Level 1 (A) - Warm Up, Case Study Files + eBook (zipped folder)
  • Introduction + Downloadable files
  • Warm-up - Key Shortcuts
  • Formula Tricks - SUM, AUTOSUM, MAX, MIN, AVERAGE
  • Formula Tricks - SUMPRODUCT, POWER, ROUND, MROUND
  • Formula Tricks - COUNT vs. COUNTA
  • Formatting Tricks: Table Concept, Using Format Painter uninterruptedly etc.
  • Auto fill options - Variations & Settings
  • Paste Special - Value, Transpose; Formula TRANSPOSE()
  • Range Selection; GO TO - Special
Level 1 (B) - Sort, Filter, Dates, Dashboard tricks
  • Multi-level Sort, Custom Sort, Color Sort
  • Filter & SUBTOTAL() formula
  • Advanced Filter I (Differential Filter Criteria)
  • Advanced Filter II (Differential Filter Criteria)
  • Cell Referencing using $ - Introduction
  • Cell Referencing using $ - Practice #1
  • Cell Referencing using $ - Practice #2
  • Cell Referencing using $ - Practice #3
  • Cell Referencing using $ - Special Trick
  • Date Concepts and Format
  • Date Formulas-DAY, MONTH, YEAR, DATE, EDATE, EOMONTH, TEXT, WORKDAY, NETWORKDAYS
  • Date Cleaning techniques using Text-to-Columns
  • Dashboard I: Grouping, Data Validation (List), Cell-Range Naming
  • Dashboard II: Form Controls Buttons
  • Dashboard III: Hide/Unhide Columns-Rows, Freeze Panes
Level 1 (C) - Lookups
  • VLOOKUP Introduction - Where/Why/How to use
  • VLOOKUP - Pre-requisites and Common Pitfalls
  • VLOOKUP - True (1) vs. False (0)
  • VLOOKUP Practice with IFERROR
  • HLOOKUP
  • Using MATCH with VLOOKUP/HLOOKUP - 2x2 matrix lookup
  • VLOOKUP with MATCH - Practice #1
  • VLOOKUP with MATCH - Practice #2
  • HLOOKUP with MATCH - Practice #3
  • SUMIFS - Introduction
  • SUMIF vs. SUMIFS, AVERAGEIFS, COUNTIFS
  • COUNTIFS for duplicate detection; Remove Duplicate
Level 2 (A) - Reverse Lookup & Pivot Table
  • Data Validation (Numbers, Dates, Text length)
  • INDEX with MATCH – Reverse 2-way Lookup
  • INDEX with MATCH - Practice #1
  • INDEX with MATCH - Version 2
  • Pivot Table #1 (Payroll)
  • Pivot Table #2 (Payroll)
  • Pivot Table #3 (Payroll)
  • Pivot Table - Practice (Inventory)
  • SubTotal - Automatic row-wise subtotal #1
  • SubTotal - Automatic row-wise subtotal #2
  • SubTotal - Automatic row-wise subtotal #3
Level 2 (B) - Data Cleansing functions
  • Using CONCATENATE, & - to join data strings
  • Text-to-Columns - Delimited
  • Text-to-Columns - Fixed Width
  • Text-to-Columns - Tricks
  • Find & Replace – Advanced
  • Text Formulas I – UPPER, PROPER, LOWER, TRIM, T, N, REPT
  • Text Formulas II – LEFT-RIGHT-MID, LEN, SEARCH
  • Text Formulas III – SEARCH vs. FIND
  • Text Formulas IV – REPLACE, SUBSTITUTE
Level 2 (C) - Logical Formulas and Conditional Formatting
  • Logical formulas I - IF, Nested IFs
  • Logical formulas II - AND, OR with IF
  • Logical formulas III - more case studies
  • ISERROR, ISBLANK, ISNUMBER, ISTEXT, IFERROR
  • Conditional Formatting I (Blanks, Errors, Values, Duplicates)
  • Conditional Formatting II (Formula-based)
  • Conditional Formatting III (Data Bars, Color Scales, Icon Sets)
Level 2 (D) - What If Analysis
  • What IF Analysis – Scenario Manager
  • What IF Analysis – Goal Seek
  • What IF Analysis – Data Tables
  • What IF Analysis – Using Form Control Buttons
Level 3 - 3D Data Consolidation, Print tricks, Password, Formula Audit etc
  • Tables - Concept and Applications
  • 3-D Data Consolidation from same/different Workbooks #1
  • 3-D Data Consolidation from same/different Workbooks #2
  • Formula Auditing techniques
  • File Security & Password Protection #1
  • File Security & Password Protection #2
  • Printing
  • Comments - Picture and Text
  • Split Windows, Viewing multiple Windows
  • Hyperlinking
Level 4 - Charts
  • Charts – Basic Concepts and Elements
  • Basic Charts – Bar, Column, Pie
  • Special Charts: Thermometer Charts
  • Special Charts: Multi-axis charts
  • Special Charts: Exploded Pie charts
  • Chart tips-n-tricks #1
  • Chart tips-n-tricks #2
Level 5 - Macros Basics
  • Macros – Overview, Developer tab, Settings
  • Macros – Recording, Running; Using Buttons to run Macros
Level 6 - INDIRECT, OFFSET, MATCH
  • INDIRECT()
  • OFFSET() with MATCH()
Bonus - Advanced Tricks