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This document outlines 30 topics for learning advanced Excel skills including data analysis techniques like pivot tables, charts and graphs, formulas, functions, macros and VBA. Some key skills covered include importing and transforming data with Power Query, creating relationships between tables in Power Pivot, using Solver for optimization problems, conditional formatting, data validation, project management templates and statistical analysis functions. Advanced features like custom functions, scenario manager, 3D maps, dynamic charts and collaboration tools are also addressed.

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Excel Course Outline

This document outlines 30 topics for learning advanced Excel skills including data analysis techniques like pivot tables, charts and graphs, formulas, functions, macros and VBA. Some key skills covered include importing and transforming data with Power Query, creating relationships between tables in Power Pivot, using Solver for optimization problems, conditional formatting, data validation, project management templates and statistical analysis functions. Advanced features like custom functions, scenario manager, 3D maps, dynamic charts and collaboration tools are also addressed.

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1.

Data Entry and Formatting:


 Entering Data: Learn how to efficiently enter and organize data in Excel.
 Formatting Cells: Understand cell formatting options for numbers, dates,
and text.
2. Basic Formulas:
 Sum, Average, Min, Max: Perform basic calculations for quantities,
measurements, and averages.
 IF Statements: Use conditional statements for decision-making in
calculations.
3. Data Sorting and Filtering:
 Sort and Filter Data: Arrange and filter data to analyze information more
effectively.
4. Charts and Graphs:
 Create Charts: Visualize data using bar charts, line graphs, and pie charts.
 Trendlines: Display trends in data using trendlines.
5. PivotTables:
 PivotTable Basics: Summarize and analyze large datasets quickly.
6. Lookup and Reference Functions:
 VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP: Search for specific data in a table.
 INDEX and MATCH: Retrieve data based on specific criteria.
7. Conditional Formatting:
 Highlighting Cells: Use formatting rules to emphasize important data.
8. Data Validation:
 Input Restrictions: Control the type of data entered in cells.
9. Solver Add-In:
 Optimization: Use Solver for optimization problems, such as project cost
minimization.
10. Date and Time Functions:
 DATE, NOW, TIME: Manage and manipulate date and time data.
11. Project Management Templates:
 Gantt Charts: Create project timelines for scheduling.
 Resource Planning: Use Excel for resource allocation and tracking.
12. Statistical Analysis:
 Statistical Functions: Employ statistical functions for data analysis.
13. Financial Functions:
 NPV, IRR: Evaluate project financials and feasibility.
14. Data Tables:
 Sensitivity Analysis: Explore how changes in variables affect outcomes.
15. Macros and VBA (Visual Basic for Applications):
 Automation: Learn basic automation through recording and editing
macros.
16. Array Formulas:
 Array Formulas: Perform calculations on multiple items in an array
simultaneously, useful for complex engineering calculations.
17. Advanced Charting:
 Combo Charts: Combine different chart types in a single chart for more
comprehensive data representation.
 Sparklines: Create small, in-cell charts for visualizing trends within a cell
range.
18. Data Analysis Tools:
 Data Tables: Conduct sensitivity analysis by creating data tables to
explore various input scenarios.
 Solver Add-In: Solve optimization problems by maximizing or minimizing
a specific cell.
19. Power Query and Power Pivot:
 Power Query: Import, transform, and combine data from various sources
seamlessly.
 Power Pivot: Analyze large datasets and create relationships between
tables for advanced data modeling.
20. Database Functions:
 DGET, DMIN, DMAX: Extract specific data from a database based on
criteria.
 DSUM, DAVERAGE: Summarize and analyze data from a database.
21. Custom Functions (User-Defined Functions - UDF):
 Create Custom Functions: Write your own functions in VBA to automate
specific engineering calculations.
22. Data Validation with Drop-Down Lists:
 Dynamic Dropdown Lists: Create dynamic dropdown lists that update
based on previous selections for data validation.
23. Scenario Manager:
 Scenario Manager: Manage and compare multiple scenarios to analyze
the impact of different variables on a project.
24. Goal Seek and What-If Analysis:
 Goal Seek: Determine the input required to achieve a specific goal in a
formula.
 What-If Analysis: Analyze the impact of changes in variables on
calculated results.
25. Custom Conditional Formatting:
 Custom Formatting Rules: Apply complex conditional formatting rules
for visual data analysis.
26. Data Consolidation:
 Consolidate Data: Combine data from multiple sheets or workbooks for a
comprehensive overview.
27. Dynamic Charts and Data Tables:
 Dynamic Charts: Create charts that automatically update with changes in
data.
 Data Tables with Two Variables: Analyze the impact of changes in two
variables on a formula.
28. 3D Maps:
 3D Maps (Power Map): Visualize data geographically in three dimensions
for spatial analysis.
29. Advanced PivotTable Features:
 Slicers: Filter PivotTable data interactively with visual slicers.
 Timeline: Filter PivotTable data based on date ranges using a timeline.
30. Collaboration and Cloud Integration:
 Real-time Collaboration: Collaborate with team members on the same
workbook in real-time using cloud services.

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