
Learn to create and use Excel tables to manage dynamic data, apply filters and slicers, use table formulas and structure references, and build pivot tables and charts.
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Discover how an Excel table turns a rectangular data range into a dynamic, filter-enabled structure. Automatic naming and the name manager, plus built-in filters and styles, simplify data management.
Learn how to create an Excel table using the ribbon, the Ctrl+T shortcut, or the quick analysis tool, and rename tables like EMP table, product table, and student tab.
Learn excel table terminology, add rows and columns, use shortcuts to select rows and columns, and enable a total row with sum, count, max, and subtotals.
Select the table, open table design, set format as none, and convert to range to turn the table into normal data in Excel.
Enable key Excel table options to manage data: include new rows and columns, automatically fill formulas, use table names in formulas, and group dates when filtering.
Explore how calculated columns in Excel tables automate total sales and tax calculations, updating all cells automatically for faster data analysis.
Insert and delete rows and columns in an Excel table using multiple methods. Select rows with shift space, use the home tab, or the end of table to add rows.
Explore dynamic table ranges that automatically expand with data and learn to count rows, columns, and cells using the table name, and compute total sales by multiplying price and quantity.
Convert data to an Excel table and apply filters by ID, department, salary, and dates, using text and number filters such as equals, begins with, contains, and greater than.
Master table sort in Excel by using filter options to sort data from A to Z or Z to A, including sort by color and custom sort with multiple levels.
Master essential Excel table shortcuts to create tables, toggle and clear filters, and quickly select rows, columns, and headers using keyboard commands.
Enable the total row in an Excel table through table design, then choose functions such as sum, min, max, or count to aggregate data like salaries or department counts.
Identify and remove duplicates in an Excel table using the data tab, choose a basis (e.g., product name), and optionally extract unique values with the advanced filter.
Explain how structured references in Excel tables use table and column names in formulas to enable dynamic calculations, with examples of population changes and max percentage via index and match.
Explore structured reference syntax in Excel tables, learning how to reference a table, headers, or specific columns, and understand data versus header selections with practical examples.
Discover how structured references inside an Excel table dynamically update totals as quantity and price change, using currency formatting and lookup functions to pull prices from a related table.
Learn to query Excel tables using rows and columns functions, count blanks, and subtotal for visible rows, with dynamic updates and table references.
Learn how to copy and lock structured references in Excel tables, so formulas dynamically adapt when dragging across columns while preserving locked references and consistent cell addresses.
Learn to use SUMIFS with an Excel table, compare applying to a normal data range versus an Excel table, and see how the table updates totals automatically.
Learn to use vlookup with a table by naming the table, selecting exact match, and using the match function to dynamically return the correct column.
Explore how to use index with match in a table to perform dynamic lookups, selecting rows and columns with exact match, and see how dragging updates row and column indexes.
Learn to set up a running total in an Excel table using the sum function with an index approach to auto update as you add data or insert rows.
Learn to apply conditional formatting formulas in a table, highlight data when conditions are met, and use relative references and dollar signs to ensure correct highlighting.
Apply data validation within an Excel table to enforce dropdown lists and dynamic updates, ensuring only approved stages are entered and the table expands automatically.
Use name manager to define a named range for the table and reference it in data validation to keep inputs updated with the table.
Learn how to add a slicer to an Excel table, filter by department, and manage slicers, clear filters, select multiple items, and delete or add more.
Discover how to configure Excel table slicers, rename display names, adjust sort order, manage items with data or no data, and resize or style slicers.
Learn to apply and customize table slicer styles in Excel by selecting from default styles, duplicating for custom styles, and applying color changes to hover and selected items.
Explore different table styles, including dark styles, and learn to customize headers, striping, and branded columns while mastering how to create and copy a custom table style across worksheets.
Apply and customize table styles in Excel by creating a table, previewing styles, selecting a preferred style, clearing formatting, and setting a default style for new tables across the workbook.
Create and customize a new Excel table style from scratch or from existing styles, applying borders, header colors, and stripes, and modify as needed.
Copy a table style from one workbook to another by pasting or using the copy option, then apply the custom table style to the target table.
Explore why using an Excel table as the pivot table source keeps data dynamic, so the pivot table updates automatically when you add data, unlike normal data ranges.
Learn to build a simple summary table in Excel using two functions, sum and count, with range and criteria, remove duplicates, format currency, and enable automatic updates.
Learn to count items in a filtered Excel table by applying filters, creating and naming a table, and using the subtotal function to count visible rows while excluding hidden data.
Excel Tables offer an easy way to create dynamic ranges that adjust when data changes. This makes tables perfect for pivot tables, charts, and dashboards that need to show the latest data. This course covers the key benefits of tables, including a detailed review of structured references, the special formula language for tables. Examples include VLOOKUP, INDEX and MATCH, and SUMIFS. The course also covers, table styles, slicers, filtering, sorting, and removing duplicates.
What you'll learn
The basics
What is an Excel Table, and why would you want to use one?
How to quickly create and name a table
How to use the right terminology to describe tables and table parts
How to get rid of a table when you don't want one anymore
The four key options that control table behavior, and their unlikely locations
How calculated columns work, and how to manually override the automatic behavior
Table skills
How to control table rows and columns
How tables create dynamic ranges and how to use them
How table filters work, and how to quickly hide and display the filter
How to sort a table by one or more columns
The special shortcuts you can use to work with tables
How to add and customize the totals row in a table
How to quickly remove duplicates in a table
How to extract unique values from a table
Structured references
What structured references are and how they work with tables
How to use formulas to access different parts of a table
How structured references behave inside a table (vs. outside a table)
How to copy structured references and lock references when needed
Formulas and Tables
How to use formulas to do a conditional sum with a table using SUMIFS
How to use VLOOKUP and MATCH with a table together for dynamic column referencing
How to use INDEX and MATCH with a table, and the key benefit this offers
How to set up a running total in a table using structured references
How you can use the INDEX function to get the first row in a column
How to set up conditional formatting in a table with a formula
How to use data validation in a table + how to use a table to create a dynamic list
How to use named ranges when Excel won't let you use structured references
How to set up a formula to display how many items in a table are visible
Slicers
How to quickly add (and remove) a slicer to a table
How to add more than one slicer to to table
How to stop slicer buttons from moving around
What options are available for slicers, and how they work
How to define and apply a custom style to control how slicers look
Table styles
How tables are formatted with styles, and what you can include in a style
How to quickly apply a style and see what style is applied
How to remove all formatting from a Table, and override local formatting
How to create your own custom style
How to move a custom style from one workbook to another
How to set up Excel to use your custom style by default
Practical table examples
How to use a table to create a dynamic pivot table
How to make a dynamic chart based on table data