Part 2: Excel yourself

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PART 2:
EXCEL YOURSELF
8 WAYS TO IMPROVE
YOUR EXCEL SKILLS

2. HERE YOU’LL FIND A
COLLECTION OF EIGHT
HANDY DEMONSTRATIONS ON
HOW TO USE EXCEL BETTER.
CLICK THROUGH ON EACH
SLIDE TO LEARN MORE..

3. Leveraging Excel’s time-
saving, quality-enhancing,
multipurpose functions
will help generate real time
business critical data.
As such, mastery and
knowledge of Excel’s inner
workings will help distinguish
you in your finance career.
Marcus Small
Webinar Presenter -
Professional Development
CPA Australia

4. Advanced Excel tips:.
Slicer to the rescue.
When you need to filter out.
unwanted items in an Excel.
spreadsheet, the versatile solution.
is to bring out the Slicer..
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5. LEARN MORE
How to summarise.
multiple data sheets.
into one report.
Summarising data from.
multiple, different data.
sheets is a big ask in Excel.
In this case, it’s best to take.
the “indirect” route to get to.
your destination..

6. Learn how to use.
Excel PowerPivot.
.Excel PowerPivot can.
.summarise millions of rows.
.of data, making.it a.
.valuable skill for handling.
.elaborate reports..
LEARN MORE

7. An easier way
to manage your
interest in Excel
These Excel functions
will take some of the
pain out of calculating.
your annual loan
repayments..
LEARN MORE

8. Four steps to an Excel.
budget shortcut.
Learn a nifty technique that.
makes applying factors to.
multiple formulas a breeze..
LEARN MORE

9. .Explore pattern.
.matching in Excel.
.with Flash Fill.
.Helpful and easy to use,.
.Flash Fill is an Excel.
superhero that often flies.
.under the radar..
LEARN MORE

10. Deepen your Excel.
PivotTables with.
“Show Values As”.
Many Excel users are.
unaware of the useful and.
underused “Show Values.
As” option, which allows.
you to show values and.
the percentage on the.
same PivotTables report..
LEARN MORE

11. How to fix your
VLOOKUP in Excel
The VLOOKUP function is
an extremely useful tool,
so ensure you know how to
avoid common pitfalls.
LEARN MORE

12. Missed part 1?.
Here are 9 handy Excel.
demos that work..
READ IT HERE

13. Useful ‘how-to’ videos
• Add substance with Styles
• How to spot the doubles in Excel
• How to custom format in Excel
WATCH NOW

14. More resources
from CPA Australia:
• Microsoft Excel for
finance professionals
• Workshops
• Online
• Webinars
FIND OUT MORE

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