Excel Best Practices

Overview:

As spreadsheets continue to evolve, so too must your practices for creating, editing, and auditing them. In this course, you will gain an in-depth understanding of the best ways to work with Excel by learning best practices associated with Excel spreadsheets in each of the following areas: creating and editing Excel workbooks, securing Excel workbooks, collaborating with others in Excel, and reporting on data contained in Excel. Today's best practices for Excel differ significantly from those used in the past and you will learn the best ways to work with Excel spreadsheets in this “must see” course. Course materials include relevant examples to enhance your learning experience. Participate in this course to help ensure that you utilize Excel to its fullest potential. This course covers features found in Excel versions 2007 and newer.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completing this course, you should be able to:

• List critical spreadsheet design fundamentals
• Identify techniques used to minimize data input errors
• Utilize Excel’s Table feature as a foundational component of spreadsheets
• Identify and implement three different techniques for consolidating data
• Utilize various Excel features, such as Go To Special to solve specific spreadsheet issues
• List and apply four techniques for sharing an Excel workbook and collaborating with others
• Implement various techniques for auditing and error-checking Excel workbooks, including Trace Precedents, Trace Dependents, and Formula Auditing
• Identify the advantages of working with Defined Names in Excel
• List and apply six techniques for securing Excel data

Who Will Benefit:

Accounting and financial professionals who want to use the power of Excel in common business situations to summarize and analyze data.