Overview

In this Introduction to Microsoft Excel training class, students will create and edit basic worksheets and workbooks. This course is designed for students who want to gain the necessary skills to create, edit, format, and print basic Microsoft Excel worksheets.

Our instructor-led online classes are conducted in the 2016 version of the software. Your instructor will point out the minor differences between versions where they exist. For our custom instructor-led online and onsite classes, we use the version of the software you use in your office.

This course has been tested and approved by ProCert labs, the official tester of Microsoft courseware. The course has been found to meet the highest industry standards of instructional quality.

If you plan to take the Microsoft Office Specialist exam, we recommend purchasing Microsoft Excel 2013 MOS Certification Training, which covers the content in this course as well as all additional content necessary to prepare for the exam.

Here's a link to the exam: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/exam-77-420.aspx

Goals

Create basic worksheets using Microsoft Excel 2013.
Perform calculations in an Excel worksheet.
Modify an Excel worksheet.
Modify the appearance of data within a worksheet.
Manage Excel workbooks.
Print the content of an Excel worksheet.

Outline

Creating a Microsoft Excel Workbook
1. Starting Microsoft Excel
2. Creating a Workbook
3. Saving a Workbook
4. The Status Bar
5. Adding and Deleting Worksheets
6. Copying and Moving Worksheets
7. Changing the Order of Worksheets
8. Splitting the Worksheet Window
9. Closing a Workbook
10. Exercise: Creating a Microsoft Excel Workbook
The Ribbon
1. Tabs
2. Groups
3. Commands
4. Exercise: Exploring the Ribbon
The Backstage View (The File Menu)
1. Introduction to the Backstage View
2. Opening a Workbook
3. Exercise: Open a Workbook
4. New Workbooks and Excel Templates
5. Exercise: Select, Open, and Save a Template Agenda
6. Printing Worksheets
7. Exercise: Print a Worksheet
8. Adding Your Name to Microsoft Excel
9. Managing Workbook Versions
The Quick Access Toolbar
1. Adding Common Commands
2. Adding Additional Commands with the Customize Dialog Box
3. Adding Ribbon Commands or Groups
4. Placement
5. Exercise: Customize the Quick Access Toolbar
Entering Data in Microsoft Excel Worksheets
1. Entering Text
2. Expand Data across Columns
3. Adding and Deleting Cells
4. Adding an Outline
5. Adding a Hyperlink
6. Add WordArt to a Worksheet
7. Using AutoComplete
8. Exercise: Entering Text and Using AutoComplete
9. Entering Numbers and Dates
10. Using the Fill Handle
11. Exercise: Entering Numbers and Dates
Formatting Microsoft Excel Worksheets
1. Selecting Ranges of Cells
2. Hiding Worksheets
3. Adding Color to Worksheet Tabs
4. Adding Themes to Workbooks
5. Exercise: Customize a Workbook Using Tab Colors and Themes
6. Adding a Watermark
7. The Font Group
8. Exercise: Working with Font Group Commands
9. The Alignment Group
10. Exercise: Working with Alignment Group Commands
11. The Number Group
12. Exercise: Working with Number Group Commands
Using Formulas in Microsoft Excel
1. Math Operators and the Order of Operations
2. Entering Formulas
3. AutoSum (and Other Common Auto-Formulas)
4. Copying Formulas and Functions
  1. Displaying Formulas
5. Relative, Absolute, and Mixed Cell References
6. Exercise: Working with Formulas
Working with Rows and Columns
1. Inserting Rows and Columns
2. Deleting Rows and Columns
3. Transposing Rows and Columns
4. Setting Row Height and Column Width
5. Hiding and Unhiding Rows and Columns
6. Freezing Panes
7. Exercise: Working with Rows and Columns
Editing Worksheets
1. Find
2. Find and Replace
3. Exercise: Using Find and Replace
4. Using the Clipboard
5. Exercise: Using the Clipboard
6. Managing Comments
  1. Adding Comments
  2. Working with Comments
Finalizing Microsoft Excel Worksheets
1. Setting Margins
2. Setting Page Orientation
3. Setting the Print Area
4. Print Scaling (Fit Sheet on One Page)
5. Printing Headings on Each Page/Repeating Headers and Footers
6. Headers and Footers
7. Exercise: Preparing to Print
Microsoft Excel 2013 New Features
1. One Workbook Per Window Feature
2. Using Flash Fill
3. Exercise: Using Flash Fill

Class Materials

Each student in our Live Online and our Onsite classes receives a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the class examples.

Class Prerequisites

Experience in the following is required for this Microsoft Excel class:

Familiarity with using a personal computer, mouse, and keyboard.
Comfortable in the Windows environment.
Ability to launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on the computer; and manage files and folders.

Preparing for Class

Onsite: Course Setup
Live Online: Course Setup | WebEx Setup
Self-paced: Course Setup

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