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Making Excel Work for you
Structure of this afternoon
where to get help
basic functionwriting
tricks
Function writing
= tells excel you want to write a function
The function then tells you what you need to enter
Then you select ranges, set criteria, chose an option.....
Function writing
Example 1: Countif statementLets count the number of sales that are £300o or above
1) Tell excel that you are writing the equation
2) Select the range3) Add the criteria“>=3000”
Have a play......
About 10 minutes
Sort vs Filter
UsesSort Arrange by more than one factor at a
time Ranks data quickly by your definitions No limit to criteria selectable
Filter
Quick selection of data Removes information you don’t need
Tricks
Changes a cells format based on a criteria
Tricks
Lets highlight sales for Luke over $3000
1) Setup a column that is 1 for Luke and 0 for not Luke using an IF statement
2) Do the same for >3000 and not
3) Setup a column that counts the previous two
Pivot Tables
Are AwesomeSelect all data
Press the button using default
settings
Choose row headingChoose column
headingGive excel
something to count
Where to get help....
Excel help:Each function is explain with examples
Youtube:Search a termOrSearch Excel is fun