Excel Training Boise

I didn’t like it at first. In fact, I was quite a vocal critic. After using Excel 2007 for some time now, I think it has advantages- one major one being the vastly improved charting. It still has a learning curve, but is worth the time.

Jared Hawk teaches Excel Classes in Boise, ID.

In my Excel classes, we talk about some of the differences of Access and Excel. This course from Microsoft gives some good advice, but remember one thing: Even if Access has advantages in some circumstances, if your team and IT group won’t support it, it may be easier to use Excel for anything you will need to share or collaborate on.

Check out http://excelusergroup.org/ - it’s not just a blog where experts answer questions, it’s a true collaborative community.

Jared Hawk offers Excel Training in Boise, ID.

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Jared Hawk offers onsite Excel Training in Boise, Idaho.

Do you need Visio to do a simple A3 Storyboard? Not necessarily. Excel can create formatted blocks, insert pictures and handle the text.

One thing I do recommend is to create a storyboard template, by selecting “Template” in the Save As Type drop-down box in the Save As dialog box. You can then add different content from the template at will.

Jared Hawk offers Onsite Excel Training in Idaho.

Construction Estimating Software is an incredible time-saving tool, and did you know that Excel can be a very cost-effective way of calculating your construction estimates?

I am considering holding a seminar in the Boise Area or an online webinar on Excel Estimating. I would like to get an idea of how many people would be interested- if you are, please post a comment on this post and specify if you would prefer a webinar or a live seminar.

Jared Hawk offers Excel Training in the Boise Area, and distance webinar Excel training.

Here’s a cool tutorial I found on YouTube, (but it’s a little hard to hear):

Jared Hawk teaches Excel Training Seminars in Boise, Idaho.

David Gainer, of the Excel Team at Microsoft, wrote:

Two weeks ago, we posted about an issue involving the calculation of numbers around 65,535 and 65,536.  As of today, fixes for this issue in Excel 2007 and Excel Services 2007 are available for download from the following locations…

Jared Hawk offers Excel Seminars in Boise, ID, and national onsite Excel training.

Thanks to vhyndman for posting this video on YouTube. 

Jared Hawk is a professional Excel Seminar Trainer and Consultant in Boise, Idaho. He is also a contributing author to www.masterthebusiness.com.

I went to an Excel seminar from a national company yesterday- one without any computers to practice on. They all give the same reasons for not using computers- “Computers will just slow the class down”, “More material will be covered” and “You already know how to turn the computer on and hit enter.” And don’t forget to buy a book or cd from the back of the room.

My response? As someone who has taught both hands-on and hands-off Excel classes, I do not believe students will learn how to do nearly as much without a computer to practice on. What good is it to see a quick review of features if you can’t practice them to lock them into memory? In my opinion, the two real reasons companies don’t use computers are to keep costs low (for the company) and to sell books and training CDs that attendees wouldn’t necessarily need if the classes were more effective.

Jared Hawk is a professional Excel Seminar Trainer and Consultant in Boise, ID. He is also a contributing author to www.masterthebusiness.com and IdahoCLE.com