Format a Financial Model with Macabacus

This course is designed to help you use Macabacus to quickly format a financial model to the highest industry standards.

Follow formatting principles outlined in our Financial Modeling Guidelines document.
Learn key aspects of design used for best in class model formatting.
Install CFI settings used for our Modeling Guidelines and Financial Models.

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Overview

Format a Financial Model with Macabacus Overview

This course will show you how to use Macabacus to quickly format a financial model to the highest possible industry standards.

Understand key design principles used in financial modeling formatting.
Learn common keyboard shortcuts to expedite formatting operations.
Discuss the formatting used by CFI in our financial models.

Formatting a financial model is critical as it helps to instill confidence in stakeholders to use the model for important decision-making. This course helps learners understand the design principles used when formatting a model. They will also learn to use keyboard shortcuts to expedite model formatting operations.

Format a Financial Model with Learning Objectives

Discuss why formatting is so important for financial models.
Explain basic design principles used for formatting financial models.
Apply the most common keyboard shortcuts used for formatting

Who Should Take This Course?

This course is suited for those using Macabacus individually or as a part of a corporation. It is also suitable for those that are new to the software. This course is designed for individuals seeking more efficiency and brand compliance from their Office Products.

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Why stop here? Expand your skills and show your expertise with the professional certifications, specializations, and CPE credits you’re already on your way to earning.

Macabacus Specialist

Skills learned Configuration of Key Macabacus Settings, Format & Present a Financial Model, Financial Model Auditing, Modular Model Building, Reliable Linking to PowerPoint and Word
Career prep Investment Banking, Private Equity, Valuation, Financial Planning & Analysis, Equity Research

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All of our certification programs are open to students and professionals in various industries and levels of experience. Our curriculum is designed to teach what you need to know from basic fundamentals to advanced practical case studies. To take the courses and complete the exercises, students will only need access to a PC and/or Mac, Microsoft Suite (2016 or newer), and a stable internet connection. Click here to view the Technical Requirements

Can I download the Excel files and financial modeling templates for the course?

Absolutely! All the files and templates needed in a course are available for download. Just look for a module that shows Downloadable Files within the course dashboard. See here for a visual guide on how to do this.

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You will have yearly access to the courses as long as you maintain an active subscription. All the courses are self-paced as well so you can take your time in learning without worrying about any deadlines. Click here to compare our available enrollment options.

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Students must complete all the video lessons, quizzes, and final assessments in each course. You can retake the assessments as many times as necessary until you reach an 80% passing grade. For more information on how to earn a course certificate, click HERE.

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Students are required to complete an online assessment (Multiple choice questions, Fill-in-the-Blanks, and Excel Questions) at the end of each course. You can take the exams on your own schedule and will need to earn at least 80% to pass the course and earn your certificate of course completion. Please note that course exams can be repeated as many times as you need. Students are also required to complete the FMVA® final exam to earn their certification. How to Take a Qualified Assessment

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Format a Financial Model with Macabacus

Overview

Format a Financial Model with Macabacus Overview

Format a Financial Model with Learning Objectives

Who Should Take This Course?

Format a Financial Model with Macabacus

What you'll learn

Introduction

Formatting a Financial Model

Summary

Qualified Assessment

This Course is Part of the Following Programs

Macabacus Specialist

What Our Members Say

Atinafu Asefa

Muhammad Ramzan Shaukat

Aman Sheikh

Musa Kabiru

Kian Ming Pang

Frequently Asked Questions