Learn from Excel expert David Ringstrom, CPA, how to implement multiple techniques to create spreadsheets that are interactive, accurate, and user friendly in this on-demand webcast. He explains how to use a variety of Excel’s form controls and features to control the data input of other users, simplify data entry, preserve key formulas, minimize spreadsheet maintenance, and more.

David demonstrates every technique at least twice: first, on a PowerPoint slide with numbered steps, and second, in Excel 2016. He draws your attention to any differences in Excel 2013, 2010, or 2007 during the presentation as well as in his detailed handouts. David also provides an Excel workbook that includes most of the examples he uses during the webcast.

Topics Covered:

• Creating an in-cell list by way of Excel’s Data Validation feature.
• Unlocking all data validation cells at once within a worksheet as opposed to tracking cells individually.
• Using the ComboBox form control to create a searchable drop-down list.
• Contrasting Form Controls in Excel versus ActiveX Controls.
• Tweaking the Data Validation settings for a given range of cells.
• Learning how the Table feature empowers you to improve the integrity of Excel spreadsheets.
• Viewing properties that can be set for specific form controls; for example, whether the object should be printed or not.
• Streamlining filtering of lists in Excel 2013 and later by using the Slicer feature with tables.
• Specifying a range of whole numbers a user can enter in a worksheet cell.
• Limiting users to a single choice by way of Excel’s OptionButton form control.