Much Ado About Nothing: Handling Blank Values in Excel | Mark Proctor

SESSION TRACK:
Excel

SESSION OUTLINE:
What is nothing? Does it exist? These are deep philosophical questions. Thankfully, in the context of Excel, there is an answer, which we will explore with Microsoft MVP Mark Proctor. Once we understand how Excel handles blank values, we can not only work with nothingness, but bend it to our will!

SPEAKER PROFILE:
Mark Proctor is the founder of Excel Off The Grid, a leading learning platform for professionals who want to work smarter with Excel. He is known for making features and concepts easy to understand and apply, enabling others to build practical, automated, real-world solutions that save time.

Mark is also a Microsoft MVP, co-host of The Unpivot Podcast, and a contributor to the ICAEW Excel Community.

Connect with and follow Mark online at:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markstephenproctor
• Website and Blog: https://exceloffthegrid.com
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ExcelOffTheGrid

TENTATIVE AGENDA (subject to change, all times listed are in Pacific Time):

• 8:45am Teams Meeting opens to attendees to begin joining
• 9:00am-9:05am Welcome and Meeting Overview
• 9:05am-10:05am Feature Presentation
• 10:05am-10:10am Meeting Wrap-up

REGISTRATION:
This meet-up will be hosted on Microsoft Teams, and will be recorded to share with others who were not able to attend live. You must RSVP for the event in order to access the Teams Meeting link.

JOINING THE EVENT:
Attendees can join the Teams Meeting starting at 8:45am on the day of the event. The link will be visible only if you RSVP beforehand.

Once the event gets underway at 9:00am, we ask that attendees make sure they are on MUTE, so background noise and distractions are minimized.

During the presentation, attendees can type questions and comments into the chat area, which will be monitored by the event hosts. There will be time for Q&A at the end, where attendees can un-mute their mic and even share their video to ask questions.

**NOTE: As mentioned above, this event will be recorded and shared online, so attendee information may be visible in the recording.