Sort a Table in Excel – Instructions and Video Lesson

Sort a Table in Excel - Instructions: A picture of the “Sort” dialog box within Excel for Office 365.
Sort a Table in Excel: Overview             You can sort a table in Excel using any of the fields available. Sorting is one of the main reasons that you create tables in Microsoft Excel. It allows you to easily organize information in the table records. By default, Excel can sort alphabetically or numerically in either
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Name an Embedded Chart in Excel – Instructions

Name an Embedded Chart in Excel - Instructions: A picture of a user naming an embedded chart by using the “Name Box” in the Formula Bar in Excel.
Name an Embedded Chart in Excel: Overview             You can easily name an embedded chart in Excel. To name an embedded chart in Excel, first select the chart to name within a worksheet. You can then click into the “Name Box” at the left end of the Formula Bar. Then simply type a new name
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Create Calculated Columns in Power Pivot in Excel – Instructions

Create Calculated Columns in Power Pivot in Excel - Instructions: A picture of a user creating a calculated column in the data model window of Power Pivot in Excel by typing a simple formula.
Create Calculated Columns in Power Pivot in Excel: Overview             This lesson shows you how to create calculated columns in Power Pivot in Excel. You can create calculated columns and measures from the tables in the Power Pivot data model. Doing this lets you create table values that you can then add to PivotTables and
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Enable Power Pivot in Excel – Instructions

Enable PowerPivot in Excel - Instructions: A picture of a user enabling the Data Analysis add-ins within the “Excel Options” window in Excel for Office 365.
Enable Power Pivot in Excel: Overview             This lesson shows you how to enable Power Pivot in Excel. Power Pivot expands the abilities of the Excel data model to allow for robust data management and reporting for PivotTables and PivotCharts. Before you can start using Power Pivot, however, you must enable it in Excel. Power
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Forecast Sheets in Excel – Instructions

Forecast Sheets in Excel - Instructions: A picture of a forecast sheet created in Excel.
Forecast Sheets in Excel: Overview             You can insert forecast sheets in Excel into a workbook to predict future trends from existing time-based data. To create forecast sheets in Excel, you must have a series of date or time entries for the timeline. You must also have corresponding values for those time or date entries.
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Format Trendlines in Excel Charts – Instructions

Format Trendlines in Excel Charts - Instructions: A picture of a user formatting a trendline in an Excel chart using the “Trendline Options” section of the “Format Trendline” task pane.
Format Trendlines in Excel Charts: Overview             You can easily format trendlines in Excel charts if you applied them to one or more chart series. To format trendlines in Excel, click the “Format” tab within the “Chart Tools” contextual tab in the Ribbon. Then select a trendline to format from the “Chart Elements” drop-down in
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The Pv Function- Excel for Lawyers Tutorial and Video Lesson

The Pv Function- Excel for Lawyers Tutorial: A picture of a user creating a formula that uses the Pv function in Excel.
The Pv Function: Overview             This lesson shows you how to use the Pv function in Excel. Most of the functions that a lawyer needs to know assist them in business and financial computations. You can use these functions to help both the law firm as well as its clients.
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The Fv Function- Excel for Lawyers Tutorial

The Fv Function- Excel for Lawyers Tutorial: A picture of the Fv function being used in Excel.
The Fv Function: Overview             The Fv function assists you in determining the future value of an investment based on periodic but constant payments with a constant interest rate. The future value is the total amount that a series of payments will be worth at a specified future time. For example, if you saved $100
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