Excel 2007: Introduction to Formulas and Functions

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Free Online Course: Excel 2007: Introduction to Formulas and Functions provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 2-3 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Excel 2007: Introduction to Formulas and Functions is taught by Curt Frye.

Overview
  • Demonstrates how to build various arithmetic and statistical analysis formulas and use Excel's built-in functions.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Welcome
    • Using the exercise files
    1. Introducing Excel 2007 Functions and Formulas
    • Familiarizing yourself with functions and formulas
    • Creating a formula
    • Introducing arithmetic operators
    • Using cell references in formulas
    • Copying and pasting formulas and values
    • Editing a formula
    • Getting help using Excel functions
    2. Creating Basic Summary Formulas
    • Creating a SUM or AVERAGE formula
    • Creating an AutoSum formula
    • Creating MIN, MAX, MEDIAN, and MODE formulas
    • Creating formulas to count cells
    • Creating formulas to summarize cells conditionally
    • Summarizing data on the Status bar
    • Rounding cell values up and down
    3. Sorting and Filtering PivotTable Data
    • Summarizing data using named ranges
    • Creating a dynamic named range
    • Editing and deleting named ranges
    • Summarizing list data by creating subtotals
    • Grouping and outlining list data
    • Summarizing data using an Excel table
    • Referring to Excel table cells in formulas
    • Finding data using VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP formulas
    4. Preparing Data for Analysis in Excel
    • Importing data into Excel
    • Connecting to an external data source
    • Cleaning up data imported into Excel
    • Creating data validation rules
    • Using lists to limit values entered into a cell
    5. Auditing Worksheet Formulas
    • Managing Excel formula error indicators
    • Identifying and tracing errors
    • Tracing formula precedents and dependents
    • Evaluating Excel formulas step by step
    • Watching cell values
    6. Performing What-If Analysis
    • Creating scenarios and applying them to an Excel worksheet
    • Editing, deleting, and summarizing scenarios
    • Creating a single-input data table
    • Creating a double-input data table
    • Finding target values using Goal Seek
    Conclusion
    • Goodbye