MS Excel: Let's Advance to The Next Level

  • 21m
  • Anurag Singal
  • Business Expert Press
  • 2017

MS Excel: Let's advance to the Next Level is an attempt to take you to the next orbit of competence in this fascinating world. It is a ready reckoner for any practitioner who seeks to further his/her understanding of the tools and utilities. The author offers to make life easier for a data analyst, thus, it will be of relevance to students, academicians, the ones pursuing corporate careers as well as entrepreneurs preparing business plans for their startups. The book explains a wide array of complex functions, ranging from V-LOOKUP to MATCH/INDEX and pivot tables in very practical, simple, and implementable manner. The segments on conditional formatting and printing tricks will help the reader present the output to stakeholders in a more efficient manner. Do try the features Excel has on offer for controlling data input as well as creating checks and balances to ensure cell/sheet/file-level security.

In this Book

  • #0101–0109—Super Essential Keyboard Shortcuts
  • #0201—Used in Financial Modeling and Tax Computation
  • #0202—Used in Pricing Discovery Processes
  • #0203–0204—For Rounding Numbers
  • #0205—For Counting
  • #0206–0207—For Weighted Average and Compounding/Discounting
  • #0301–0302—Formatting Tricks Incl. Special Custom Formats [Shortcut: Ctrl 1]
  • #0303–#0304—Using Cell Styles for Automating Formatting for MIS Reporting and Financial Models
  • #0305–#0307—Cell Drag–n–Drop Auto Fill Options
  • #0308 Paste Special—Transpose vs. TRANSPOSE()
  • #0401—0402—Absolute and Relative Referencing Using $ (Locking the Cell/Range)
  • #0501–0506—Go To—Special (Ctrl + G or F5)
  • #0601 Vertical Sort—1-Level and 2-Level
  • #0602—Custom Sorting
  • #0603 Sort Trick—Add Alternate Blank Rows In-Between Existing Rows
  • #0604—Horizontal Sorting (Left to Right)
  • #0605–0606—Filter—Choosing the Dataset Correctly
  • #0607—Filter Analysis w. Shortcuts
  • #0608–0609—Using =SUBTOTAL() for Calculations w. Filtered List
  • #0610—Filter—Applying 2 or More Filters Simultaneously on the Same Sheet
  • #0611—Filter—Color Filter and Text Filter
  • #0612–0614—Advanced Filter
  • #0701–0702—Every Valid Date (i.e., Date That Can Be Understood by Excel) Is a Number
  • #0703—Extracting Date Information Through Formulas—DAY(), MONTH(), YEAR(), DATE()
  • #0704—Extracting Date Information
  • #0705—Date Formulas—WEEKDAY(), WORKDAY(), NETWORKDAYS()
  • #0706—WORKDAY.INTL() for Deadline/Due Date Calculations w. Custom Weekends/Holidays
  • #0706—NETWORKDAYS.INTL() for No. of Business Days Calculations w. Custom Weekends/Holidays
  • #0708—Date Formulas—TODAY() and NOW() w. Shortcut
  • #0709—Date Formulas—EOMONTH() for Financial Modeling, Budgets, Due Dates
  • #0710—Date Formulas—EDATE() for Financial Modeling, Budgets, Due Dates
  • #0801–0802—Data Validation—Drop Down List and Range Naming
  • #0803—Data Validation—Numbers w. Error Alert and Input Message
  • #0804—Data Validation—Dates w. Error Alert and Circle Invalid Data
  • #0805—Data Validation—Whole number, Text Length, Date (MM/DD/YYYY)
  • #0806—Data Validation—Custom w. Formula Logic
  • #0901–0902—Grouping/UnGrouping Columns and Rows
  • #0903—Grouping Trick: Changing Placement of Grouping Button
  • #0904—Cell Gridlines: Turning On/Off
  • #0905—Hide/Unhide Rows and Columns
  • #0906—Freeze Panes (Incl. Both Row and Column Simultaneously)
  • #1001–1003—Pivot Tables—Prerequisites, How to Create
