Session I - Becoming Familiar with Excel

Time - 4 hours

Description

This course provides an overview of Microsoft Excel 2010 to help prepare you for the Microsoft Office Specialist exam.

Objectives

• This course provides an overview of Microsoft Excel 2010 to help prepare you for the Microsoft Office Specialist exam.
• Use the Ribbon and toolbars
• Create new workbooks
• Open existing workbooks
• Move around in workbooks
• Save workbooks
• Recover workbook backups

Topics

• Learning the Excel Environment
• New and Existing Workbooks
• Moving Around a Workbook
• Saving Workbooks
• Checking Compatibility and Accessibility
• Working More Efficiently
• Recovering Workbooks and Updating Excel

Session II - Performing Basic Workbook Tasks

Time - 3 hours

Description

This course provides information on basic tasks you perform when working with data in your worksheets to help prepare you for the Microsoft Office Specialist exam.

Objectives

• This course provides information on basic tasks you perform when working with data in your worksheets to help prepare you for the Microsoft Office Specialist exam.
• Select cells and cell ranges
• Enter labels and values in a worksheet
• Edit and clear cell contents
• Copy, paste, and move data
• Insert, delete, and replace cell contents
• Use AutoCorrect and work with actions

Topics

• Selecting Cells, Rows, and Columns
• Entering Labels and Values
• Editing and Clearing Cell Contents
• Copying, Moving, and Pasting Content
• Inserting, Deleting, and Replacing
• Using AutoCorrect and Actions

Session III - Working with Formulas and Functions

Time - 4 hour

Description

This course prepares you for the Excel MOS 77-882 exam by providing an introduction to using formulas and functions in Excel 2010. It also provides some tips for troubleshooting common errors with formulas and functions.

Objectives

• This course prepares you for the Excel MOS 77-882 exam by providing an introduction to using formulas and functions in Excel 2010. It also provides some tips for troubleshooting common errors with formulas and functions.
• Work with formulas
• Name cells and ranges, and use cell references
• Perform calculations
• Locate and correct formula errors
• Create and use functions

Topics

• Working with Formulas
• Editing Formulas and Using References
• Naming Cell Ranges
• Performing Calculations
• Correcting Errors
• Audits and Circular References
• Creating Functions
• Array Formulas and Nested Functions

Session IV - Modifying Workbooks and Worksheets

Time - 3 hours

Description

This course provides instruction on modifying the way information is organized, displayed, or hidden in Microsoft Excel 2010 workbooks and worksheets.

Objectives

• Name, insert, delete, move, copy, and hide worksheets
• Adjust column width and row height
• Freeze columns and rows
• Split worksheets
• Save layouts
• Use templates

Topics

• Working with Excel Worksheets
• Moving, Copying, and Hiding Worksheets
• Selecting and Hiding Columns and Rows
• Inserting and Deleting Columns and Rows
• Adjusting Column Width and Row Height
• Freezing and Splitting Worksheets
• Creating Views and Saving Layouts
• Using Templates

Session V - Formatting Worksheets

Time - 3 hours

Description

This course provides tools and techniques that will allow you to effectively format your worksheets.

Objectives

• Format numbers and text
• Apply and manage conditional formatting
• Add sparkline formatting
• Adjust data alignment and text flow
• Add color, borders, and themes
• Apply Cell Styles

Topics

• Formatting Numbers and Text
• Applying Conditional Formatting
• Managing Conditional Formatting
• Adding Sparkline Formatting
• Adjusting Data Alignment and Text Flow
• Adding Color and Borders
• Using Themes
• Applying Cell Styles

Session VI - Viewing and Printing

Time - 2 hours

Description

This course explains how to print worksheets in Excel.

Objectives

• Set up pages for printing
• Adjust page margins, headers, and footers
• Insert page breaks and customize print jobs
• Preview and print worksheets
• Create PDF and XPS documents

Topics

• Setting Up Pages for Printing
• Adjusting Page Margins
• Adding Headers and Footers
• Inserting Page Breaks
• Customizing the Print Area
• Previewing and Printing

Session VII - Working with Graphics

Time - 3 hours

Description

This course explains how to add visual flair to Excel worksheets with clip art, screen shots, WordArt, SmartArt and graphic shapes.

Objectives

• Use clip art and media clips
• Insert pictures and screen shots
• Apply styles, shapes, and borders
• Correct and recolor pictures
• Create WordArt and SmartArt

Topics

• Using Clip Art and Media Clips
• Inserting Pictures and Screenshots
• Applying Styles, Shapes, and Borders
• Correcting and Recoloring Pictures
• Adding Transparency
• Creating WordArt Text
• Building SmartArt Graphics
• Drawing and Modifying Shapes

Session VIII - Charting, Sorting, and Filtering Data

Time - 2 hours

Description

This course explains how to organize and present data with charts, tables, PivotCharts, and PivotTables. Specifically, it focuses on creating charts and tables, and using tables to sort and filter data.

