Excel for Hydrology, LITE (4 hours)

Outline—NWRA class,  January 31, 2022

01_ExcelNavigation

  • Configure Excel—Stop autosave, clear default directory, trusted locations, show developer tab in ribbon.
  • Keyboard navigation and blocks of data, function keys, F2, F4, F8, F9, F11, and heavily used keyboard shortcuts such as, Ctrl+1.
  • Status bar –Quick sampling functions—01_PRISM_4.0km.NV.xlsx.
  • Paste special—Values, math, transpose—02_NamedRanges.xlsx.  
  • Named ranges and data validation—02_NamedRanges.xlsx.

02_Plotting

  • Create stacked bar and lines—01_BarLine.xlsx.  
  • Bar charts differentiate positive & negative—02_Departure.xlsx.   
  • XY Adding elements to charts –
    Copy-paste, Direct entry in formula bar—03_XYmap.xlsx. 
  • Specify labels from ranges—04_FC_isotope_PAIRS.xlsx.

03_Text+Logic_Functions

  • Introduce LEFT, VALUE, LEN, FIND, MID, RIGHT, IF, and ISNUMBER functions— 01_TextManipulate.xlsx. 
  • Introduce SUBSTITUTE, TEXT, and HYPERLINK functions—01_TextManipulate.xlsx. 
  • If statements and logic— 02_IFplus.xlsx.
    Present 03_TransmissivityDV3.xlsx as example of categorizing data.  

04_ConditionalFormatting

  • Shade PRISM with generic flood—01_PRISM_4.0km.NV.xlsx.
  • Controlled shading of PRISM—01_PRISM_4.0km.NV.xlsx.

05_Regression

  • Analyze specific conductance-chloride from Death Valley—
    Regress in chart and duplicate with equations—01_linearQW.xlsx.
  • Analyze log-transformed specific capacity-transmissivity relations and
    demonstrate limitations of regression equations—
    02_Example_T-SC-DeathValley+OtherSCeqs.xlsx.

06_Solver

  • Explain weighted sum-of-squares objective functions and parameter transforms necessary for using the Solver add-in— 00_ParameterEstimation+SOLVER.pptx.    
  • 2-parameter Theis example—01_Theis_Solution+Sensitivity.xlsm.

07_UsingVBAfunctions

  • Show examples of user-defined functions and moving modules with functions to new workbooks