Don't miss this episode, the second in a three-part series that explains how you can use the power of dynamic arrays in report building. Learn how to review a report that's using dynamic arrays to create an automated month and year-to-date report.

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1. About the report template and using dynamic arrays 00:18
2. Range names for formatted tables 2:35
3. Budget layout and structure setup 3:34
4. The offset function 4:15
5. The filter function 5:11
6. SUM IF S function 6:54
7. Using the wildcard character 7:49
8. Variance calculations 8:41
9. The ABS function 9:39
10. Additional resources 10:49

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Host: Neale Blackwood CPA has more than 20 years of experience as a Microsoft Excel educator. He is the author of more than 200 INTHEBLACK articles as well as a book, Advanced Excel Reporting for Management Accountants.

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Are you an accountant or finance professional looking to enhance your daily workflows?

Don't miss this episode, which delves into the exciting capabilities of dynamic arrays, empowering you to effortlessly build automated reports.

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1. The tutorial example report, and companion file 1:50
2. Dynamic array calculation and spill ranges 3:12
3. Referring to a spill range 4:05
4. Building a structure to avoid spill errors 6:59
5. Dynamic array formula tips 8:22
6. Benefits of range formulas in limiting formulas 8:47
7. Changing table structure to suit ranges and reporting 9:35
8. Overview of the benefits of dynamic arrays 10:31

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Host: Neale Blackwood CPA has more than 20 years of experience as a Microsoft Excel educator. He is the author of more than 200 INTHEBLACK articles as well as a book, Advanced Excel Reporting for Management Accountants.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

• INTHEBLACK
• INTHEBLACK Out Loud
• With Interest
• Excel Tips

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For accounting and finance professionals, it's vital that you keep up-to-date with changes to Microsoft Excel functionality.

This episode explains what you need to know, including the latest changes to three Excel functions, and opening and working with CSV files.

Tune in now for insights that will help enhance your productivity in 2024.

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1. Importing and using CSV files – 0:38
2. MAP, SCAN and REDUCE functions – 3:10
3. Using the MAP function with ranges and LAMBDA – 4:01
4. Using the SCAN and REDUCE functions – 9:16

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Host: Neale Blackwood CPA has more than 20 years of experience as a Microsoft Excel educator. He is the author of more than 200 INTHEBLACK articles as well as a book, Advanced Excel Reporting for Management Accountants.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

• INTHEBLACK
• INTHEBLACK Out Loud
• With Interest
• Excel Tips

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Do you want to improve your Excel skills in 2024? Start the new year on a positive note with these essential tips that can help you master a couple of Excel techniques together.

In this episode, we show you how to build custom lists and use range names.

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1. Custom lists explained – 0:29
2. Creating custom lists – 1:34
3. Automating lists with range names – 4:08
4. Creating range names (method 1) – 4:52
5. Transpose function – 7:30
6. The downside of using range names (method 1) – 7:59
7. Using formatted tables for range names (method 2) – 8:33
8. Array based range names – 10:08
9. Special values keyboard shortcut – 11:37
10. Examples using the range names – 12:43
11. Using helper cells and the index function – 13:45
12. Repeating the range name sequence – 14:48
13. Recap and benefits of automated custom lists 15:46

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Host: Neale Blackwood CPA has more than 20 years of experience as a Microsoft Excel educator. He is the author of more than 200 INTHEBLACK articles as well as a book, Advanced Excel Reporting for Management Accountants.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

• With Interest
• INTHEBLACK
• INTHEBLACK Out Loud
• Excel Tips

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Starting a new role in accounting and finance? We understand it can be stressful as you try to make a good first impression.

This Excel Tips episode is specially designed with your first 100 days in mind, to help you hit the ground running.

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1. Interface setup – 1:29
2. Pin files and folders and quick access – 2:43
3. Using checklists – 3:50
4. INstruction sheets – 5:10
5. Notes and comments – 6:24
6. Setting up hyperlinks – 7:40
7. Using colours in Excel – 8:58
8. Centralise inputs – 9:54
9. Validations – 10:25
10. Save-as and copy-sheets for monthly reporting – 11:51
11. Tips recap – 13:08

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Host: Neale Blackwood CPA has more than 20 years of experience as a Microsoft Excel educator. He is the author of more than 200 INTHEBLACK articles as well as a book, Advanced Excel Reporting for Management Accountants.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

• With Interest
• INTHEBLACK
• INTHEBLACK Out Loud
• Excel Tips

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If you're looking for ways to display diverse types of data using Excel's charts and visualisation tools, this podcast, loaded with tips, will show you how.

