
Explore how to automate repetitive tasks in Excel by creating and running macros, then build a foundational understanding of VBA, editor basics, and creating your own macros.
Access downloadable instructor files and follow along optionally, unzip them if needed, and learn to adjust video quality and playback speed for a smooth training experience.
Discover how macros automate repetitive tasks in Excel through examples like removing blank rows. Apply formatting, convert data to tables, paste values, and remove hyperlinks with macro actions.
Explore creating and editing macros in Excel with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) and use the VBA editor to read and edit code for automating repetitive tasks.
Record, save, and run macros with Excel's macro recorder, which converts steps to VBA code. Access it via the developer tab or status bar and set names, storage, and shortcuts.
Record macros with relative referencing to apply the report heading and formatting across worksheet locations. Learn absolute vs. relative referencing, start cells, and test across sheets with relative references.
Master a complex Excel macro that reformats table by splitting names, removing zeros and hyperlinks, masking credit cards to last four digits, auto fit, with backups and a runnable button.
Record macros to sort by department and date and filter by job title with absolute referencing, then create buttons and assign these macros to the quick access toolbar.
Learn to protect cells and worksheets with macros by unlocking input cells, locking formulas, and protecting the sheet, then create a macro and assign it to an icon.
Master the VBA editor to edit macros, write code from scratch, and organize modules with meaningful names. Use the immediate window to run code, ask questions, and inspect worksheets.
Explore how the macro recorder builds VBA code while you run and modify fonts and headings. Learn to view the VBA editor, manage modules, and test macros.
Edit VBA macros in Excel to adjust font styles, such as bold and italic, and manage range selections, then test changes and adjust final cursor positions like A4 or EF1.
Master debugging macros in Excel by stepping through code with the VBA editor to identify errors. Ensure correct currency formatting and headings after running the macro.
Create a macro from scratch in the VBA editor to insert a top row with headings first name, last name, department, and job title, then bold and color the row.
Learn to create a custom ribbon in excel to house macros, organize them into two groups, rename items for clarity, and assign icons for easy access.
Master the end-to-end macro workflow in Excel, from running and saving macro-enabled workbooks to creating a macro from scratch, exploring the VBA editor and debugging.
Explore ten common advanced Excel formula challenges and learn to construct task-focused formulas using newer functions in Excel 365 or 2019, with practice files and ten modular lessons.
Watch this essential video to prepare for the training experience, including downloading and unzipping the downloadable instructor files, configuring high-definition playback, adjusting speed, and noting review prompts.
Utilize the Excel filter function to dynamically filter a dataset by testing center and fail status, using a table and the unique function to create a dropdown that spills results.
Sort a dataset in Excel 365 using sort and sort by formulas, with dynamic arrays that update automatically, and define variables with let and left to streamline multi-column sorting.
Create cascading or multiple dependent dropdown lists in Excel using the unique function, filter, and data validation, then use a v lookup to pull salaries with dynamic updates.
Master two-way lookups with index and match to retrieve revenue and profit across rows and columns, using tables and data validation to build flexible, updateable queries.
Explore how to use Excel's logical functions, including if, and, or, and nested ifs, to test conditions, return true/false results, and automate discounts with multi-criteria and cell locking.
Master Excel text functions to extract codes, usernames, and domains using left, mid, right, find or search, and then derive year, month, week, and weekday with text formatting.
Create a dynamic chart title that updates with slicer selections using a helper table and text formulas (text join or concat) alongside pivot tables and pivot charts.
Learn two methods to extract the last occurrence of a value in a data set using index and lookup formulas, with a real‑world example of employee absences and dates.
Discover how XLOOKUP, a flexible direction-agnostic function, handles exact, approximate, and wildcard matches across vertical or horizontal data to retrieve current team, bonus, and salary.
Discover how to find the closest match to a value in Excel by using absolute differences, MIN, and INDEX/MATCH, including array formulas to identify the closest result.
Explore 22 advanced Excel functions to return values, filter data, create unique lists, use sortby and let for variables, and build dynamic chart labels with text, logic, and math capabilities.
Table of Contents/Timestamps
00:00 How to Use Excel Dark Mode
02:90 Using the Accounting Number Format Excel
07:45 How to Split Cells in Excel
11:19 How to Group Worksheets in Excel
13:50 How to Add Error Bars in Excel
17:53 How to Indent in Excel
21:28 Excel Format Painter - How to use it
26:02 How to Insert Checkboxes in Excel
34:27 How to Fix the Spill Error in Excel
38:27 How to Lock Cells in Excel
Table of Contents/Timestamps
00:00 How to Record a Macro in Excel
06:28 How to Delete a Named Range in Excel
10:39 How to Insert a Page Break in Excel
13:56 How to Fix Missing Scrollbar in Excel
17:26 How to Insert a Heat map in Excel
21:07 How to Fix the Name Error in Excel
26:18 How to Move Rows and Columns in Excel
30:06 How to Remove Space in Excel
32:52 How to Add Bullet Points in Excel
37:20 How to Make a Pie Chart in Excel
Table of Contents/Timestamps
00:00 Freeze Rows in Excel
02:09 How to Convert Microsoft Excel to Word
05:23 How to Stop Excel rom Rounding
08:45 How to Calculate SUBTOTAL in Excel
12:02 How to Add an Excel Slicer
15:40 How to Graph a Function in Excel
19:42 How to Convert Text to Number in Excel
23:35 How to Copy Visible Cells Only
29:02 How to Add a Secondary Axis in Excel
37:32 How to Select Non-Adjacent Cells in Excel
**Includes downloadable follow-along files**
In this two-course bundle, we take you through how to perform a number of tasks in Excel by utilizing advanced functions and formulas, before moving onto how to use Macros and VBA to automate and supercharge your spreadsheets!
If you’ve used Excel a lot, but you know that you could be doing more with it, then this two-part course is for you. You’ll learn skills that will help you clean data, perform analysis, set up spreadsheets to collect data, and create amazing-looking charts that auto-update.
This course includes follow-along instructor files so you can immediately practice what you learn. This class is not for Excel beginners. You will need an intermediate knowledge of Excel to get the most from these videos.
In the Advanced Functions and Formulas part of the course you will learn how to:
Filter a dataset using a formula
Sort a dataset using formulas and defined variables
Create multi-dependent dynamic drop-down lists
Perform a 2-way lookup
Make decisions with complex logical calculations
Extract parts of a text string
Create a dynamic chart title
Find the last occurrence of a value in a list
Look up information with XLOOKUP
Find the closest match to a value
In the Macros and VBA part of the course you will learn:
Examples of Excel Macros
What is VBA?
How to record your first macro
How to record a macro using relative references
How to record a complex, multi-step macro and assign it to a button
How to set up the VBA Editor
How to edit Macros in the VBA Editor
How to get started with some basic VBA code
How to fix issues with macros using debugging tools
How to write your own macro from scratch
How to create a custom Macro ribbon and add all the Macros you’ve created
4+ hours of video tutorials
27 individual video lectures
Instructor files to practice as you learn
Certificate of completion
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