SCGMA YPG Intermediate Excel Course – Part 3

Join Microsoft Certified Master Instructor, Rob Mendell, for Part 3 of our Repeat Intermediate Excel course. Learn advanced filtering, text functions (including TEXTJOIN and TEXTSPLIT), and how to work with dates and times. Master custom cell formats, like displaying leading zeros, and enhance your Conditional Formatting skills with formula-based rules. You’ll also discover efficient techniques like Go To Special for selecting filtered rows. This repeat course is your chance to refine your Excel skills with expert guidance!

Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2025
Time: 11:00am – 12:30pm
Location: via Zoom

Program Outline:

  • Advanced Filter (filtering with “and” and “or” Booleans)
  • Text functions
    • LEFT, RIGHT, MID, LEN, FIND, TRIM, UPPER, LOWER, and PROPER
    • New: ARRAYTOTEXT, TEXTBEFORE, TEXTAFTER, TEXTSPLIT, and TEXTJOIN
    • Text To Columns
  • ISEVEN, ISODD, MOD
    • Determining if a value is even or odd
    • The MOD function
    • Combining MOD with text
  • Dates and Times
    • TODAY, NOW
    • How Excel stores dates
    • Formatting dates
    • Functions: YEAR, MONTH, WEEKDAY, (others?)
    • Math with dates
    • Making a Last Day of Month series
  • Custom and Special Cell Formats
    • Show leading zeros, enter telephone and social security numbers, red negatives, etc.
  • More with Conditional Formatting
    • Format other cells based on formula results
  • Go To Special
    • How to select filtered rows

 

About Rob Mendell:

Microsoft Office Trainer and Consultant Rob MendellRob Mendell is an Independent Contractor and a Microsoft Certified Master Instructor for Microsoft Office, providing training and support for end-users. Rob also designs and develops bespoke software solutions inside Microsoft Office by programming in VBA (Visual Basic for Applications): macros, automation templates, and fully customized dialog boxes. Since 1993, He has trained and supported individuals and groups of all sizes, and developed a myriad of robust solutions in the world’s most ubiquitous business software: Microsoft Office. Rob has worked with NECA (National Electrical Contractors Association) and WC&C (Association of Wall-Ceiling & Carpentry Industries), government agencies, healthcare facilities, over 100 law firms, companies in a wide variety of businesses, and individuals.

 

Click Here to Download the Event Flyer.

RSVP Required. To RSVP, please email Rowanne Khafagy at rkhafagy@scgma.com.

Free for SCGMA Members*
$35 for Non-Members*

Recent Posts

SCGMA Technical Bulletin – Glass Railing Fundamentals

Glaziers have increasingly been expected to include glass railings in their bid scope of work.  This development is largely due to the increase in the types of glazed railing applications, the standardization of the railing systems and the need for…

September 10, 2026

SCGMA NFRC Compliance Webinar

Join us for an overview of NFRC compliance, thermal performance, and the role of thermal modeling in California’s energy code. John Gordan of WESTLab will discuss thermal heat loss in fenestration systems, the importance of edge-of-glass performance, and the International…

September 10, 2026

SCGMA YPG Bluebeam Max Hands-on Training

Join us for a hands-on, interactive training on Bluebeam Max. Designed for Project Managers and Estimators, this training will explore Bluebeam Max features that can help streamline document setup, drawing review, markup management, revision tracking, and more. Attendees will work…

September 8, 2026

SCGMA CA Employer Guide to AI Webinar Presented by Littler

The AI boom has arrived, and so have the regulators. AI is no longer the Wild West. As state legislatures across the country enact new laws governing artificial intelligence, businesses face a rapidly expanding patchwork of compliance obligations across industries….

August 25, 2026

SCGMA Claude AI Training Series

Join us for a four-part virtual Claude training series designed specifically for contractors. Led by AI consultant Kelly Stephens, this practical, construction-focused series will take participants from the fundamentals of Claude and AI safety to prompting for everyday work, building…

August 25, 2026
MORE STORIES