Ready to scale the ladder to Excel Expert heights? In this 7-hour in-person class in our hands-on computer lab, you’ll learn about Excel’s most powerful and advanced tools for data analysis and presentation. Practice logical and lookup functions, more advanced formulas, arrays, auditing, error-trapping, and the much beloved date, time, text, and other functions. Learn about importing external data via Power Pivot, exporting data, What-If Analysis and automating repetitive tasks with macros. Coursebooks, practice files used during class and dozens of additional test worksheets with solutions are also provided for further practice, or even as templates in your future builds. Excel 1 and 2 are strongly recommended but not required.

Got a lot of data?  “…sometimes it’s hard to know where to start, especially when you have a lot of data.” (Microsoft)  

PivotTables (PTs) are a legendary Excel feature. Have you ever used them to summarize, analyze, explore, and present your data? They’re highly flexible and adjustable with a few mouse clicks. In this 4-hour in-person class, held in our hands-on computer lab, learn about preparing raw data, creating PTs from multiple sources, summarizing, organizing, filtering and formatting PTs, followed by creating, manipulating and formatting their synchronized “sister” PivotCharts. Leave with skills to take your pile of data and feed it into PTs and PCs for useful data analysis. Books are provided. While not required, completing Excel Levels 1-3 are recommended to get the most out of this course.

Ready to “power-up” and perform more advanced data modeling and analytical capabilities beyond traditional PivotTables? This 4-hour in-person course offers comprehensive instruction in Excel’s Power Pivot add-in. Conducted in our hands-on computer lab, you’ll gain expertise in Power Pivot’s mighty features for processing, transforming, and summarizing large datasets, including utilizing the Power Pivot Data Model. Key topics include navigating the Power Pivot interface, managing data relationships for dynamic reporting, creating calculated fields, columns, and KPIs, applying CUBE functions to access multidimensional database information, and an introduction to DAX date and time functions for advanced time-based calculations. Upon completion, you’ll be more equipped to efficiently interpret complex data and deliver informative reports that support sound business decisions. Books provided. Prior completion of Excel Levels 1-3 and PivotTables are highly recommended to get the most out of this course, but not mandatory.