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To EXCEL or NOT? By Filippo Selden http://about.me/fselden

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To EXCEL or NOT?

By Filippo Selden http://about.me/fselden

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EXCEL

EXCEL

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EXCEL

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EXCEL

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How to do that thing I can’t do in Excel 2010?

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Basic Excel Stuff.

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THE RIBBONThe ribbon is easy to understand not so easyto master.

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Home

Insert

Page layout

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Formulas

Data

View

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SHORTCUTSF11 Create a new chart on a separate sheet using data in the selected range.Alt Display the keytips for the Ribbon commands.F2 Edit the active cell.F4 Change absolute/relative values of cell references.Shift+F2 Edit the comment in the active cell or insert a comment.Ctrl+Shift+_ Remove all borders from the selected cells.Shift+F10 Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.Ctrl+F6 Activate the next window.Ctrl+PgUp Activate the previous sheet in the workbook.Ctrl+PgDn Activate the next sheet in the workbook.Alt+Ctrl+V Display the Paste Special dialog box.Alt+= Perform the equivalent of clicking the AutoSum button.Ctrl+D Copy the top cell in a selected range to the other cells in the selection.Ctrl+F Display the Find dialog box.Ctrl+H Display the Replace dialog box.Ctrl+R Copy the leftmost cell in a selected range to the other cells in the selection.Ctrl+Y Repeat the last repeatable command. Ctrl+Z Undo the last action.

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A

B

C

D

E

F

G

CELLSSELECT

SHIFT

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Right Click > Delete

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

CELLSDELETE

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Right Click > Delete

CELLSDELETE

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DEL

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

CELLSDELETE

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DEL

CELLSDELETE

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CELLSHIDING

A B C

1 10

2 5

3 15

Right Click > Hide

A C

1 10

2 5

3 15

Right Click > Unhide

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VALUES

FORMULAS

Text

123 or 7

Calculations

LABELS

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12

1234567

AUTOFILL

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510

5101520253035

AUTOFILL

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JanFeb

JanFebMarAprMayJunJul

AUTOFILL

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Q1Q2

Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3

AUTOFILL

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1-1-131-2-13

1-1-131-2-131-3-131-4-131-5-131-6-131-7-13

AUTOFILL

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WORKBOOKS ANDWORKSHEETS

Activates the next sheetCTRL PGUP

Right Click on a Sheet

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CELLSREFERENCEWORKSHEETS

=Sheet2!C9Same workbook

=[Book2]Sheet2!C9Different workbooks

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A Little Less Basic.

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DATAVALIDATION

Select a range

Data

Data Validation

Range of dates

Range of numbers (<=>)

List made from a range

Home

Find & Select

Select Data Validation

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DATAVALIDATIONDROP-DOWNLIST

The cell will getdata from the range

CASH

CC

USD

CASH

CC

USD

select LIST

select RANGE

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ELIMINATEDUPLICATEENTRIES Home

Format as Table

Select a range

Click anywhere in the Table

Design

Remove Duplicates

*Convert to Range to cancel Table format

*

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ELIMINATEDUPLICATEENTRIES

Select a range

Click anywhere

Data

Remove Duplicates

*

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CREATEA STATICIMAGE

COPY RANGEPaste as image or as linked image

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Creating formulas.

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ALL FORMULAS BEGIN WITH AN EQUAL SIGN

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FORMULAS

A3=A1+A2

All Excel formulasbegin with anequal sign.

A B C

1 10

2 5

3 15

The plus sign (+)The minus sign (–)The asterisk (*) to multiplyThe slash (/) to divideThe percentage symbol (%)The exponentiation symbol (^)

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FORMULASSamples

=3+5=8

=3*2=6

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FORMULASSamples

=6/2=3

=2^3=8

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FORMULASExcel calculatesMultiplicationand divisionbefore it calculates addition and subtraction.

