Testing and Auditing Excel Workbooks

Overview

Excel errors continue to plague organizations of all sizes. As spreadsheets become more common, these errors will continue to impact virtually every Excel user and those who rely on Excel-based data and analyses. Fortunately, that need not be the case because many options exist to prevent, identify, and correct spreadsheet errors before adversely affecting reports and decision-making processes. In this session, you will learn how to apply best practices to reduce the error rate in workbooks you and others on your team create and edit. Equally important, you will learn how to use add-ins for Excel to programmatically scan and audit your spreadsheets to identify potentially costly errors while there is still time to correct them. Finally, you do not want to miss this opportunity to learn how PerfectXL, ClusterSeven, and ActiveData tools can help you and your team identify and correct potentially disastrous spreadsheet errors.

Highlights

• Examples of common errors found in Excel workbooks
• How to reduce Excel errors
• Add-in solutions that can minimize spreadsheet error risk

Prerequisites

Fundamental understanding of Microsoft Office Excel 2019 and newer

Designed For

Business professionals seeking to reduce errors and improve accuracy and efficiency when working with Microsoft Office Excel. Although many of the concepts in this program apply to Microsoft Office Excel for the Mac, this course focuses on techniques found in Microsoft Office Excel for Windows

Objectives

• List common causes of spreadsheet errors and the potential impact of these errors
• Identify best practices to reduce the number of errors in Excel workbooks
• Cite examples of Excel Add-ins to identify spreadsheet errors programmatically

Preparation

None

Notice

Login information and eMaterials will be available in the “My CPE” section of the NESCPA website two business days prior to the seminar. Once eMaterials are downloaded, no cancellation/transfer/refund is available.