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Microsoft Excel: Advanced

Dec 2, 2025 @ 8:30am to 4:30pm
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Instructor: Brandon Mack
Delivery: On-site @ Client Facility
Length: 1 Day
Difficulty: Advanced

This is a private booking

Course Overview

Clearly, you use Excel a lot in your role. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be interested in this course. By now, you’re already familiar with Microsoft Office Excel, its functions and formulas, a lot of its features and functionality, and its powerful data analysis tools. You are likely called upon to analyze and report on data frequently, work in collaboration with others to deliver actionable organizational intelligence, and keep and maintain workbooks for all manner of purposes. At this level of use and collaboration, you have also likely encountered your fair share of issues and challenges. You’re too busy, though, to waste time scouring over workbooks to resolve issues or to perform repetitive, monotonous tasks. You need to know how to get Excel to do more for you so you can focus on what’s really important: staying ahead of the competition. That’s exactly what this course aims to help you do. This course builds upon the foundational and intermediate knowledge presented in the Microsoft Office Excel Novice and Microsoft Office Excel Intermediate courses to help you get the most of your Excel experience. The ability to collaborate with colleagues, automate complex or repetitive tasks, and use conditional logic and dynamic arrays to construct and apply elaborate formulas and functions will put the full power of Excel right at your fingertips. The more you learn about how to get Excel to do the hard work for you, the more you’ll be able to focus on getting the answers you need from the vast amounts of data your organization generates.

Prerequisites

You should have basic knowledge of Windows including opening applications and opening files from File Explorer. You should have a working knowledge of all topics covered in Excel Novice and Excel Intermediate.

What You Will Learn

  • 01
    Working with Multiple Worksheets and Workbooks
  • Use Links and External References
  • Use 3-D References
  • Consolidate Data
  • 02
    Sharing and Protecting Workbooks
  • Collaborate on a Workbook
  • Protect Worksheets and Workbooks
  • 03
    Automating Workbook Functionality
  • Apply Data Validation
  • Search for Invalid Data and Formulas with Errors
  • Work with Macros
  • 04
    Using Lookup Functions, Dynamic Arrays, and Formula Auditing
  • Use Lookup Functions
  • Use Dynamic Arrays and Dynamic Array Functions
  • Trace Cells
  • Watch and Evaluate Formulas
  • 05
    Forecasting Data
  • Determine Potential Outcomes Using Data Tables
  • Determine Potential Outcomes Using Scenarios
  • Use the Goal Seek Feature
  • Forecast Data Trends
  • 06
    Creating Sparklines and Mapping Data
  • Create Sparklines
  • Map Data

Included With The Course

  • Professional textbook (physical and digital)
  • Unused copy of any files referenced throughout the textbook.
  • Certificate of completion signed by the instructor.

Associated Certifications

This course covers Microsoft Office Specialist Program exam objectives to help you prepare for the Excel Associate: Exam MO-200 and Excel Expert: Exam MO-201 certifications.

Frequently Asked Questions

We understand that you may have questions, and we’re here to help! Some of the most commonly asked questions about this course are covered below but if they don’t cover what you are looking for feel free to reach out to us through our contact page, and we’ll respond promptly to ensure you get the assistance you require. Your satisfaction is our priority, and we’re committed to making sure you have all the information necessary for a seamless experience.

We strongly recommend starting at the Novice course. Even students who are already proficient with Excel often discover new techniques and time-saving shortcuts that enhance their workflow. However, if you review the course outline above and feel confident in your understanding of all the topics covered, you may be well-prepared to begin with the Intermediate course.