Okay, so we’ve got some of the basics and now it’s time to dive into a real tutorial. There are many formulas that are incredibly useful, and I’d like to explore some of my favorite in the next series of posts. For this first post, I’d like to return to the magical realm of Harry Potter to demonstrate the power of SUM.
Let’s talk data for a second. Data can be overwhelming.
Luckily, Excel is primed and ready to make interacting with data as easy as possible – if you know the tools that you need to work with. Sort and Filter can help you got your data in order in no time – basically like magic.
Let me let you in on a little secret: you don’t need to do any math to use Excel. What magic is this, you ask? No magic my friends. Just formulas.
Does Excel feel like “a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury signifying nothing”?
Don’t panic. You are not alone. We are going to figure it out together. We’ll reduce that Excel-based sound and fury, so you’ll be going from feeling like Benjy to Dilsey in no time!
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