Excel Accountant - Nuances And Quirks

Learning Objectives

• To recognize that some features may only work in the latest version of Excel but not in older versions.
• To recall how to apply keyboard shortcuts and mouse actions to overcome default features or behaviors in Excel.
• To identify which feature can lock certain rows at the bottom of the Excel window.
• Choosing the disabling features in the Excel worksheet and using the Function key F2 to toggle the Enter and Edit modes.
• To recall the building of the Pivot Table and using the undocumented DATEDIF Function and the Used Range Function.

Course Description

Do you often run into subtle obstacles when working in Excel? If yes, then this online Excel CPE course is certainly for you. We bring here a solution focusing on the Nuances and quirks of MS Excel with one of the eminent Excel experts David Ringstrom, CPA. Many times we face problems when the other person shares an Excel workbook in a newer version. David will explain to you how to overcome these obstacles, which will assist the users in working more efficiently in Excel.

David will demonstrate each technique at least twice in this online CPE webinar, firstly via a step-wise PowerPoint presentation and secondly in a subscription-based MS Office 365 version of Excel also he will draw your attention to differences in the older versions of Excel (i.e. 2019, 2016, 2013, etc)in his presentation and detailed handouts. David also provides an Excel workbook that includes most of the examples he uses during the webcast.

Major topics discussed in this webinar:

• Office 365 version of Excel
• How to automatically recover spreadsheets?
• How to split the worksheet?
• How to enter data sideways?
• Understanding the Table feature
• Sparklines Feature (Excel 2010+)
• How to edit directly in Cells
• Overview of Quick Access Toolbar
• Use of F2 to Toggle Enter/Edit Modes
• To Build a Pivot Table
• Get the Pivot Data function
• The Undocumented DATEDIF function
• Worksheet Navigation Shortcuts
• Restore Workbook Sharing/Track Changes
• Missing Folders Link on Recent Menu
• Threaded Comments (Office 365)

David brings to your attention the subscription-based product 'Office 365' which provides new feature updates as often as monthly as against the perpetual licensed versions of Excel such as Excel 2019, Excel 2016, and so on, which do not update and include the latest features.

Overview

• Auto Recover Spreadsheets

  4 mins
• Entering Data Sideways

  16 mins
• The new function Table Feature Total Row

  35 mins
• Self - Expanding Sparklines

  54 mins
• The Undocumented DATEIF function

  79 mins
• Missing Folders Link on Recent Menu

  104 mins