Microsoft Excel - Let's Look Beyond the Look-Up

This Microsoft Excel training program will explain why the INDEX and MATCH combination often is superior to VLOOKUP or HLOOKUP. It will compare the MIN, SMALL, MAX, and LARGE functions. The program will also define uses of the OFFSET worksheet function and detail how to apply the SUMIF function and the SUMIFS function.

Why Should You Attend:

This webinar will help attendees learn how to:

• Work more efficiently in Excel by utilizing lookup formulas.
• Employ several alternatives to VLOOKUP.
• Avoid the complexity of nested IF statements with Excel’s CHOOSE function.
• Perform dual lookups.
• Attendees will receive detailed handouts that can serve as reference tools to fall back on after participating in the webcast.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify the limitations of VLOOKUP and learn about alternative functions.
• List which versions of Excel support the IFNA worksheet function.
• List two common # sign errors VLOOKUP can trigger.
• Define uses of the OFFSET worksheet function.
• Recall how to future-proof VLOOKUP by using Excel’s Table feature versus referencing static ranges.
• State why the INDEX and MATCH combination often is superior to VLOOKUP or HLOOKUP.
• Define how to improve the integrity of your spreadsheets with Excel’s VLOOKUP function.

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• Avoiding the complexity of nested IF statements with Excel’s CHOOSE function.
• Future-proofing VLOOKUP by using Excel’s Table feature versus referencing static ranges.
• Performing dual lookups, which allow you to look across columns and down rows to cross-reference the data you need.
• Learning how to arrange two worksheets from the same workbook on-screen and at the same time.
• Discovering the array of functionality the SUMPRODUCT function offers.
• Understanding why the Protected View prompt should be turned off in Excel 2010 and later.
• Using the SUMIF function to summarize data based on a single criterion and the SUMIFS function to sum values based on multiple criteria.

Who Will Benefit:

• Accountants
• CPAs
• CFOs
• Controllers
• Excel User
• Income Tax Preparers
• Enrolled Agents
• Financial Consultants
• IT Professionals
• Auditors
• Human Resource Personnel
• Bookkeepers
• Marketers
• Government Personnel