Working with Downloaded Text Data in Excel FLEXCAST

Overview

This introductory course is designed to empower professionals with the fundamental skills needed for efficient data manipulation and analysis in Excel. It covers a range of vital Excel tools and techniques, such as converting numbers formatted as text to usable numeric values and dates and understanding the application of specific Excel text functions. Participants will learn how to effectively use functions like LEFT, RIGHT, and MID, understand different concatenation functions, and apply the Text to Columns feature. The online self-study course also includes instructions on how to use the LEN function for text evaluation and the available functions for cleaning text. With step-by-step guidance and an optional exercise file, this course offers a practical approach to mastering these essential Excel skills, greatly enhancing your data analysis efficiency and accuracy.

Highlights

Numbers formatted as text. Commonly used text functions. Combining a text function and an if function. Other useful text functions. Working with dates.

Prerequisites

None.

Designed For

CPAs and other accounting, financial, and business professionals who want to learn how to download text in Excel.

Objectives

Recognize the methods used to convert numbers formatted as text to numeric values and dates formatted as text to date values recognized by Excel, and more.

Preparation

None.

Notice

This is a FlexCast (no exam required) and may be viewed only Monday - Saturday, 5am - 5pm PT. You may take up to one year from the date of purchase to complete the course. Pause your FlexCast and resume at a convenient day during the hours above. Partial credit for 2+ credit courses: If you are unable to complete the course in one sitting, partial credit can be awarded (minimum of one credit). To earn the remaining credits, you must return later and start the course from the beginning. Use chat to ask questions of a subject matter expert during the program.