MS Excel Essential for Professionals – Advanced

This 2-day programme equips participants with advanced Excel skills for complex data manipulation, analysis, automation, and professional reporting using real-world datasets.

Day 1: Advanced Data Management and Analysis

Module 1 — Calculating With Advanced Formulas

Quick Analysis Tools, mixed references, range names, text and financial functions, logical and lookup functions.

Module 2 — Auditing a Worksheet

Finding errors, Watch Window, evaluating and troubleshooting formulas.

Module 3 — Mastering Excel Tables

Creating, managing and analysing data with advanced table tools.

Module 4 — Organising Worksheet Data

Advanced sorting, filtering, subtotals and outlines.

Module 5 — Charting and Visualisation

Creating and formatting charts, and using Sparklines.

Module 6 — Working with Templates and Comments

Hyperlinks, comments and productivity templates.

Day 2: Advanced Excel Features and Automation

Module 7 — Analysing Selected Data

Advanced filters, database functions and outlines.

Module 8 — Applying Conditional Formatting

Custom conditional formatting and colour-based sorting and filtering.

Module 9 — PivotTables and PivotCharts

Creating, customising and analysing large datasets.

Module 10 — Introduction to Macros

Creating, running and editing macros (relative and absolute).

Module 11 — Collaborating with Others

Workbook protection, tracking changes and merging.

Module 12 — Advanced Lookup and Reference Functions

VLOOKUP, MATCH, INDEX, GETPIVOTDATA and array formulas.

Module 13 — Data Validation and Import/Export

Data validation, importing and exporting data, and external connections.

Key Outcomes

Duration   2 Days

Training Mode   Physical Classroom

Target Audience   Data analysts, business analysts, BI developers, data scientists, statisticians, managers, team leaders, academic researchers, fresh graduates and self-employed professionals