Microsoft Excel IF Functions and Conditional Formatting

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Who is it for?

Anyone who needs to do more than just display data in a spreadsheet. It would be helpful if you understand relative, absolute and mixed references and basic formulas prior to attending.

What will I learn?

How to use the IF function to determine what happens to the cell content and how to automatically change the visual appearance of a cell, row or column based on criteria you define.

How will it help me?

One of the biggest problems with spreadsheets is human error. IF is a decision-making function that can change the data in a cell based on specific criteria automatically, for potentially thousands of cells, in an instant. If the data changes, so does the outcome. Conditional formatting is similar to IF but affects the visual appearance. Imagine your spreadsheet highlighted rows which match specific criteria for you?