
The course exercise files consist of a single .ZIP file. You will need to download the Excel 2016 Intermediate Exercise Files.zip file to your PC or Mac (the file are not compatible with a mobile device) and unzip the file. Once unzipped, all of the exercise/example files will reside in one folder.
Explore Excel’s user interface and terminology, including backstage view, ribbon tabs, quick access bar, name box, formula bar, and cell references such as f 9, plus workbook and worksheet structure.
Master fast ribbon navigation in Excel by using the keyboard, Alt keystrokes, and quick access tools to access tabs, commands, and paste special without overreliance on the mouse.
Master excel shortcuts for faster totals and auditing, using alt equal, ctrl tilde, f4 to toggle reference locks, f5 to jump, and alt tab and ctrl tab to switch workbooks.
Define and optimize your Excel view by using the view tab tools, window arrangement, and freeze panes to keep headers and labels visible while you work.
Explore lookups and arrays in Excel 2016, introducing VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, and MATCH. Learn lookup value, table array, column index, range lookup, and one-dimensional arrays and two-dimensional arrays.
Discover how the INDEX function retrieves a value from a range by row and column, using array or reference inputs. Pair INDEX with MATCH to replace lookups with resilient retrieval.
Mix and match lookups with index and match to boost calculation efficiency, avoid data duplication, and perform multi field line item searches using named ranges in Excel 2016.
Learn how named ranges identify important groups of cells, simplify formulas, and improve readability, with workbook-level and worksheet-level names and static or dynamic definitions.
Learn how to create and manage named ranges in Excel 2016, using the name box and create from selection to produce workbook-wide names, with proper scope and naming rules.
Access and use the name manager to view, edit, and delete named ranges. Understand workbook and worksheet scopes and how the filter and refers to area help manage names.
Master named ranges in Excel 2016 by accessing them with formulas, choosing workbook or worksheet scope, and applying a clear naming approach in exercise 3.
Explore how references power Excel formulas, from simple sums to complex named ranges containing functions that calculate references with indirect, offset, and cell functions.
Explore how the indirect function converts text into a reference and simplifies complex formulas, with examples using well-formed named ranges, the or statement, and dynamic cost-of-goods scenarios.
Learn to use row, column, and cell functions to identify references, determine the current cell's row or column, and support indirect and offset for dynamic ranges and debugging.
Create and manage dynamic named ranges in Excel by wrapping indirect and offset formulas in named ranges, using start positions and match-based offsets to adapt to changing data.
Learn practices for using indirect and offset functions in Excel, including auditing challenges, minimizing calculation overhead, and documenting with comments, while considering alternatives like index or conditional functions when possible.
Explore how to create charts from blank data, customize with the design and format tabs, and manage data series, axis labels, and named ranges.
Explore line, bar, and scatter charts in Excel 2016, including clustered, stacked, and 100 percent variations, plus area and bubble charts to visualize data relationships clearly.
Explore how Excel 2016 introduces new chart types, including waterfall, sunburst, and pie charts. Learn to customize pies with donut and pie-of-pie options, and create tree map and funnel charts.
Explore how to create combo charts in Excel by mixing chart types, overlaying a line on a column chart, and using design tools to assign series to secondary axes.
Learn to create data tables in Excel, convert ranges with headers, use dynamic table references, and apply totals and filters to streamline data analysis.
Learn to create and interpret pivot tables in Excel 2016, using raw data and the Excel data model to summarize by product and client, exploring filters, values, and relationships.
Explore how the get pivot data function pulls specific pivot table results, not fixed cells, with filters and measures, and learn when to disable automatic pivot data links.
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
Master important topics such as Charts and Graphs, Working With Data, Dynamic Formula, and Named Ranges.
A full 4.5 hours of expert instruction
39 individual video tutorials
More advanced mastery of Excel
Perfect for advancing at work
Easy to follow instructions
Step by step tutorials are easy to understand
More advanced use of working with data
Mastery of charts and graphs
Covers Dynamic Formula and Named Ranges
Helps you become an Excel power user
Practice what you learned with included exercise files
Learn Excel 2016 Intermediate takes you well beyond the beginner stage to become an Excel power user. Now you can possess the more advanced skills that will set you apart from others. The course consists of 39 individual video tutorials that last a full 4.5 hours.
Work at your own pace and take as much time as you need. This lets you fit the course work with your work schedule and life. Or speed through the course to give yourself crash mastery.
This Intermediate level course gives you the additional advanced skills you need to become more valuable at work. Also perform more impressive duties in your own business, for volunteer work, or to augment fun hobbies.
Excel is part of the MS Office package that is used in business everywhere in the world. Now you have access to a step-by-step course that empowers you to become an impressive Excel power user.
Instruction is professionally produced for clarity and ease of learning. Each process is explained in detail with lots of illustration. Step by step instruction makes functions easy to understand and remember.
Contents and Overview
Learn Excel 2016 Intermediate starts where the beginning Excel course concluded. This course gives you more advanced mastery of working with Excel. Rather than being limited to a few functions, this Intermediate course lets you go much deeper into the remarkable power and functionality of MS Excel.
The course starts by explaining terminology, tips and tricks in the ribbon, hotkeys, and defining your Excel view. This approach to the beginning gets learners off on the right foot. You gain a better understanding of finding your way around Excel.
The next few chapters present interesting video tutorials that fully explain Indexing and Lookups. The various functions are illustrated and discussed and case study lookups are explored.
Additional chapters talk about intermediate creation of charts and graphs and working with data. DataTables, Data Slicers, Pivot Tables and much more.
Video lengths range from around 3 minutes to 11 minutes. This lets you learn in small manageable blocks that can be studied around a busy schedule.
*Updated July 2017: Close captions in English added.
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