Harness the true computational power of Excel: build fault-tolerant formulas, master absolute locking ($), and make automated decisions with nested IFs.
Practical skills covered in this course, drawn from its published lessons.
Essential Excel keyboard shortcuts taught & practiced in Formulas That Do the Work.
Detects contiguous rows/columns of numbers and writes =SUM(...) automatically.
Toggles between A1 -> $A$1 -> A$1 -> $A1 -> A1 in formula bar.
Toggles between displaying formula results and formula text across all cells.
Copies the formula and format of the top cell down across selected range.
Automatically extracts or combines text based on pattern recognition.
Every concept in Formulas That Do the Work is paired with real downloadable workbooks and browser sandboxes.
Interactive Challenges (2)
Write dynamic formulas calculating salesperson bonus tiers using nested IFs and percentage brackets.
Compute tiered commission without hardcoded constants.
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Published 8 Jan 2026 · Updated 24 Oct 2026
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6 modules · 28 lessons · 6 free previews