Classroom Training

Advanced Excel

Classroom training course - online version also available

£585 + VAT for most venues (£685 + VAT for London)

2 days

Excel can do so much more than simple formulae! This two-day advanced course will show you how to use VLOOKUP and MATCH/INDEX functions, create pivot tables and much, much more. The idea is that by the time you finish the course you will have seen virtually everything that Excel can offer(apart from VBA, the subject of a separate two-day Excel VBA course).

Course details

Possible locations:London, Manchester, Online
Next classroom course:Mon 25 January 2021
Time:10.00-16.30

SCHEDULED DATES Course Contents - PDF

Course Contents

The contents of this course are as follows:

Advanced IFs

Revision of single IFs
Nesting =IF
=IFS and =SWITCH

Lookup functions

VLOOKUP for continuous values
VLOOKUP for exact matches
Data validation for exact matches
Dynamic range names
Handling errors in lookup tables

Advanced lookup functions

Using = MATCH to find values
Combining =INDEX and =MATCH
The OFFSET function
The INDIRECT function

Text functions

Basic text functions
Finding and replacing text
Extracting and joining text

Multiple worksheets

Group editing
Formulae across sheets
3D summing across sheets

Advanced tables

Removing duplicates
Advanced filters (multiple criteria)
Adding and removing subtotals
Grouping/outlining controls

Pivot tables

Creating pivot tables
Changing the aggregation function
Drilling down
Filtering and sorting

Advanced pivot tables

Grouping fields
Showing % of grand totals, etc
Slicers and timelines

Getting data (was Power Query)

Using different data sources
Query steps
Massaging data before loading it
The "Column by example" transform

Covered if time allows If time

Advanced charts

Combination charts
Regression and trendlines
Picture charts
Sparklines

Covered if time allows If time

Scenarios

Creating what-if scenarios
The scenario manager

Covered if time allows If time

Goal-seeking

Targeting a given value
Setting the number of iterations

Delegates should already have a good working knowledge of Excel (one way to achieve this would be to attend our one-day introduction to Excel and one-day intermediate Excel courses). Note that the course uses Excel 2016, although if you're using Excel 2013, 2010 or even 2007 you'll still find the vast majority of this course useful (you can see what's different about Excel 2016 here).

Why Choose Us?

No more than 5 people per class
Proper restaurant lunch included
503 references viewable online
Free USB stick containing course files
Genuine Wise Owl trainers only
Unbelievably good courseware

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Sample customer feedback

Our thanks to everyone who agreed to share their thoughts (note that some of these reviews may be for our online courses).

"Very enjoyable. Trainer knowledgeable and helpful."

Ross Smith (Marley Ltd)

"Very good course - I enjoyed it and learnt a lot. The trainer taught the course very well and explained everything clearly. Recommendation came from colleagues."

Hannah Rodger (Barbican Insurance / Arch Capital Gp Ltd)

"Very enjoyable, informative, fun and educational. Maintained an excellent level of teaching and professionalism throughout."

Cameron Copeland (ICE Futures Europe)

"Good content delivered in an easy-to-understand manner, without over-complicating. Been on previous courses & good experience, so natural progression."

Daniel Gates (ICE Futures Europe)

"Really enjoyed the course. Great pace. Learnt loads of useful tips. Looking forward to advanced course. Great website."

Nicola Leah (Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Ltd.)

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Scheduled Excel Advanced training dates

Here are the classroom Excel Advanced courses we have scheduled for the next 3 months:

Dates	Days	Venue	Price	Booking
Mon/Tue 25-26 January 2021	2	Manchester	£585	Book places
Thu/Fri 18-19 March 2021	2	Manchester	£585	Book places
Tue/Wed 18-19 May 2021	2	Manchester	£585	Book places
Thu/Fri 15-16 July 2021	2	Manchester	£585	Book places

Date(s)	Venue
25/01	Manchester
18/03	Manchester
18/05	Manchester
15/07	Manchester

All prices exclude VAT. If you can't see the dates you want, ask us about running onsite Excel training at your offices (we'll even provide and set up the computers).