Exploring Microsoft Excel‘s Hidden Treasures: Turbocharge your Excel proficiency with expert tips, automation techniques, and overlooked features
by David Ringstrom(Author)
Publisher finelybook 出版社: Packt Publishing (September 16, 2022)
Language 语言: English
Print Length 页数: 444 pages
ISBN-10: 1803243945
ISBN-13: 9781803243948
Book Description
Discover timesaving features, accessibility and internal control approaches, data integrity improvements, and spreadsheet automation techniques by exploring Excel shortcuts and nuances in Microsoft 365, Excel versions till 2021
Key Features
Get hands-on experience by carrying out techniques in detailed example workbooks
Reclaim portions of your day by immediately implementing data integrity and automation features
Incorporate spreadsheet disaster recovery techniques into your daily work
Book Description
David Ringstrom coined the phrase “Either you work Excel, or it works you!” after observing how many users carry out tasks inefficiently.
In this book, you’ll learn how to get more done with less effort. This book will enable you to create resilient spreadsheets that are easy for others to use as well, while incorporating spreadsheet disaster preparedness techniques. The time-saving techniques covered in the book include creating custom shortcuts and icons to streamline repetitive tasks, as well as automating them with features such as Tables and Custom Views. You’ll see how Conditional Formatting enables you to apply colors, Cell icons, and other formatting on-demand as your data changes. You’ll be empowered to protect the integrity of spreadsheets and increase usability by implementing internal controls, and understand how to solve problems with What-If Analysis features. In addition, you’ll master new features and functions such as XLOOKUP, Dynamic Array functions, LET and LAMBDA, and Power Query, while learning how to leverage shortcuts and nuances in Excel.
By the end of this book, you’ll have a broader awareness of how to avoid pitfalls in Excel. You’ll be empowered to work more effectively in Excel, having gained a deeper understanding of the frustrating oddities that can arise daily in Excel.
What you will learn
Explore hidden and overlooked features that will save your time
Implement disaster prevention and recovery techniques
Improve spreadsheet accessibility for all users
Bolster data integrity and spreadsheet resilience
Craft code-free custom worksheet functions with LAMBDA
Create code-free report automation with Power Query
Integrate spreadsheet automation techniques with ease
Who this book is for
This book is for intermediate to advanced excel users working in diverse roles such as business users, accountants, project managers and business analysts among others. The more time that you spend in excel the more time this book will save you. You will be able to maximize your productivity by learning spreadsheet interactivity, accessibility and automation. This clear step-by-step explanation and detailed example workbook will help you to try out new techniques firsthand and leverage them for your business’s advantage in no time.
Table of Contents
Implementing Accessibility
Disaster Recovery and File-Related Prompts
Quick Analysis Toolbar Treasures
Conditional Formatting
Data Validation and Form Controls
What-If Analysis
Automating Tasks with the Table Feature
Custom Views
Excel Quirks and Nuances
Lookup and Dynamic Array Functions
Names, LET, and LAMBDA
Power Query
