Excel Training for UGA's Executive, Online, and Professional MBA Students

A full day of training with Chris Menard

I will lead a full day of training on Microsoft Excel Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced for the Executive, Online, and Professional MBA students at the University of Georgia Terry College of Business.

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Chris Menard - Microsoft Certified Trainer

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Schedule

Saturday, April 13, 2024 - MBA Training

10:00am – 11:30am MS Excel: Essentials/Beginner
11:30am – 11:45am Break
11:45am – 1:15pm MS Excel: Intermediate 1
1:15pm – 2:00pm Lunch
2:00pm – 3:30pm MS Excel: Intermediate 2
3:30pm – 3:45pm Break
3:45pm – 5:00pm MS Excel: Advanced

See below for details of topics covered in each session.

 

Venue

Terry Executive Education Center

Terry College of Business University of Georgia

The Terry Executive Education Center is Terry College’s “home away from home” in the Buckhead district of Atlanta. Designed and constructed to maximize the educational experience, the 33,000 square foot facility boasts modern conference rooms, a 120-capacity special events space, interview suites, private break-out rooms, and tiered executive classrooms.

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Resources and links:

Downloadable files (UGA)

UGA Excel keyboard shortcuts (Size: 117.4KB)

PDF version of keyboard shortcuts cheatsheet for Excel

UGA Excel keyboard shortcuts (Word format) (Size: 111.3KB)

Word format downloadable Excel keyboard cheatsheet.

UGA_2022 (Size: 2.3MB)
SPOTLIGHT TOPIC Excel Icon

Analyzing Financial Data with Excel

  • Vertical Analysis
  • Horizontal Analysis (aka Trend Analysis)
  • Cost-Volume Profit Analysis
  • Breakeven chart
  • Product Mix
Creating a Column Chart using S&P 500 data with Positive and Negative Colors in Excel

Creating a Column Chart using S&P 500 data with Positive and Negative Colors in Excel

Imagine a scenario where you're analyzing the S&P 500 index's performance over several years. You'll likely encounter both positive and negative percentage changes. Distinguishing between these with just numbers can be dry and difficult to grasp immediately.

Optimizing Excel Formulas with Copilot: A Comprehensive Guide

Optimizing Excel Formulas with Copilot: A Comprehensive Guide
Removing Duplicates Using Power Query

Removing Duplicates Using Power Query

We're going to take a look at removing duplicates using Power Query in Excel.

The 4 Percent Rule: Using Microsoft Excel to Plan for Retirement

The 4 Percent Rule: Using Microsoft Excel to Plan for Retirement

Exploring the 4 percent rule through Microsoft Excel provides a hands-on approach to understanding how it might apply to your retirement planning.

Microsoft Excel 365 Essentials

Getting started

  • Topic A: Spreadsheet terminology
  • Topic B: The Excel environment
  • Topic C: Getting help
  • Topic D: Navigating a worksheet

Entering and editing data

  • Topic A: Entering and editing text and values
  • Topic B: Entering and editing formulas
  • Topic C: Working with pictures
  • Topic D: Saving and updating workbooks

Modifying a worksheet

  • Topic A: Moving and copying data
  • Topic B: Moving and copying formulas
  • Topic C: Absolute and relative references
  • Topic D: Inserting and deleting ranges, rows, and columns

Functions

  • Topic A: Entering functions
  • Topic B: AutoSum
  • Topic C: Other common functions

Formatting

  • Topic A: Text formatting
  • Topic B: Row and column formatting
  • Topic C: Number formatting
  • Topic D: Conditional formatting
  • Topic E: Additional formatting options

Printing

  • Topic A: Preparing to print
  • Topic B: Page Setup options
  • Topic C: Printing worksheets

Charts

  • Topic A: Chart basics
  • Topic B: Formatting charts

Managing large workbooks

  • Topic A: Viewing large worksheets
  • Topic B: Printing large worksheets
  • Topic C: Working with multiple worksheets
Optimizing Microsoft Excel Files for Better Performance

Optimizing Microsoft Excel Files for Better Performance

Excel has a new feature called Check Performance. Check Performance will determine if your workbook is slow and optimize performance.

Excel Business Functions - Functions everyone should know - Excel Essentials Training

Excel Business Functions - Functions everyone should know - Excel Essentials Training

Did you know that there are over 500 Functions in Excel? In this short video, part of my Excel Essentials Training Course, we look at the seven business functions I use all the time, and these functions should be used by every Excel user.

Microsoft Excel 365 Intermediate

Using multiple worksheets and workbooks

  • Topic A: Using multiple workbooks
  • Topic B: Linking worksheets with 3-D formulas
  • Topic C: Linking workbooks
  • Topic D: Managing workbooks

Advanced formatting

  • Topic A: Using special number formats
  • Topic B: Using functions to format text
  • Topic C: Working with styles
  • Topic D: Working with themes
  • Topic E: Other advanced formatting

Outlining and subtotals

  • Topic A: Outlining and consolidating data
  • Topic B: Creating subtotals

Cell and range names

  • Topic A: Creating and using names
  • Topic B: Managing names

Tables

  • Topic A: Sorting and filtering data
  • Topic B: Advanced filtering
  • Topic C: Working with tables

Web and sharing features

  • Topic A: Saving workbooks as Web pages
  • Topic B: Using hyperlinks
  • Topic C: Sharing workbooks

Advanced charting

  • Topic A: Chart formatting options
  • Topic B: Combination charts
  • Topic C: Graphical elements

Documenting and auditing

  • Topic A: Auditing features
  • Topic B: Comments in cells and workbooks
  • Topic C: Protection
  • Topic D: Workgroup collaboration

Templates and settings

  • Topic A: Application settings
  • Topic B: Built-in templates
  • Topic C: Creating and managing templates

Microsoft Excel 365 Advanced

Advanced functions

  • Topic A: Logical functions
  • Topic B: Math and statistical functions
  • Topic C: Financial functions
  • Topic D: Displaying and printing formulas

Lookups and data tables

  • Topic A: Using lookup functions
  • Topic B: Using MATCH and INDEX
  • Topic C: Creating data tables

Advanced data management

  • Topic A: Validating cell entries
  • Topic B: Exploring database functions

PivotTables and PivotCharts

  • Topic A: Working with PivotTables
  • Topic B: Rearranging PivotTables
  • Topic C: Formatting PivotTables
  • Topic D: PivotCharts

Exporting and importing

  • Topic A: Exporting and importing text files
  • Topic B: Exporting and importing XML data
  • Topic C: Querying external databases

Analytical tools

  • Topic A: Goal Seek and Solver
  • Topic B: The Analysis ToolPak
  • Topic C: Scenarios
  • Topic D: Views

Macros and custom functions

  • Topic A: Running and recording a macro
  • Topic B: Working with VBA code
  • Topic C: Creating functions

Conditional formatting and SmartArt graphics

  • Topic A: Conditional formatting with graphics
  • Topic B: SmartArt graphics
Microsoft Word to Adobe Acrobat with Bookmarks

Microsoft Word to Adobe Acrobat with Bookmarks

We don't usually want to email, or share are Word files. Frequently, we make our Word documents PDF files. If you lay out your Word document correctly, it is easy to make bookmarks in the PDF.

Dictate Feature Updates in Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and OneNote

Dictate Feature Updates in Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and OneNote

Dictate in Word, Outlook, OneNote, and PowerPoint allows users to use speech-to-text to author content in files.