Download - Excel Skills
Excel SkillsWith Victor Soskin
Relative vs Absolute Address
Relative Address= Changes when you drag. Tracks its positionAbsolute Address=Always points to the same cellGive your work to Sara=Absolute (independent of where you are)Give your work to the person on your left=Relative (dependent of where you are)
VLookup
What is it used for?
Look up the value in B2 in the table to the right. Find the name of the teacher and the room . If you cannot find the correct section do not
guess
VLookup
Vlookup- Range=True
Range lookup=TRUE meansLooks down the list until it finds correct range.Numbers must be in orderDoes not round
HLookup
If Statement
If you work hard then you will get sweets otherwise you will get coal.
If Statement
If Statement- Logical Test
C2>5 C2<5 C2=5 C2<
>5 C2>
=5
• C2>D2 value in C2 bigger than the value in D2
• C2<“F” value in C2 alphabetically before letter F
• C2=“F”• AND(C2>”E”, C2<“F”)
begins with E
• OR(C2=“shj”, C2=“ajm”)
If Statement- Value if true
Can be a number (5) Can be letters (“pass”) Can be a formula (D2+E2)
If Statement Worked Example
Conditional Formatting
Lets you highlight cells which have special values
Example1: Failing students
Example 2: English higher than Business