Excel+Skills

=**Excel Resources**= =**Data Tips - Excel**= =**Help on the VLookUp Function**= =**Straight to the Source**= The "**Help Tab**" is built directly into the Excel Ribbon and is a great first place to check for instant help. Most of the objects on the Help Tab are specific links to content on Microsoft's website. If the Help tab is not installed on your computer you can download it here.
 * Microsoft Excel is an extraordinary tool, but many of us only tap into a tiny fraction of its ability. Below you will find a series of resources that you can access on an as needed basis. Do not be concerned if you need to return to these resources on a regular basis, many of the best Excel tricks are complicated but can be easily achieved with a little help.**



Other amazing resources found on Microsoft's website are: Excel Skill Builders video series - Learn various excel activities in a set of four online video series. Excel 2007 Help and How-to - A glossary style list of excel functions. Office Templates - Download some very cool Excel spreadsheets from this online repository. Ribbon Hero - Learning how to use Excel is now a game!!! Once installed, the game can be accessed from a tab in Excel's Ribbon. Loving this Ribbon thing? Try Ribbon Hero 2 and become a Microsoft Office Rock Star!! **Other Excel Resources** Excel 2007 in Pictures - Tutorials based on pictures, not words. Quick Reference Card - A printable guide with the most commonly used Excel commands. **http://Woopid.com** is a website that hosts hundreds of free video tutorials on dozens of cumputer related topics. Listed below is a link to their Excel tutorials. You may also want to check out some their tutorials on other subjects too.
 * Beginners Guide to Excel 2007
 * **Excel Tips**

=** Advanced Resources **=

**Formulas List** What can all those formulas do? Here is a list with descriptions and examples.

** A little help with... ** One of the single greatest advantages you can give yourself when working with Excel is to install a little program called ASAP Utilities. ASAP Utilities significantly reduces the time it takes to complete complex actions in Excel. Buy the full version or use the Free Student and Charitable organizations version, either way you win. Here is a link to what all can be done with ASAP Utilities.

**Pivot Tables ** Attachments on Jul 12, 2011 6:13 AM by Jason Mammano (version 1)
 * [|Step-by Step course on pivot tables presented online through Microsoft. 30 mins.]

on Jul 12, 2011 8:00 AM by Jason Mammano (version 1)


 * My thanks to Jason Mammano, Tech Facilitator for Gaston County Schools, who collected this information and allowed its use on the Principals' Playbook wiki