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Microsoft Excel Basic

May 4, 2020 @ 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Microsoft Excel Basic


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Microsoft Excel Basic Course Summary

The breadth of business, educational, and organizational information in existence today is absolutely staggering. Organizations the world over rely on this information to make sound decisions regarding all manner of affairs. But with the amount of available data growing on a daily basis, the ability to make sense of all of that data is becoming more and more challenging. Fortunately, the days of performing calculations and analyzing data on paper are pretty much gone. Imagine, if you will, having to calculate what percentage of your organization’s sales occurred in one small town in, say, Brazil. If your organization operates in multiple countries and generates billions of dollars in revenue annually, it could take a lifetime to isolate the exact figures you need and then compare those to the rest of your revenues. Who has that kind of time? This is exactly where the power of Excel can help.

By applying the robust functionality that’s built into Excel to your organization’s raw data, you will be able to gain a level of insight into that data that would have been nearly impossible just a couple of decades ago. Excel can help you organize, calculate, analyze, revise, update, and present your data in ways that will help the decision makers in your organization steer you in the right direction. Of course, knowing exactly how to ask Excel the questions that you need answered, which questions you can even ask, and how to interpret the answers Excel gives is necessary before you can even begin to embark on the journey ahead. This course aims to provide you with the foundational Excel knowledge and skills necessary to begin that journey.

This course covers Microsoft Office Specialist exam objectives to help students prepare for the Excel Exam and the Excel Expert Exam.

**Course outline may vary slightly depending on software version (ie. 2010, 2013, 2016 etc).**

Course Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to create and develop Excel worksheets and workbooks in order to work with and analyze the data that is critical to the success of your organization.

You will:

  • Get started with Microsoft Office Excel.
  • Perform calculations.
  • Modify a worksheet.
  • Format a worksheet.
  • Print workbooks.
  • Manage workbooks.

Target Student:

This course is intended for students who wish to gain the foundational understanding of Microsoft Office Excel that is necessary to create and work with electronic spreadsheets.

Prerequisites:

To ensure success, students will need to be familiar with using personal computers and should have experience using a keyboard and mouse. Students should also be comfortable working in the Windows 8 or 8.1 environment and be able to use Windows 8 or 8.1 to manage information on their computers. Specific tasks the students should be able to perform include: opening and closing applications, navigating basic file structures, and managing files and folders. To obtain this level of skill and knowledge, you can take any of the following Logical Operations courses:

  • Using Microsoft Windows 8.1
  • Introduction to Personal Computers Using Microsoft Windows 8.1

Course-specific Technical Requirements

Hardware

For this course, you will need one workstation for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware configurations:

  • 1 GHz or faster x86- or x64-bit processor with SSE2 instruction set
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 3 GB available disk space
  • DirectX10 graphics card and a 1,024 × 576 or higher resolution monitor (1,024 × 768 resolution or higher monitor recommended)
  • CD-ROM drive (if installing any software from a CD-ROM)
  • Keyboard and mouse (or other pointing device)
  • Network cards and cabling for local network access
  • Internet access (contact your local network administrator)
  • Printer (optional) or an installed printer driver
  • Projection system to display the instructor’s computer screen

Software

  • Microsoft® Office Excel® Professional Plus
  • Microsoft Office Service Pack 1 or latest (32-bit update or 64-bit update depending on your system)
  • Microsoft® Windows® 8 or 8.1 Professional
  • Latest Microsoft Windows 8 or 8.1 Service Pack (if available)
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 8, 9, 10, or 11; Mozilla Firefox 10.x or later, or Google Chrome 17.x
  • .NET Framework version 3.5, 4.0, or 4.5
  • Microsoft Silverlight® 5.0 plug-in
  • If necessary, software for viewing the course slides (instructor machine only)

Course Content

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Microsoft Office Excel 

Topic A: Navigate the Excel User Interface

Topic B: Use Excel Commands

Topic C: Create and Save a Basic Workbook

Topic D: Enter Cell Data

Topic E: Use Excel Help

Lesson 2: Performing Calculations

Topic A: Create Worksheet Formulas

Topic B: Insert Functions

Topic C: Reuse Formulas

Lesson 3: Modifying a Worksheet

Topic A: Insert, Delete, and Adjust Cells, Columns, and Rows

Topic B: Search for and Replace Data

Topic C: Use Proofing and Research Tools

Lesson 4: Formatting a Worksheet

Topic A: Modify Fonts

Topic B: Add Borders and Colors to Worksheets

Topic C: Apply Number Formats

Topic D: Align Cell Contents

Topic E: Apply Styles and Themes

Topic F: Apply Basic Conditional Formatting

Topic G: Create and Use Templates

Lesson 5: Printing Workbooks

Topic A: Preview and Print a Workbook

Topic B: Define the Page Layout

Lesson 6: Managing Workbooks

Topic A: Manage Worksheets

Topic B: Manage Workbook and Worksheet Views

Topic C: Manage Workbook Properties

Appendix A: Microsoft Office Excel Exam 77-420

Appendix B: Microsoft Office Excel Expert Exams 77–427 and 77-428

Appendix C: Microsoft Excel Common Keyboard Shortcuts

 

Duration

All classes begin at 8:30 am.  Actual class duration may vary depending on how quickly the individual or group is picking up the presented material.  Once the material has been completely presented, participants are encouraged to ask questions so they leave with a full understanding of the course topics.

We also permit participants to re-take the course at no additional charge if they feel they would benefit.  All course retakes must be completed within a 3-month time period from the original course.  All course retakes must be taken at a time when the same public course is scheduled to run.  The 3-month retake window may be modified if a student desires a retake and the scheduled public course is either canceled or full.  We will work with you to schedule a retake date to ensure you obtain the information you need from the course.

Details

Date:
May 4, 2020
Time:
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
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Venue

ExecuTrain of Northern Indiana Home Office
2135 Spy Run Ave
Fort Wayne, 46805
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Phone
260-482-2399
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