K2's Excel Tips - Today's Best Features

K2's Excel Tips - Today's Best Features

K2’s Excel Tips – Today’s Best Features

Course - K2's Excel Tips - Today's Best Features

Major Topics

  • New features and functions in Excel
  • How to improve efficiency and effectiveness when working in Excel
  • Taking advantage of Copilot integration with Excel
  • Better ways of creating and working with formulas

Learning Objectives

  1. List examples of key new features in Excel and how and why business professionals can take advantage of these tools
  2. Identify use cases for Excel’s PIVOTBY and GROUPBY functions
  3. Specify how Office Scripts differ from traditional Excel macros
  4. Cite examples of using Copilot in conjunction with Excel
  5. List examples of new opportunities to collaborate with others using Excel

Description

Wow! So many new Excel features and so little time! Microsoft continues to add tremendous functionality to Excel – the business professional’s tool of choice. Yet most Excel users have not discovered these new tools and remain mired in yesterday’s practices for working in Excel. In this session, you will learn how to use many of Excel’s latest features to work more efficiently and effectively with your spreadsheets.

Participate in this session to learn about recently released features such as PIVOTBY, GROUPBY, Office Scripts, integration with Copilot, new ways to share and collaborate in Excel, and data entry and formula improvements. If you work with Excel – and who doesn’t – this session is necessary to help you improve your efficiency and effectiveness when using Excel.

Compliance Information

Update this attribute value to the course desired audience. None Computer Software and Applications 2 Credits January 1, 2025

Overview

Wow! So many new Excel features and so little time! Microsoft continues to add tremendous functionality to Excel – the business professional’s tool of choice. Yet most Excel users have not discovered these new tools and remain mired in yesterday’s practices for working in Excel. In this session, you will learn how to use many of Excel’s latest features to work more efficiently and effectively with your spreadsheets.

Participate in this session to learn about recently released features such as PIVOTBY, GROUPBY, Office Scripts, integration with Copilot, new ways to share and collaborate in Excel, and data entry and formula improvements. If you work with Excel – and who doesn’t – this session is necessary to help you improve your efficiency and effectiveness when using Excel.

Course Details

  • Fraud in small business environments
  • Internal control options in small business accounting software
  • Understanding the need for application controls and general controls
  • Common challenges associated with implementing appropriate internal controls in small business environments

  1. Cite internal control fundamentals, including definitions and concepts, types of internal control activities, and the need for internal controls
  2. Identify common small business control deficiencies and issues, including concentration of ownership and inadequate segregation of duties, and list five key risk areas for small businesses
  3. Recognize the common types of fraud schemes occurring in small businesses and implement internal control measures to reduce the threat of becoming a victim
  4. List the objectives and common deficiencies of small business accounting systems
  5. Define the purpose of general controls and list examples of typical control techniques in small businesses
  6. Implement technology tools to prevent and detect occupational fraud
  7. List opportunities to enhance security over information systems and sensitive data

Intended Audience — Business professionals responsible for internal control and fraud prevention and detection

Advanced Preparation — None

Field of Study — Auditing

Credits — 8 Credits

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Published Date – November 2, 2022

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