Excel screens can look kind of intimidating, especially if you're a new user.…So I want to give you little tour of what's happening here, make things a…little easier for you.…Let's start near the top. First thing, most obvious thing is this giant toolbar…and that's called the Ribbon bar.…And instead of having drop-down menus and multiple rows of toolbars, like a…typical program or like Excel had a couple versions ago, we have these tabs,…kind of like a tabbed dialog box.…And you can click any of these and see different sections of the Ribbon bar.…Now this tab over here on the left labeled File, that's kind of special.…
Click the File tab, and this is what's called backstage view.…Backstage view doesn't deal with the content of your workbook. This deals with…the files themselves, the workbook as a whole, things like saving, opening,…closing, printing, and so on.…Now the keyboard shortcuts are the same as in other versions of Excel and just…about every other program.…So for example, you can press Ctrl+S to Save, you can press Ctrl+Open, you can…
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6/9/2010- Copying and pasting techniques
- Working with formulas and functions
- Dealing with formula errors
- Creating lookup tables
- Naming cell ranges
- Formatting data and worksheets
- Finding and replacing data
- Creating SmartArt diagrams
- Creating charts and PivotTables
- Recording macros
- Sharing workbooks
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome53s
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1. Getting Started
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Touring the interface3m 38s
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2. Worksheet Basics
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Creating a worksheet5m 23s
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Targeting large data groups4m 26s
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3. Excel Formula Basics
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Entering data in a worksheet3m 22s
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Adding numbers manually5m 1s
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Adding a whole worksheet1m 48s
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Using IF4m 49s
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Using SUMIF and AVERAGEIF4m 15s
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Naming and using cell ranges3m 45s
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4. Essential Formatting
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Adding pictures and shapes7m 19s
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5. Advanced Formatting
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Inserting SmartArt6m 54s
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Applying built-in styles3m 16s
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Creating and sharing styles5m 33s
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Using templates4m 9s
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6. Printing Preparation
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Making the pieces fit4m 57s
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Printing and PDFs4m 34s
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7. Large Excel Projects
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Finding and replacing data3m 12s
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Managing worksheets7m 23s
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8. Collaborating with Others
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Setting workbook permissions6m 44s
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Sharing a workbook1m 25s
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Tracking changes3m 5s
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Saving files in shared locations10m 29s
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9. Exploring Excel's Database Features
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Creating lookup tables6m 3s
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10. Analyzing Data
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Working with Goal Seek5m 29s
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Using scenarios in formulas5m 28s
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11. Advanced Analysis with PivotTables
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Discovering PivotTables2m 22s
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Creating a basic PivotTable2m 46s
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Modifying a PivotTable6m 57s
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12. Creating and Using Charts
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Choosing chart types1m 55s
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Inserting Sparklines3m 54s
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Creating a column chart3m 23s
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Modifying a column chart5m 47s
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13. Creating and Using Macros
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Understanding macros3m 5s
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Editing a macro6m 50s
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14. Customizing Excel
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Customizing the Ribbon bar8m 44s
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Setting Excel options8m 19s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye16s
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