Today, Excel Ignited and SSSVEDA Day 10, I show beginners that Pivot Tables are available to them. Pivot Tables aren’t an intermediate-level tool. The issue with Pivot Tables is that they require proper spreadsheet layout and an understanding of what’s being asked of the data. Then, Excel’s Pivot Table wizard takes care of the rest. […]
In Day 9 of Excel Ignited and SSSVEDA I share some thoughts on how we’ll be going forward through the rest of this month. Rather than teach tips and tricks, we’ll learn by integrating Excel features and data management concepts. Tips & tricks feel too much like the painful way that my dad and other […]
Day 6 of Excel Ignited (Illumintating Excel for Beginners) we look at the symbols in Excel formulas. $ : , ^ What do they mean? What are they doing? In this video I go through those one at a time. My book: Guerrilla Data Analysis 2nd Edition http://www.amazon.com/Guerrilla-Analysis-Using-Microsoft-Excel/dp/1615470336 My blog: http://datascopic.net/blog-2-2
Just 5 days into the “Vlog Every Day” challenge and I wanted to let you know I needed a break. A video a day … WOW! This is going to be a battle. But we’re going to do it. I just needed to reassess how to pace the content creation over these next few weeks. […]
Day 4 of Excel Ignited (Illuminating Excel for Beginners), Today: The IF Function. This is one of what I consider Excel’s primary colors because these 3 things can take a beginner a long long way: – Filter – Sort – IF function This video provides an extensive explanation of the IF funtion and wraps up […]
Day 3 of SSSVEDA and Excel Ignited: Introduction to Excel Formulas and Functions The month of August 2016 is dedicated to Excel Beginners. Video on Absolute and Relative Cell References My book: Guerrilla Data Analysis 2nd Edition http://www.amazon.com/Guerrilla-Analysis-Using-Microsoft-Excel/dp/1615470336 My blog: http://datascopic.net/blog-2-2
Day 2 of Excel Ignited and SSSVEDA: Overview of the Excel Ribbon. Here I cover each of the main tabs, showing the most important features that an Excel beginner should know, and I point out features that are more advanced or specialized. The video includes brief demos of key Excel features, including: conditional formatting, sort, […]
“What is Excel?” I’ve been asked this over the years by people who are curious about Excel or want some insight into what Excel can do. Answering the question is difficult because of the endless ways that people have used Excel to serve their needs. In this video I answer “What is Excel?” several ways, […]