If you are an experienced Excel user seeking to elevate your skills, join the K2 team for K2’s Advanced Excel. In this laptop-friendly program, you will learn critical advanced Excel skills in six key areas: 1) collaborating with other users and securing workbooks, 2) using tables to analyze and report data, 3) integrating and manipulating data from external sources, 4) creating and auditing complex formulas, 5) advanced data analysis tools, and 6) visualization techniques to analyze and communicate information.
The content of this course draws from over twenty-five years of experience in delivering Excel training to accountants and other business professionals and throughout the program, relevant, real-world examples reinforce the major topics presented. You do not want to miss this opportunity to become more efficient and proficient in Microsoft Office Excel, the accounting and financial professional’s tool of choice. This course covers advanced Excel topics found in Excel 2007 through Excel 2016.
Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course, you should be able to:
- Identify and implement the best techniques to secure sensitive information in Excel workbooks and collaborate with other users to improve accuracy and efficiency
- Create tables and take advantage of their advanced features, such as dynamic data ranges, structured reference formulas, and the ability to relate multiple tables together into a Data Model
- Import and link data into Excel from external sources – including text, Access, and SQL Server – and use advanced tools, such as Power Query and various cleanup tools to manipulate the data to meet specific needs
- Use advanced functions, such as SUMPRODUCT, VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, MATCH, INDEX, NETWORKDAYS, RAND, RANDBETWEEN, NPV, IRR, XNPV, and XIRR to create and audit complex formulas
- Analyze worksheet data using techniques such as Data Tables, Subtotals, Slicers, Filters, and PivotTables
- Describe techniques used to create, manipulate, and customize charts for analyzing and communicating information
Course Information
l CPE
credit: Recommended for 7
hours
l Instructional
delivery method:
Group-live demonstration and discussion – laptop friendly, with access to
demonstration files. Program
focuses on Excel for Windows, but many of the features can be found in Excel
for Mac.
l Prerequisites: Experienced Excel user
l Program
level: Advanced
l Advance
preparation: None
l Who
should attend: Business
professionals who work with Excel 2010 or newer and want to extend their
knowledge with advanced features and functions
How to Register :
- You’ll need to log in to your CITT account, using the Sign In fields to the right. If you’ve forgotten your login information, you can use the "Forgot Username?" or "Forgot Password?" links below the login button to reset your info. If you do not yet have a CITT account, please select "Create Account"
- Once you're logged in, click on the green Register Myself button
- Click the green Proceed to Checkout button
If you need any help registering, please contact Myriam at mbentoumi@citt.ca.