Although many accountants consider themselves experts in using Excel, most accountants are self-taught and do not use Excel to its full potential. This course is designed to take experienced, self-taught users to the next level. It provides real world examples developed by accountants for accountants in the following six major topic areas: collaboration and workbook security; using tables to analyze and report data; integrating and manipulating data from external sources; creating and auditing complex formulas; advanced data analysis with subtotals, filters, and PivotTables; and using charts to analyze and communicate information. Its content is based on twenty years of experience in delivering Excel training to accountants and on feedback from thousands of accounting and financial professionals just like you. If you use Excel extensively, you need this course! Participants will have access to sample data files.

This course includes coverage of features found in all versions of Excel, including Excel 2003, 2007, and 2010.

"Very effective presentation - great material & reference book." D.M., CPA PA

"The most enjoyable and productive course I have ever taken to improve my technology and productivity skills." M.G., CPA NH

• Protect documents using password encryption or Information Rights Management
• Remove hidden metadata from documents before distribution, digitally sign and restrict changes to Excel workbooks
• Save documents as PDF or XPS files for distribution by e-mail
• Track changes in shared workbooks, and merge data from multiple workbooks
• Use dynamic tables to automatically format and analyze data – creating, formatting, filtering, and using structured referencing
• Identify, filter, or remove unique or duplicate records
• Import or work with data stored in external databases, such as the General Ledger, using ODBC
• Use advanced techniques, such as Text to Columns, Paste Special, and Go-To Special, to cleanup imported data
• Using advanced functions – SUMPRODUCT, VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, MATCH, CHOOSE, WORKDAY, NETWORKDAYS, RAND, RANDBETWEEN, NPV, IRR, MIRR – to create complex formulas
• Create, manage, and use defined names to simplify formulas
• Use advanced formula auditing and error checking techniques
• Perform advanced data analysis with data tables, subtotals, filters, PivotTables, and PivotCharts
• Use array formulas to round-off in totals and other useful tasks
• Use conditional formatting to create dynamic dashboard displays of tabular data
• Create, manipulate, and customize charts for analyzing and communicating information
• Use SmartArt to create professional quality business figures and illustrations
• And much more…