This book shows you how easy it is to create, edit, sort, analyze, summarize and format data as well as graph it. Loaded with screen shots, step-by-step instructions, and reader exercises, Essential Excel 2016 makes it easy for you to get to grips with this powerful software and what it can do. What You’ll Learn How to create amazing visualizations of your data Easy and accurate methods for entering data How to extract just the information you want from imported data, and manipulate it and format it the way you want Export your results to other programs or share with others in the cloud Organize, Summarize, Filter, and Consolidate your Data in almost any way imaginable Audit, Validate and Protect your Data Who This Book Is For Anyone new to Excel, or looking to take better advantage of the platform and find out its latest features

Now in full color! The quick way to learn Microsoft Excel 2016! This is learning made easy. Get more done quickly with Excel 2016. Jump in wherever you need answers--brisk lessons and full-color screen shots show you exactly what to do, step by step. Quickly set up workbooks, enter data, and format it for easier viewing Perform calculations and find and correct errors Filter, sort, summarize, and combine data Analyze data by using PivotTables, PivotCharts, scenarios, data tables, and Solver Visualize data with charts and graphs, including new sunbursts, waterfalls, and treemaps Build data models and use them in business intelligence analyses Create timelines, forecasts, and visualizations, including KPIs and PowerMap data maps Look up just the tasks and lessons you need

This book will explain you the basic and advance features of Excel.This book will also explain you why excel is such an amazing program and why it can do so much more than you think.Excel enables any format of information to be organized in a spread sheet and its innate flexibility as program, you can define and structure the layout according to how you want to manage it. It allows for over 1 million rows by over 16,000 columns of data to be managed, which shows how Excel is advancing as a business tool. This allows Excel to be used for a large variety of business purposes. If you are New to Excel 2016 or upgrading from a previous version,Use this guide to learn the basics and advance features of Excel. This user guide will introduce you to some of Excel's 2016 more complex functionality, such as:-Use Conditional Logic in a formula-IF statements-Use the SumIF and CountIF functions-Produce a chart-Sort and filter-Apply subtotals-Data Validation-What-if-Analysis Tools-Introduction to Pivot Tables-Introduction to MacrosTable of Content-:Chapter 1: Overview of Excel 2016 Chapter 2: Cell References and RangeChapter 3: Working with Formulas and Functions Chapter 4: Data Validation Chapter 5: Protection Chapter 6: Sorting a DatabaseChapter 7: Filtering a Database Chapter 8: SubtotalsChapter 9: Pivot Tables Chapter 10: Conditional formatting Chapter 11: What-if-Analysis Tools Chapter 12: Working with Multiple Worksheets, Workbooks and ApplicationsChapter 13: Working with Charts Chapter 14: Macros

At long last there is now a professional Excel course available for Mac users This book is only for the Apple Mac version of Excel 2016. (There's also an Excel for Windows version available (ISBN: 978-1-909253-08-7). This Excel 2016 for Mac book is very, very different to any other computer book you have ever read. The Smart Method provides an entirely new and better way to learn Excel 2016 for Mac. Here are just five of the many ways in which this book is unique: The book will equip you with excellent Excel 2016 for Mac skills, good enough to impress any employer, but it doesn't confuse by attempting to teach skills that are not common in the workplace. Only users who have advanced requirements need progress to the Excel 2016 for Mac Expert Skills book. Instruction is logically structured into sessions and lessons. While this makes the book ideal for self-instruction, you can also use it to run your own, highly effective, Excel 2016 for Mac adult training courses. Every lesson is presented on two facing sheets of A4 paper (the pages are much bigger than in any other Excel book).Each lesson has a sample file that models a real-world business problem. You'll immediately appreciate the value and relevance of each skill as it is taught. Both IT professionals and absolute beginners will love this book because it avoids needless technical jargon and concisely explains everything you need in a simple and no-nonsense way. From the Back Cover Amongst other things you'll learn how to: Create stunning, professional, presentation-quality chartsUse the new Excel 2016 for Mac Cloud Computing features to share dataUnderstand absolute, relative and mixed cell referencesCreate stunning, professional, presentation-quality chartsUse the Themes feature to create visually excellent worksheets Use Sparklines to visually represent large data setsBring your data alive with VisualizationsCreate custom conditional formatting rules with the Rules ManagerCreate your own formulas with the Formula AutoComplete featureMaster Excel 2016 for Mac's Fluent User Interface and RibbonUnderstand the different Excel 2016 for Mac file formatsAdd a professional sheen to your work with 3-D ElementsUnderstand and work with three-dimensional worksheet groups Companies who have taken Smart Method courses include: AOL Time Warner, The United States Army, Daimler Chrysler, Motorola, HSBC, Barclays, American Express, Allied Irish Banks, Imperial Tobacco, Volvo, The BBC, British Petroleum, The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Unilever, The Institute of Chartered Accountants, The Ministry of Defence, Keele University, Deutsche Bank, HBOS, Transport For London, The Performing Rights Society, Scottish Power, The Office of the Parliamentary Ombudsman, BAE Systems, RBS, Marks & Spencer, Virgin, O2, BMW... and many, many others.

Advanced Excel Essentials is the only book for experienced Excel developers who want to channel their skills into building spreadsheet applications and dashboards. This book starts from the assumption that you are well-versed in Excel and builds on your skills to take them to an advanced level. It provides the building blocks of advanced development and then takes you through the development of your own advanced spreadsheet application. For the seasoned analyst, accountant, financial professional, management consultant, or engineer—this is the book you’ve been waiting for! Author Jordan Goldmeier builds on a foundation of industry best practices, bringing his own forward-thinking approach to Excel and rich real-world experience, to distill a unique blend of advanced essentials. Among other topics, he covers advanced formula concepts like array formulas and Boolean logic and provides insight into better code and formulas development. He supports that insight by showing you how to build correctly with hands-on examples.

This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book. Advance your everyday proficiency with Excel 2016. And earn the credential that proves it! Demonstrate your expertise with Microsoft Excel! Designed to help you practice and prepare for Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS): Excel 2016 Core certification, this official Study Guide delivers: In-depth preparation for each MOS objective Detailed procedures to help build the skills measured by the exam Hands-on tasks to practice what you’ve learned Practice files and sample solutions Sharpen the skills measured by these objectives: Create and manage worksheets and workbooks Manage data cells and ranges Create tables Perform operations with formulas and functions Create charts and objects About MOS A Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification validates your proficiency with Microsoft Office programs, demonstrating that you can meet globally recognized performance standards. Hands-on experience with the technology is required to successfully pass Microsoft Certification exams.

Your one-stop guide to all things Excel 2016 Excel 2016 All-in-One For Dummies, the most comprehensive Excel reference on the market, is completely updated to reflect Microsoft's changes in the popular spreadsheet tool. It offers you everything you need to grasp basic Excel functions, such as creating and editing worksheets, setting up formulas, importing data, performing statistical functions, editing macros with Visual Basic—and beyond. In no time, your Excel skills will go from 'meh' to excellent. Written by expert Greg Harvey, who has sold more than 4.5 million copies of his previous books combined and has taught and trained extensively in Microsoft Excel, this all-encompassing guide offers everything you need to get started with Excel. From generating pivot tables and performing financial functions to performing error trapping and building and running macros—and everything in between—this hands-on, friendly guide makes working with Excel easier than ever before. Serves as the ideal reference for solving common questions and Excel pain points quickly and easily Helps to increase productivity and efficiency when working in Excel Fully updated for the new version of Excel Covers basic and more advanced Excel topics If working in Excel occasionally makes you want to scream, this will be the dog-eared, dust-free reference you'll turn to again and again.