This DVD is different. If you want to learn Excel and you are pressed for time (and who isn’t these days?) this is the DVD for you. I give you over 5 1/2 hours of focused video instruction. The average length of each video lesson is 6 1/2 minutes! So you can find the topic that you want, learn it, and put it into practice at home or at work in under 10 minutes!

As an added bonus, I include the 50 Excel worksheets that I used to create and film the video lessons. Now you can practice the tips to master your new Excel skills!

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Ctrl + Z – The UNDO Command.

Ctrl + Z can Undo my last 16 actions (one at-a-time.) In Excel 2007, you can Undo up to 100 of your last actions!

Watch this short Excel Training Video as I demonstrate how to take advantage of the Ctrl + Z Shortcut.

Here are the steps to follow in this lesson:

1. Type an entry or apply formatting to a cell or range of cells.
2. Hold down the “Ctrl” Key while you press the “Z” key. Excel will Undo your last action.
3. To Restore the Action that you just UNDID, use the “Ctrl + Y+ Keyboard Shortcut.
4. You can Undo your last 16 actions in Excel 2003. Use the drop-down menu next to the UNDO Command Button on the Standard Toolbar.
5. Follow a similar  procedure to RESTORE up to your last 16 actions in Excel 2003 with the drop-down menu next to the Restore Command button on the Standard Toolbar.
6. In Excel 2007, you can UNDO and RESTORE up to your last 100 Actions!

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I encourage my clients to organize their work in Excel workbooks by creating additional worksheets. Each worksheet should contain discrete information relating to your Excel project – e.g. Monthly or Quarterly budgets; Regional sales, or information about specific product lines.

A best practice is to rename each worksheet to reflect the information it contains. I also encourage clients to add a “Tab Color” to each worksheet. This makes it easy to identify the “Active” worksheet.

Many of my clients use 20 or more worksheets in their workbooks and they ask my help in navigating to a specific worksheet or cell range.

One strategy that I share with them is to create Hyperlinks to go to a specific worksheet. Another strategy involves naming specific cells or ranges. Once you have “named” a cell or a range, simply click the drop down arrow next to the Name box; select the named range and Excel takes you directly to that “Name.”

These are great time-savers and they boost productivity. Watch this video to see these techniques in action:

Here are the steps to follow in this Excel Video Lesson:

1. Click a worksheet and then use Ctrl+Page Down to activate the next worksheet to the Right. Ctrl+Page Up activates the next worksheet to the Left.
2. Create a new worksheet and give it a name like “Dashboard.” Type in text like “Link to XYZ Worksheet.”
3. Ctrl+K opens the Create Hyperlink Dialog Box. Fist choose “Place in this Document.” Then select the name of the worksheet and click OK.
4. The easiest way to “Name” a cell or a region is to highlight it and then go to the “Name Box” to type in a name. Names must begin with a letter and not use spaces. Click ENTER to register the name.
5. Use the drop=down arrow next to the Name Box to find and go to a named cell or range. You can also create a hyperlink to a named cell or range.

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Here are the steps to follow in this Excel Video Lesson:

1. To select all of the contiguous data cells, make one cell the “Active Cell”. Ctrl+A will then select all of the cells in that data block.
2. If you then click Ctrl+A a second time, you will select every cell in the worksheet. This is handy when you need to “AutoFit the column width in the worksheet.
3. Use Ctrl+End to go to the last cell in your data set. Ctrl+Home will return you to the Top cell in the data set.
4. To find a blank cell in a column, position your mouse at the bottom of the “active cell” and double-click. This takes you to the last cell that contains data in that column.
5. To select all of the cells w/ data in a column use the Ctrl+Shift+ Down Arrow. Use the appropriate Arrow Key to select cell containing data in a Row.
6. Quickly copy a Formula to all of the cells in the column. Position the mouse in the lower right corner of the cell with the formula and double-click.

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• You don’t have to sort the data when you consolidate.
• You can use multiple functions (SUM, AVERAGE) in adjacent columns in your report.
• You can easily copy and paste the Consolidated Summary Report to another workbook or into Word.

Watch this short video as I demonstrate how to use Data Consolidate in place of Subtotals.

These are the steps to follow in this lesson:

1. Select an empty cell. Choose Data – Consolidate.
2. In the dialog box, choose the Function that you want (SUM is the most common) and then select your data range (including the Column Headers) and click ADD.
3. Be sure to check the Use Labels in “Top Row” and “Left Column.” Click OK
4. A quirk – The Label for the Category does not appear when you Consolidate Data – Simply copy & paste it from cell A1.
5. Repeat these steps to add an additional Function – e.g. AVERAGE to your Consolidation Report.
6. Copy and paste the Consolidated Data to another workbook or to another application – e.g. MS Word.
7. Contrast this quick alternative to creating Subtotals.
8. The real “Time Saver” comes from the ability to quickly copy the Consolidated Summary.
9. The “Gotcha” to remember with Subtotals is to choose “Edit – Go To – Special – Visible Cells Only” before you copy the Level 2 Subtotals. If you omit this step, you will discover that you have copied ALL of the data and not just the summary!

