Excel Notes 2025 (Basic to Advanced)
Excel Notes 2025 (Basic to Advanced)
1. Excel Basics
- Workbook vs Worksheet
- Data Types: Text, Number, Date, Boolean
- Basic Navigation: Ribbon, Tabs, Name Box, Formula Bar
- Cell Referencing: Relative (A1), Absolute ($A$1), Mixed (A$1, $A1)
2. Formatting Tools
- Number formatting (Currency, %, Date)
- Conditional Formatting
- Cell styles & themes
- Data validation (drop-downs)
3. Core Functions
- Math & Stats: SUM, AVERAGE, MIN, MAX, ROUND, INT, MOD
- Logical: IF, IFS, AND, OR, NOT
- Text: CONCATENATE, TEXTJOIN, LEFT, RIGHT, MID, LEN, TRIM, UPPER, LOWER, TEXT
- Date & Time: TODAY(), NOW(), DATEDIF, EDATE, EOMONTH, NETWORKDAYS
4. Lookup & Reference
- VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, XLOOKUP
- INDEX, MATCH, OFFSET, CHOOSE
- INDIRECT, ADDRESS
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5. Data Tools
- Sort & Filter
- Remove Duplicates
- Data Validation
- Flash Fill
- Text to Columns
- What-If Analysis: Goal Seek, Data Table, Scenario Manager
6. Charts & Graphs
- Column, Bar, Line, Pie, Area
- Combo Charts
- Sparklines
- Dynamic Charts with Formulas
7. PivotTables & PivotCharts
- Creating PivotTables
- Value Field Settings: Sum, Count, Average
- Grouping: by date, category
- Slicers & Timelines
- PivotCharts with dynamic filters
8. Advanced Functions
- SUMIFS, COUNTIFS, AVERAGEIFS
- FILTER, SORT, UNIQUE (Excel 365/2021+)
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- LET, LAMBDA
- SEQUENCE, RANDARRAY, TEXTSPLIT
9. Array Formulas
- Dynamic Arrays (Excel 365+)
- Legacy CSE formulas (CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER)
- Examples: Sum of top N values, Multi-criteria lookups, Transpose arrays
10. Power Query (Get & Transform)
- Import from multiple sources (Excel, Web, SQL, etc.)
- Clean, shape, and transform data
- Merge & Append Queries
- Load to Table or PivotTable
11. Power Pivot & Data Models
- Relationships between tables
- DAX formulas (CALCULATE, RELATED, SUMX)
- KPIs and calculated fields
- Advanced dashboards
12. Macros & VBA (Intro)
- Recording Macros
- Understanding VBA Editor
- Writing basic procedures: Sub, Function
- Automating repetitive tasks
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13. Excel Shortcuts
Task                | Shortcut
-------------------|----------
Save               | Ctrl + S
Select Column           | Ctrl + Space
Insert Row            | Ctrl + Shift + +
AutoSum               | Alt + =
Go To               | Ctrl + G
Format Cells           | Ctrl + 1
14. Security & Collaboration
- Protect Sheets/Workbook
- Track Changes
- Shared Workbooks
- Excel Online collaboration
15. Import/Export
- Import CSV, XML, JSON
- Connect to APIs (via Power Query)
- Export tables to PDF, CSV
- Use Excel with Power BI or SQL Server