Excel - Lists and Tables - A Beginner's Guide to Managing List-Based Data

Excel is more than a calculator. This Excel lists and tables training for beginners shows how to organize and manage list-based data such as employee rosters, inventories and course catalogs.

You'll start with sorting and filtering, then move on to more advanced ways to work with your lists. The session covers importing data from other databases into Excel, keeping it accurate and updating it easily.

You'll also sort lists alphabetically, numerically or by date, filter to show specific entries, split a list across several columns, remove duplicate entries and understand why converting a list into an Excel table makes it easier to manage.

• Import list-based data into Excel from external sources
• Sort lists by text, number or date
• Filter lists to show only the records you need
• Use Flash Fill to build lists from patterns
• Split single-column lists into multiple columns and remove duplicates
• Convert a list into an Excel table and explain the benefits

• Importing list-based data into Excel from external sources
• Sorting lists alphabetically, numerically or by date
• Filtering to focus on specific records with targeted criteria
• Using Flash Fill to generate lists quickly through pattern recognition
• Reformatting single-column lists into multiple columns
• Removing duplicate entries
• Why and how to convert lists into structured tables

If you look after list-based data in Excel, using the right techniques saves time and keeps your data clean. This session brings together best practices and useful Excel features so you can manage lists faster and with fewer mistakes.

It suits Excel users at any level, especially those on Excel 2010 or later, with demonstrations in a recent version of Excel.

This session is crafted for Excel users of all levels of experience. Whether your journey with Excel has just begun, or you’ve been navigating through basic workbooks, this webinar will impart valuable knowledge to manage and manipulate lists effectively. It is particularly beneficial for those utilizing versions of Excel from 2010 onwards, with demonstrations conducted on the latest version for the most up-to-date experience.

Mike has worked in the IT training business since 1989 where his expertise and experience covers designing, delivering training courses, writing training materials and recording and editing video-based tutorials. Although he is a subject matter expert in a range of Microsoft technologies and has worked extensively with Mac OSX and Mac-related software since 2006; however, his passion is for all-things-Excel and in 2012 he founded the website theexceltrainer.co.uk

Mike is a Fellow of The Learning and Performance Institute and has worked with and for a large number of global and UK-based companies and organizations across a diverse range of sectors. In addition to training, he designs and develops Microsoft Office-based solutions that automate key business tasks and processes.