Self-Study
Improve Spreadsheets by Building Controls in Excel
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Thursday, May 1, 2025 – Thursday, April 30, 2026
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2.00CREDITSAuditing
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