10 Must-Have Excel Skills for Professionals

1. Pivot Table
2. Xlookup
3. Pivot Charts
4. Flash Fill
5. Quick Analysis
6. Power View
7. Conditional Formatting
8. Moving Columns into Rows
9. IF Formulas
10. Auditing Formulas

You don't need to know all of Excel to become a data analyst

You don't even need to know 95% of it

Focus on these:

1. SUMIFS
2. XLOOKUP
3. COUNTIFS
4. UNIQUE
5. PIVOT TABLES

A mix of these helped me get through every Excel technical I have had

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KNOW the above 5 by heart

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If you’re dealing with unorganized data in Excel, here are some quick steps to clean your sheets:

1️⃣ Trim Function: Eliminate leading & trailing spaces easily.
2️⃣ Remove Duplicates: Use the Data tab feature to delete duplicate rows.
3️⃣ Text to Columns: Separate combined information into different cells.
4️⃣ Filter Blank Cells: Quickly find and manage empty cells.
5️⃣ Clean Function: Remove non-printable characters for a tidier dataset.

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Data Analytics isn't even spreadsheets.

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Here are some Excel shortcuts that are commonly used by data analysts:

1. Ctrl + C: Copy
2. Ctrl + V: Paste
3. Ctrl + X: Cut
4. Ctrl + Z: Undo
5. Ctrl + Y: Redo
6. Ctrl + S: Save
7. Ctrl + F: Find
8. Ctrl + H: Replace
9. Ctrl + Arrow Keys: Navigate to the edge of data
10. Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Keys: Select data range
11. Ctrl + Home: Go to cell A1
12. Ctrl + End: Go to last cell with data
13. Ctrl + Shift + L: Toggle filters
14. Alt + ; : Select visible cells only
15. F2: Edit active cell
16. Ctrl + Shift + Enter: Enter an array formula
17. Ctrl + D: Fill down
18. Ctrl + R: Fill right
19. Ctrl + 1: Format cells dialog box
20. Ctrl + Shift + 1, 2, 3, etc.: Apply different number formats

These shortcuts can significantly increase your efficiency when working with Excel as a data analyst.

One of the very important tool that a data analyst must be aware of is Excel

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Introduction to Excel for Data Analytics:
Overview of Excel's capabilities for data analysis
Introduction to Excel's interface: ribbons, worksheets, cells, etc.
Differences between Excel desktop version and Excel Online (web version)

Data Import and Preparation:
Importing data from various sources: CSV, text files, databases, web queries, etc.
Data cleaning and manipulation techniques: sorting, filtering, removing duplicates, etc.
Data types and formatting in Excel
Data validation and error handling

Data Analysis Techniques in Excel:
Basic formulas and functions: SUM, AVERAGE, COUNT, IF, VLOOKUP, etc.
Advanced functions for data analysis: INDEX-MATCH, SUMIFS, COUNTIFS, etc.
PivotTables and PivotCharts for summarizing and analyzing data
Advanced data analysis tools: Goal Seek, Solver, What-If Analysis, etc.

Data Visualization in Excel:
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Formatting and customizing charts for better visualization
Using sparklines for visualizing trends in data
Creating interactive dashboards with slicers and timelines

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Data modeling with Excel Tables and Relationships
Using Power Query for data transformation and cleaning
Introduction to Power Pivot for data modeling and DAX calculations
Advanced charting techniques: combination charts, waterfall charts, etc.

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Regression analysis and correlation
Forecasting techniques: moving averages, exponential smoothing, etc.

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Introduction to Excel add-ins for enhanced visualization (e.g., Power Map, Power View)
Creating interactive reports with Excel add-ins
Introduction to Excel Data Model for handling large datasets

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1. Quick Data Analysis:

• Select a cell in your data.
• Home > Analyze Data.
• Choose an option and click Insert PivotChart.

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• Select the cell below and to the right of what you want to freeze
• Click View > Freeze Panes > Freeze Panes

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3. If Function

• Open Excel and choose a cell.
• Insert IF function.
• Apply and repeat conditions.
• Close bracket and press Enter.

4. Quick Data Analysis:

• Select a cell in your data.
• Home > Analyze Data.
• Choose an option (Rank, Trend, Outlier, Majority) and click Insert PivotChart.

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5. Format numbers in cells:

• Press CTRL + 1 and select Number.
• Right-click the cell or cell range, select Format Cells… , and select Number.
• Select the small arrow, dialog box launcher, and then select Number.

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• Select a cell and Type "="
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7. SUMIFS function:

• Select an empty cell.
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• Determine the SUMIF criteria.
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Step 7 - Collaboration and Sharing
Step 8 - Excel Tips and Tricks

10 Must-Have Excel Skills for Professionals

1.Pivot Table
2. Xlookup
3. Pivot Charts
4. Flash Fill
5. Quick Analysis
6. Power View
7. Conditional Formatting
8. Moving Columns into Rows
9. IF Formulas
10. Auditing Formulas

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🧵 10 Basic Excel Formulas Everyone Needs to Know 👇

🔵 SUM =SUM(A1:A10) — Adds values.
🔵 AVERAGE =AVERAGE(A1:A10) — Finds average.
🔵 COUNT =COUNT(A1:A10) — Counts numbers.
🔵 COUNTA =COUNTA(A1:A10) — Counts non-empty cells.
🔵 IF =IF(A1>10, "Yes", "No") — Conditional result.
🔵 MIN =MIN(A1:A10) — Smallest value.
🔵 MAX =MAX(A1:A10) — Largest value.
🔵 VLOOKUP =VLOOKUP(B1, A1:D10, 2, FALSE) — Looks up value.
🔵 & =A1 & " " & B1 — Joins text.
🔵 LEN =LEN(A1) — Counts characters.

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