Microsoft Excel: Top 10 Functions in 30mins + MORE!

Learn how Excel formulas are pre-written instructions that tell Excel what to do, enabling calculations, text, and logical tasks, including the sum formula, all starting with an equal sign.

Explore the sum formula in Excel, its syntax, and four usage methods—sum a range, sum individual cells, sum non-adjacent cells, and auto sum—demonstrating how to obtain quick totals.

Master the sum formula in Excel by summing a range like g2:g26, adding individual values with commas, and using autosum on an inventory list.

Explore the average formula in Excel 2023, computing the arithmetic mean of a range and understanding its syntax, with a demonstration linked to the familiar sum formula.

Demonstrate how to use the average function to calculate the mean of a unit price range, E2 to E26. Validate results by averaging individual values like 30, 20, and 40.

Build a solid Excel foundation and quickly master key features, including vlookup, in Microsoft Excel 2023's top 10 functions in a fast 30-minute session.

Demonstrates max, min, and count formulas on an inventory list, using the unit price range E2:E26 to show how max returns 97, min returns 11, and count yields 25.

Discover how the if formula acts as a conditional test, evaluating values in the stock range F2:F26 for greater than 60 and returning true or false, and drag to extend.

Learn how to use VLOOKUP to retrieve inventory data by looking up an inventory ID in a table, returning quantity in stock or description using the right column index.

Demonstrate the concat (concatenate) formula by joining A 29 and B 29 with a space, and use the date formula to create a date from given arguments.

Demonstrate the iferror formula to handle division errors by showing a fallback value, such as zero, when you divide stock by reorder level, preventing divide-by-zero errors.

Discover how trace precedents and trace dependence reveal which cells affect a formula and which cells rely on it, demonstrated with a sum of random values.

Learn how to use Excel hotkeys to sort data quickly. Press Alt, D, S to open the sort pane and sort by quantity in stock smallest to largest.

Use glyph-based visualizations to compare inflation, unemployment, and interest rates, applying Tufts theory of graphical excellence to remove chartjunk and grid lines for clarity and efficiency.

Create a chart in excel by selecting your data, opening the insert tab, and choosing a chart type from the charts ribbon, including bar, pie, area, and scatter.

Master ten Excel functions in under 30 minutes, refresh your skills anytime, and embrace practice to pursue your goals and keep learning.