MS Excel Essential for Professionals - Advanced

This 2-day programme equips participants with advanced Excel skills for complex data manipulation, analysis, automation, and professional reporting using real-world datasets.

Day 1: Advanced Data Management and Analysis

Module 1, Calculating With Advanced Formulas

Quick Analysis Tools, mixed references, range names, text and financial functions, logical and lookup functions.

Module 2, Auditing a Worksheet

Finding errors, Watch Window, evaluating and troubleshooting formulas.

Module 3, Mastering Excel Tables

Creating, managing and analysing data with advanced table tools.

Module 4, Organising Worksheet Data

Advanced sorting, filtering, subtotals and outlines.

Module 5, Charting and Visualisation

Creating and formatting charts, and using Sparklines.

Module 6, Working with Templates and Comments

Hyperlinks, comments and productivity templates.

Day 2: Advanced Excel Features and Automation

Module 7, Analysing Selected Data

Advanced filters, database functions and outlines.

Module 8, Applying Conditional Formatting

Custom conditional formatting and colour-based sorting and filtering.

Module 9, PivotTables and PivotCharts

Creating, customising and analysing large datasets.

Module 10, Introduction to Macros

Creating, running and editing macros (relative and absolute).

Module 11, Collaborating with Others

Workbook protection, tracking changes and merging.

Module 12, Advanced Lookup and Reference Functions

VLOOKUP, MATCH, INDEX, GETPIVOTDATA and array formulas.

Module 13, Data Validation and Import/Export

Data validation, importing and exporting data, and external connections.

Key Outcomes

Duration   2 Days

Training Mode   Physical Classroom

Target Audience   Data analysts, business analysts, BI developers, data scientists, statisticians, managers, team leaders, academic researchers, fresh graduates and self-employed professionals