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Create Hyperlinks

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So, we have added data, pivot tables, and charts. We're now going to create an index page.

Steps:

Create A Chart

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Now we are going to create charts of our pivot tables so that we can get a visual representation of all this data.

Steps:

Create A Pivot Table

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And now the lesson you've all been waiting for - How to create a pivot table !

A pivot table is an ingenious invention that allows you to slice and dice your data in as many ways as you can think of.

Inserting And Renaming Worksheets

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We have finished with the data entry sheet now, so lets create an index page. We now need to insert a worksheet.

Insert A Worksheet

Steps:

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Find And Replace

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Suppose I've changed my mind and now prefer to use the term "Entertainment" instead of "Eating Out"

How do I do this ?

Easy..

VLOOKUP Formula

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Now, it has occurred to me that I can save time when entering future expenses because I have realised that I can pretty much categorise the expenses.

Filter Data

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Now you want to know how many of those expenses occurred in the last 1000 days.

Autofilter is perfect for this!

Steps:

Sort Data

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So you've entered a load of expenses, and now realise that you have entered them in the wrong order. It would be nice to sort them.

Steps:

Freeze Panes

This lesson is on how to freeze the panes. Freezing panes is about keeping the headings in view whilst being able to scroll down to enter data at the end.

To demonstrate why you want to do this:

Protection

When designing a spreadsheet, it is important to differentiate between areas to enter data, and areas that are calculating values based on that data.

Think:  Inputs    /    Outputs

As a general rule, cells containing formulae should be protected, and coloured differently, so lets do that here.

Copy And Paste Special Values

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We've just learnt how to enter a formula, so this lesson is on how to convert the formulae to values.

Steps:

Absolute References

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Now we want to enter a formula to calculate how many days ago we spent the money. 

Steps:

Insert A Column

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I now want to calculate how many days ago I spend the money, but I forgot to add a heading for that. I'll need to insert a column.

Steps:

Copy A Formula

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In the last lesson, we entered a formula. We now want to apply that formula to all the dates in column A.

There's a quick way to copy a formula that saves us from entering it again and again.

Steps:

Enter A Formula

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We've entered some dates in our Expense tracker, and now we need to enter a formula that will tell us the month and the year of those dates so we can use this information in the summary of our expenses.

Steps:

Dates

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A lesson on Dates in Excel is a very important one as understanding Dates is crucial to writing an  effective spreadsheet.

Save A File

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So, we've entered some data in our spreadsheet, and now it's important to save that data so it's not lost.

How to Save

There is nothing worse than losing data that you've spent hours entering so here's a note on saving.

To save your file:

Format Data

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Now we've entered some data, it's a good idea to format it nicely.

First, we'll format the date column

Delete Data

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Now we're going to learn how to delete data.

Suppose the last expense entry you did was completely wrong, and you need to delete it.

Data Validation

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We have our headings entered, so now we need to enter some expenses.  

Enter the following data:

Change Column Width

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Having entered your data in the previous lesson, You'll immediately notice that you cannot see all the data as the columns are too small.

Enter Data

From now on, we will build up a blank workbook step by step in order to make the finished Expense Tracker. Each lesson will follow-on from the previous one, and at each stage, you will be able to download the correct files at the beginning and the end.

Sheet Navigation

Now, you'll learn how to find your way around Excel.

Practice all of these before proceeding: 

NOTE: The + in this case means hold down the first key before pressing the second once

Definitions

Familiarise yourself with the definitions of the basic components as we'll be referring to them a lot during the course.

How To Open Excel

Step1:

With your mouse, click on the START button:

That brings up a menu that will look like this:

Step2: Press R (to Run a program).. You'll now see this: