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September 20, 2012 Leave a Comment

Instructional Guide “9 Essential Excel 2010 Skills” – Download for Free

Instructional Guide "9 Essential Excel 2010 Skills"

Instructional Guide “9 Essential Excel 2010 Skills”

I want you to discover the scope of the Excel Training that I offer on my new video tutorial, “9 Essential Excel 2010 Skills.” So, I am offering the PDF of the Step-by-Step Instructional Guide that accompanies the video tutorial.

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Click on this link to begin the download process for the Instructional Guide.

Instructions for Downloading the Free Instructional Guide

  1. Add this product to your secure shopping cart at my website.
  2. During Checkout, you can choose to either Register or Shop as a Guest
  3. You will need to provide a valid email address in order to receive the actual link to download my Instructional Guide.
  4. Even though you will be downloading this product, I had to set it up as a physical product with “Free Shipping.”
  5. Shortly after you complete the checkout process you will receive an email that contains a hyperlink to the file that you will download.
  6. You will be downloading a “zipped” file. So, once the download is completed, be sure to “unzip” this file!
  7. I created my Instructional Guide using the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Read the Instructional Guide and then Purchase my Video!

I am convinced that once you see the scope of the training in Excel 2010 that I offer, you will want to purchase the video tutorial. I offer my video in tow versions:

List of the “9 Essential Excel 2010 Skills”

9 Essential Skills for Excel 2010

9 Essential Skills for Excel 2010 Video Tutorial

These are the 9 Essential Skills that I have identified for my video tutorial:

  1. Entering Data Efficiently in Excel 2010
  2. Selecting Cell Ranges Efficiently in Excel 2010
  3. Creating and Using Named Cell Ranges in Excel 2010
  4. Applying Styles and Formatting to Excel 2010 Worksheets
  5. Working with Structured Data Sets in Excel 2010
  6. Working with Excel 2010 Formulas and Functions
  7. Using Paste Special Options in Excel 2010
  8. Using Data Validation in Excel 2010
  9. Using Excel 2010 “What-if” Analysis Tools

Excel 2010 Practice Files Included

When you purchase my video tutorial, you receive the same Excel 2010 Worksheets that I used while filming each of the 25 video tutorials. Using the same files as you view my videos, you will be able to practice your new skills. And, of course, you also receive the same Instructional Guide that I am offering for free!

I welcome your feedback! Please send me your comments via email – danny@thecompanyrocks.com – or by adding a comment below.

Thank you!

 

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May 15, 2010 Leave a Comment

I Have Updated My Index of Excel Video Lessons

As part of the process of reorganizing my website, I have updated my “Index of Excel Video Lessons” page. The content of this page will be updated as I add each new Excel Video Training Lesson. So, I suggest that you click here to go to the Video Index and then save the page as one of your “Favorites” if you want to learn how to really get the most out of Excel or to find a quick answer when you are using Excel.

On the Index Page you can see an organized listing of my Excel Videos by Category – e.g. Formulas, Formatting, Pivot Tables “What-if” Analysis, etc. Each lesson is “hyperlinked” so that you can just click on the topic to go directly to the lesson that you are interested in.

I indicate in the title if the lesson is specific to Excel 2007.  All my new Excel video lessons are created using Excel 2007.

If there is a topic that you would like me to cover, send me an e-mail message – danny@thecompanyrocks.com

If you enjoy my video instruction, I encourage you to purchase my DVD, “The 50 Best Tips for Excel 2007.” The DVD contains over 5 1/2 hours of Tips, Tricks & Techniques to help you to master the program – and to save a considerable amount of time while working in Excel! Click here to enter my secure shopping site.

Thank you for your support and encouragement!

Danny Rocks

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April 3, 2009 Leave a Comment

Three Frustrations When Calculating TIme in Excel

When I am training a class to use MS Excel, I always get at least one question about performing time calculations. I sense that the person asking the question is frustrated. When I ask, “How many of you are frustrated when you try to perform a calculation to total time periods in Excel?” nearly every hand is raised! And they are right; Excel’s time calculations can cause frustration.

In this video lesson, I will show you how to overcome three common frustrations that you may have when performing time calculations in Excel.

