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Excel: Advanced Formatting Techniques 

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Overview

Get simple, powerful tips for making Excel data more readable and understandable in this advanced formatting course from Excel MVP Oz du Soleil

Duration

3 hours

Total fee

1,150

Mode of learning

Online

Difficulty level

Advanced

Credential

Certificate

Excel: Advanced Formatting Techniques
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Highlights

  • Earn a certificate of completion from LinkedIn Learning
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Excel: Advanced Formatting Techniques
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Course details

More about this course
  • Oz begins with formatting and aligning text, numbers, and dates
  • Next, he shows how to work with images and shapes
  • Oz covers advanced features in the conditional formatting menu, and shows how to optimize spreadsheets for print
  • He also covers formatting tips for tables, slicers, charts, and graphs
  • Oz concludes with an assortment of interesting, and useful formatting features in Excel
  • This course not only shows how to make data more readable, it also shows ways to customize your work environment inside Excel to make it more pleasant to work in

Excel: Advanced Formatting Techniques
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Curriculum

Introduction

Advanced formatting in Excel

Formatting and Aligning Text

Subscript, underline, and strikethrough text

Center across a selection vs. merged cells

Create angled text for readability and organization

Indent cell contents and add new lines within a cell

Insert symbols: Bullet points, stars, and François

Formatting Numbers and Dates

Dates and custom formatting

Make consistent entries with Find and Replace

Positive and negative numbers

Format hours, minutes, and seconds

M for millions and K for thousands

Format numbers with Power Query

Working with Images and Shapes

Group and align shapes

Transform text into shapes with WordArt

Place text inside a shape

Conditional Formatting

Conditional formatting for duplicates

Highlight fast-approaching dates

Conditional formatting for icons

Conditional formatting for strikethrough fonts

Formatting for Print

Page numbers and page breaks

Print preview

Format your worksheets to control what gets printed

Workbooks and Worksheets

Format multiple sheets at once

Set workbook defaults to open with your preferences

Tables, Slicers, Themes

Format tables

Format slicers

Apply workbook themes and styles

Charts and Graphs

Grid lines, legends, and other chart formatting

3D, shadows, and other advanced chart formatting

Advanced, Random, and Fascinating Formatting

Install and uninstall fonts

Format your worksheet's background with an image

Manage hyperlinks

Color-picker and RGB code for colors

Clear Formatting

Conclusion

Getting the most from Excel

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Excel: Advanced Formatting Techniques
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Faculty details

Oz du Soleil
He has been working with data and Excel for many years, and have developed a passion for clean data and reliable reporting

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