# Excel Level III: Advanced Course Online (Self-Paced) Canonical URL: ## Overview Learn the most advanced features of Microsoft Excel in this training course. Once you've mastered the basics of building and organizing spreadsheets, you'll learn how to manipulate and visualize data to improve your workflow and draw deeper insights. In this course, you'll learn how to manage spreadsheets, use advanced analytics tools, and write macros to improve efficiency. You'll also become proficient in complex Excel functions, including MATCH, VLOOKUP-MATCH, and INDEX-Double MATCH. The skills you develop will apply to virtually any role that requires organizing and analyzing large amounts of data. ### Why Learn Excel? Excel is one of the most widely used business applications in the world. No matter what field you work in, learning Excel can help optimize your workflow and improve your productivity. Whether you're a professional data analyst or someone who needs to catalog and organize large amounts of information, Excel skills offer long-term value. While few jobs rely exclusively on Excel, it is a foundational tool for anyone pursuing a career in data analytics or finance, and a valuable complement to other technical skills. ## What you'll learn - Cell management, including cell locking, auditing, and hot keys - Special formatting for calculating dates - Use advanced functions such as nested IF statements - Learn advanced analytical tools for data consolidation, conditions to exclude data, and pivot charts - Use advanced database functions including MATCH, VLOOKUP-MATCH, and INDEX-Double MATCH - Record macros and relative reference macros for ad hoc reporting - Create a project that applies key concepts from the class ## Prerequisites Attendees must have Excel proficiency equivalent to our [Intermediate Excel course](/classes/intermediate-excel-classes), including VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, and IF statements. ## Curriculum ### Advanced Navigation #### Advanced Navigation - Advanced navigation techniques #### Fill Review - Review of Autofill conventions and techniques ### Cell Management #### Advanced Cell Locking - Create powerful formulas by locking either the column or the row #### Hot Keys - Transform the ribbon into a visual listing of pre-assigned shortcuts #### Cell Auditing - Observe the relationship between formulas and cells #### Go To Special - Quickly select cells that meet certain criteria ### Special Formatting #### Conditional Formatting-Formulas - Create custom rules for Conditional Formatting with formulas #### Date Functions - Calculate dates with a variety of functions #### Custom Number Formats - Customize number formats to meet specific requirements ### Advanced Functions #### Nested IF statements - Nested "IF" statements allow for more than just two possibilities in a single cell #### IF statements with AND/OR - Expand the functionality of the IF function by adding an AND / OR criteria ### What If Analysis #### Goal Seek - Find the desired result by adjusting an input value #### Data Tables - Data Tables show the range of effects of one or two different variables on a formula ### Advanced Analytical Tools #### Calculation Options - Minimize volatility by changing calculation options #### Conditional SumProduct - Use SumProduct with conditions to exclude data that does not meet certain criteria #### Pivot Table-Base Fields & Sets - Analyze data in a Pivot Table with increased granularity by defining base fields and sets #### Pivot Table-Calculations - Create calculated rows or columns in a Pivot Table that go beyond the source data #### Pivot Charts - Create dynamic, graphical representations of Pivot Table data ### Advanced Database Functions #### XMATCH function - Return the relative position (column or row number) of a lookup value #### INDEX-MATCH - Efficiently return a value or reference from a cell at the intersection of the row and column #### INDEX-Double MATCH - Use a second Match function to create a powerful, two-way lookup tool ### Introduction to Macros #### Recording Macros - Record macros that involve formatting and calculations ### Dynamic Arrays #### Dynamic Arrays - Use formulas that can return arrays of variable size ### End of Class Projects #### Projects - End of class project to review key concepts from the class ## Schedule - Jun 30, 2026 12:00am–12:00am — Live Online - Jun 30, 2026 12:00am–12:00am — Live Online - Jun 30, 2026 12:00am–12:00am — Live Online ## Pricing **Tuition:** $249