Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants

Overview

This course is a three-lesson intermediate level course. This course guides you through creating, copying and pasting, reviewing, and correcting basic and complex formulas in Excel using step-by-step hands-on activities. This course emphasizes using a standard keyboard and mouse actions to perform tasks in Excel.

Prerequisites

Experience working with Excel 365 or earlier versions in the Windows operating system environment

Objectives

Describe formula and function syntax and create basic formulas
Copy/paste and fill formulas
Enter formulas on grouped worksheets
Use multiple methods to build formulas
Apply conditional formatting to formulas’ results
Find and correct formula errors using a variety of tools, such as the Error Checking feature and Trace Error icon, the Formula Auditing tools, and the Watch Window

Highlights

Basic formula and function syntax
Formulas pasted with relative references
Status bar options and Sum (AutoSum) for quick calculations
Formulas pasted with mixed or absolute references
Formula results pasted as values
Worksheets for grouping, entering formulas, and formatting
Ways to link worksheets and workbooks with 3-D formulas
The Insert Function button or Buttons from the Function Library to insert functions in formulas
Defined names as function arguments
Conditional formatting for formulas’ results
Common errors using the Trace Error icon and the Formula Auditing tools
A circular reference
Color-coded cell borders to correct a cell reference error in a formula
How to step through a nested formula
How to use the Watch Window and other tools to analyze, protect, and hide formulas

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Materials are generally available 3 days in advance of an event. Once you have downloaded the manual, we are unable to cancel your registration.

Event Code:

SUS0005

4 CPE Credits

Computer Software & Applications: 4 Credits

Registration

Member Price:

$79

Non-member Price:

$109