Expert Excel Level 4: Formulas and Functions

Course Overview

What you will learn

In particular you will be able to:

• Fix formulas using Absolute Cell References ($)
• Use logical functions, such as COUNTIF to count cells that meet a certain condition
• Use HLOOKUP function to look up values in the top row of the table
• Use the CONCATENATE Function to join separate fields, such as FirstName and LastName
• Calculate the number of days between two dates

Course timetable

Session 1: Formulas and Functions Basics

• Use Cell References
• Copy a Formula without changing Cell References
• Transpose a Formula
• Copy and Paste Values
• Quick Calculations

Session 2

• Nesting Functions
• Statistical and Logical Functions: COUNTIF, SUMIF, AVERAGEA, IF, ISERROR, Nested IF

Session 3: Lookup % Reference Formulas

• Using VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP
• Using INDEX and MATCH to Retrieve Data

Session 4: Text Formulas

• Change Case of Text
• Join Text from Multiple Columns
• Combine Text and Formatted Numbers
• Convert Imported Text Format into Numbers
• Break Imported Date Field into Individual Columns
• Substitute Text
• Extract a Name Field into Three Columns

Session 5: Date and Time Formulas

• Add a Number to Current Date to Get New Dates
• Calculate a Period of Time Between Two dates
• Perform Calculation with Time Fields

Session 6: Array and Database Functions

• Array Formulas
• Calculate the Difference Between MAX and MIN Values in an Array
• Find Value in List
• Use Frequency Function to Count Responses
• Analyse Data in a Database

This course can be delivered in the classroom or remotely via Zoom. Contact us for availability and pricing.

Information for Mac users

If you are a Mac user, please let us know when booking. If the course is held in the classroom at Happy, the training is held on PCs so we recommend that you bring your Macbook with you (we are not able to provide an additional monitor). For online training, please let us know when booking and you can use your Mac as normal. We provide a PDF with shortcuts for Mac users and your trainer will refer to this throughout the training.

The Small Print

For Live Online Interactive Learning sessions (webinars)

The course will run remotely for a full day consisting of three 90-minute live online sessions with independent work in between. 

All learners will need to install Zoom on their machines. Full technical requirements are on the Zoom website. Your link will be included in your joining instructions once you have booked your place — if you haven't received this email then please contact our team.

Learners should log into the training session 10 minutes before the start time to ensure that they have downloaded and set up Zoom correctly. The course will start precisely on time and it may not be possible to go back over material missed by late arrivals.

Please ensure you read our Terms and Conditions before booking for our payment terms and cancellation policy.

For classroom sessions

All public classroom sessions take place at Happy's HQ in London at Robert Dolan House, 9 Alie Street, London E1 8DE. Please see our Contact Us page for full directions and a PDF map.

The course will run from 10am to 4:45pm (lunch is served 1pm to 1:45pm — we offer a choice of 3 cold bowl dishes). Please be careful to arrive by 9:45am for registration and refreshments. The course will start precisely on time and it may not be possible to go back over material missed by late arrivals. If you arrive over 30 minutes late you may be asked to leave and attend another day.

Please ensure you read our Terms and Conditions before booking for our payment terms and cancellation policy.

Mac Users

If you are a Mac user, please let us know when booking. If the course is held in the classroom at Happy, the training is held on PCs so we recommend that you bring your Macbook with you (we are not able to provide an additional monitor). For online training, please let us know when booking and you can use your Mac as normal. We provide a PDF with shortcuts for Mac users and your trainer will refer to this throughout the training.

The happy Guarantee

We want everyone to go away from our courses feeling as though they have learnt useful, practical skills that they can use straight away when they go back to work.

If you don’t feel that your training has been useful or if you are unhappy in any way, please get in touch with our Customer Services team within 30 days of the course. We will be happy to offer you additional support and training free of charge to help you to gain the skills you need, or if you’d prefer, a full refund.

If you have any questions or concerns, our friendly team are available Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. You can leave a message on 020 7375 7300 or email us at hello@happy.co.uk.