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Excel 365: Working with Formulas and Functions

In this E-Learning course, learners will be shown a range of functions for performing calculations in Excel, such as simple mathematical and statistical functions, as well as more complex reference and array functions. These functions can be used in formulas. The names of the functions usually indicate what type of result they produce, for example SUM or WEEKNUM.

The course will begin by introduction to the structure of formulas and functions, followed by an introduction to frequently used functions in Excel.

Course Features
Office Version
Application Group
Level
Beginner / Intermediate
Learning Time
2 Hours and 10 Minutes
Number of Learning Videos
38
Languages Available
English
German
French
Spanish
Portuguese
Japanese
Chinese
Russian
Course Design
  • Videos with Audio Narration and Closed-Captions
  • Practice Interactive Exercises
  • Tips and Printable PDF's
  • Chapter Tests
  • Personalized Learning Recommendations
  • Comprehensive Final Test with Certificate
  • Compatible with Desktop and Mobile Devices
  • SCORM and xAPI Support for LMS Deployement
Course Topics

Performing simple calculations

  • Getting to know how to structure and enter formulas
  • Subtracting Values
  • Multiplying Values
  • Dividing values

Calculating with and without cell references

  • Entering a function
  • Calculation with relative cell references
  • Copying functions with relative references
  • Setting absolute cell references
  • Using names in formulas
  • Using the Function Wizard

Finding and correcting errors

  • Checking errors in calculations
  • Finding circular references
  • Switching off error checking

Mathematical functions

  • Calculating a sum total
  • Rounding values up and down with ROUND
  • Calculating subtotals
  • Converting a Roman numeral into an Arabic numeral

Date functions

  • Inserting the current date with TODAY
  • Extracting DAY, MONTH or YEAR
  • Combining day, month and year with DATE
  • Calculating the number of days between dates with DAYS
  • Determining the WEEKNUM

Logical functions

  • Validating a condition using IF
  • Combining multiple conditions with OR
  • Combining multiple conditions with AND
  • Determining precisely one true condition with XOR

Statistical functions

  • Counting cells with numbers with COUNT
  • Calculating an average
  • Adding specific values with SUMIF
  • Counting specific cells with COUNTIF

Text functions

  • Removing spaces with TRIM
  • Joining text with TEXTJOIN

Lookup and reference functions

  • Searching for values in a table with VLOOKUP
  • Searching for values in a table with HLOOKUP
  • Displaying a message if a value is missing with IFNA
  • Searching for values flexibly with XLOOKUP

Dynamic array functions

  • Dynamically removing duplicates with UNIQUE
  • Dynamic filtering with FILTER
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