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When I create the examples for this podcast I frequently use the =RANDBETWEEN() function to generate random numbers. Then, I usually copy the formulas and use Paste Special to convert them into values.

Recently, I watched Bill Jelen. Mr. Excel demonstrate an absolutely amazing Excel Trick – use your Right-mouse button to move a selected block of cells over the the right. And then, without releasing the mouse button, move the block of cells back into place. A menu pops up and asks if you want to “Copy here as Values.” Try it! It is amazing! What a time-saver!

Here are the steps to follow in the Excel Video Lesson:

1. Use the =RANDBETWEEN() Function to generate random numbers in your Excel spreadsheet. The function takes two arguments – a Top Number and a Bottom Number (both of your choosing.)
2. The RANDBETWEEN Function is part of the Analysis ToolPak Add-IN. Activate it by choosing Tools – Add-Ins- Analysis ToolPak.
3. Select the block of cells before you write the formula and then use Ctrl+Enter to populate all of the cells in your selected range with the formula.
4. To convert the formulas to values, use Copy, Paste Special Values.
5. OR… try this incredible trick (courtesy of Bill Jelen, Mr. Excel: Select the block of cells. With the RIGHT-Mouse Button, move the Border of the cell range over the the right and then back into place. Then, when you release the mouse a menu pops up. Choose, “Copy as Values Here.” It is amazining!

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Want to change the function? It simple! Just right-click on the name of the Function. You can choose Average, Count, Count Numbers, Min or Max – Excel’s most common Functions.

This is a great way to perform an Ad-hoc Query. I recommend that you use this for spreadsheets with Subtotals. Watch this short video lesson to see how this works – and how you can save time!

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I replied, “That’s great, Ian. What did you get?”

“It’s NASCAR!”

“NASCAR?” I replied – somewhat puzzled.

He explained. “In NASCAR Racing, the pit crews save a second here and a quarter of a second there. That’s how they win the race.”

So, there you go – “It’s NASCAR!” Saving a few seconds here and a few seconds there is how you win the business race. Watch this video to see how to save time when creating multiple formulas.

Here are the steps to follow in this video:

1. To AutoSum BOTH the Columns AND the Rows with one-click of the mouse:
2. Select the range of cells containing the values that you want to total PLUS the blank cells immediately to the RIGHT and immediately BELOW.
3. Click the AutoSum ICON. Amaze your friends.
4. If you like Keyboard Shortcuts. Instead of clicking the AutoSum Icon, use Alt+=

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However, too many people simply re-type their Excel data into PowerPoint. This wastes time and it is not the most effective way to present the data.

In this video lesson, I demonstrate five ways to Paste, Link, and Embed Excel data in PowerPoint:

Here are the steps to follow in this video lesson:

1. In Excel, select and copy the data to the clipboard.
2. In PowerPoint, select the slide to receive the data and Right Mouse Click to “Paste.”
3. Look to the lower right-hand corner of the pasted data and click the Paste Options Menu.
4. Paste Option – Keep Text Only. You can move and re-size the Text Box. You can edit and format any text entry.
5. Paste Option – Picture of Table. You can move and re-size the picture. The Picture Toolbar is activated. This allows you to format the picture. You can not edit individual values – you only have a “picture” of your Excel data.
6. Paste Option – Table. This is the Default option. Each entry is in it’s own cell. You can choose Rows and Columns to format, insert or delete.
7. Paste Option – Excel Table (Entire Workbook) – With this option you actually “Embed” the Excel application. Double-click on the data to activate Excel. Make any changes you desire.
8. Edit-Paste Special – Link. With this option you create a “live link” to the source data in Excel. Any changes to the Excel file are reflected on the PowerPoint slide. Be careful to keep the Excel file and the PowerPoint file in the same directory to prevent “losing the link.”

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In this video lesson, Danny will demonstrate how to get the most out of each Paste Special option.

Here are the steps to follow in this video lesson:

1. When you want to copy the “results” of a formula and not the actual formula, choose “Edit, Paste Special, Values.”
2. If you want to copy the “source formatting” as well as the Values, choose “Edit, Paste Special, Values and Number Formatting.”
3. To change the orientation (from Vertical to Horizontal, e.g.) choose “Edit, Paste Special, Transpose.”
4. To ensure that your copied data remains current, choose “Edit, Paste Special, Paste Link.”
5. You can also use the Paste Special Dialog Box to choose Paste Special “Formats” and “Comments.”
6. Experiment with Paste Special Add, Multiply, Subtract & Divide.

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