Mr Smart Using Excel

Who should attend?

Directors, Managers, and anyone else who uses Excel extensively for report writing. Delegates will
return to the office after the workshops with an advanced understanding of relevant Excel
functionality and practical know-how that will result in significant time-savings each month.

Version 2013 & 2016 of MS Excel has additional functionality which is not included in versions 2007
and 2010, hence the course content differs.

Course Outline
Workshop 1: Data and Worksheets
 Working with data by splitting and combining cells
 Using conditional formatting to analyze data easier
 Creating hyperlinks
 Grouping, viewing or hiding multiple worksheets and workbooks
 Protecting worksheets and workbooks

Workshop 2: Formulas and Data Analysis

 Understanding formulas and functions
 Using different methods to sum up totals
 Using cell references and names in formulas
 Using lookup functions, text functions, logical functions, financial functions, statistical
functions and mathematical functions
 Analyzing data
 Creating a summary worksheet
 Using Power View to create a visual worksheet

Workshop 3: Data analysis using PivotTables and PivotCharts

 Giving a definition of a PivotTable and describing its layout
 Creating a PivotTable
 Modifying and formating an existing PivotTable
 Creating charts
 Creating charts from PivotTables
Benefit