Objectives

• Create and format charts
• Insert and modify tables
• Sort and filter table data
• Use PivotCharts and PivotTables

Topics

• Creating Charts
• Creating Tables
• Sorting Table Data
• Filtering Table Data
• Using PivotTables

Session IX - Reviewing and Sharing Data

Time - 4 hours

Description

This course explains how to review and share data in Microsoft Excel 2010. Specifically, it focuses on importing, exporting, linking, embedding, e-mailing and publishing data, as well as adding comments, hyperlinks, and consolidations to worksheets.

Objectives

• Use cell comments
• E-mail workbooks
• Export, import, link, and embed data
• Publish to the Web
• Create, format, and use hyperlinks
• Save and edit workbooks with Windows Live

Topics

• Using Cell Comments
• E-Mailing Workbooks
• Exporting and Importing Data
• Linking and Embedding Data
• Consolidating Data
• Getting External Data
• Publishing Workbooks to the Web
• Creating and Formatting Hyperlinks
• Saving Workbooks with Windows Live

Excel 2007 Training Series: Course Details

Total time - 11 hours

• Session I - Getting Started
• Session II - Creating a Worksheet
• Session III - Formatting Data
• Session IV - Editing and Printing Worksheets
• Session V - Managing Worksheets
• Session VI - Using Charts and Objects

Session I - Getting Started

Time - 2 hours

Description

This course provides information about using Microsoft Excel 2007. It provides basic information for beginners, or for those individuals wanting to brush up on working in Excel.

Objectives

• Identify tasks other than financial calculations for which Excel can be extremely helpful
• Locate the position of the active cell in a worksheet
• Make changes to Excel's application settings
• Identify the sections of the Formula bar
• Use Excel's Go To feature
• Add a new worksheet to an Excel 2007 workbook

Topics

• What can Excel do for you?
• Finding your place
• Using the Ribbon
• The formula and status bars
• Navigating around your worksheet
• Adding and renaming worksheets

Session II - Creating a Worksheet

Time - 3 hours

Description

This course provides information about entering text, values and formulas into worksheet cells in Microsoft Excel 2007. It also provides information about calculating formulas and using built-in functions, like AutoComplete, AutoFill, Insert Function, and AutoSum.

Objectives

• Enter text, values, and formulas into a worksheet
• Use several built-in functions, like AutoComplete, AutoFill, Insert Function, and AutoSum
• Identify the default order of operations used to calculate formulas
• Identify different data types used in the application

Topics

• Entering text data
• Entering values
• Entering formulas
• Correcting errors
• Using AutoComplete, AutoFill, and Formula AutoComplete
• Using the SUM function and AutoSum
• Editing cells

Session III - Formatting Data

Time - 1 hour

Description

This course shows you how to select, adjust and apply different formats to cells in Excel 2007.

Objectives

• Use various Excel tools to select groups of cells
• Adjust cell formatting and colors
• Adjust cell sizes
• Apply different types of data and cell formats to make worksheets easier to read and work with

Topics

• Selecting cells
• Formatting cell layout
• Formatting cell size
• Formatting cell data

Session IV - Editing and Printing Worksheets

Time - 1 hour

Description

This course provides information about using different viewing modes to preview workbooks, distinguishing between relative and absolute cell references, copying formulas from one cell to another, and viewing copied items on the clipboard. It also provides information about deleting, inserting and hiding cells; and using the Page Setup dialog box to insert headers, footers and page breaks.

Objectives

• View workbooks in different modes
• Copy a formula from one cell to another
• Delete cells individually and by rows or columns
• Insert a row or column of cells
• Place headers and footers on printed pages

Topics

• Worksheet Views
• Formula and Editing Tools
• Inserting, Deleting and Hiding
• Page Layout and Printing

Session V - Managing Worksheets

Time - 2 hours

Description

This course provides information about managing multiple worksheets, naming cells and ranges, and searching for data within your worksheet. It also covers sharing and protecting your workbooks and adding cell-specific information such as Web links and comments.

Objectives

• Set worksheet panes
• Name cells and ranges
• Find various types of data in a workbook
• Manage multiple worksheets
• Add Web links and comments
• Share and protect your workbooks

Topics

• Setting Panes
• Naming Cells and Ranges
• Finding Data in a Worksheet
• Working with Multiple Workbooks
• Adding Web Links
• Sharing and Protecting Workbooks
• Commenting

Session VI - Using Charts and Objects

Time - 2 hours

Description

This course provides a detailed look at how you can insert and modify charts, shapes, text boxes, pictures, SmartArt, and clip art to visually enhance your worksheets.

