Excel for Sales Professionals (2017)

Excel for Sales Professionals (2017)

2h 43mGeneral2017-06-01

Authors

Chris B. Smith

Chris B. Smith

Former Microsoft Excel MVP and Content Developer at Microsoft

Dave Ludwig

Dave Ludwig

Content Strategist for Microsoft Excel

Course details

Track, analyze, and then forecast sales efficiently and accurately using Microsoft Excel. This course focuses on essential features and best practices that sales professionals can use. Learn how to import your sales data into Excel. Then, see how to clean up that data by removing redundancies, fixing incorrect information, and applying formatting. Next, step through the various methods of analyzing sales data in Excel, from filtering and sorting to using Quick Analysis and slicers. Additionally, explore how to create a leaderboard, spot trends, forecast sales, create dashboards, and more. Join instructors and Excel trainers Chris "Smitty" Smith and Dave Ludwig as they draw on decades of combined sales experience to show you how to make the most of this powerful software.

Learning objectives
Using, modifying, and sharing templates
Importing data from a database
Cleaning up data
Refreshing queries
Pasting data
Sorting and filtering tables
Using slicers
Adding a dynamic commission calculation
Using conditional formatting
Working with PivotTables and PivotCharts
Creating a leaderboard
Create period, monthly, and yearly summaries
Creating dashboards

Skills covered

Microsoft OfficeSpreadsheetsMicrosoft ExcelBusiness Software and ToolsMicrosoftOne-Off

Concepts

Introduction

  • Welcome
  • How to use the exercise files

Getting Started with Templates

  • Get started with a template
  • Modify a template and chart
  • Add a drop-down list
  • Share a template with your team

Importing Sales Data

  • Import data from a database
  • Import data from a CRM
  • Import data from a file
  • Cleaning up columns
  • Import data from many files
  • Query refresh options
  • Copy and pasting data
  • Cleaning up pasted data

Working with Tables

  • What is a table
  • Sort and filter
  • Slicers
  • Automatic rows and columns
  • Add a dynamic commission calculation

Analyzing Sales Data

  • Conditional formatting
  • PivotTables
  • Unpacking PivotTables
  • Create a leaderboard
  • Leaderboard finishing touches
  • PivotCharts
  • Funnel charts
  • Quick forecasting
  • 3D maps

Build Awesome Sales Solutions

  • Multi-tier PivotTables
  • Create monthly and yearly summaries
  • Create period over period summaries
  • Create reports for multiple sales reps
  • Start a dashboard with existing PivotTables
  • Add PivotCharts to a dashboard
  • Add a map chart
  • Add a chart with a running total

Conclusion

  • Summary
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