Create the Base Formula
- Add More Operations
- Edit a Complex Formula
- Add More Complexity
- Copy Nested Functions
- Switch to Manual Recalculation
- Paste Values from Formulas
- How to Document Formulas
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Unit 7: Goal Seeking
- Understand Goal Seeking
- Use Goal Seek
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Unit 8: Data Linking in Excel
- Understand Data Linking
- How to Link Between Worksheets
- How to Link Between Workbooks
- Update Links Between Workbooks
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Unit 9: Data Consolidation
- Understand Data Consolidation
- Consolidate with Identical Layouts
- Create a Linked Consolidation
- Consolidate from Different Layouts
- Consolidate Data Using the SUM Function
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Unit 10: Protecting Data
- Understand Data Protection
- Provide Total Access to Cells
- Protect a Worksheet
- Work with a Protected Worksheet
- Disable Worksheet Protection
- Provide Restricted Access to Cells
- Password Protect a Workbook
- Open a Password Protected Workbook
- Remove a Password from a Workbook
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Unit 11: Summarising and Subtotalling
- Create Subtotals
- Use a Subtotalled Worksheet
- Create Nested Subtotals
- Copy Subtotals
- Use Subtotals with AutoFilter
- Create Relative Names for Subtotals
- Use Relative Names for Subtotals
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Unit 12: Grouping and Outlining
- Understand Grouping and Outlining
- Create an Automatic Outline
- Work with an Outline
- Create a Manual Group
- Group by Columns
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Unit 13: Pivot Tables
- Understand PivotTables
- Working with Recommended PivotTables
- Create Your Own PivotTable
- Define the PivotTable Structure
- Filtere a PivotTable
- Clear a Report Filter
- Switch PivotTable Fields
- Format a PivotTable
- Understand Slicers
- Create Slicers
- Insert a Timeline Filter
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Unit 14: Pivot Charts
- Insert a PivotChart
- Define the PivotChart Structure
- Change the PivotChart Type
- Use the PivotChart Filter Field Buttons
- Move Pivot Charts to Chart Sheets
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Unit 15: Pivot Table Features
- Use Compound Fields
- How to Count in a PivotTable
- Format PivotTable Values
- Work with PivotTable Grand Totals
- Work with PivotTable Subtotals
- Find the Percentage of Total
- Find the Difference From
- How to Group in PivotTable Reports
- Create Running Totals
- Create Calculated Fields
- Provide Custom Names
- Create Calculated Items
- Understand PivotTable Options
- How to Sort in a PivotTable
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Unit 16: Recorded Macros
- Understand Excel Macros
- Set Up Macro Security
- Save a Document as Macro Enabled
- Record a Simple Macro
- Run a Recorded Macro
- Understand Relative Cell References
- Run a Macro with Relative References
- View a Macro
- Edit a Macro
- Assign a Macro to the Toolbar
- Run a Macro from the Toolbar
- Assign a Macro to the Ribbon
- Assign a Keyboard Shortcut to a Macro
- Delete a Macro
- Copy a Macro
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Student Reviews
Really useful course, instructor Jill was engaging. We learned alot especially in areas of Pivot tables and Power pivot in particular.
Adam is a great trainer. He is very clear in explaining the functions and details. I learned a lot from this course. Truly recommended.
I found this course extremely informative. The instructor was extremely personable and easy to understand and explained/demonstrated solutions to participants query's in excellent detail. I have gained invaluable knowledge in excel that I will be able to utilise in my every work. Skills gained from todays course has definitely given me some extra tools that will assist me compile some of the regulatory reporting we are required to produce for our industry.
loved the course (except macros - that lost me). Suggest breaking it up over 2 half days though. Jay was very easy to understand.
Excellent course content and well delivered. Learnt a lot which I can put into practice within my role.
Godd experienced teacher who explained things very thoroughly. I found the course the best Excel Advanced course I have taken part in. I have been in courses where there was that much content that you couldn't absorb it all and the trainer rushed through the content and left half of the class behind.
This course was very valuable. It covered a lot of content that I would use practically in my workplace. Chris was a great instructor.
Wayne is a tremendous trainer. He is not only informative, but lively, which really helps during a long day at the screen. One of the best I've had!
This course was insightful and Wayne was is exceptional at not only breaking down concepts but keeping it engaging.
This course was great, Wayne was engaging. I learnt a lot of things that I will use on a day to day and he was great when we were asking questions.
The course was explained in details and medium pace and I have learned lot more new topics, formulas and shortcuts
Good course, good and very positive presenter who kept it interesting and didn't make it a boring course. Learned a lot!
Fun and interactive Trainer was knowledgeable and ensured content was relevant to our varied needs and applications
The course was good and informative as well. Gave me some further insights for the tools I already know which are really beneficial.
Paul was fantastic. I've done this course before and I've found during a different stages of using data in different ways, I managed to learn relevant skills to use on the data that I'm using today.
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