Gain confidence in creating basic formulas and functions with relative and absolute references. Understand operator precedence and how it affects formulas. Learn about the different parts of a function and how to create arguments to calculate values and cell references. Excel includes common functions that can be used to quickly find the sum, average, count, maximum and minimum value for a range of cells

Develop your understanding of how Excel uses logic with functions like AND, OR, COUNTIF, IF, and Nested IF. Perform calculations with SUMIF, AVERAGEIF, OR COUNTIF when a specific condition is met. Use VLOOKUP and XLOOKUP to search for specific information in a table. Find out how to name cells and ranges, and then use them in formulas. Learn how to link cells within worksheets and workbooks, and how to create 3D formulas across worksheets and workbooks. Locate errors by utilizing Auditing to find precedents and dependents related to a function. Enable the Watch Window to view out of sight cells. Use Data Validation to limit the type of data that can be entered into a cell and to create a drop-down list.

Please note that this class meets Saturdays 11/22, 11/29, and 12/6 from 8am-4pm

Learn how to use tables, pivot tables, and pivot charts to manage and analayze your data more effectively. Explore different ways to sort, filter, and subtotal data, as well as how to use VLookUp to search for specific information in a table. Learn how to utilize database functions within an Excel table and how to import an Acess database into Excel.