Crunching numbers is what Microsoft Excel does best – but how do you use those numbers to get the answers you need? This course will show you how to use advanced Excel features to turn massive amounts of data into visual, customizable dashboards. The ability to easily query and display information from your Excel data is a helpful tool for decision making, and this course will demonstrate five advanced Excel features (Forms, Lookup Functions, Charts, Pivot Tables, and Slicers) which will do just that. If you are comfortable with the basics of Excel, let our Microsoft Certified Trainer Barbara Evers walk you through more useful Excel topics and tools. Topics covered include: Using range names in formulas Creating nested functions Working with forms, form controls, and data validation Using lookup functions Combining multiple functions Creating, modifying, and formatting charts Using sparklines, trendlines, and dual-axis charts Creating a Pivot Table and analyzing Pivot Table data Presenting data with Pivot Charts Filtering data with slicers