Microsoft Excel 2019 Inside Out

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

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