Level 1

The student will learn how to create and edit basic MS Excel worksheets and workbooks.

• Getting Started with Excel

  • An Overview of Excel

  • Navigate in Excel

  • Select Data

  • Enter Data

  • Save a Workbook

  • Obtain Help

• Modifying a Worksheet

  • Move and Copy Data Between Cells

  • Fill Cells with Series of Data

  • Edit Cell Data

  • Insert and Delete Cells, Columns, and Rows

  • Find, Replace, and Go To Cell Data

  • Spell Check a Worksheet

• Performing Calculations

  • Create Basic Formulas

  • Calculate with Functions

  • Copy Formulas and Functions

  • Create an Absolute Reference

• Formatting a Worksheet

  • Change Font Size and Type

  • Add Borders and Color to Cells

  • Change Column Width and Row Height

  • Merge Cells

  • Apply Number Formats

  • Create a Custom Number Format

  • Align Cell Contents

  • Find and Replace Formats

  • Apply an AutoFormat

  • Apply Styles

• Developing a Workbook

  • Format Worksheet

  • Reposition Worksheets in a Workbook

  • Insert and Delete Worksheets

  • Copy and Paste Worksheets

  • Copy a Workbook

• Printing Workbook Contents

  • Set a Print Title

  • Create a Header and a Footer

  • Set Page Margins

  • Change Page Orientation

  • Insert and Remove Page Breaks

  • Print a Range

• Customizing Layout

  • Split a Worksheet

  • Arrange Worksheets

  • Freeze and Unfreeze Rows and Columns

  • Hide and Unhide Worksheets

Level 2

The student will learn how to use MS Excel to streamline and enhance his/her spreadsheets with templates, charts, graphics, and formulas.

• Creating and Applying Templates

  • Create a Workbook from a Template

  • Create a Custom Template

  • Working with Comments

  • Create a Hyperlink

  • Use Web-based Research Tools

• Creating and Modifying Charts

  • Create a Chart

  • Format Chart Items

  • Change the Chart Type

  • Create a Diagram

• Working with Graphic Objects

  • Insert Graphics

  • Create AutoShapes

  • Format Graphic Objects

  • Change the Order of Graphic Objects

  • Group Graphic Objects

  • Move, Copy, and Resize Graphic Objects

• Calculating with Advanced Formulas

  • Create and Apply a Name for a Range of Cells

  • Calculate Across Worksheets

  • Calculate with Date and Time Functions

  • Calculate with Financial Functions

  • Calculate with Statistical Functions

  • Calculate with Lookup and Reference Functions

  • Calculate with Logical Functions

• Sorting and Filtering Data

  • Sort Data Lists

  • Filter Data Lists

  • Create and Apply Advanced Filters

  • Calculate with Database Functions

  • Add Subtotals to a Worksheet

• Using Excel with the Web

  • Export Excel Data

  • Publish a Worksheet to the Web

  • Import Data from the Web

  • Create a Web Query

   

Level 3

The student will learn how to automate some common Excel tasks, apply advanced analysis techniques to more complex data sets, collaborate on worksheets with others, and share Excel data with other applications.

• Streamlining Workflow

  • Create a Macro

  • Edit a Macro

  • Customize Access to Excel Commands

  • Apply Conditional Formatting

  • Add Data Validation Criteria

  • Update a Workbook's Properties

  • Modify Excel's Default Settings

• Collaborating with Others

  • Protect Files

  • Share a Workbook

  • Set Revision Tracking

  • Review Tracked Revisions

  • Merge Workbooks

  • Adjust Macro Settings

  • Administer Digital Signatures

• Auditing Worksheets

  • Trace Cell Precedents

  • Trace Cell Dependents

  • Locate Errors in Formulas

  • Locate Invalid Data and Formulas

  • Watch and Evaluate Formulas

  • Group and Outline Data

• Analyzing Data

  • Create a Trendline

  • Create Scenarios

  • Perform What-If Analysis

  • Develop a PivotTable Report

  • Develop a PivotChart Report

  • Perform Statistical Analysis with the Analysis ToolPack

• Working with Multiple Workbooks

  • Create a Workspace

  • Consolidate Data

  • Link Cells in Different Workbooks

  • Edit Links

• Importing and Exporting Data

  • Export to Microsoft Word

  • Import a Word Table

  • Import Text Files

• Structuring XML Workbooks

  • Develop XML Maps

  • Import, Add, and Export XML Data

  • Manage XML Workbooks

  • Apply XML View Options