=3+5*2

=13

=(3+5)*2

=16

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AUTOSUM

Home

Autosum

Select the range or

Select the cell below the range

Press ENTER

A B C

1 10

2 5

3 5

4 20

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AUTOSUM+ AUTOFILL

A B C

1 10 12 20

2 5 7 5

3 15

A B C

1 10 12 20

2 5 7 5

3 15

Drag

A B C

1 10 12 20

2 5 7 5

3 15 19 25

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AUTOFILL Home

Editing

Fill

Series

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EDIT AFORMULA

F2DOUBLE CLICK

A B C

1 10

2 5

3 15

OR PRESS F2

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A B C D E1 1 2 3 4 52 2

3 3

4 4

..

=A1+C3+E5F2

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A B C

1 20 3

2 6

3 4

4 10

FORMULATRACING

Formulas

Trace Precedents

Trace Dependents

Remove Arrows

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Absolute

Relative

=$A$1A relative cell reference adjusts to its new location when the formula it’s copied and pasted.

An absolute cell reference doesn’t change, even when the formula is copied and pastedelsewhere.

=A1

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1 2 3 4

2 2

3 3

4 4

..

=$A1 1 1 1

2

3

4

=A$1 2 3 4

1

1

1

FIXED LINE

FIXED COLUMN

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MIKE MIKE MILANO 20100

2 MILANO JOHN ANCONA 60100

3 20100

4 JOHN

5 ANCONA

6 60100

...

B1=INDIRECT("A" & ROW(A1)*3-2)

C1=INDIRECT("A" & ROW(B1)*3-1)

D1=INDIRECT("A" & ROW(C1)*3-0)

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CHANGESWITHOUTFORMULAS

Home

Paste

Paste Special

SELECT CELL*

CTRL C

SELECT RANGE

Choose «Operation»

*Containing a number

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MONITORCELLS FROMANYWHERE

FORMULAS

Watch Window

WATCH WINDOW

Monitor selected CELLS from anywhere.

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Creating functions.

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OVER 400FUNCTIONS

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TYPES OFFUNCTIONS

FINANCIAL

DATE & TIME

MATH & TRIGONOMETRY

STATISTICAL

LOOKUP & REFERENCE

TEXT & LOGICAL

INFORMATION

ENGINEERING

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IF FUNCTIONAn IF statement is a logical function that contains three arguments. The first argument check if a specified condition is met. If the condition is TRUE, the function returns the value specified in the second argument; but if the condition is FALSE, it returns the values specified in the third argument.

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IF FUNCTION=IF(TEST;IF TRUE;IF FALSE)

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A B C

1 NAME EURO BONUS

2 MIKE 89 NO

3 JOHN 106 YES

4 DEBBY 99 NO

IFFUNCTION

Condition is

EURO >100

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IFFUNCTION if TRUE

Bonus = YES

if FALSEBonus = NO

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=IF(B2<100;"NO";"YES")

A B C

1 NAME SCORE BONUS

2 MIKE 89 NO

3 JOHN 106 YES

4 DEBBY 99 NO

if SCORE <100 then Bonus = NO

if SCORE >100 then Bonus = YES

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The agent will get a 10% bonus on the achieved amount.

+ DIFFICULT

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=IF(C2="NO";0;B2*10%)

A B C D

1 NAME EURO BONUS AMOUNT

2 MIKE 89 NO 0

3 JOHN 106 YES 10,6

4 DEBBY 99 NO 0

if BONUS = NO then 0

if BONUS = YES then 10% of EURO

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COUNTFUNCTION COUNT

# OF CELLS IN A RANGE CONTAINING NUMBERS

COUNTA# OF CELLS IN A RANGE NOT EMPTY

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COUNTFUNCTION COUNTBLANK

# OF EMPTY CELLS IN A RANGE

COUNTIF# OF CELLS IN A RANGE THAT MEETS A CRITERIA

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=COUNT(A1:A5)A

1 1

2 MIKE

3

4 4

5 5

= 3

=COUNTA(A1:A5)= 4

=COUNTBLANK(A1:A5)

=COUNTIF(A1:A5;">3")

= 1

= 2

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WEIGHTEDAVERAGE

€ gasoline # days

1 1,64 7

2 1,71 3

3 1,68 7

4 ... ...

