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I Didn’t Know Excel Could Do That Matt Farrow @_MattFarrow
I Didn’t Know Excel Could Do That
Matt Farrow@_MattFarrow
What I feel qualified to
teach.
Considerations before you start
in Excel
Don’t Try to Copy Everything
navigation
manipulation
visualization
navigation
window management
window management
window management
filters
filters
Filters
filters
Keyboard Shortcuts & Tricks
Jump to the next break (or end)
of a row or column.
Ctrl + Arrow
Ctrl + Shift + Arrow
Select to the next break (or end)
of a row or column.
keyboard shortcuts & tricks
F2
Edit in Place
keyboard shortcuts & tricks
Manipulation
formulas
“A formula performs calculations or other actions on the data in your worksheet.”
Microsoft Support
vlookup
=VLOOKUP(Value to look up, Range to look for value, Column for the return value, Type of match)
=VLOOKUP(A1,Lookup!A1:B7,2,TRUE)
absolute/relativereferencesRelative references can move.
A1
Absolute references don’t move.
$A$1
absolute/relativereferences
$A$2 The column and the row do not change when copied.
A$2 The row does not change when copied.
$A2 The column does not change when copied.
countif
=COUNTIF(Where are we looking?, What are we looking for?)
=COUNTIF(A:A, “Washington”)
concatenate
=CONCATENATE(1st Cell, Separator, 2nd Cell,…)
=CONCATENATE(A1,“ ”,B2,“ ”,C2)
date difference=DATEDIF(Start date,
End date, Difference
calculation)
=DATEDIF(A1,A2,“d”)
Today’s date: today()
Difference in days: “d”
Difference in weeks: …“d”)/7
Difference in months: “m”
Difference in years: “y”
if
=IF(logical test,[value if true],[value if false])
=IF(A1=B1,“Match”,“No Match”)
other tricks
Extract date element
=YEAR(A1)
Generate random number between 0 and 1
=RAND()
macros“A macro is an action or a set of actions that you can run as many times as you
want.”
Microsoft Support
macros
pivot tables
“PivotTables are a great way to summarize, analyze, explore, and present your data, and you can create them with just a few
clicks.”Microsoft Support
pivot tables
pivot tables
What information do we include? Or not?
How are we filtering the data?
slicers
visualization
pivot charts
mapping
Power Map
Requires Office 365 ProPlus
be aware…
“Power Map uses Bing to geocode your data based on its
geographic properties.”Microsoft Office Support
sparklines
other resources
other resources
other resources
Questions?Matt Farrow@_MattFarrow
