Getting Started
  • Course Structure & Outline
  • READ ME: Important Notes for New Students
  • DOWNLOAD: Course Resources
  • Setting Expectations
Excel Formulas 101
  • Introduction: Excel Formulas 101
  • Excel Formula Syntax
  • Writing Efficient Formulas with Fixed & Relative References
  • Common Excel Error Types
  • Formula Auditing: Trace Precedents & Dependents
  • Formula Auditing: Evaluate Formula & Error Checking (PC Only)
  • Navigating Excel Worksheets with Ctrl Shortcuts
  • Saving Time with Function Shortcuts
  • Accessing Tools with Alt Key Tips
  • BONUS: Mac Shortcuts
  • PRO TIP: Creating Drop-Down Menus with Data Validation
  • Congrats, You're a Developer!
  • Excel Formulas 101
  • HOMEWORK: Excel Formulas 101
Conditional Statements & Logical Operators
  • Introduction
  • Anatomy of the IF Statement
  • Nesting Multiple IF Statements
  • Adding Conditional AND/OR Operators
  • Using NOT & "<>" Conditionals
  • Fixing Errors with IFERROR
  • Common IS Statements
  • Excel Logical Operators
  • HOMEWORK: Excel Logical Operators
Common Excel Statistical Functions
  • Introduction
  • Basic Excel Statistical Functions
  • Extracting Values with SMALL/LARGE & RANK/PERCENTRANK
  • Randomization with RAND() & RANDBETWEEN
  • Row-Level Calculation with SUMPRODUCT
  • DEMO: Calculating Shipping Costs with SUMPRODUCT
  • Conditional Aggregation with COUNTIFS, SUMIFS & AVERAGEIFS
  • DEMO: Building a Basic Dashboard with COUNTIFS & SUMIFS
  • DEMO: Counting Duplicates with COUNTIF & SUMPRODUCT
  • PRO TIP: Data Profiling with COUNT & SUMPRODUCT
  • Excel Stats Functions
  • HOMEWORK: Excel Stats Functions
Lookup & Reference Functions
  • Introduction
  • Working with Named Ranges
  • Counting Rows & Columns with ROW/ROWS & COLUMN/COLUMNS
  • Introduction to VLOOKUP/HLOOKUP
  • Joining Data with VLOOKUP
  • Fixing Errors with IFERROR & VLOOKUP
  • VLOOKUP Reference Array Options
  • Approximate Match Lookups
  • Navigating Cell Ranges with INDEX
  • Matching Text & Values with MATCH
  • Combining INDEX & MATCH to Dynamically Search Ranges
  • Combining MATCH & VLOOKUP for More Flexible Lookups
  • TROUBLESHOOTING: VLOOKUP with Duplicate Keys
  • SNEAK PEEK: XLOOKUP (Office 365 Only)
  • DEMO: Building Dashboards with XLOOKUP (Office 365 Only)
  • Selecting List Items with CHOOSE
  • Defining Ranges with OFFSET
  • Combining OFFSET with COUNTA to Create a Flexible Range
  • PRO TIP: Using OFFSET to Create Interactive Charts
  • Excel Lookup & Reference Functions
  • HOMEWORK: Excel Lookup & Reference Functions
Text Functions
  • Introduction
  • Capitalization with UPPER, LOWER, PROPER & TRIM
  • Combining Text with CONCATENATE (&)
  • Extracting Strings with LEFT, MID, RIGHT & LEN
  • Converting Text to Values with TEXT & VALUE
  • Searching Text String with SEARCH & FIND
  • Categorizing Data with IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH))
  • Combining RIGHT, LEN, and SEARCH
  • Replacing Text with SUBSTITUTE
  • Excel Text Functions
  • HOMEWORK: Excel Text Functions
Date & Time Functions
  • Introduction
  • Understanding Excel Date Syntax with DATEVALUE
  • Formatting Dates & Filling Date Series
  • Creating Real-Time Functions with TODAY & NOW
  • Extracting Time Periods with YEAR, MONTH, DAY, HOUR, MINUTE & SECOND
  • Calculating the Month Start or End with EOMONTH
  • Calculating % of Year with YEARFRAC
  • Defining Time Periods with WEEKDAY, WORKDAY & NETWORKDAYS
  • Calculating Differences Between Dates with DATEDIF (Legacy Function)
  • DEMO: Building a Simple Budget Pacing Tool
  • Excel Date & Time Functions
  • HOMEWORK: Excel Date & Time Functions
Formula-Based Formatting
  • Introduction
  • Creating, Editing & Managing Formula-Based Rules
  • Highlighting Rows Using the MOD Function
  • Formatting Based on the Value of Another Cell
  • Formatting Cells Using Stats Functions
  • Formatting Cells Using Text Functions & Logical Operators
  • Excel Formula-Based Formatting
  • HOMEWORK: Excel Formula-Based Formatting
Array Formulas