Excel At Work - Complete MS Excel Mastery Beginner To Pro

By Space Learn

A study reported in the Wall Street Journal found that 78% of middle-skill jobs require digital skills like Excel and Word. And jobs that require digital skills also pay 13% more than those that don't.

Are you ready to land your next job and increase your pay by 13%?

This Book is designed to teach you the basics of Microsoft Excel al

• Language: English
• Publisher: Space Learn
• Release date: Feb 3, 2024
• ISBN: 9798869171382

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Table Of Contents

Copyright

Table Of Contents

About

Introduction

An Introduction to Microsoft Excel

Excel 101: Essential Knowledge

Using Workbooks and Worksheets

Using the Excel Ribbon: Tabs and Their Purposes

The Power of Excel Formulas: How to Transform Your Data

The Power of Excel Formulas: How to Transform Your Data

Excel Tables: Optimal Methods for Data Organization and Analysis

Excel Charts: Transitioning from Static to Dynamic Data Visualization

Specialising in Pivot Tables

Excel Data Management: Data Entry to Data Analysis

Common Excel Errors and Their Causes

Excel Tricks & Shortcuts: Increase Productivity and Save Time

What Next

Excel Essentials

What Is Excel?

What Is Excel for Microsoft?

Excel Fundamentals

Where Is Excel Stored?

Excel File Extensions

The Excel Interface

Identification of The Screen Parts

Appropriate Use of Excel

Microsoft Excel Formulas

Excel Functions

Keyboard Shortcuts and Excel Tricks

Excel Data Analysis

Tables and Their Significance

What Are Charts?

Excel and Our Daily Lives

Formatting

What Next

Learn all about Excel Conditional Formatting

What Is Conditional Formatting and How Can It Help?

Starting To Become A Conditional Formatting Champion

Overview Of Cell Rules

Top/Bottom Rules

Edit, Manage, And Clear Rules

Data Bars

Colour Scale

Icon Sets

Format Cells With A Formula

Excel Vlookup Champion Fragment

Quick Excel Tips

What Next

Excel Formulas and Functions

Getting Started

Fundamentals of Formulas

Managing Names

Worksheet Functions

Tables and Lists

What Next

Become A Vlookup Pro In One Day

Are You An Excel Vlookup Champion? How Can This Book Help You?

Part One: What Is A Function? What Are The Benefits Of Vlookup?

What Is A Database?

Starting Off As A Vlookup Champion

Common Errors and How to Fix Them

What Are The Worksheets?

Vlookup For Different Reference Values

Vlookup For Multiple Cell Results

Vlookup And The If Function

Vlookup And The Iferror Function: What Is It?

Right To Left Searching Using Index And Match Vlookup Alternative

Quick Tips

Contents of Cell Formats

Conditional Formatting

Data Tables and Filters

Charts

Additional Groups in the Insert and Page Layout Tabs 1

Utilising Functions

Conclusion

About

A study reported in the Wall Street Journal found that 78% of middle-skill jobs require digital skills like Excel and Word. And jobs that require digital skills also pay 13% more than those that don't.

Are you ready to land your next job and increase your pay by 13%?

This Book is designed to teach you the basics of Microsoft Excel all the way to Excel mastery. It's perfect for you if you are a beginner or intermediate Excel user who needs to drastically increase your Excel skills to impress your boss, get a raise or even land a new job. Everything in the Book is taught step-by-step in an easy, stress-free way.

So if you're ready to take your Excel skills to the next level and want to learn in an easy-to-follow way, I'll see you in the Book.

Introduction

If you're here, you most likely already know that practically every professional situation requires Excel expertise. Did you know that learning it's also one of the simplest? You may quickly become up to speed on the fundamentals of Microsoft Excel with our assistance. Covered will be everything from basic operations like data sorting and cell formatting to more complex ones like creating charts and graphs. You'll also find out why mastering this software is crucial—it has numerous benefits! Excel can be used to construct complex spreadsheets with text and numbers, show information, arrange data for analysis, and more. After reading this tutorial, I'm sure you'll have a better understanding and be able to accomplish everything on this list and more. In the modern world, numbers, facts, and figures are everything. Spreadsheets are becoming increasingly important, whether they are used for historical or space science-related computations.

