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Lesson 1: Meet the grid

Find your way around cells, rows and columns.

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Beginner

Basics

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  1. 1. Meet the grid

    Find your way around cells, rows and columns.

    2 min
  2. 2. Enter data

    Type text and numbers, then confirm with Enter and Tab.

    3 min
  3. 3. Edit and undo

    Fix mistakes with F2, Delete and Ctrl+Z.

    3 min
  4. 4. Move around fast

    Jump through long lists with Ctrl+Arrow and Ctrl+Home.

    2 min
  5. 5. Select ranges

    Select blocks of cells with Shift, the mouse and the keyboard.

    3 min
  6. 6. Copy, cut, paste

    Move and duplicate cells with Ctrl+C, Ctrl+X and Ctrl+V.

    3 min
  7. 7. AutoFill

    Let the fill handle type dates, days and number series for you.

    3 min

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First Formulas

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  1. 8. Your first formula

    Add, subtract, multiply and divide with =.

    4 min
  2. 9. SUM

    Total a whole column in one formula.

    3 min
  3. 10. AVERAGE

    Find the typical order with AVERAGE.

    3 min
  4. 11. MIN and MAX

    Find the best and slowest day.

    3 min
  5. 12. COUNT and COUNTA

    Count orders, paid and unpaid.

    3 min
  6. 13. Copy formulas down

    Write a formula once and fill it down every row.

    4 min
  7. 14. Absolute references

    Lock a cell with $ so every row uses the same rate.

    4 min
  8. 15. Order of operations

    Use brackets so formulas calculate in the right order.

    4 min

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Tidy Data

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  1. 16. Number formats

    Show prices as currency and margins as percentages.

    3 min
  2. 17. Dates

    Fix dates that show as numbers and use TODAY.

    4 min
  3. 18. Sort

    Rank products by sales with Sort.

    3 min
  4. 19. Filter

    Show only the rows you need with AutoFilter.

    3 min
  5. 20. Formatting basics

    Bold, borders, column widths and freeze panes.

    4 min

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Logic

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  1. 21. IF basics

    Make the sheet decide with IF.

    4 min
  2. 22. AND / OR

    Combine conditions with AND and OR inside IF.

    4 min
  3. 23. Nested IF and IFS

    Give each sales rep a grade A, B or C.

    5 min
  4. 24. COUNTIF

    Count only the rows that match a condition.

    4 min
  5. 25. SUMIF

    Add up only the rows that match a condition.

    4 min

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