Topics covered include: How to use the Slicer feature to streamline data analysis within tables and pivot tables; Techniques that automatically provide fallback positions in the event you need to see an earlier version of your spreadsheet; Navigate large workbooks with ease by way of a hidden menu as well as keyboard shortcuts; Avoid disabled features by converting Excel 97—2003 files to modern workbook formats with ease; Use the Table feature in Excel 2007 and later to create charts that expand or contract automatically as your source data changes; Launch macros that clean up pivot tables with a single mouse click; How the Table feature allows you to transform filtering tasks; Embed frequently used lists, such as employees, departments, or key customers, into Excel's interface for use with any spreadsheet; Apply different filter settings with just a couple of mouse clicks using the Custom Views feature; Strike through list items with a custom shortcut; Convert .XLS workbooks to the up-to-date .XLSX format with just two keystrokes; Bypass filter drop-down lists by filtering based on cell contents with a single keystroke or mouse click. Upon completing this course, you should be able to: Recognize how to set Excel to automatically back-up key spreadsheets; Identify how to add and remove icons from Excel's Quick Access Toolbar; Identify which types of list data can be filtered in Excel; Differentiate how to easily compile large lists of data by filtering vs. sorting; Recognize how recover an Excel file; Utilize the shortcut for calling up a customized template; Identify the steps to apply the subtotal feature in Excel; Recognize the steps to add data to a self-expanding chart; Describe features of Text Box; Identify how often to set your auto-recovery setting; Recognize how to name a default template in order to customize an Excel default workbook; Utilize shortcuts to navigate Excel workbooks more efficiently; Identify the steps to using Subtotal feature in Excel; Recognize how to sort data efficiently; Describe how to get rid of a table; Identify how to navigate annoying Excel prompts and utilize alternatives.