BODMAS. The word that tends to divide a room of people on one of our Excel courses up in to one of four groups:

1. Have no idea what we are talking about and never heard of BODMAS
2. Vaguely remember being told about it and learning about it at school but haven’t heard about it since
3. Remember it and are ok about it
4. Remember it clearly, didn’t like it then, don’t like it now and bolt for the door!

Ok so the bolting for the door doesn’t happen that often (thankfully!), people who fall in to the 4th group tend to go quiet and try and hide in their seats so that they aren’t asked a question on it!

So why does this small and seemingly harmless word sometime invoke such a strong reaction in some people?

The reason for this is that BODMAS originates in the Algebra section of Maths days back in school (now this is where people are more likely to bolt for the door, after the word Algebra has been spoken!). Not everyone enjoyed Maths at school and so this is sometimes why not everyone likes the BODMAS topic in our Excel courses.

But it isn’t that bad!

BODMAS

BODMAS is just an order of precedence built in to Excel that is used when calculations are being worked out in a Spreadsheet. The order goes as follows:

BO – Brackets Override
D – Division
M – Multiplication
A – Addition
S – Subtraction

When a calculation is typed in to a cell, Excel will start at the top of this ‘list’ and work its way down, doing whichever symbol comes first before moving to the next.

To help explain this a bit more, we have created a spreadsheet with a few calculations in it explaining each time why it has done what it has.

Please click here to save on to your computer and give it a go.

We hope this has helped you understand the Excel training basics BODMAS concept a bit more! Why not take a look at our previous hint and tip on Excel names?

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Comments from attendees on an Intermediate Excel 2016 course run on their premises:

“Best part of the course: step by step instructions & work sheet activities.”

“Fantastic pace and course notes. Best part of the course: learning filtering.”

“Best part of the course: all of it, lots of useful and new information.”

“Best part of the course: interaction and hands on.”

“Friendly, patient approach. Learnt a lot from the first minute to the last! Best part of the course: practical application.”

– Joe, Alan, Stephanie, Jeanette and Naomi

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We wish all our customers a happy new year for 2018 and look forward to serving them with training throughout the year.

We will communicating with you regarding any new MS Office courses soon and also to ensure we have your consent to hold your details on file in line with the forthcoming GDPR regulations.

For information in the mean time please contact us on johnlegge@jplcomputer.co.uk

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Excel training in Redditch has become very popular over the years with many customers coming to us for their Excel training requirements.

Here at JPL IT Training Limited, we have carried out training for a number of companies within Redditch. These include:

• Beko
• NEW College (Now HOW)
• Sterimedix
• Precia Molen
• Magna Automotive
• Rockline Industries

We are able to offer a variety of course ranging from Basic Excel to Master Class.

Although we often train clients on their site we do also offer a “small group” class in Redditch for up to 3 staff which suits those who want to get away from their office.

For course content click on these links:

Basic Excel

Intermediate Excel

Advanced Excel

Master Class Excel

We are also able to offer a bespoke service whereby we tailor the course to meet the requirements of the client including items from different courses and sometimes using their own data too.

For more details of Excel training in Redditch please visit here or phone John on 07903 840105

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