The example in this episode compares one month's data from this financial year with the corresponding month from the previous fiscal year.

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1. Column charts: 2:13
2. Variance charts: 3:22
3. Recommended charts: 4:23
4. Cleaning up charts: 5:24
5. Moving Labels: 6:58
6. Sparkline charts: 7:51
7. Waterfall (bridge) charts: 8:44
8. Conditional format - data bar: 9:45
9. Making charts for accessibility: 11:01
10. Conditional format – icons: 11:28
11. Emojis 😍: 11:28

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Host: Neale Blackwood CPA has more than 20 years of experience as a Microsoft Excel educator. He is the author of more than 200 INTHEBLACK articles as well as a book, Advanced Excel Reporting for Management Accountants.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

• With Interest
• INTHEBLACK
• Excel Tips
• INTHEBLACK Out Loud

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Do you want an Excel edge?

Whether you're a seasoned pro or starting out, master these 10 new and revamped features to help streamline your workflow and boost your spreadsheet efficiency.

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1. Web based version of Excel: 0:30
2. Position of the blanks option in filter dropdown: 3:02
3. Power Query import updates: 4:13
4. CTRL key and mouse updates: 4:54
5. Formula bar value display: 6:06
6. Office Scripts: 7:14
7. Vertical sheet tabs: 9:25
8. Notes and threaded comments: 10:31
9. Notes and threaded comments continued
10. Show changes: 12:38

Host: Neale Blackwood CPA has more than 20 years of experience as a Microsoft Excel educator. He is the author of more than 200 INTHEBLACK articles as well as a book, Advanced Excel Reporting for Management Accountants.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

• With Interest
• INTHEBLACK
• Excel Tips
• INTHEBLACK Out Loud

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Excel is constantly evolving and improving, and it's crucial to stay up to date with all the latest changes. This companion podcast is here to help you sort quickly through the most relevant function updates.

Are you ready to take your Excel skills to the next level? Tune in now.

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0:29 Dynamic arrays

2:29 XLOOKUP

3:19 LET function

3:49 LAMBDA

4:56 TEXTAFTER, TEXTBEFORE and TEXTSPLIT

6:15 BYROW and BYCOL

7:00 the IMAGE function

7:45 VSTACK and HSTACK

8:31 TAKE and DROP functions

10:03 CHOOSEROWS and CHOOSECOLUMNS

10:34 DAX functions

Host: Neale Blackwood CPA has more than 20 years of experience as a Microsoft Excel educator. He is the author of more than 200 INTHEBLACK articles as well as a book, Advanced Excel Reporting for Management Accountants.

CPA Australia publishes three podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

• With Interest
• INTHEBLACK
• INTHEBLACK Out Loud
• Excel Tips

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Unleash your Excel skills by using the valuable functionality of formulas.

Go straight to episode sections:

1. The formula bar – 1:06
2. Starting formulas – 1:41
3. Using functions – 2:58
4. Function arguments – 4:09
5. Relative and absolute cell and range references – 7:15
6. The calculation sequence – 9:46
7. Parentheses (brackets) – 10:39
8. Colours in formulas – 12:37
9. Entering cell and Range references – 13:50
10. The Function Wizard – 15:57
11. Formula auditing – 17:01
12. IF error – 19:12
13. REF error – 20:01
14. Dynamic arrays and the SPILL error – 20:26

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Host: Neale Blackwood CPA has more than 20 years of experience as a Microsoft Excel educator. He is the author of more than 200 INTHEBLACK articles as well as a book, Advanced Excel Reporting for Management Accountants.

CPA Australia publishes three podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

• With Interest
• INTHEBLACK
• Excel Tips

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You can email the podcast team at [email protected]

Are you a university student or recent graduate? Are you looking to gain a competitive edge in the job market, specifically in the fields of accounting and finance?

Then this episode is what you need! Packed with practical advice tailored to your needs, it will equip you with valuable Excel tips that will enhance your employability as you move into your first accounting or finance role.

Delve into the world of Excel and hear expert insights on how to leverage this powerful spreadsheet tool. Tune in now and unlock the secrets to succeeding with Excel.

Host: Neale Blackwood CPA has more than 20 years of experience as a Microsoft Excel educator. He is the author of more than 200 INTHEBLACK articles as well as a book, Advanced Excel Reporting for Management Accountants.

CPA Australia publishes three podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

• With Interest
• INTHEBLACK
• Excel Tips

Search for them in your podcast platform.

You can email the podcast team at [email protected]