3. Data Types
Everything you type into Excel falls into one
of four data types. They form the foundation
of all you do in Excel.
They are:
• Number
• Text
• Boolean
• Formula
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4. Data Consistency
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As an advanced user, a lot of all your work in
Excel will be interconnected and constantly
evolving.
We will cover the general rules you have to
follow to make reports and analysis that can
scale and be consistently used even as the
projects you work on grow.
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5. Planning for Scalability
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In planning for scalability, you always have to
• Always work with the end in mind
• Use a pre-determined naming scheme of files,
worksheets and data fields
• Name every sheet and file from the start
• Avoid having too many tables in one Excel
sheet
• and many others…
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6. Data Sorting
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Sorting is one of the power user’s most used
tool. It allows you to present data in an ordered
fashion.
We’ll cover:
• Top to Bottom sorting
• Cascaded sorting (by multiple levels)
• Left to Right sorting (advanced)
• Sorting by cell or font color
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7. Data Filtering
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Excel allows you to hide (or filter out) data
with field entries you are not interested in.
We’ll cover even special features of Filter.
• Filter enables you to make dynamic charts
when used in a summary table
• Filter allows for arithmetic operation on
the non-hidden data
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8. Data Cleaning
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Oftentimes the data we have is not in the form
we need. We have to do some data cleaning.
• Removal of Duplicate entries
• Text-to-column to break a field to multiple
fields
• Subtotal and Grouping to make reports less
clumsy
• Data Validation to prevent errors
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9. Data Formatting
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No one will appreciate the numerous hours
you’ve spent in Excel if your result is not well
formatted. It’s like interior design, it gives
beauty and value to your work.
• Format as Table
• Formatting for Print
• Formatting for Email
• Having the recipient or final user in mind
11. Chart Types
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• Line Chart and when to use it
• Column Chart and when to use it
• Bar Chart and when to use it
• Pie Chart and when to use it
• Other Charts
• Sparklines
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12. Combo Charts
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Excel allows you to combine 2 or more
charts on the same graph.
• When to do this
• How to do this
• Using the same horizontal axis but two
different vertical axes
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13. Best Practices
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• Be careful about using a 3D chart for business
reporting
• Use line charts to show trend over a period of
time
• Use Column charts to show performance of
independent metrics
• Use Bar charts when column charts will be too
clumsy in display
• and many more …
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15. PivotTable
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PivotTable allows you to do instant analysis on a
large data table.
• Default PivotTable
– Different Fields
– Applying Filter
– Changing field values
• Tabular PivotTable
• Using Formulas on Pivot table values
• PivotTable Tricks
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16. PivotChart & PowerPivot
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PivotChart is simply a chart of the
PivotTable.
• The unique features of the Pivot Chart
PowerPivot is an addin for Excel 2010, and
built into Excel 2013
• It allows you to work with more external
database and also on very large database
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18. General Tools Of Analysis
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• Naming Sheets
• Moving and Copying sheets
• Inserting Sheets and Tab Color
• Linking Sheets in formula, special tips
• Freezing Panes and Splitting Windows
• Different Views – Normal, Page Layout and
Page Break Preview
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19. Lookup Functions
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• VLOOKUP
• HLOOKUP
• Looking up the last data in a row or
column
• Overcoming the limitations of VLOOKUP
and HLOOKUP using INDEX and MATCH
• Creative use of LOOKUP
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20. Power Functions
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• IF & IFERROR
• AND, OR
• Text functions and special tricks
• COUNTIFS, SUMIFS and AVERAGEIFS
• Using the formula tab creatively
• Formula auto-complete
• Formula Evaluation
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21. Named Range, Goal Seek, Scenario
Manager and Solver
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• Named Range and its practical uses
• Goal Seek and a very interesting practical
example
• Scenario Manager and a typical use
• Solver and its use in solving practical
business decision and production
problems. Linear programming.
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23. Features of a Dashboard
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• A screen view summary that is visual and
automated
• Knowing how to pick the important metrics to
visualize
• Knowing how to make a dynamic dashboard
• Letting the dashboard answer the most
important questions
• and many more …
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24. Professional Reports
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• Best Practices
• Having an Almighty sheet
• Knowing what to send and what to keep
• Having the report audience in mind
• E-mails: Done right the Excel way
• Excel reports and printing
• Excel Dashboard as a BI tool
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28. Introduction to VBA
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• Why you might someday need VBA
• Recording Macros
• The Limitations of recorded Macros
• The easy way to writing your VBA program
• Getting vital help
• Essential tips
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29. Training venue: Kristina Jade Learning Center, 70b Olorunlogbon street, Off
Alade Lawal street, Idiroko b/stop, Anthony Village, Lagos.