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From Data to Decision: Powerful Excel Techniques for Financial Reporting 1 Credit

Sep 24, 2024, 11:00 AM ET

From Data to Decision: Powerful Excel Techniques for Financial Reporting 1 Credit

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Sep 24, 2024, 11:00 AM ET

Learning Objective

  • Adding rows to a blank pivot table to create instant reports.
  • Applying a consistent look and feel to your charts by way of chart templates.
  • Combining the VLOOKUP and MATCH functions to summarize income statement data for use in a waterfall chart.
  • Enlivening staid lists of numbers with the Data Bars conditional formatting.
  • Filtering data within pivot tables in Excel 2010 and later by way of the Slicer feature.
  • Filtering pivot tables to show fewer columns and/or rows of data.
  • Illustrating numbers within a list by using the Icon Sets conditional formatting.
  • Improving the integrity of Excel pivot tables with the Table feature.
  • Preventing errors from the start by choosing from thousands of free Excel spreadsheet templates.
  • Saving your spreadsheets as templates so users always start with a fresh copy.

Course Overview

In this online CPE webinar Excel expert David H. Ringstrom shares with you a number of ways that you can use to streamline financial reporting and analysis. The excel CPE session begins with types of templates that you can utilize or customize. The CPE course includes waterfall charts, conditional formatting, and pivot tables. David will show how the Slicer feature in Excel 2013 and later can simplify filtering general ledger transactions.

David demonstrates every technique at least twice: first, on a PowerPoint slide with numbered steps, and second, in the subscription-based Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) version of Excel. David draws your attention to any differences in the older versions of Excel (2019, 2016, 2013, and earlier) during the presentation as well as in his detailed handouts. David also provides an Excel workbook that includes most of the examples he uses during the webcast.

Microsoft 365 is a subscription-based product that provides new feature updates as often as monthly. Conversely, the perpetual licensed versions of Excel have feature sets that don't change. Perpetual licensed versions have year numbers, such as Excel 2019, Excel 2016, and so on.

In this online excel CPE program following major topics are covered:  

  • Adding rows to a blank pivot table to create instant reports.
  • Applying a consistent look and feel to your charts by way of chart templates.
  • Combining the VLOOKUP and MATCH functions to summarize income statement data for use in a waterfall chart.
  • Enlivening staid lists of numbers with the Data Bars conditional formatting.
  • Filtering data within pivot tables in Excel 2010 and later by way of the Slicer feature.
  • Filtering pivot tables to show fewer columns and/or rows of data.
  • Illustrating numbers within a list by using the Icon Sets conditional formatting.
  • Improving the integrity of Excel pivot tables with the Table feature.
  • Preventing errors from the start by choosing from thousands of free Excel spreadsheet templates.
  • Saving your spreadsheets as templates so users always start with a fresh copy.

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About Instructor

David Ringstrom -CE/CPE Courses for Accountant, CPAs & more
David Ringstrom , CPA (US)

President, EXCEL Accountant

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I own an Atlanta-based training and consulting firm that helps businesses nationwide streamline accounting challenges. Our specialties include:

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Access
  • Sage 50/Peachtree Accounting
  • QuickBooks

Our services include training, technical support, accounting automation, and problem solving. I have spoken at conferences or meetings for these organizations:

  • National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts
  • Institute of Real Estate Managers
  • Georgia Society of CPAs
  • South Carolina Society of CPAs
  • Georgia Government Finance Officers Association
  • Atlanta chapter, American Society of Women CPAs
  • Perimeter Chapter, Georgia Society of CPAs

I teach over 200 live webinars annually on Microsoft Excel across roughly two-dozen training providers. I am available for in-house training or select conference engagements as well.

I am the co-author of Idiot's Guide to Introductory Accounting. I've published hundreds of freelance articles on various topics, including Lotus 1-2-3, Quattro Pro, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office Accounting, QuickBooks, Peachtree Accounting, and more.

I serve as the technical editor for several books in Wiley's Dummies series, including QuickBooks for Dummies, Quicken for Dummies, Peachtree for Dummies, and more.

Specialties: Microsoft Excel, Visual Basic for Applications, Sage 50, Peachtree Accounting, QuickBooks, Microsoft Office Accounting, freelance writing, training, business consulting

David Ringstrom -CE/CPE Courses for Accountant, CPAs & more
David Ringstrom , CPA (US)

President, EXCEL Accountant

  • 4.6
  • rating
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I own an Atlanta-based training and consulting firm that helps businesses nationwide streamline accounting challenges. Our specialties include:

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Access
  • Sage 50/Peachtree Accounting
  • QuickBooks

Our services include training, technical support, accounting automation, and problem solving. I have spoken at conferences or meetings for these organizations:

  • National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts
  • Institute of Real Estate Managers
  • Georgia Society of CPAs
  • South Carolina Society of CPAs
  • Georgia Government Finance Officers Association
  • Atlanta chapter, American Society of Women CPAs
  • Perimeter Chapter, Georgia Society of CPAs

I teach over 200 live webinars annually on Microsoft Excel across roughly two-dozen training providers. I am available for in-house training or select conference engagements as well.

I am the co-author of Idiot's Guide to Introductory Accounting. I've published hundreds of freelance articles on various topics, including Lotus 1-2-3, Quattro Pro, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office Accounting, QuickBooks, Peachtree Accounting, and more.

I serve as the technical editor for several books in Wiley's Dummies series, including QuickBooks for Dummies, Quicken for Dummies, Peachtree for Dummies, and more.

Specialties: Microsoft Excel, Visual Basic for Applications, Sage 50, Peachtree Accounting, QuickBooks, Microsoft Office Accounting, freelance writing, training, business consulting

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