Join Dennis Taylor for an in-depth discussion in this video Getting data from remote cells with OFFSET, part of Excel 2013: Advanced Formulas and Functions.
If you're trying to write a formula that refers to dynamic data that keeps getting …added to or subtracted from. There could be times when you're trying …to say, I want to get the last entry out of a column or a group of cells. …In this worksheet here called Offset, we got some reporting data information in …column A, and a closing rate, perhaps a stock market rate in column B. …And we want to have, in cell D2, the last reporting date. …The list is going to grow in column A, maybe quite large eventually. …Also, in column B. We always want to see the last reporting date.…
And so, looking at the data right now, in D2, we would like to see 5/15/2013. …And over in E2, we want to see 256. We're going to be using a function called Offset. …If you haven't heard about it, and you might not have encountered the need to …use it. You will find it under Lookup and …Reference functions. And as we slide over the description …here, Offset returns a reference to a range that is a given number of rows and …
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Released
5/16/2013- Displaying and highlighting formulas
- Converting formulas to values
- Creating 3D formulas to gather data from multiple sheets
- Understanding the hierarchy of operations in formulas
- Using absolute and relative references
- Creating and expanding the use of nested IF statements
- Looking up information with VLOOKUP, MATCH, and INDEX
- Using the power functions: COUNTIF, SUMIF, and AVERAGEIF
- Analyzing data with the statistical functions
- Performing basic math
- Calculating dates and times
- Editing text with functions
- Checking for errors with formulas
Skill Level Advanced
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Introduction
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Welcome54s
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1. Formula and Function Tips and Shortcuts
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Auditing tools4m 38s
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2. Formula and Function Tools
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3. IF and Related Functions
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4. Lookup and Reference Functions
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Nesting lookup functions4m 11s
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Locating data with MATCH4m 35s
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5. Power Functions
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6. Statistical Functions
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7. Math Functions
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8. Date and Time Functions
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9. Array Formulas and Functions
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10. Reference Functions
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11. Text Functions
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12. Information Functions
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Conclusion
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Goodbye26s
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