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Excel Magic: Building Dynamic Formulas

Learn how to build dynamic formulas in Microsoft Excel.

Created byLenny Wu
4.6
(127 reviews)
IntermediateUpdated Jan 20, 2025
Excel Magic: Building Dynamic Formulas

What You'll Learn

check_circleUnderstand the difference between a simple formula and a dynamic formula
check_circleIdentify 2 elements to make a dynamic formula
check_circleRecognize top 10 dynamic formulas covered in this course
check_circleDiscover 3 advanced dynamic formulas that make Excel modeling super easy
check_circleExplore new features on dynamic array formulas that Excel 365 brings

About This Course

The course is presented in four parts.

First, the course relates the earlier course of Top 5 Excel Skills to drive the concept home: Dynamic formulas are your “first” step toward full automation in Excel Modeling!

Next, the course brings the topic of what is a dynamic formula and lets students consider if VLOOKUP() is a dynamic formula? It is only a semi-dynamic formula.

Third, we illustrate the top 10 dynamic formulas, including: o Dynamic range formula o Table formula o Conditional formula, o SUMPRODUCT() o INDIRECT/ADDRESS o Array formula

Last, the course explores the latest features from Excel 365 that are considered by many to be amazing. They include: o SORT() o XLOOKUP()

Prerequisites and Advanced Preparation ● Basic Excel knowledge ● Example: be able to open one Excel file and connect to external data files, etc.

Your Instructor

Lenny Wu
Lenny Wu

Financial Reporting Expert

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Lenny is Senior Financial Analyst at Ausenco. Lenny has over 15 years combined experience in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), financial reporting and modeling, and compliance auditing. Lenny supervises Adaptive Insights system budgeting, and is a CPA, CGA, and a Certified Adaptive Insights Professional and Certified Xero Partner. Lenny is a proponent for "One-click Reporting" for analysts and "Self-service Reporting" for executives. He has strong belief that reporting and closing should be hours rather than days or even weeks. Lenny also acted as local CPA chapter board officer and volunteered for Canada Revenue Agency as a Community Volunteer Income Tax Program consultant. Education MBA, Finance : George Washington University - SBPM (School of Business and Public Management) - [1998 to 2000]

Credit Information

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What Students Are Saying

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