Improve Spreadsheets by Building Controls in Excel
Overview
In today’s data-driven world, spreadsheets serve as the backbone of business and personal productivity. However, creating complex and error-prone spreadsheets can lead to critical mistakes and inefficiencies. This course aims to equip you with the knowledge and tools to build robust spreadsheets, implementing a range of controls and safeguards to ensure data integrity, streamline processes, and maximize accuracy. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Highlights
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:
- Learn best practices when designing your spreadsheets
- How to create a proper worksheet structure
- Learn to use Excel's built in features to find errors
- How to create your custom controls to prevent and find errors
- Using links to quickly move to controls
- Using Conditional Formatting to highlight errors
Prerequisites
A good knowledge of using Excel
Designed For
Any Excel user that wants to learn how to create controls within Excel to improve accuracy
Objectives
After attending this presentation you will be able to ...
- Apply best practices when creating your spreadsheets
- Determine which controls you need to develop for your spreadsheets
- Use controls to build more accurate spreadsheets
Preparation
None
Notice
This course is offered by a 3rd party vendor and will not be accessible in the My CPE Tracker section of the ISCPA website. Course access information will be emailed directly to you by CPA Crossings.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Bryan Smith, CPA Crossings LLC
Bryan serves as a trusted adviser to CPAs on all aspects of information technology. Bryan’s expertise includes in-depth knowledge of paperless work flow solutions, the impact of technology on internal controls, strategic IT infrastructure design and information security best practices. As a nationally recognized author and presenter on information technology issues impacting CPAs, Bryan is passionate about the opportunities for CPAs to benefit from safe and secure computing.
Non-Member Price $119.00
Member Price $89.00