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New Excel Functions

Microsoft Excel now offers the ability to handle dynamic arrays – functions that return a range of results that update as the source data changes.

Created byRoss Maynard
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BeginnerUpdated May 25, 2021
New Excel Functions

What You'll Learn

check_circleWhat the new dynamic arrays feature in Microsoft Excel means
check_circleHow the new RANDARRAY function works
check_circleHow the new UNIQUE function works
check_circleHow the new SEQUENCE function works
check_circleHow the new SORT and SORTBY functions work
check_circleHow the new FILTER function works
check_circleHow the new XLOOKUP function can replace VLOOKUP
check_circleHow to build IF statements with the new IFS function
check_circleHow the new SWITCH function works
check_circleHow the new TEXTJOIN function can replace CONCATENATE and CONCAT
check_circleHow the new functions can be used in management reporting

About This Course

In the second half of 2020, Microsoft released a significant upgrade to the most used spreadsheet program in the world. Microsoft Excel now offers the ability to handle dynamic arrays – functions that return a range of results that update as the source data changes. In this course, we discuss the power of dynamic arrays and introduce the new functions.

The functions I am going to cover are: • RANDARRAY- creating a table of random numbers or random dates • UNIQUE – identifying the distinct items in a list • SEQUENCE – listing numbers with a set interval • SORT and SORTBY – new ways of dynamically sorting data • FILTER – building the ability to filter data into formulae • XLOOKUP – replacing VLOOKUP with greater flexibility • IFS and SWITCH making it easier to construct IF statements • The new CONCAT, and TEXTJOIN text functions

If you have an earlier version of Microsoft Excel then these functions will not be available to you and this course might not be for you. But if you do have a subscription to Office365 – either personally or through your work – I think you will find this course extremely useful.

Your Instructor

Ross Maynard
Ross Maynard

Business author and consultant, specialising in performance measurement and improvement

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