5 ... ...

6 ... ...

7 ... ...

8 ... ...

9

10

=SUMPRODUCT(array1;array2)/SUM(array2)

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STATUS BARFEATURES

A B C

1 50

2 45

3 60

4 90

Select the range

STATUS BAR

Right click on status bar to customise what numbers you need

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CALCULATEA RANK

A B C

1 MIKE 15 3

2 JOHN 23 1

3 DEBBY 18 2,5

4 ANNA 18 2,5

5 HENRY 12 4

=RANK.AVG(B1;$B$1;$B$5;0))

A B C

1 MIKE 23 1

2 JOHN 18 2,5

3 DEBBY 18 2,5

4 ANNA 15 3

5 HENRY 12 4

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DATEFUNCTIONS

=TODAY()3/6/13

=NOW()

3/6/13 16:06

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DATEFUNCTIONS

=WEEKDAY(A1;2)

1

=WEEKNUM(A1;2)

A1 03/06/2013

23

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DATEFUNCTIONS

=ROUNDUP(MONTH(A1)/3,0)

2

A1 03/06/2013

QUARTERS

*custom format "Q"#

Q2*Right Click > Format Cells

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CALCULATETODAYSAGE

A B

1 6/11/71

2 6/6/2013 =today()

3 FORMULA

=INT((A2-A1)/365,25))

=INT(YEARFRAC(A1;A2))

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=ROUND(A1;2)= 1,42

ROUNDINGFUNCTIONS

A1 1,4231 =ROUNDUP(A1;2)

= 1,43

=ROUNDDWON(A1;2)= 1,42

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=CEILING(A1;0,01)= 1,43

=FLOOR(A1;0,01)= 1,42

ROUNDINGFUNCTIONS

A1 1,4231

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=TRUNC(A1;3)

= 1,423

=INT(A1)

= 1

ROUNDINGFUNCTIONS

A1 1,4231

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ROUNDINGFUNCTIONS

A1 1.478.356

=ROUNDDWON(A1;1-LEN(A1))

= 1.000.000

=ROUNDDWON(A1;2-LEN(A1))

= 1.400.000

=ROUNDDWON(A1;3-LEN(A1))

= 1.470.000

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AVERAGECOUNTCOUNTAMAXMINPRODUCTSTDEV.SSTDEV.PSUM

123456789

1° value arguments

AGGREGATEFUNCTION

VAR.SVAR.PMEDIANMODE.SNGLLARGESMALLPERCENTILE.INCQUARTILE.INCPERCENTILE.EXCQUARTILE.EXC

10111213141516171819

=AGGREGATE(function;option;array)

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AGGREGATEFUNCTION

Ignore nested SUBTOTALIgnore hidden rows, nested SUBTOTALIgnore error values, nested SUBTOTALIgnore hidden rows, error values, nested SUBTOTAL Ignore nothingIgnore hidden rowsIgnore error valuesIgnore hidden rows and error values

01234567

2° value arguments =AGGREGATE(function;option;array)

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Ignore hidden rows and error values7

AVERAGECOUNTSUM

129

1° value arguments

2° value arguments

=AGGREGATE(1;7;array)

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Name Test A Test B Change

Anna 84 87 3Maria 81 83 2John 74 #N/A #N/AFrank 78 81 3Sulley 76 79 3Mary 81 77 -4Mike 74 75 1Jack 72 73 1Andy 77 76 -1Willy 70 82 12

AVG #N/A

AGGREGATE 2,2

=AGGREGATE(1;7;array)

= 2,2It uses the AVERAGEfunction but ignores the hidden rows and error values.

