Book Description

Complete classroom training manuals for Microsoft Excel 2019 for Lawyers. 479 pages and 224 individual topics. Includes practice exercises and keyboard shortcuts. You will learn how to effectively use legal templates, legal business functions (such as the Pv and Fv functions) and simple IOLTA management. In addition, you’ll receive our complete Excel curriculum. Topics Covered: Getting Acquainted with Excel 1. About Excel 2. The Excel Environment 3. The Title Bar 4. The Ribbon 5. The “File” Tab and Backstage View 6. Scroll Bars 7. The Quick Access Toolbar 8. Touch Mode 9. The Formula Bar 10. The Workbook Window 11. The Status Bar 12. The Workbook View Buttons 13. The Zoom Slider 14. The Mini Toolbar 15. Keyboard Shortcuts File Management 1. Creating New Workbooks 2. Saving Workbooks 3. Closing Workbooks 4. Opening Workbooks 5. Recovering Unsaved Workbooks 6. Opening a Workbook in a New Window 7. Arranging Open Workbook Windows 8. Freeze Panes 9. Split Panes 10. Hiding and Unhiding Workbook Windows 11.Comparing Open Workbooks 12. Switching Open Workbooks 13. Switching to Full Screen Mode 14. Working With Excel File Formats 15. AutoSave Online Workbooks Data Entry 1. Selecting Cells 2. Entering Text into Cells 3. Entering Numbers into Cells 4. AutoComplete 5. Pick from Drop-Down List 6. Flash Fill 7. Selecting Ranges 8. Ranged Data Entry 9. Using AutoFill Creating Formulas 1. Ranged Formula Syntax 2. Simple Formula Syntax 3. Writing Formulas 4. Using AutoSum 5. Inserting Functions 6. Editing a Range 7. Formula AutoCorrect 8. AutoCalculate 9. Function Compatibility Copying & Pasting Formulas 1. Relative References and Absolute References 2. Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Data 3. AutoFilling Cells 4. The Undo Button 5. The Redo Button Columns & Rows 1. Selecting Columns & Rows 2. Adjusting Column Width and Row Height 3. Hiding and Unhiding Columns and Rows 4. Inserting and Deleting Columns and Rows Formatting Worksheets 1. Formatting Cells 2. The Format Cells Dialog Box 3. Clearing All Formatting from Cells 4. Copying All Formatting from Cells to Another Area Worksheet Tools 1. Inserting and Deleting Worksheets 2. Selecting Multiple Worksheets 3. Navigating Worksheets 4. Renaming Worksheets 5. Coloring Worksheet Tabs 6. Copying or Moving Worksheets Setting Worksheet Layout 1. Using Page Break Preview 2. Using the Page Layout View 3. Opening The Page Setup Dialog Box 4. Page Settings 5. Setting Margins 6. Creating Headers and Footers 7. Sheet Settings Printing Spreadsheets 1. Previewing and Printing Worksheets Helping Yourself 1. Using Excel Help 2. Microsoft Search in Excel 3. Smart Lookup Creating 3D Formulas 1. Creating 3D Formulas 2. 3D Formula Syntax 3. Creating 3D Range References Named Ranges 1. Naming Ranges 2. Creating Names from Headings 3. Moving to a Named Range 4. Using Named Ranges in Formulas 5. Naming 3D Ranges 6. Deleting Named Ranges Conditional Formatting and Cell Styles 1. Conditional Formatting 2. Finding Cells with Conditional Formatting 3. Clearing Conditional Formatting 4. Using Table and Cell Styles Paste Special 1. Using Paste Special 2. Pasting Links Sharing Workbooks 1. About Co-authoring and Sharing Workbooks 2. Co-authoring Workbooks 3. Adding Shared Workbook Buttons in Excel 4. Traditional Workbook Sharing 5. Highlighting Changes 6. Reviewing Changes 7. Using Comments and Notes 8. Compare and Merge Workbooks Auditing Worksheets 1. Auditing Worksheets 2. Tracing Precedent and Dependent Cells 3. Tracing Errors 4. Error Checking 5. Using the Watch Window 6. Cell Validation Outlining Worksheets 1. Using Outlines 2. Applying and