This presentation by Excel expert David Ringstrom, CPA, is designed for those who haven’t worked with Excel spreadsheets before or who haven’t used them in several years. David explains spreadsheet basics, different file types you can create, keyboard shortcuts to simplify repetitive tasks, Excel’s rows and columns grid, and much more.

David demonstrates every technique at least twice: first, on a PowerPoint slide with numbered steps, and second, in Excel 2016. He draws your attention to any differences in Excel 2013, 2010, or 2007 during the presentation as well as in his detailed handouts. David also provides an Excel workbook that includes most of the examples he uses during the webcast. 

Topics Covered:

• Using a custom number format to hide zero amounts within a specific area of a spreadsheet.
• Getting familiar with Excel’s grid of rows and columns.
• Preventing errors from the start by choosing from thousands of free Excel spreadsheet templates.
• Learning the nuances of copying formulas within Excel spreadsheets.
• Saving paper and eliminating frustration by monitoring the Print Scale setting.
• Handling situations where numbers are presented as # signs on-screen and in Print Preview.
• Discerning the nuance of entering text into worksheet cells.
• Surfacing hidden Excel commands instantly by way of the Tell Me feature in Excel 2016.
• Copying formulas efficiently down one or more columns at the same time.
• Understanding Excel’s Freeze Panes feature.