Presentation from the SMX West 2014 panel "Extreme Excel Excellence" full of power-user tactics and tips to get the most from Excel from Kenshoo's Director of Marketing Research & Content, Josh Dreller

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Extreme Excel Excellence
for
Search Marketers

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Persistent Format Painter
• Double click the Format Painter to paint away
• Click it again to turn it off

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Need a Random Number?
• Try random between

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Can’t Remember Pivot Table Calculations?
• Use List Formulas

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Pivot Your Pivot Tables Faster
• Use Slicers
• Very helpful for when others view your tables
• Shift and CTRL work to select multiple slices

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Simple, Powerful Charts
• Embed sparklines in a cell to easily see trends
• 3 types
• Line
• Column
• Win/Loss
• Many different design options

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Keep Your Eyes on the Prize
• Watch Windows can let you keep track of any cells across your workbooks
• See how they change
• Make sure they don’t change

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What-If Analysis? Goal Seek
• Use Goal Seek to calculate complex questions

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Named Ranges
• Functionality from early versions of Excel
• But many still don’t use them

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Name Manager
• Remind yourself of named ranges

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See Which Cells Affect Others
• Trace back to precedents or dependents

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What Was That Formula Again?

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Custom Views

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Custom Lists
• Add your own lists to utilize the drag option

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Use Sliders to Try Out New Values
• Found in the Developer ribbon
• You may need to unhide from Options menu

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Customize Quick Access Toolbar

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Options: General

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Options: Formulas

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Options: Proofing

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Options: Save

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Options: Advanced

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Options: Customize the Ribbon

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