As a result, there is a growing demand for experts who can make them. You can make enormous sums of money with these talents without having to put any money down. With the correct tools, even the most challenging issues can be divided into smaller, more manageable chunks. Excel is one of these tools. This spreadsheet application is perfect for financial analysis and data management in companies of all sizes and industries across the globe since it makes it simple to arrange data and figures in one location. Although Excel is a vital tool for many different types of businesses, most users only utilise a small portion of its capabilities. Actually, a lot of individuals never learn how to use Excel's sophisticated capabilities because they are too intimidating. The goal of this article is to maximise your Excel experience. We'll start from scratch and cover all the essentials of Excel, taking you one step further by demonstrating how to maximise the potential of your data analysis and reporting.

You'll discover how to work with functions and formulas, handle data in novel ways, and even make visually striking charts and graphs that will wow your superior. Learning how to use Excel is a must for any professional, worker, student, or anybody else who wishes to do activities ranging from the most simple to the most complicated with efficiency and order. Dr. Charles Simonyi established this spreadsheet in 1985, and in the upcoming chapters we will provide a range of materials based on principles, strategies, functions, and formulae to enable both a novice and an expert to grasp its benefits. This MS Excel tutorial will assist you in getting started, regardless of whether you're a student, a business professional, or just someone who needs to know how to use a spreadsheet! Are you prepared to travel with me on this adventure? Now let's get going! 

An Introduction to Microsoft Excel 

The Excel program from Microsoft Office is widely used and virtually everyone has heard of it. Because the program is spreadsheet-based, it can be used for a multitude of purposes. Data can be calculated, stored for later use, and organised using different data types. Excel's grid interface makes it possible to arrange about any kind of data you can think of. Excel's flexibility in allowing you to alter the appearance and feel of the data makes it a powerful tool for data management. The most widely used spreadsheet program worldwide is Microsoft Excel. Microsoft Excel spreadsheets allow you to deal with tables of numerical data arranged in rows and columns. Numerous mathematical functions and arithmetic procedures can be used to update these tables.

You can create pivot tables, use graphing tools, create macros, and carry out a plethora of other helpful tasks with Excel. They can display data graphs, such as bar charts, histograms, and line graphs, in addition to textual information. Several operating systems, including Mac OS X, iOS, Android, Windows, and Windows Phone, are compatible with Microsoft Excel. Data management and organisation are made easier by spreadsheet programs such as Microsoft Excel, which use rows and columns to organise and alter data. In spreadsheets, column headings are represented by alphabets and rows by integers. You can program with Excel using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) and retrieve data from external sources using Microsoft's Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE). 1.1 Background Originally published in 1985 as a component of the Microsoft Office productivity tool set, Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet software. A group led by programmer Bruce Artwick created Excel with the goal of making it a more potent and feature-rich spreadsheet tool than competitors like Lotus 1-2-3. Excel's initial Macintosh version was introduced in 1987, shortly after which a Windows version was produced.

Excel has experienced multiple modifications throughout the years and has developed into a vital tool for financial analysts, enterprises, and people worldwide. Excel's capacity to calculate massive amounts of data using a range of built-in functions is one of its primary strengths. Because of this, it's the perfect tool for activities involving the processing of big data sets, such as financial modelling and data analysis. Excel has many formatting options in addition to mathematical skills, which makes it simple to build spreadsheets and charts with a polished appearance. Excel has added new features and continued to develop over the years. Excel began supporting macros in the 1990s, enabling users to automate processes and optimise workflows. Excel began to enable pivot tables in the early 2000s, which made data analysis and summarization simpler. Excel's support for data visualisation features like conditional formatting and sparklines was added in the 2010s, which made it simpler to construct dynamic spreadsheets with eye-catching graphics. Microsoft has kept focusing on enhancing Excel's data analysis features in the most recent iterations. This includes enhanced support for data integration and visualisation in addition to the provision of new features for machine learning and data analysis.

