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Excel Data Mastery: Formulas, Functions, Charts, and Graphs

Course Overview

  • Course Title: Excel Data Mastery: Formulas, Functions, Charts, and Graphs
  • Instructor: Bright Path
  • Target Audience:
    • Beginners looking for a solid foundation in Excel
    • Intermediate users aiming to level up their skills
    • Professionals seeking to enhance data-driven decision-making
  • Prerequisites:
    • No prior Excel expertise is required
    • Basic familiarity with the Excel interface is helpful
    • Microsoft Excel installed (Excel 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021, or Office 365 recommended)

Curriculum Highlights

  • Key Topics Covered:
    • Introduction to Excel Functions and Their Syntax
    • Understanding the Basics of Formulas
    • Working with Cell References: Relative, Absolute, and Mixed
    • Basic Arithmetic Operations in Excel
    • Text Functions: CONCATENATE, LEFT, RIGHT, MID
    • Logical Functions: IF, AND, OR, NOT
    • Date and Time Functions: TODAY, NOW, DATEDIF
    • Lookup Functions: VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, XLOOKUP
    • Combining Functions in a Single Formula
    • Working with Array Formulas
    • Advanced Text Manipulation Functions: TRIM, LEN, SUBSTITUTE
    • Using Conditional Functions: SUMIF, COUNTIF, AVERAGEIF
    • Statistical Functions: AVERAGE, MEDIAN, MODE, STDEV
    • Error Handling Functions: IFERROR, ISERROR
    • Creating Basic Charts: Column, Line, Pie
    • Customizing Chart Elements: Titles, Labels, and Legends
    • Introduction to Sparklines for Data Trends
    • Creating Combo Charts for Comparative Analysis
    • Advanced Graphical Elements: Data Bars, Color Scales, Icon Sets
    • Using Macros to Automate Chart Creation
    • Introduction to VBA for Custom Chart Functions
  • Key Skills Learned:
    • Write complex and efficient Excel formulas and functions
    • Clean, prepare, and manipulate raw data for analysis
    • Generate meaningful insights from large datasets
    • Create a wide variety of professional and impactful charts and graphs
    • Communicate data stories effectively through visualizations
    • Work more efficiently and confidently with Excel

Course Format

  • Duration: 3 hours on-demand video
  • Format: Self-paced online course
  • Resources:
    • Access on mobile and TV
    • Certificate of completion
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