Use Excel 365 and Excel 2021 core features to build spreadsheets that solve business problems and deliver reliable answers. Drawing on his unsurpassed experience, Paul McFedries helps you make the most of formulas and functions, including recent improvements ranging from dynamic arrays to XLOOKUP and LET. McFedries' step-by-step projects walk you through handling key tasks, from building timesheets to projecting cash flow and aging receivables. His practical examples and clear instructions demystify intermediate-to-advanced-level formula construction, and help you leverage Excel's most useful functions in your everyday work.

Becoming an Excel expert has never been easier!

 

By reading this book, you will:





Improve business analyses by adding intelligence and knowledge to your models
Replace cumbersome formulas with convenient predefined functions
Use modern lookups to make your formulas more powerful and flexible
Simplify complex calculations with dynamic arrays in Excel 365 and Excel 2021
Use conditional formatting to reveal anomalies, problems, or opportunities
Calculate loan payments, interest costs, terms, and amortization schedules
Project the future value of investments, and plan to achieve investment goals
Master essential discounting and cash-flow analysis tools, including NPV and IRR
Sort, filter, and analyze any tabular data, from customers to inventory
Easily analyze huge datasets with PivotTable calculations
Perform sophisticated what-if analyses, scenario planning, and forecasting
Optimize profit, cost, or operational efficiency with Solver

























 

About This Book





For everyone who wants to get more done with Microsoft Excel in less time
For business and financial professionals, entrepreneurs, students, and others who need to efficiently manage and analyze data