CP011: 5 Excel magic tricks to impress your boss

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In the 11th session of Chandoo.org podcast, lets puts on a magic show for your boss

5 Excel magic tricks to impress your boss - CP011 - Chandoo.org Podcast - Become awesome in data analysis, charting, dashboards and VBA using Excel

What is in this session?

We all want to impress our bosses, create awesome experiences for our users and become enviable in workplace with our Excel skills. In this session, lets explore 5 very powerful, magical features of Excel that can help you create that jaw-dropping effect.

In this podcast, you will learn,

  • Announcements
  • Why magic
  • 5 Excel Magic Tricks
  • 1: Conditional formatting
  • 2: Form controls + Charts
  • 3: Pivot tables + Slicers
  • 4: Macros + Automation
  • 5: Using right feature @ right time
  • How to learn these magic tricks
  • Conclusions

Go ahead and listen to the show

 

Links & Resources mentioned in this session:

Conditional Formatting

Form controls + Charts

Then vs. Now - interactive chart with form controls

Pivot Tables + Slicers

Macros & VBA

Transcript of this session:

Download this podcast transcript [PDF].

What are your favorite Excel magic tricks?

My favorites are conditional formatting, slicers, form controls + charts in that order.

What about you? What features of Excel are most impressive and mesmerizing? Please share your thoughts using comments.

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7 Responses to “Build models & dashboards faster with Watch Window”

  1. Garyk says:

    yes, I use watches in excel vb

  2. ANAND says:

    Dear Chandoo,

    This is a quite useful for myself. I highly appreciate your efforts for acquainting us with this value adding and time saving tip.

  3. Luke M says:

    I'll admit it, I never saw this feature before. I was familiar with using Watch Window in VB, but not in workbook. I'll definitely use this in future when building dashboards!

  4. harshit says:

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  5. Amit says:

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  6. Pulkit Trivedi says:

    Hello Sir,

    Really very nice post. I didn't use this features in past. But now going to use it..

    Thanks a lot for every time come up with something new..

    Thanks

  7. Hiren Shukla says:

    Very Nice post sir.

    Every Time posting something new.. Thanks a lot

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