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Income 58.640 Tax Rate 41%

Less Of More Of Tax %- 15.000 23%

15.001 28.000 27%28.001 55.000 38%55.001 75.000 41%75.000 - 43%

=VLOOKUP(B1;A5:C9;3)The VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP functions are useful if you need to return a value from a arange by looking up another value.

VLOOKUPFUNCTION

0

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Code 14021Product Socks

Code Product14015 Shoe14016 Belt14017 Sweater14018 Polo14019 T-Shirt14020 Scarf14021 Socks14022 Undies

=VLOOKUP(B1;B5:B11;2;FALSE)VLOOKUPFUNCTION

Using FALSE will return an #N/A in the results.

FALSE requires an exact match between the Input CELL and the Lookup RANGE.

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=RAND()*100

Random # between 0 and 1

=ROUND((RAND()*100);0)

GENERATERANDOMNUMBERS

=RAND()

Random number between 0 and 100

Random whole number between 0 and 100

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Text Formatting.

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TEXT FUNCTIONS

UPPER

FILIPPO

LOWER

filippo

PROPER

Filippo

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TEXT FUNCTIONS

CONCATENATE*Joins several strings of test in one string

A B C

1 UGO UGHI UGO UGHI

2 MARIO ROSSI MARIO ROSSI

=CONCATENATE(A1;B1;...)

*Once you are happy with the results always remember to Paste Values.

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TEXT FUNCTIONS

LEFT (or) RIGHT

To extract text from a string you can use

=LEFT(A1;5)

*Once you are happy with the results always remember to Paste Values.

MID

=MID(A1;7;10)

A B

1 20121 Milano LEFT = 20121

2 20121 Milano MID = Milano

20121 Milano

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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TRIMFUNCTION

=TRIM(A1:A10)

Removes unwated spaces in a cell

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TURN OFFAUTOMATICLINKS

File

Options

ProofingAuto Correct OptionsAutoFormat as You TypeInternet and network paths

*Right-click the cell and choose Remove Hyperlink from the shortcut menu.

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TO OVERRIDE AN AUTOCORRECTION

WHILE ENTERING THE INFORMATION

CTRL Z

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INDENTING

Right Click > Format Cells

Add Indent

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WRAPTEXT

Beavis And Butthead

Home

Alignment

Wrap Text

Beavis And Butthead

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SHORTCUTSFORMATTING

Number format with 2 decimal places, thousands separator

Time format with the hour and minute

Date format with the day, month, and year

Currency format with two decimal places

Percentage format with no decimal places

Exponential Number format with two decimal places

Ctrl + Shift + 1

Ctrl + Shift + 2

Ctrl + Shift + 3

Ctrl + Shift + 4

Ctrl + Shift + 5

Ctrl + Shift + 6

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FORMATMENU

Home

Number

Right Click > Format Cells

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Digit placeholder that displays only digits and not zerosDisplays the decimal pointDisplays a percentageDisplays the thousands separatorDisplays this characterDisplays the next character in the formatRepeats the next character to fill the column widthLeaves a space equal to the width of the next characterDisplays the text inside the double quotation marksServes as a text placeholderDisplays the characters in the specified color(Black, Blue, Cyan, Green, Magenta, Red, White, Yellow)

#.

%,

$ – + / ( ) : space\*

_ (underscore)“text”

@[color]

CUSTOMFORMATTING

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CUSTOMFORMATTING

1.457*no decimal places

(1.457)*for negative numbers

#.##;[Red]- #.##

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CONVERTFORMULASTO VALUES

Home

Paste

SELECT RANGE

CTRL C

Paste Values

*Or Right-click then select Paste Special…

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CREATEYOUR STYLE

Home

Styles

Cell Styles

New Cell Style...

SELECT CELL

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Conditional formatting.

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FORMATTINGDATA BARS

DATA BARS

COLOR SCALES

ICONS SETS

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FORMATTINGDATA BARS

DATA BARS

Yes of course she is 20%Maybe, I am on tv? 10%Are you kidding me? 45%Absolutely not 25%

Is Ruby a cousin of PM Mubarack?