Objectives

• Insert and modify charts to visually represent data
• Insert and modify shapes to complement the visualization of your data
• Insert and modify text boxes, pictures, SmartArt, and clip art to create eye-catching and effective worksheets

Topics

• Creating charts
• Modifying and formatting charts
• Adding shapes and text boxes
• Smartart
• Pictures and clip art

Excel 2003 Training Series: Course Details

Total time - 26 hours

• Session I - Getting Started
• Session II - Creating a Spreadsheet
• Session III - Formatting Data
• Session IV - Editing and Printing Worksheets
• Session V - Managing Worksheets
• Session VI - Charts and Databases
• Session VII - Hypertext and Tips

Session I - Getting Started

Time - 3 hours

Description

This course provides an overview of the use of the Excel 2003 interface and new product features.

Objectives

• Identify the parts of the Excel interface
• Start and exit Excel
• Use menus to execute commands
• Move around the workbook window
• Search for help topics

Topics

• What is Excel
• Cells and worksheets
• Opening Excel
• Toolbars
• The Formula bar and worksheet window
• The Status bar, task panes, and scrolling
• Moving in the worksheet
• Using menus
• Shortcut menus and dialog boxes
• Getting help
• Online help and exiting Excel

Session II - Creating a Spreadsheet

Time - 4 hours

Description

This course shows you how to input data to an Excel spreadsheet.

Objectives

• Input text, values, and formulas
• Edit data
• Use the speech and handwriting recognition features
• Use AutoCorrect, AutoFill, and AutoSum
• Retrieve backup files following a system crash

Topics

• Data entry
• Text and values
• Fixed decimal places
• Dates and formulas
• Complex formulas
• Editing cells
• Speech recognition
• Dictation and voice command
• Handwriting and AutoComplete
• Using AutoFill
• Special symbols and shortcuts
• Using functions
• Using AutoSum
• Saving your worksheet

Session III - Formatting Data

Time - 3 hours

Description

This course provides information about formatting the cells and tables of your Excel worksheets.

Objectives

• Use AutoFormat
• Apply different number formats
• Change the size of rows and columns
• Change fonts and font sizes
• Modify the alignment of cell entries
• Add borders, shading, and colors to cells

Topics

• Selecting cells
• Using AutoFormat
• Moving toolbars
• Using the Format Cells dialog box
• Dates and special numbers
• Calibrating columns
• Changing fonts
• Altering the alignment
• Altering cell appearances
• Patterns and format painter

Session IV - Editing and Printing Worksheets

Time - 5 hours

Description

This course provides the user with information on editing and printing worksheets in Excel 2003.

Objectives

• Find and open a workbook
• Edit a workbook
• Find and correct errors
• Prepare a workbook for printing
• Print a workbook

Topics

• Opening workbooks
• Finding files
• Using the Search task pane
• Undo and redo
• Editing with drag and drop
• Copying formulas
• Cut, copy, and paste
• Deleting and inserting cells
• Correcting errors
• Print preview
• Selecting print options
• Page setup
• Headers and footers
• Setting sheet options
• Controlling page breaks and formulas

Session V - Managing Worksheets

Time - 4 hours

Description

This course shows users how to view and manage information in a worksheet.

Objectives

• View information in a worksheet
• Insert comments
• Use Find and Replace
• Protect a worksheet
• Manage multiple worksheets
• Create a summary worksheet

Topics

• Viewing worksheets
• Headings
• Comments
• Assigning names
• Find and replace
• Researching and calculating
• Protecting your work
• Maintaining multiple worksheets
• Editing multiple worksheets
• Naming and arranging sheets
• Manipulating worksheet windows
• Comparing and copying worksheets
• Summary worksheets

Session VI - Charts and Databases

Time - 4 hours

Description

This course teaches the user how to add charts and graphics to worksheets, and how to create and manage databases using Excel 2003.

Objectives

• Create charts using Chart Wizard
• Insert clip art into a worksheet
• Create your own graphics
• Create a database
• Manage a database

Topics

• Using the Chart Wizard
• Editing charts
• Changing the chart options
• Adding images
• WordArt and organizational charts
• Grouping and hiding images
• Creating a database
• Adding e-mail and Web addresses
• Viewing and finding records
• Sorting records
• Using AutoFilter
• Custom AutoFilters

Session VII - Hypertext and Tips

Time - 3 hours

Description

This course provides information about the Web functions available in Excel.

Objectives

• Add hyperlinks to Excel worksheets
• Follow and edit hyperlinks
• Save static and interactive Web pages in Excel
• Edit Web pages
• Send Excel workbooks in e-mail

Topics

• Adding hyperlinks to a workbook
• Following hyperlinks
• Editing hyperlinks
• Saving a static Web page
• Interactive Web pages
• Interactive databases and charts
• Editing Web pages
• Saving and sending worksheets
• Top ten features
• Top ten beginner basics
• Ten commandments of Excel 2003