Removing Outlines 3. Applying Subtotals Consolidating Worksheets 1. Consolidating Data Tables 1. Creating a Table 2. Adding an Editing Records 3. Inserting Records and Fields 4. Deleting Records and Fields Sorting Data 1. Sorting Data 2. Custom Sort Orders Filtering Data 1. Using AutoFilters 2. Using the Top 10 AutoFilter 3. Using a Custom AutoFilter 4. Creating Advanced Filters 5. Applying Multiple Criteria 6. Using Complex Criteria 7. Copying Filter Results to a New Location 8. Using Database Functions Using What-If Analysis 1. Using Data Tables 2. Using Scenario Manager 3. Using Goal Seek 4. Forecast Sheets Table-Related Functions 1. The Hlookup and Vlookup Functions 2. Using the IF, AND, and OR Functions 3. The IFS Function Sparklines 1. Inserting and Deleting Sparklines 2. Modifying Sparklines Creating Charts In Excel 1. Creating Charts 2. Selecting Charts and Chart Elements 3. Adding Chart Elements 4. Moving and Resizing Charts 5. Changing the Chart Type 6. Changing the Data Range 7. Switching Column and Row Data 8. Choosing a Chart Layout 9. Choosing a Chart Style 10. Changing Color Schemes 11. Printing Charts 12. Deleting Charts Formatting Charts in Excel 1. Formatting Chart Objects 2. Inserting Objects into a Chart 3. Formatting Axes 4. Formatting Axis Titles 5. Formatting a Chart Title 6. Formatting Data Labels 7. Formatting a Data Table 8. Formatting Error Bars 9. Formatting Gridlines 10. Formatting a Legend 11. Formatting Drop and High-Low Lines 12. Formatting Trendlines 13. Formatting Up/Down Bars 14. Formatting the Chart and Plot Areas 15. Naming Charts 16. Applying Shape Styles 17. Applying WordArt Styles 18. Saving Custom Chart Templates Data Models 1. Creating a Data Model from External Relational Data 2. Creating a Data Model from Excel Tables 3. Enabling Legacy Data Connections 4. Relating Tables in a Data Model 5. Managing a Data Model PivotTables and PivotCharts 1. Creating Recommended PivotTables 2. Manually Creating a PivotTable 3. Creating a PivotChart 4. Manipulating a PivotTable or PivotChart 5. Changing Calculated Value Fields 6. Formatting PivotTables 7. Formatting PivotCharts 8. Setting PivotTable Options 9. Sorting and Filtering Using Field Headers PowerPivot 1. Starting PowerPivot 2. Managing the Data Model 3. Calculated Columns and Fields 4. Measures 5. Creating KPIs 6. Creating and Managing Perspectives 7. PowerPivot PivotTables and PivotCharts 3D Maps 1. Enabling 3D Maps 2. Creating a New 3D Maps Tour 3. Editing a 3D Maps Tour 4. Managing Layers in a 3D Maps Tour 5. Filtering Layers 6. Setting Layer Options 7. Managing Scenes 8. Custom 3D Maps 9. Custom Regions 10. World Map Options 11. Inserting 3D Map Objects 12. Previewing a Scene 13. Playing a 3D Maps Tour 14. Creating a Video of a 3D Maps Tour 15. 3D Maps Options Slicers and Timelines 1. Inserting and Deleting Slicers 2. Modifying Slicers 3. Inserting and Deleting Timelines 4. Modifying Timelines Security Features 1. Unlocking Cells 2. Worksheet Protection 3. Workbook Protection 4. Password Protecting Excel Files Making Macros 1. Recording Macros 2. Running and Deleting Recorded Macros 3. The Personal Macro Workbook Using Online Templates 1. Downloading Online Templates 2. Saving a Template 3. Creating New Workbooks from Saved Templates Legal Templates 1. Chapter Overview 2. Using the Law Firm Financial Analysis Worksheet 3. Using the Law Firm Project Tracker 4. Using the Law Firm Project Plan Legal Business Functions 1. The Pv Function 2. The Fv Function 3. The IRR and XIRR Functions Simple IOLTA Management 1. IOLTA Basics 2. Using Excel for Simple IOLTA Management 3. Using the Simple IOLTA Template