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FORMATTINGDATA BARS

COLOR SCALES1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

gen-13 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 -0 -1 -1 -2 -2 -2 -3 -3 -4 -4 -4 -5 -5 -6 -6 -6feb-13 -6 -4 -4 -3 -2 -1 -0 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 3mar-13 3 2 5 3 6 7 4 6 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12apr-13 9 9 10 13 13 15 16 17 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 15 16 16 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 15

mag-13 15 15 18 16 17 19 17 18 15 16 17 18 15 15 16 16 17 17 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 19 19 20 20 21 21giu-13 18 18 19 19 20 20 19 20 20 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 24 24 24 24 25 25 25 25 26 26lug-13 23 23 23 23 24 24 21 21 21 21 22 21 21 21 21 20 23 24 24 24 24 25 25 25 25 26 26 26 26 27 27ago-13 26 26 27 27 24 24 24 24 23 22 24 21 22 21 20 20 19 19 18 18 17 17 16 16 14 14 15 15 16 13 13set-13 15 16 17 15 16 14 14 15 14 14 16 17 17 14 12 10 8 11 9 10 9 7 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4ott-13 7 5 6 6 6 7 4 6 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 10 9 8 6 5

nov-13 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 3 2 3 2 2 2 1dic-13 3 2 2 2 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 -0 -1 -1 -2 -2 -2 -3 -3 -4 -4 -2 -3 -3 -4 -4 -3

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FORMATTINGDATA BARS

ICON SETS

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FORMATTINGDATA BARS

ICON SETS*CHANNEL ADV A ADV B CHANGE

GOOGLE 75 85 10

FACEBOOK 106 114 8

YAHOO 45 40 -5

TWITTER 35 31 -4YOUTUBE 80 80 0VIRGILIO 24 48 24

OTHER 12 13 1

Home

Conditional Formatting

Manage Rules...

*Suppose we need to highlight only a change of +/- 3 from each columns.

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Named constants.

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A B

1 € 10.000 € 12.100

NAMEDCOSTANTS

Formulas

Defined Names

B1=A1*VatVat =(1+21%)

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NAMEDCOSTANTS

=TEXT(TODAY();"mmmm")

GIUGNO

Formulas

Defined Names

Define Name

mese=TEXT(TODAY();"mmmm")

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Sorting data.

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Month Salesjanuary 13

february 12march 11april 10may 10june 11july 11

august 13september 12

october 9november 10december 8

SORTINGDATA

Home

Data

Sort & Filter

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Creating Charts.

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CREATINGCHARTS

PROVIDE INTERESTING INFORMATION

USEFUL

UNDERSTANDABLEIMMEDIATELY CLEAR

UNDISPUTABLEDATA MUST BE ERROR PROOF

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CREATINGCHARTS

Insert

Charts

Column Line Pie Bar Area

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56 6445

89 7556 64

12390

41 32 2245 44

5575

87

84

45 7888

90

71

8474

41

46 32

0

50

100

150

200

250

EMEA USA

CREATINGCHARTS BAR CHART

Select Series on Chart

Right click

Format Data Series

Adjust Bars Width

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CREATINGCHARTS COMBINATION

CHART

56 64 4589 75 56 64

12390

41 32 2245 44

5575

87

84

45 7888

90

71

8474

4146 32

1312

1110 10

11 11

1312

910

87

6

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

0

50

100

150

200

250

EMEA USA ITALY

Different scales are hard to compare. Is best to do a 2 axis chart with a different scale.Select Series on Chart

Right click

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1312

1110 10

11 11

1312

910

87

6

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

ITALY

CREATINGCHARTS LINE CHART

Drag an image in Excel

Copy the Image

Resize appropriately

The marker can have different shapes or even an image of your choosing.

