1. Excel Tips and Tricks Leda Voigt Green River College

2. Topics Filter Vlookup Pivot Tables Sumif & Sumifs Other Tips

3. Filter Filter Button can be found on the Data Tab Filtering allows you to only see the rows that meet the criteria selected Filters are additive, which allows you to reduce the visible data even more Use of Subtotal Function Copying Filtered data

4. Vlookup Allows you to lookup values vertically Lookup Value should be in the leftmost column Hints Lookup Value – What do you want to find Table Array – Where can this information be found Col Index Num – What column is your return value found in Count the number of columns from your Lookup Value Range Lookup – True or False True – Returns the closest value, which may not be an exact match (sort values) False – Returns an exact match or #N/A

5. Pivot Tables Allows you to easily summarize and filter data for analysis As your data changes, refreshing is quick and easy Data must be present in the leftmost column and the top row Pivot Tables can be found on the Insert Tab

6. Pivot Tables (cont.) Create Table Choose Criteria

7. Pivot Tables (cont.) Update Format Update Source Data

8. Sumif Sum data based on a set of criteria Range – The cells you wish to find your criteria Criteria – What do you want to look for Sum Range – The cells you want to Sum

9. Sumifs Sum data based on multiple criteria Sum Range – The cells you want to Sum Criteria Range 1 – The cells you wish to find your criteria Criteria 1 – What do you want to look for in Range 1 Criteria Range 2 – Second set of criteria you wish to find Criteria 2 – What do you want to look for in Range 2

10. Other Tips Subtotal Function, the new Sum Includes hidden rows, but excludes filtered rows Designed for vertical calculations Subtotal Sum Function – will return all values that are not also using the Subtotal Sum Function Skinny Row

11. Questions While most of this may have been a review, I hope you walked away with at least one new trick or tip!