Excel: Useful Formulas
Learn the Excel formulas and tools people use most, from VLOOKUP and IF functions to Text to Columns, Transpose, named ranges and formula auditing.
Speaker
Andy Lanning
Microsoft Office trainer · Computer Software Training, LLC · 25+ years teaching software
Overview
This practical Excel formulas webinar covers a handful of the formulas and tools you'll use most often, so you understand the syntax well enough to build and fix your own calculations.
You'll split data with Text to Columns and join it back with CONCATENATE, use two kinds of IF functions (logical and error) and learn the syntax of VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP. You'll also transpose data that is laid out the wrong way.
The session shows how to remove duplicates while using conditional formatting to stay in control, use the Name Box at an advanced level, choose between absolute references and named ranges in formulas, and audit formulas to find problems.
Why attend: If Excel functions and syntax feel cryptic, this session demonstrates the most common formulas step by step so you can work with confidence and save time on your projects. It suits anyone who is mostly self-taught in Excel, from beginner to advanced, and wants to fill gaps in their formula skills.
What’s covered
- Text to Columns, then reversing it with CONCATENATE
- Two types of IF functions: logical and error
- The syntax of VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP
- Transposing data that is organized incorrectly
- Removing duplicates while staying in control with conditional formatting
- Advanced use of the Name Box
- Absolute references vs named ranges in formulas
- How to audit formulas
Who should attend
What you get
About the speaker
Andy Lanning, owner, trainer, and Chief Nerd of Computer Software Training, LLC. Andy has 25+ years of experience teaching computer software in the corporate and university environments. She teaches basic to advanced levels in most Microsoft Office programs. She is adjunct faculty at Boise State University, since 1994 to present, where she specializes in computer training for the Center for Professional Development. She also travels to teach at company conferences across the U.S. Andy’s background includes corporate training, private training, and freelance data analysis. She has recorded several online training courses for Udemy.com, GoSkills.com, and in her career has delivered hundreds of courses and webinars on a variety of Microsoft topics.
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