Description
$150 (per person) includes an online webinar for 2 hours of CPE credit
Explore the latest Microsoft Excel updates for 2024-2025, focusing on practical features that optimize data management and processes in your government audit work.
Find out how brand-new tools such as Focus Cell, the Navigation Pane, and the enhanced Search feature can streamline workflows.
We will also cover powerful new functions like GROUPBY, PIVOTBY, SCAN, and REGEX for advanced data manipulation, as well as improvements in checkboxes, QR code generation, and high-contrast formatting for accessibility.
Learning objectives:
- Define key Excel updates for 2024-2025, including new tools such as Focus Cell, the Navigation Pane, and the enhanced Search feature
- Identify advanced Excel functions like GROUPBY, PIVOTBY, SCAN, and REGEX and explain their role in data manipulation
- Compare the latest Excel accessibility improvements, such as high-contrast formatting and QR code generation, to previous accessibility features
Program Level: Basic
Field of Study: Auditing (Governmental)
Who Should Attend: Auditors
Prerequisites: none
Advanced Preparation Required: Participants should have Microsoft Excel 365 or Excel 2021 installed on their computer prior to attending this workshop.
Instructional Method: Webinar (Group Internet Based)
CPE Credit Hours: 2
Date: Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Central
Webinar Leaders:
Wendy Tietz, Professor, Kent State University
Wendy M. Tietz, PhD, CPA, CMA, CSCA, CGMA, is a professor in the Department of Accounting in the College of Business Administration at Kent State University, where she teaches financial and managerial accounting. Dr. Tietz is a Certified Microsoft Trainer and has earned the Microsoft Office Specialist Excel designation. She is a member of the American Accounting Association, IMA, AICPA, and the Ohio Society of CPAs. She has published articles in such journals as Issues in Accounting Education, Journal of Emerging Technologies in Accounting, IMA Educational Case Journal, and others. Dr. Tietz has received several national teaching awards and is the co-author of two accounting textbooks published by Pearson Education.
Tracie Miller (Nobles), Program Chair, Franklin University
Tracie L. Miller (Nobles), PhD, CPA, is the program chair for the B.S. Accounting program at Franklin University. She has extensive teaching experience including faculty appointments at Austin Community College, Texas State University, Aims Community College, and The University of Texas-Austin. Dr. Miller received her doctoral degree from Texas A&M University. Her research interest includes financial literacy education, culturally responsive teaching, and online learning. She has public accounting experience with Deloitte Tax LLP. She serves in numerous leadership roles for American Accounting Association, American Institute of CPAs, Teachers of Accounting at Two-Year Colleges, and Texas Society of CPAs. Dr. Miller has received several teaching and professional awards including the AAA / J. Michael and Mary Anne / Deloitte Foundation Cook Prize, TXCPA Outstanding Accounting Educator, and AICPA Bea Sanders Award. Dr. Miller is also an author of several accounting textbooks published by Pearson.
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