Self-Study

Improve Spreadsheets by Building Controls in Excel

  • Thursday, May 1, 2025 – Thursday, April 30, 2026

  • 2.00
    CREDITS
    Auditing

In today's data-driven world, spreadsheets serve as the backbone of business and personal productivity. However, creating complex and error-prone spreadsheets can lead to critical mistakes and inefficiencies. This course aims to equip you with the knowledge and tools to build robust spreadsheets, implementing a range of controls and safeguards to ensure data integrity, streamline processes, and maximize accuracy.

Objectives

  • Apply best practices when creating spreadsheets
  • Determine which controls to develop for spreadsheets
  • Use controls to build more accurate spreadsheets

Highlights

  • Best practices when designing spreadsheets
  • Creating a proper worksheet structure
  • Using Excel's built-in features to find errors
  • Creating custom controls to prevent and find errors
  • Using links to quickly move to controls
  • Using conditional formatting to highlight errors

Additional Information

Designed For

Any Excel user that wants to learn how to create controls within Excel to improve accuracy

Vendor

Surgent

Advanced Preparation

None

Credits

2.00 Auditing

Prerequisite

A working knowledge of Excel

Course Number

2536284

Level of Knowledge

Intermediate

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