# Excel Level III: Advanced Course Online (Self-Paced) Canonical URL: ## Overview Learn all of the most complex features of Microsoft Excel in this advanced training course. Once you’ve mastered the basics of building and organizing spreadsheets using Excel, you can learn to manipulate and visualize that data to improve your workflow and draw deeper insights. In this class, you will find out how to manage spreadsheets, utilize advanced analytics tools, and write macros to improve efficiency. You will also become familiar with complex Excel functions, including MATCH, VLOOKUP-MATCH, and INDEX-Double MATCH. The tools you’ll learn in this class will apply to virtually any job setting where you must organize large amounts of complex data. ### Why Learn Excel? Excel is one of the most commonly used business applications on the planet, so no matter what field you work in, learning Excel has the potential to help optimize your workflow and improve your productivity. Whether you're working as a professional Data Analyst or just working at a company with a lot of information to catalog and organize, learning Excel can pay long-term dividends. Very few jobs strictly use Excel, so anyone looking to start a new career will need supplemental training. However, learning Excel is foundational for anyone hoping to work in a data analytics or financial career. ## 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 ## Instructors ### Brian McClain — Program Director & Senior Instructor Brian McClain is an experienced instructor, curriculum developer, and web developer. Brian served as Director for a coding bootcamp before joining Noble Desktop in 2022, where he is now a lead instructor and course developer for both JavaScript and Python. He teaches Web Development, JavaScript, Python for Data Science, Machine Learning, and AI. Prior to Noble, he taught Python Data Science and Machine Learning as an Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at Westchester County College. Brian is also an active industry professional in the field of generative AI app development. His website and iOS app, Artmink, provides appraisals of art and antiques from user-uploaded images. ### Mourad Kattan — Program Director & Instructor Mourad Kattan is an instructor and Program Director of Business, Finance, & Excel at Noble Desktop, teaching classes and designing courses in Excel, finance, accounting, and financial modeling. Before Noble Desktop, Mourad worked as a financial analyst at Credit Suisse and H/2 Capital Partners. In those positions, he used advanced analytical and financial skills to evaluate a variety of investments. Mourad graduated from the University of Pennsylvania summa cum laude and is part of the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society. Learn more about [Mourad Kattan's](/mourad-kattan) background and expertise. ### Adebayo Norman — Instructor Adebayo "Ade" Norman is a Senior Software Trainer with over 14 years of experience in the classroom. He is a training professional with vast troubleshooting/help desk experience and thousands of hours of software training & delivery experience. His specialty is in the In-person/Online Hybrid training environment needed in these new & changing times. ### Garfield Stinvil — Senior Instructor Garfield is an experienced software trainer with over 16 years of real-world professional experience. He started as a data analyst with a Wall Street real estate investment company & continued working in the professional development department at New York Road Runners Organization before working at Noble. He enjoys bringing humor to whatever he teaches and loves conveying ideas in novel ways that help others learn more efficiently. Since starting his professional training career in 2016, he has worked with several corporate clients including Adobe, HBO, Amazon, Yelp, Mitsubishi, WeWork, Michael Kors, Christian Dior, and Hermès. Outside of work, his hobbies include rescuing & archiving at-risk artistic online media using his database management skills. ## Pricing **Tuition:** $249