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January 3, 2024 17 mins

Do you want to improve your Excel skills in 2024? Start the new year on a positive note with these essential tips that can help you master a couple of Excel techniques together. 

In this episode, we show you how to build custom lists and use range names. 

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  1. Custom lists explained – 0:29
  2. Creating custom lists – 1:34
  3. Automating lists with range names – 4:08
  4. Creating range names (method 1) – 4:52
  5. Transpose function – 7:30
  6. The downside of using range names (method 1) – 7:59
  7. Using formatted tables for range names (method 2) – 8:33
  8. Array based range names – 10:08
  9. Special values keyboard shortcut – 11:37
  10. Examples using the range names – 12:43
  11. Using helper cells and the index function – 13:45
  12. Repeating the range name sequence – 14:48
  13. Recap and benefits of automated custom lists 15:46

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Host: Neale Blackwood CPA has more than 20 years of experience as a Microsoft Excel educator. He is the author of more than 200 INTHEBLACK articles as well as a book, Advanced Excel Reporting for Management Accountants.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting: 

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