Millions of people use Excel worldwide and it has become a mainstay of the Microsoft Office suite. It keeps developing and adding new features, which makes it an effective and adaptable tool for everyone wishing to work with data. 1.2 Six Justifications for Learning to Use Excel Excel is an essential tool for anyone wishing to make decisions based on data. Proficiency in Excel is essential for anyone working as a manager, analyst, or owner of a business. Here are six reasons to become proficient with Excel: It's a standard tool in the industry. You might wonder how Excel can be useful. If you work in finance, how many hours do you suppose they spend on Excel? Typically, quite a bit. When performing mathematical computations, they might utilise different systems, but they always export data from those systems into an Excel file in a uniform format that is easier to use. Finance professionals that need to develop reports, infographics, simulations, and what if data studies should use Excel.

Additionally, it includes a number of built-in finance-specific functions, including SLN, PPMT, IPMT, and PMT. You will be expected to report totals, averages, margins, basic calculations, charts, and maybe even amazing dashboards if you work in sales. Creating fantastic dashboard-style interfaces for their back-end data sheets that are engaging and user-friendly—complete with interactive menus, dropdown options, button-driven reports, and charts—is currently a trendy buzzword among enterprises. Dashboards can also have Timelines and Slicers added to them. Engineers will have to employ a range of built-in functions specific to that domain, like CONVERT, SIN COS, and TAN functions, in addition to computations, projected figures, quantities, VLOOKUP functions, and other types of charts. It increases productivity: If you know how to quickly create a high-quality spreadsheet in Excel, you can raise business productivity tenfold. Given your highly valuable skills, you are an invaluable contribution to the organisation. Excel is a logical program that is not too difficult to learn. While there are certainly more complex formulas, the logic is usually straightforward.

Excel capabilities like copy/paste and dragging formulas across columns and rows can help you work more efficiently by allowing them to automatically adjust to their new cell references. You can also increase productivity by learning and utilising keyboard shortcuts. Filtering, sorting, calculating, doing what-if analysis, and presenting data as pie charts or line charts with trendlines are all quick ways to work with large amounts of data in Excel. A pop of colour can be added with conditional formatting, for example, by using red, yellow, and green traffic light controls. You can add smiling faces, data bars, ticks, crosses, and thermal scales. You can quickly share data using Excel or copy it to Word or PowerPoint for reports and presentations because it is compatible with other office software. Excel can help you produce eye-catching dashboards, reports, interfaces, charts, and properly formatted data rapidly, which can increase the quality of your job. This is easily copied and pasted into a Word document or PowerPoint presentation.

Using a standard template also implies that it has been created by someone else and verified for positioning, standard formatting layout, and mathematical accuracy. Its versatility Without spreadsheets, businesses would be depressing places to be. Peter couldn't have calculated that massive amount of data from internet sales, and Acme Ltd couldn't have predicted the earnings for the upcoming quarter without your finance simulator worksheet. How will David be able to see orders on his dashboard for the next twelve months without Excel? Without the pie charts, would Anna choose her new product line, or without Mark's Excel-based sales contact data sheets, will Ben know who he needs to call this week? How will Kate calculate the required stationary at the end of the term, or how much should Frank charge his clients for the rentals in the following year, taking into account the previous year plus four percent? Without our beloved spreadsheets, so many procedures would require specialised and possibly expensive software.

Since Excel can do everything, why even bother? Collaboration is improved: Excel now provides a number of features for collaboration that can help you complete tasks regardless of where your staff members are located. With Excel, we can share spreadsheets with managers or other team members and ask them to enter data, alter existing cells, adjust formulas, and add or modify formatting and graphics. Microsoft Office is truly a global suite of tools. After that, you can monitor and manage the changes, accept or reject cell updates, and, if necessary, annotate data cells. Many firms have already implemented Office 365, and there are countless opportunities to collaborate on spreadsheets with other employees. Working together via the internet is the best option! Excel turns you into the office god. You may believe that Excel is just used by accountants and investment bankers, but it's also used by scientists, educators, graphic designers, entrepreneurs, and many other professions.

If you can figure out how to use Excel, it can probably help you do whatever you do in the office more effectively. Even better, being proficient in Excel can make you the go-to person in the office. You never know when a colleague or your boss will need someone to perform their magic with Excel, and you might be that someone. A gold star, who wouldn't desire one? *** According to one of my most recent discoveries, most recruiting firms or job openings demand some level of Excel proficiency. Consequently, it is found that a large number of job applicants are slipping behind in the competition and are unable to ace the interview rounds. Unbelievably, Excel is a tested talent that can make you stand out from the competition and help you get hired. Eighty percent of job openings requiring proficiency with spreadsheet and word processing software are in these three occupations. You could be asking yourself why young professionals aren't picking up this software's usage earlier in life. This is because traditional syllabus-based learning is prioritised in our educational system. The majority of educational establishments prioritise theoretical instruction over implicit practical learning. Pupils that have difficulty navigating the traditional educational system end up with inadequate industrial skills or knowledge.

