Maximize Excel: Nuances Revealed

CPE Credit: 2 hours
 
When users run across subtle nuances in Excel, they can become frustrated. In this valuable presentation, David Ringstrom, CPA, focuses on aspects of Excel you may have overlooked, as well as solutions to problems you don’t know how to resolve. David’s tips and tricks will help you avoid any obstacles you might encounter when working in Excel.
 
David demonstrates every technique at least twice: first, on a PowerPoint slide with numbered steps, and second, in Excel 2016. He draws your attention to any differences in Excel 2013, 2010, or 2007 during the presentation as well as in his detailed handouts. David also provides an Excel workbook that includes most of the examples used in the course. 
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Topics Covered

• Seeing how to quickly duplicate a group of two or more worksheets.
• Managing cumbersome lists of data using the Table feature.
• Learning which features, such as Custom Views, you can’t use when one or more tables exist in a workbook.
• Utilizing the Split Worksheet feature properly to lock certain rows at the bottom of the Excel window.
• Saving time by seeing how to enter data sideways.
• Learning how to use the undocumented DATEDIF worksheet function.
• Using the Fill Series command to create a series of numbers with just a few mouse clicks.
• Learning how the Table feature allows you to transform filtering tasks.
• Learning the risks—and rewards—of double-clicking on the Fill Handle feature in Excel.
• Tweaking Excel’s AutoRecover settings to raise the odds of recovering your work after an Excel crash.
• Double-clicking tricks for navigating within a large worksheet.
• Avoiding frustration by understanding the nuances between Enter and Edit modes.

• Recall why commonly used Excel features sometimes might be disabled.
• Recall how to apply mouse actions and keyboard shortcuts to overcome default features or behaviors in Excel.
• State how to duplicate a group of two or more worksheets.