Surgent's Microsoftr Excelr 2016: Working with Formulas and Functions

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

Major Topics:

• Identify basic formula and function syntax
• Recognize formulas pasted with relative references
• Select status bar options and Sum (AutoSum) for quick calculations
• Recognize formulas pasted with mixed or absolute references
• Identify formula results pasted as values
• Select worksheets for grouping and entering formulas
• Select Formula AutoComplete to create formulas with 3-D references
• Select buttons from the Function Library to insert functions in formulas
• Select defined names as function arguments
• Select conditional formatting to formulas’ results
• Recognize the Error Checking feature and the Trace Error icon; identify and correct common errors
• Select the Formula Auditing tools to trace a formula’s precedent and dependent cells
• Identify and resolve a circular reference
• Select color-coded cell borders to correct a cell reference error in a formula
• Identify how to step through a nested formula
• Identify how to use the Watch Window and other tools to analyze, protect, and hide formulas

Designed For:

Users experienced with using Excel 2016 in the Windows 8 or 10 operating system environment, or experienced Excel users switching from earlier versions of Excel.

Prerequisite:

"Microsoft r Excel r 2016: Getting Started" or equivalent experience working with Excel 2016 in the Windows operating system environment

Additional Info:

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