Additionally, because there is a dearth of mentorship, they must be informed on the best practices in the sector. As such, it is imperative that young professionals and students acquire this skill as soon as possible. 1.3 Different Uses for MS Excel Excel is a multipurpose and indispensable tool that can be applied to a variety of situations and goals. Data analysis is one of the most popular uses of Excel in the business. Large volumes of data can be sorted, arranged, and filtered with Excel, which facilitates the discovery of trends, patterns, and linkages. Additionally, pivot tables can be made with it, enabling users to easily summarise and examine data from several perspectives. Financial modelling, which entails developing comprehensive estimates of a company's financial performance over time, is another common use for Excel. Making business decisions, including whether to invest in a new product or enter a new market, can benefit from this. Apart from financial modelling and data analysis,

Excel is frequently utilised for project management. It can support project managers with budget management, resource allocation, and progress tracking. Gantt charts, which are graphical depictions of a project's timetable, tasks, and dependencies, can also be made with Excel. Excel is also commonly used in education, especially in classes on business and economics. It can be used to make reports and presentations, organise and analyse data, and create graphs and charts to visualise data. Excel can be used to educate students critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities in addition to these other uses. As they learn how to communicate information and thoughts in a clear and succinct way, it can also aid students in developing their analytical and communication abilities. 1.4 From Where Is Excel Downloadable? You can download a different version of Microsoft Excel from the Microsoft website.

On the official Microsoft website, you may find it at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/ww/microsoft-365/excel. It is available for purchase or a free trial. You can subscribe to the newsletter on the website. For this software, there are numerous plans and licence options available. Licences are available for both private and business use. You have a choice of three licences when using the Home licence. One is for you, one is for a family of two to six, and one is for a student who is limited to using one laptop or computer at a time. Each is valid for a year and has a different pricing. Basic, Standard, Premium, and Apps for Business are the four plan categories offered by Business One. For a full year, the features and costs of each plan vary.

For additional details, review the licence and price schemes. Now is the moment to begin. You can start using Excel by reading the next chapter. Remember that this tutorial is only a beginning and that in order to become an expert, you'll need to put what you've learned into practice. You'll learn how to utilise the program and traverse some of its fundamental features. 

Excel 101: Essential Knowledge 

Spreadsheet software comes in many forms, but Excel is the most widely used. It has been in use for the past 30 years, during which time it has been improved with an increasing number of features. Excel's versatility in handling various business tasks, such as finance, data management, forecasting, analysis, inventory and invoicing tracking, and business intelligence, is its greatest feature. The following are just a few things you can achieve with it: Number crunching, Automation of Tasks, Charts and Graphs, Templates/Dashboards, and Much More The three most important Excel components to understand first are: Cells. Cells are the smallest and most potent unit in a spreadsheet. Data can be entered directly into a cell or by copying and pasting it. Text, integers, and dates are some examples of data formats. Additionally, you can alter the borders, text colour, background colour, size, and other elements.

Each cell is uniquely identified by its cell address, which consists of the row and column numbers (for example, if a cell is in column AB and on the eleventh row, its address will be AB11). Worksheet: A worksheet consists of discrete cells that may contain text, a formula, or a value. A drawing layer that is invisible for charts, images, and diagrams is also included. You can access each worksheet in the workbook by clicking the tab located at the bottom of the workbook window. Chart sheets, which are accessed by clicking a tab and each display a single chart, can also be stored in a workbook. Workbook A workbook is a standalone file, much like any other application. There are worksheets in every workbook.

