Excel Power User Module : Date and Text Functions

Description

Explore functions that operate on-and return-date values and text strings. You'll continue to integrate these features as we proceed throughout the series. This is part 5 of a 10-part series: Module 1: Fundamental Features Module 2: Fundamental Functions, Concepts, Techniques Module 3: Six Critical Excel Functions Module 4: Handling Errors and Comparing Lists Module 5: Date and Text Functions Module 6: Time-Saving Techniques Module 7: Introduction to PivotTables Module 8: PivotTable vs. Formula-Based Reports Module 9: PivotTable Wrap-Up and Web Data Module 10: Getting, Preparing and Summarizing Data

Highlights

• Determine the last day of the month with EOMONTH
• Date parts: MONTH and YEAR
• Build your own date with DATE
• Concatenation basics
• Improve SUMIFS with CONCATENATE

Objectives

• Identify which Excel function can be used to return the last day of the month.
• Recall the arguments of the DATE function.
• Determine an Excel function that returns the year of the date.

Designed For

Accounting professionals who use Excel for Windows.