Table of Contents Disclaimers Intent Special Bonus Step 1. Dollar Sign $ Step 2. Keyboard Shortcuts Step 3. Excel Toolbar Menu HOME tab INSERT tab PAGE LAYOUT tab FORMULAS tab DATA tab REVIEW tab VIEW tab DEVELOPER tab Step 4. Excel Formulas =IF =OR, = AND =IFERROR =CONCATENATE, =RIGHT, =LEFT =VLOOKUP, =HLOOKUP =INDEX & MATCH =SUMIFS =COUNTIFS Step 5. Designing Reports in Excel Final Words to Say Disclaimers The book contains materials that designed to assist readers in effective using of Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. While the author has made every attempt to verify that the information provided in this book is correct and up to date, the author assumes no responsibility for any error, inaccuracy or omission. The book’s material includes information and products by third parties. Third Parties may change or modified their information and products in any time. As such, the author does not assume responsibility for any inconsistencies. All trademarks appearing in this guide are the property of their respective owners. No part of this publication shall be reproduced, transmitted, or sold in whole or in part in any form, without the prior consent of the author. [email protected] Intent I wrote this guide to share my experience about what you should learn and focus on in order to get maximum results out of Excel. When I was in a time of not knowing Excel enough, I couldn’t do my work the way I’ve wished and imagined. As a result, I would spend hours on the internet to go through the piles of information and learn as much as possible with only one goal: improve my skills in Excel. Unfortunately, it made me even more disappointed and overwhelmed since I didn’t know what are the most important formulas and function, and where I could potentially apply them. It was not too long ago. So I thought, how it would’ve been great to have an all-in-one guide, from start to finish, that has only the most meaningful and necessary information for improving Excel skills. To make it happen, I’ve put together my practical experience, hours spent on the internet, and a great desire. The goal was simple: to make the guide as short as possible, but very informative for you. Neither I’m a guru nor an “Excel nerd”, but just a common guy who works a lot with Excel and now is willing to share his many years’ experience with you. As much as I love English, it’s not my mother tong. So, I apologize if you hear something weird along the way. I was so determined to write this book that I decided to give it a fly. If I can help only one person to learn Excel, then the time I have spent to write this eBook is totally worth it. This book is a guide that walks you through the main formulas, functions, and other useful features in Excel. It’s not a “system” to master Excel in a few days. It has, however, 5 simple steps that guide you towards creating automated, powerful reports. Furthermore, it will give interesting insights on how you can use the formulas and functions in different situations. Nonetheless, the ultimate success depends on our joint work, so I advise you, after each chapter, set aside some time to practice. I hope that this book will be worth your time. Thanks! Special Bonus I’m very thankful to you for picking up my guide, Excel Manual. It’s a big honour for me to share with you my experience. I’m thrilled and very excited to give you a proper “Excel road map” that you could get the most out of it. To make the words be worth of more than just words, I’ve prepared for you an automated report in Excel spreadsheet only by using information and tips from the book. I will take you behind the scene to show you how this report was created that you could do it yourself. Once we walked through all the necessary steps, we will come back to this topic at the end of this book. If you, however, want to take a look at the report right now, you can download it from here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1w351lc2kg170xl /AACDyRCb5CBsrKh-B3PD0qJfa?dl=0 Enjoy the reading and thank you again!