An alternative definition of a workbook might be a single worksheet or a collection of several worksheets. Worksheets can be added, removed, hidden without being removed, and rearranged in the workbook's worksheet order. 2.1 Understanding the Spreadsheet Spreadsheets are a common tool for manipulating and analysing data. This spreadsheet is available to anyone who needs to work with a lot of numbers and data. You may perform technical, financial, mathematical, and statistical computations using its many integrated features. In examining the importance of the Excel spreadsheet, it's critical to highlight a few elements of computer tools that have a wide range of modern-day uses. To further underscore the significance of this technology, consider the large number of professionals who use it. This tool and its automation capabilities are used by many professions unrelated to mathematics since administrators, inventory managers, students, accountants, scientists, and enterprising communicators find it to be a wonderful ally. This program is highly flexible and dynamic, making it perfect for decision-making, since it allows one to observe the influence that changes in the variables have on the desired outcome.

As you can see, the spreadsheet's objective is to organise and store information on a piece of graph paper in a workspace that mimics a matrix. You can observe that a document has a set number of identifiable rows and columns when it is opened in the application. It is important to notice and understand that the columns are indicated by letters at the top and that the rows are named with numbers on the left. At the intersection of the rows and columns, the cells take on their shape. 2.2 Excel Basic Components Before using it, become acquainted with the interface's design to ensure you get the most out of it. The following is a list of the fundamentals you need to know in order to become an Excel expert. A cell that is currently picked is said to be active. It will be highlighted with a rectangle box, and the address will show up in the address bar. A cell can be made active by clicking on it or by using the arrow keys. Double-click or hit F2 to edit a cell.

Columns: A vertical collection of cells is called a column. A worksheet contains 16384 columns in total. For identification purposes, each column has a unique letter, which ranges from A to XFD. You can select a column by clicking on its heading. Rows: A row is a set of cells arranged horizontally. A worksheet contains 1048576 rows in total. Every row has a unique number, ranging from 1 to 1048576, for identification. You can choose a row by clicking on the row number displayed on the window's left side. Fill Handle: This is a little dot located in the active cell's lower right corner. You can fill in numerical figures, text series, enter ranges, insert serial numbers, and more with its help. Address bar: This bar shows the address of the cell that is active at that moment. The address of the first cell in the range will be shown if you have selected several cells. Formula bar: Beneath the ribbon is an input bar that is called the formula bar. It allows you to insert a formula into a cell and shows the contents of the current cell. Title bar: The name of your workbook and the program name (Microsoft Excel) will appear in the title bar. File Menu: The File menu is a basic menu, just like the menus of all other programs.

Options like (Save, Save As, Open, New, Print, Excel Options, Share, etc.) are among them. A toolbar providing easy access to frequently used functionality is called the Quick Access Toolbar. By adding additional choices, you can customise the fast access toolbar with your favourite configurations. Ribbon: Ribbons have taken the place of choices menus in Microsoft Excel as of 2007. The choice is part of particular option groups that are gathered together in ribbon tabs. All of the worksheets in the workbook are shown on the worksheet tab. Your new workbook will come with three worksheets by default, titled Sheet1, Sheet2, and Sheet 3. The Excel window's status bar is a tiny bar that can be found at the bottom. As soon as you start using Excel, it will offer you quick help. 2.3 Ten Pointers for Beginning Excel Users It's likely that you're a newbie if you're reading this. Perhaps you are a novice Excel user, or perhaps you just want to pick up some new skills. In either case, we've got you covered: we'll guide you through every step of the process, from creating your first spreadsheet to using functions and templates to learning how to use the software's most crucial instructions.

In little time at all, you'll be able to accomplish everything from making basic tables to complex formulas! Here are some helpful hints to remember after finishing this book: Get acquainted with MS Excel's interface and layout first. Note the various menus and tabs at your disposal, as well as how to access and exit them. Start by selecting the New button on the Home tab or the File menu to start a new spreadsheet. Using the mouse or keyboard to move and alter the cells, enter the required data into the spreadsheet's cells. Make use of MS Excel's numerous formatting options to improve the readability and organisation of your data. These include modifying the cell borders and alignments in addition to altering the font's size, style, and colour. Utilise Microsoft Excel's functions and formulae to do computations and analyses on your data. These cover more intricate statistical and financial calculations as well as fundamental maths operations. To arrange and evaluate your data in various ways, use the Sort and Filter tools.

