Join Dennis Taylor for an in-depth discussion in this video Use conditional formatting based on comparison criteria, part of Excel 2016: Tips and Tricks.
- [Voiceover] Excel's conditional formatting feature…found on the Home tab gives us lots of opportunities…for highlighting cells based on a variety of rules,…and we can use data bars, color sets, icon sets,…to really give emphasis to certain…kinds of data based on the content.…And we could use this in a variety of ways, including,…even, for example, showing in column H here,…whether some of these states have grown more than 5%.…In other words, we can use formulas with this.…We could also do this over in Column C.…
We've got a bunch of orders listed by order number…in Column A, and order date, shipping date,…and we want to know any time a shipping date…is more than two days after the order date.…Maybe most of our products require some assembly…and packaging, so we'd like to highlight everything…in Column C, even for future data…that we don't have there just yet.…So in Column C we're gonna be using conditional formatting,…and we want to highlight those cells any time the shipping…date is more than two days after the order date.…
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4/21/2016The course then dives into data entry and editing techniques, formatting and drag-and-drop tricks, keyboard shortcuts for working with formulas, data management strategies, and chart tricks. Short on time? Make sure to check out the "10 Tiny Tips" chapter for a quick productivity boost.
- Entering today's date or time instantly
- Converting formulas to values with a simple drag
- Undoing and redoing with keyboard commands
- Accessing the Ribbon from the keyboard
- Creating split screens fast
- Navigating in workbooks quickly
- Selecting noncontiguous ranges
- Entering data more efficiently
- Dragging and dropping data
- Performing calculations without formulas
- Applying formatting with keyboard shortcuts
- Using database techniques to work with Excel data
- Working with charts, shapes, and linked images
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome33s
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1. Top 10 Shortcuts
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Zoom in and out quickly3m 23s
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2. Ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar Tips
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3. Display Shortcuts
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4. Navigation Shortcuts
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Navigate within worksheets7m 10s
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5. Selection Shortcuts
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6. Data Entry and Editing Shortcuts
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Accelerate data entry9m 54s
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Enhance editing tools3m 40s
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7. Drag and Drop Techniques
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8. Formula Shortcuts
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Create formulas rapidly6m 26s
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Use AutoSum shortcuts3m 53s
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Use rounding shortcuts5m 30s
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Generate random numbers5m 3s
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9. Operational Shortcuts
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Re-align imported text5m 44s
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10. Formatting Shortcuts
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11. Data Management Techniques
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12. Charting and Visual Object Tips
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13. Ten Tiny Tips
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Conclusion
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Goodbye33s
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