- Published 10/11/2018
- 1st Edition
Conquer Microsoft Excel 2019–from the inside out!
Dive into Microsoft Excel 2019–and really put your spreadsheet expertise to work. This supremely organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, tips, and workarounds–all you need to make the most of Excel’s most powerful tools for analyzing data and making better decisions. Renowned Excel expert Bill Jelen offers a complete tour of Excel 2019 and Excel in Office 365, from efficient interface customizations to advanced analysis, visualizations, and dashboards. Discover how experts tackle today’s key tasks–and challenge yourself to new levels of mastery.
- Enter formulas more efficiently, and fully control operators and dates
- Master the most widely-used functions in Excel
- Integrate external data from the web and other sources
- Easily transform complex datasets with Power Query
- Quickly summarize millions of records with Pivot Tables
- Perform ad hoc analyses with slicers and other filters
- Create advanced data mashups with Power Pivot
- Solve complex problems with What-If, Scenario Manager, Goal Seek, and Solver
- Automate repetitive tasks by editing recorded VBA code
- Demystify data with conditional formatting and other visualization techniques
- Use the newest maps, charts, and data types in Excel
- Show geographical changes over time with animated 3D maps
- Use dynamic array functions: SORT, FILTER, UNIQUE, SORTBY and SEQUENCE
- Find insights using Excel’s new artificial intelligence
- Collaborate via Excel 2019’s breakthrough CoAuthoring tools
- Publish Power BI Desktop dashboards based on Excel data
Table of Contents
Part I THE EXCEL INTERFACE
1 What’s New in Excel 2019 and Office 365
2 Using the Excel Interface
3 Customizing Excel
4 Keyboard Shortcuts
Part II CALCULATING WITH EXCEL
5 Understanding Formulas
6 Controlling Formulas
7 Understanding Functions
8 Using Everyday Functions: Math, Date and Time, and Text Functions
9 Using Powerful Functions: Logical, Lookup, Web, and Database Functions
10 Other Functions
11 Connecting Worksheets and Workbooks
12 Array Formulas and Names in Excel
Part III DATA ANALYSIS WITH EXCEL
13 Transforming Data with Power Query
14 Summarizing Data Using Subtotals or Filter
15 Using Pivot Tables to Analyze Data
16 Using Slicers and Filtering a Pivot Table
17 Mashing Up Data with Power Pivot
18 Using What-If, Scenario Manager, Goal Seek, and Solver
19 Automating Repetitive Functions Using VBA Macros
20 More Tips and Tricks for Excel 2016
Part IV EXCEL VISUALS
21 Formatting Worksheets
22 Using Data Visualizations and Conditional Formatting
23 Graphing Data Using Excel Charts
24 Using 3D Maps
25 Using Sparklines
26 Formatting Spreadsheets for Presentation
27 Printing
28 Excel Online
APPENDIXES
A DAX Functions
B Power Query M Functions