With the help of these tools, you may easily highlight particular subsets of data and rearrange your data according to specified criteria. To add more features and visualisations to your spreadsheet, such charts, graphs, and photos, use the Insert menu. These resources can aid in your data presentation and understanding. To print your spreadsheet on paper, choose the Print option. Alternatively, you can save it as a PDF or another file type for sharing or archiving. This will enable you to access and share your data across several devices. Utilise MS Excel's collaboration tools to your advantage. You can share your spreadsheet with others or have multiple people working on the same spreadsheet at once. To find out more about MS Excel's advanced features and capabilities, use the built-in help and tutorials. This will enable you to use the program more skillfully and effectively. Finally, to become more accustomed to and confident with MS Excel, practice frequently and try out various features and tools.

You will be able to become proficient with the application and make the most of it with time and experience. 2.4 Create Your First Spreadsheet In Microsoft Excel, creating a spreadsheet is an essential first step toward organising and analysing data. Regardless of your level of experience, it's critical to comprehend the fundamentals of opening a new workbook and using the interface in Excel. Launching Excel and Making a New Workbook To launch Excel on a Mac or Windows computer, just select the Excel icon from the Applications folder or Start menu. Excel opens with a blank workbook and a single sheet named Sheet1. To start a new workbook, click the File tab in the top left corner of the ribbon and choose New. From there, you can choose to start from scratch or pick one of the many templates available, like an invoice or budget planner. Just choose Blank Workbook if you wish to start from scratch with a new workbook. After that, you can name your workbook and select where to save it. To make sure you don't lose any crucial data, it's a good idea to save your worksheet often as you work on it.

Spreadsheets in Excel are arranged in rows and columns, making it easy to navigate the interface and comprehend basic terminology. Beginning at row 1 at the top of the sheet, the rows are numbered, and the columns are lettered, beginning with column A on the left. A cell is the area where a row and a column intersect. Formulas, formatting, and data can all be found in cells. All the options and tools you'll need to interact with your data are located on the ribbon at the top of the Excel window. There are tabs on the ribbon, and each tab has a unique set of tools and settings. Tools for formatting cells, inserting objects onto a sheet, and working with data, for instance, are available under the Home tab, Insert tab, and Data tab, respectively. Creating Columns and Rows and Modifying Column Widths and Row Heights You must first determine how many columns and rows you require when creating a new spreadsheet.

Either the ribbon or the right-click menu can be used to add or remove rows and columns. You can change the width of columns and the height of rows by dragging the boundary line between two columns or rows. To add a column or row, just click on the Insert tab in the ribbon and select Insert Columns or Insert Rows. To delete a column or row, right-click on the column or row header and choose Delete. As an alternative, you can utilise the ribbon to define a precise number for the height of all rows or the width of all columns. To utilise the Column Width and Row Height choices in the Cells group, simply click on the Home tab on the ribbon. Adding and Removing Sheets from an Excel Workbook: Excel workbooks have the ability to hold numerous sheets, which is helpful for categorising data or generating distinct sheets for various uses.

A sheet for sales data, an expense sheet, and a budget projection sheet, for instance, could be in your possession. Click the Home tab in the ribbon of Microsoft Excel to add a new sheet to a workbook. Click the Insert dropdown arrow in the Cells group. Choose Insert Sheet from the selection that drops down. In Microsoft Excel, right-click on the sheet tab you wish to remove in order to remove it from the workbook. Go to the context menu and choose Delete. To remove the sheet, click OK in the confirmation popup. Note: If a sheet is the only sheet in the workbook, it cannot be deleted. A workbook must always contain at least one sheet. 

Using Workbooks and Worksheets

Two essential parts of Microsoft Excel are worksheets and workbooks. A workbook is a collection of one or more worksheets, while a worksheet is a single page inside a workbook. Worksheets are composed of a grid of rows and columns and are commonly used to store and modify data. A number designates each row, and a letter or group of letters designates each column. A cell is the place where a row and a column intersect, and it can hold a text, formula, or value. You can use a worksheet to manage any kind of data, including budgeting, loan payments, and spending tracking. The functions and formulae that Excel comes with make it simple to calculate and analyse data in a worksheet.

For instance, the IF function can be used to add conditional logic to data, while the SUM function can be used to quickly calculate the sum of a range of cells. Using a worksheet to establish links between various cells or ranges of cells is one of the main advantages. The values in one cell or range of