Overview
Excel functions can greatly enhance your ability to perform tasks in day-to-day activities in Excel. There are hundreds of functions available in Excel. Learn how to find the functions you need. Learn a sample of functions from each of the categories to gain familiarity with their use. Use tools to make entering these complex formulas easy. Once the data is summarized through formulas and functions, create Charts to visually present that data. Learn many tips and shortcuts along our way!
Why you should Attend
Whether you are an office worker, a small business owner using Excel to keep track of your finances or just a casual Excel user, these Excel functions and visual charts can be very important time savers and enhance your ability to create better performing spreadsheets!
Areas Covered in the Session
- Rules For Formulas
- Order Of Operations
- Basic Functions
- The Sum Function
- Autosum Button
- Additional Basic Functions
- Autocalculate
- Copying Formulas
- Relative Vs. Absolute References
- 3d Formula
- Selecting Multiple Worksheets
- Assigning Names To Cells
- Methods Of Naming Cells
- The Name Manager
- Entering Additional Functions
- Using The Insert Function Dialog Box
- Using The Formula Ribbon
- Statistical Functions
- Financial Functions
- Date And Time Functions
- Logical Functions
- Lookup And Reference Functions
- Text Functions
- Proper, Left, Right, Concat
- Text To Columns
- Creating Charts
- Defining The Components Of A Chart
- Formatting A Chart
- Modifying A Chart
- Adding Chart Elements
- Adding, Editing And Removing Data
- Annotating With Trendlines
- Creating A Combination Chart
- Using Sparklines
Who Will Benefit
- Business Owners
- CEO's / CFO's / CTO's
- Managers
- Accountants
- CPA's
- Financial Consultants
- IT Professionals
- Auditors
- Human Resource Personnel
- Bookkeepers
- Marketers
- Anybody with large amounts of Data
- Anybody who uses Microsoft Excel on a regular basis, and wants to be more efficient and productive
Speaker Profile
Cathy Horwitz is a highly experienced Microsoft Office instructor, specializing in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access. With over 30 years of expertise in both in-person and online training, she has helped thousands of professionals boost productivity, streamline workflows, and master essential Microsoft Office skills.
Cathy has been teaching Microsoft Office since its inception, offering tailored training programs that meet the unique needs of individuals and businesses. Her courses cover everything from Excel formulas, PivotTables, and automation with macros to Word document formatting, PowerPoint presentation design, and Outlook email management. Workshops from beginning level through advanced are available.
Known for her engaging, hands-on teaching style, Cathy incorporates real-world business scenarios to ensure students gain practical skills they can immediately apply. Whether you're looking for corporate training, individual coaching, or advanced Microsoft Office workshops, Cathy delivers results-driven instruction that enhances efficiency, problem-solving, and software proficiency.
Instructor
Cathy Horwitz