Select the series (or one marker)

Paste the Image

11

910

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CHARTMENUS

CHART TOOLS

Design Menu

Layout Menu

Format Menu

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CREATINGCHARTS

PIE CHART

Format Data Labels43%

26%

21%

7%2%

Facebook Twitter

Instagram LinkedIn

Foursquare

Format Data Series

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SAVINGA CHARTTEMPLATE

Create a Chart

Apply any formatting you like

Select (activate) the Chart

Chart Tools

Save As Template

Name it!

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COPYINGA CHARTAS AN IMAGE

Home

Clipboard

Copy or CTRL+C

Paste in a graphics program*

*quality may be different

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CHART IMAGE

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SPARKLINEGRAPHICS Insert

Sparklines*

Line

Column

Win/Loss

2010 2011 2012 2013AAPL 270 300 510 450GOOGL 400 450 580 871MSFT 24 22 25 35AMZN 90 150 180 269

2010 2011 2012 2013AAPL 270 300 510 450GOOGL 400 450 580 871MSFT 24 22 25 35AMZN 90 150 180 269

2010 2011 2012 2013AAPL #N/A 11% 70% -12%GOOGL #N/A 13% 29% 50%MSFT #N/A -8% 14% 40%AMZN #N/A 67% 20% 50%

*From Excel 2010 onward

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CHARTLIKEDIAGRAMS

gennaio 56 ******************febbraio 64 *********************

marzo 45 ***************aprile 89 *****************************

maggio 75 *************************giugno 56 ******************

luglio 64 *********************agosto 72 ************************

settembre 45 ***************ottobre 41 *************

novembre 32 **********dicembre 22 *******

=REPT("*";B2/3)

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Gantt charts.

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Henry Laurence Gantt (1861-1919) wasan American mechanical engineer andmanagement consultant who is bestknown for developing the Gantt chart inthe 1910s. Gantt charts were employedon major infrastructure projectsincluding the Hoover Dam and Interstatehighway system and continue to be animportant tool in project management.

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MAKE AGANTTCHARTUSING ASTACKEDBAR CREATE

A B C

1 TASK START DURATION

2 ANALYSIS 0 10

3 DESIGN 10 7

4 DELIVERY 17 10

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Analysis

Design

Delivery

A stacked-bar chart with some «tweaking»

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Range vs Tables.

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TABLES Tables have manyadvantages CONTEXTUAL TABLE MENUS

QUICK STYLE FORMATTING

HEADER DROP-DOWN LIST

DATA FILTERS FOR EACH COLUMN

NO NEED TO FREEZE PANES

SUPPORT FOR PIVOT TABLES

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TABLESTOOLS

TOOLS MENU

Home

FormatSelect Range/Cell

Format as a Table

*Right Click on Table > Select Table > Convert to Range

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TABLESTOOLS

Easy access to functions

AverageCountCount #MaxMinSumStdDevVarMore functions...

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Pivot table.