Here are the steps to follow in this Excel Training Video:

  1. Format the cell that contains the formula =End_Time – Start_Time) to the Custom Number Format h:mm
  2. I encourage you to use this formula instead of a simple formula: =IF(End_Time < Start_Time, End_Time + 1, End_Time)-Start_Time.
  3. This will eliminate any possible “Negative times” which result in a cell filled with ######### A Negative Time is frequently the result of “Time Periods that Span Midnight. e.g. Start @ 11:00 PM and End @ 3:00 AM
  4. TIP: Use this Formula =MOD(End_Time – Start_Time, 1) This is the MODULUS Function.
  5. When you calculate the total number of hours and the result exceeds 24 hours, use this Format [h]:mm

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September 30, 2008 Leave a Comment

How to Solve Four Frustrations When Calculating Time in Excel

Have you ever been frustrated when you:

  1. Entered a “Time Value” in a cell only to find that Excel did not recognize it as a “time value?”
  2. Wrote a formula to calculate the elapsed time between “start and finish” only to find that Excel returned a “date” (e.g. 1/15/2008) and not a number?
  3. Wrote a formula to calculate the hours worked for your “Graveyard Shift” (those whose work hours cross Midnight) only to get a cell full of ########?
  4. Used the AutoSum function to calculate the total hours worked in a week only have Excel return a “silly” total like 1.7915?

Well, join the club! Most of my clients have experienced these four frustrations when they try to calculate “time values” in Excel. In this short video lesson, I will demonstrate how to solve each of these four frustrations.

I’d like to receive your feedback on this video lesson. Have you ever encountered this frustation? Did my explanation help you? What additional topics would you like me to cover?

You can email me – danny@thecompanyrocks.com

Here are the steps to follow in this video lesson:

  • Excel stores Time values as decimal numbers. Midnight is 0.00; 6:00 AM is 0.25; Noon is 0.5
  • Be careful when you enter “time values” into a cell. 12:00PM is considered “text.” You need to include a SPACE before the PM e.g. 12:00 PM in order to tell Excel that this is a “time value.”
  • Use this Keyboard Shortcut Ctrl+Shift+~ (Tilde) to see how Excel stores a “time value” in a cell.
  • When calculating “elapsed time”, use a “Custom Format” for  the cell with the Formula E.g. [h]:mm
  • When you calculate “elapsed time” for cells that “cross midnight” you will get ###### as your result unless you use a formula like =MOD((End_Time-Start_Time), 1)
  • When you total “time values” that will exceed 24 hours (E.g. Hours worked in a week) format the cell containing the formula with a “Custom Format” e.g.[h]:mm

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July 31, 2008 1 Comment

How to reveal the formulas in all cells

Here are the steps to follow for this lesson:

  1. To reveal the formula in a single cell, double-click the cell or press the F2 key.
  2. To reveal all of the formulas in the worksheet use Ctrl + Tilde (Ctrl+˜) – This is a “toggle.”
  3. There are 4 ways to write a formula to show the discounted price:
    1. If the cell containing the discount % is a negative (-20%) number =B5+(B5*$D$2)
    2. If the cell containing the discount % is a positive (20%) number =B5-(B5*$G$2)
    3. If the cell containing the discount % is a negative (-20%) number =B5*(1+$D$2)
    4. If the cell containing the discount % is a positive (20%) number =B5*(1-$G$2)

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News! My DVD, “The 50 Best Tips for Excel 2007” is now available to purchase. I invite you to visit my online bookstore for more details.

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July 28, 2008 1 Comment

How to calculate the percentage of discount received

Here are the steps to follow in this lesson:

  1. To calculate the % of discount received: =”Savings”/”Original Price.”
  2. Excel follows an “Order of Precedence” when performing calculations: It performs multiplication and division before performing operations involving addition and subtraction.
  3. Enclose portions of your formula inside () in order to control the order of your calculations.
  4. To determine the “Original Price” when you know the “Sale Price” and the “% of Discount”: =”Sale Price”/ (1-“% of Discount”)

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News! My DVD, “The 50 Best Tips for Excel 2007” is now available to purchase. I invite you to visit my online bookstore for more details.

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