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Text Manipulation: Beginners

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Excel Beginner Data & Text Manipulation


In our introductory Excel Beginner Data & Text Manipulation course, you’ll explore the power of formulas that simplify text manipulation. With these tools, you can effortlessly reorganize columns, filter specific rows or columns, and create new data combinations. Think of it as rearranging your toys for more enjoyment.


Moreover, you’ll become adept at working with text data. For example, you can instruct Excel to extract text following a comma or split text into segments. It’s akin to solving word puzzles to pinpoint the precise information you seek. These formulas empower you to select specific data components, making data analysis efficient, much like preparing a quick snack instead of a full meal. With these Excel training courses, you’ll gain the skills to excel in various creative data tasks.


What Will I Learn


Each task involves manipulating data using specific Excel functions. I’ll provide a brief explanation of what each task is about and what you will learn from it:


1. CHOOSECOLS Function: You’ll learn how to rearrange columns in a specific order using the CHOOSECOLS function.


2. Quasi-List and CHOOSECOLS Function: You’ll learn how to create a new list by selecting specific columns from an existing data range using the CHOOSECOLS function.


3. CHOOSEROWS Function: You’ll learn how to extract specific rows from a data range using the CHOOSEROWS function.


4. CHOOSEROWS Function with Quasi-List: You’ll learn how to select certain rows from a data range using the CHOOSEROWS function, based on a quasi-list.


5. Combine Scores using CHOOSECOLS Function: You’ll learn how to combine data from two specific columns into a new list using the CHOOSECOLS function.


6. TAKE Function: You’ll learn how to extract a specific number of rows and columns from a data range using the TAKE function.


7. TOCOL Function: You’ll learn how to transform a range of columns into a single column using the TOCOL function.


8. TOROW Function: You’ll learn how to transform a range of rows into a single row using the TOROW function.


9. VSTACK Function: You’ll learn how to vertically stack multiple lists to create a new list using the VSTACK function.


10. WRAPCOLS and WRAPROWS Functions: You’ll learn how to wrap or combine rows and columns to create new lists using the WRAPCOLS and WRAPROWS functions.


11. TEXTAFTER Function: You’ll learn how to extract text from a specific position in a string using the TEXTAFTER function.


12. TEXTSPLIT Function: You’ll learn how to split text strings based on specific delimiters and place the results into rows and columns using the TEXTSPLIT function.


And a lot more


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What Will You Learn?

  • Column Rearrangement: Utilize the CHOOSECOLS function to reorder columns.
  • Creating New Lists: Employ CHOOSECOLS to generate lists with chosen columns.
  • Row Extraction: Learn CHOOSEROWS to retrieve specific rows from data.
  • Selective Row Selection: Apply CHOOSEROWS with quasi-list criteria.
  • Column Data Combination: Merge data from two columns using CHOOSECOLS.
  • Data Subset Extraction: Use TAKE to extract defined rows and columns.
  • Column Transformation: Convert column range into a single column with TOCOL.
  • Row Transformation: Transform a row range into a single row using TOROW.
  • List Stacking: Create new lists by vertically stacking multiple lists using VSTACK.
  • Combining Rows and Columns: Employ WRAPCOLS and WRAPROWS to combine and generate new lists.
  • Text Extraction: Learn TEXTAFTER to extract text from specific string positions.
  • Text String Splitting: Utilize TEXTSPLIT to split strings by delimiters, organizing results into rows and columns.

Course Content

CHOOSECOLS Function

  • 3002-B Excel Beginners: Place Columns 3, 2 and 1 in Reverse Order in a New List with CHOOSECOLS Function
    02:23
  • Place Columns 3, 2 and 1 in Reverse Order in a New List with CHOOSECOLS
  • 3005-B Quasi-List in Excel: Step-by-Step Guide to Creating New Lists with CHOOSECOLS
    01:47
  • Creating New Lists with CHOOSECOLS

CHOOSEROWS Function

DROP Function

EXPAND Function

HSTACK Function

REMOVE TEXT BEFORE-AFTER CHARACTERS

REMOVE-TEXT BETWEEN CHARACTERS

TAKE Function

TEXTAFTER Function

TEXTSPLIT Function

TOCOL Function

TOROW Function

VSTACK Function

WRAPCOLS Function

WRAPROWS Function

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1 year ago
This course helped me save so much time at work by automating repetitive tasks.
1 year ago
Excel won't seem daunting anymore after completing this course.
1 year ago
I can't believe how much I've learned in such a short time. This course is amazing!
2 years ago
This course breaks down Excel into simple steps. It's perfect for beginners!
2 years ago
I've tried other Excel courses, but this one is by far the best. Highly recommend!
2 years ago
I used to struggle with Excel, but this course helped me get the hang of it.
1 year ago
This course breaks down Excel into simple steps that anyone can follow.