  • #1004—Pivot Tables—Exploring Pivot Table Grid (Fields)
  • #1005—Pivot Tables—Value Field Settings for Sum, Average
  • #1006–1007—Pivot Tables—Value Field Settings for % Calculations
  • #1008–1009—Pivot Tables—Grouping Dates and Numbers (Automatic)
  • #1010—Pivot Tables—Grouping Text (Manual)
  • #1011—Pivot Table—Refresh vs. Refresh All, Change Data Source
  • #1012—Pivot Table—Auto Refresh
  • #1013—Pivot Chart Shortcut (F11) and Sparklines
  • #1014—Pivot Table—Drill Down Option
  • #1015—Report Filter—Generating 100s of Reports in Few Seconds
  • #1016—Slicer vs. Report Filter
  • #1101—VLOOKUP() for Starters
  • #1102—VLOOKUP w. TRUE vs. FALSE and Applications of TRUE
  • #1104—HLOOKUP() vs. VLOOKUP()
  • #1105–1106—MATCH()—Basics and Match_Type: -1 vs. 0 vs. 1
  • #1107–1111—2-D Lookup (Vertical + Horizontal)—VLOOKUP w. MATCH
  • #1112—2-D Lookup (Horizontal + Vertical)—HLOOKUP w. MATCH
  • #1113–1114—INDIRECT()—Basics Along with Range Naming—Applications ["RE-DIRECTION"]
  • #1115—1116—3-D Lookup—VLOOKUP() w. MATCH() w. INDIRECT()
  • #1117–1119—3 Reverse Lookup—INDEX() w. MATCH()
  • #1120–1121—SUMIFS(): Conditional Summation
  • #1122—SUMIFS()–Conditional Summation (Three Criteria) w. Date Range
  • #1123—SUMIFS()–Condition-Based Selective Cumulative Running Total
  • #1124—COUNTIFS()—Single/Multiple Criteria: Duplicate Count, Instance No.
  • #1201–1206—Text Formulas: UPPER(), PROPER() and LOWER(); TRIM(), VALUE(), T(), N(), REPT()
  • #1207—Joining Data Strings Using CONCATENATE, &
  • #1208–1209—Find & Replace
  • #1210—Find and Replace—Neutralizing Wildcard Characters to Remove Them from Data
  • #1211—Find & Replace—Word vs. Excel
  • #1212—Find and Replace—Cell Format
  • #1213–1214—Text to Columns—Delimited vs. Fixed Width
  • #1214—Text to Columns—Tricks
  • #1215–1216—Text to Columns—Cleaning up Numbers w. Trailing Minus Sign; Replacing Dr/Cr w. +/-
  • #1217–1218—Text to Columns—Correcting Invalid Dates
  • #1219–1221—LEFT(), RIGHT(), MID()
  • #1219–1221—SEARCH() vs. FIND()
  • #1301—Lowgical Formulas—Generally Used with IF()
  • #1302–1304—Logical Formulas—AND(), OR(), IF()
  • #1401–1403—Conditional Formatting
  • #1403—Conditional Formatting: Data Bars, Color Scales, Icon Sets
  • #1404—Conditional Formatting: Blanks, Errors, Values, Duplicates
  • #1405–1407—Conditional Formatting: Formula Based
  • #1501—Activating Developer Tab in v. 2007
  • #1501—Activating Developer Tab in v. 2010–13
  • #1501–1502—Using Form Control Buttons from Developer Tab (Spin Bar, Scroll Bar) + Limitations
  • #1504—PMT
  • #1504—What IF Analysis—Goal Seek
  • #1505–1506—What IF Analysis—Data Tables (Sensitivity Analysis)
  • #1507–1508—Data Tables (Sensitivity Analysis)—Two Inputs and multiple Output
  • #1601–1604A—Category-Wise SubTotal with Groupings
  • #1605–1606—Consolidate - Two and Three Dimensions
  • #1701–1702—Cell Level Security
  • $703—Sheet Level Security [Protect Workbook Structure]
  • #703—Sheet Level Security [Sheet Properties—"Very Hidden"]
  • #704—File Level Security
  • #1801—Page Set Up
  • #1801, 1802, 1804—Print Tricks
  • #1805—1806—Print Tricks for Financial Analysts—Check Underlying Formulas
  • #1807—Print Entire Workbook
  • #1901—Comments—Shortcuts, Inserting Picture in Comment Box
  • #1902—Split Windows, Viewing Multiple Windows—Simultaneously Working with Different Workbooks, Worksheets and Scattered Cell Ranges Simultaneously
  • #1903—Hyperlinking (Ctrl + K)
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