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PIVOTTABLES

Insert

Pivot TablePivot Table

Pivot Chart

Select a rangeof cells and transform them into a Table

PIVOT TABLE

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PIVOTTABLES

Regione Residenti %Italia (Kmq) %Italia2 Densità Comuni ProvinceAbruzzo 1.342.366 2,20% 10.795 3,60% 124,3 305 4Basilicata 587.517 1,00% 9.995 3,30% 58,8 131 2Calabria 2.011.395 3,30% 15.081 5,00% 133,4 409 5Campania 5.834.056 9,60% 13.590 4,50% 429,3 551 5Emilia-Romagna 4.432.418 7,30% 22.456 7,50% 197,4 348 9Friuli-Venezia Giulia 1.235.808 2,00% 7.855 2,60% 157,3 218 4Lazio 5.728.688 9,40% 17.208 5,70% 332,9 378 5Liguria 1.616.788 2,70% 5.421 1,80% 298,2 235 4Lombardia 9.917.714 16,40% 23.863 7,90% 415,6 1.544 12Marche 1.565.335 2,60% 9.366 3,10% 167,1 239 5Molise 319.780 0,50% 4.433 1,50% 72,1 136 2Piemonte 4.457.335 7,40% 25.402 8,40% 175,5 1.206 8Puglia 4.091.259 6,70% 19.371 6,40% 211,2 258 6Sardegna 1.675.411 2,80% 24.089 8,00% 69,5 377 8Sicilia 5.051.075 8,30% 25.703 8,50% 196,5 390 9Toscana 3.749.813 6,20% 22.990 7,60% 163,1 287 10Trentino-Alto Adige 1.037.114 1,70% 13.607 4,50% 76,2 333 2Umbria 906.486 1,50% 8.456 2,80% 107,2 92 2Valle d'Aosta 128.230 0,20% 3.263 1,10% 39,3 74 1Veneto 4.937.854 8,10% 18.391 6,10% 268,5 581 7

Complex lists of data can be summarised quicly with Pivot Tables

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PIVOTTABLES

Select any cell in the Table

PIVOT TABLE

Select Range (automatic)Select Destination of Pivot

New WorksheetExixting Worksheet

Select Location

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Select fields for the Report

Row Labels Sum of # Province Row Labels Sum of Densità per Kmq Row Labels Sum of # ComuniAbruzzo 4 Abruzzo 124,3 Abruzzo 305Basilicata 2 Basilicata 58,8 Basilicata 131Calabria 5 Calabria 133,4 Calabria 409Campania 5 Campania 429,3 Campania 551Emilia-Romagna 9 Emilia-Romagna 197,4 Emilia-Romagna 348Friuli-Venezia Giulia 4 Friuli-Venezia Giulia 157,3 Friuli-Venezia Giulia 218Lazio 5 Lazio 332,9 Lazio 378Liguria 4 Liguria 298,2 Liguria 235Lombardia 12 Lombardia 415,6 Lombardia 1544Marche 5 Marche 167,1 Marche 239Molise 2 Molise 72,1 Molise 136Piemonte 8 Piemonte 175,5 Piemonte 1206Puglia 6 Puglia 211,2 Puglia 258Sardegna 8 Sardegna 69,5 Sardegna 377Sicilia 9 Sicilia 196,5 Sicilia 390Toscana 10 Toscana 163,1 Toscana 287Trentino-Alto Adige 2 Trentino-Alto Adige 76,2 Trentino-Alto Adige 333Umbria 2 Umbria 107,2 Umbria 92Valle d'Aosta 1 Valle d'Aosta 39,3 Valle d'Aosta 74Veneto 7 Veneto 268,5 Veneto 581Grand Total 110 Grand Total 3693,4 Grand Total 8092

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Excel & Word.

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PASTINGORLINKING

PASTING

Will keep all formatting and be editable in Word

CTRL V

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PASTING ORLINKING

LINKINGWhatever is changed in Excelwill be reflected in the Worddocument

Home

Paste

Word

Paste Text Only

Paste LinkPaste Text w Formatting

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Mail merge in Excel.

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USINGEXCEL TOSEND EMAILS

New File

Mailings

Word

Start Mail Merge

Email MessagesMail Merge Wizard

Use current documentBrowse FileSelect you Excel File

Select appropriate TableWrite the MessageInsert Merge Fields

Dear «Name»

Happy «Age»th Birthday!

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USINGEXCEL TOSEND EMAILS

Mailings

Word

Finish & Merge

Send eMail Messages

Remember to add Subject Line

OK will send all email via Outlook

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External data in Excel.

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RETRIEVEDATA FROM AWEB PAGE

Data

From WebSmall Brower OpensInsert Web Addresshttp://www.google.com/finance#

Select the TABLE you want

Import the Table

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Printing workbooks.

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IF IT’S IMPORTANTIS NOT GONNAWORK

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VIEW

PAGE LAYOUT

Page Break Preview

Print Area

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