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Chaitanya Sagar is an Excel expert and an Excel Consultant. He can help solve business related excel problems. You can call him at 646.583.0001 for free or visit at http://www.p2w2.com/chaitanya_sagar/
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Becoming Excel Experts
Website: http://www.p2w2.com/chaitanya_sagar/
Microsoft's Excel spreadsheet application is used frequently in office scenarios and is
therefore an excellent skill to add to a resume. Advertising yourself as an Excel
expertmay give you an advantage over other applicants, especially in administrative
supportpositions. Excel experts are often tasked with organizing and explaining data to
nonfinancialmanagers. It's smart to become an Excel
expert before applying for positionsor working toward a promotion.
1. Take a class
Joining a class at a technical college, community center or library may offer the
quickest route to familiarity with the program, especially for those who have no experience with Excel techniques or other
spreadsheet applications.
2. Search for videos on Excel methods and features.
The first website linked in the Sources" section of this article contains a number
of videos that will help with Excel techniques.
3. Borrow how to books on Excel.
Be sure to study the most current book on Excel along with older versions, because the
features of the program change every few years. An Excel expert should be able to use
any version of Excel.
4. Practice your skills.
The most mundane household finance duties can be turned into Excel technique
learning and practicing opportunities.For example, you could export your online bank
account statement into Excel andcreate a pivot table from the data to practice
this advanced Excel feature.Answer any questions your spouse or
roommate may have about household financesusing Excel applications and features.
5. Familiarize yourself with all Excel menus and submenus.
Knowing where to find the options and features you need can be a significant
portionof your quest to learn. It will also help you become comfortable with the logic behind
advanced Excel features and how they are organized in the user interface.
6. Try unfamiliar advanced Excelfeatures.
This is the best way to identify where your skills are lacking.
You may be surprised which features you can teach yourself simply by jumping in to
them.
Tips
Save your Excel file after adding each feature. It is sometimes easier to close the file
and open a fresh copy than to remove a feature that is not working as intended. Saving
frequently will ensure that you lose as little work as possible.
Use the help feature in Excel. You can often find step-by-step instructions and
examples to help you work through even the most difficult processes in advanced
Excel.