Core Excel

Course Structure

This course is split into the following modules

Excel Core Course Outline

Overview

Working in the excel window

• Using the Onscreen Tools
• Navigating the Ribbon
• Introducing Office Backstage & Microsoft Office FILE Tab
• Changing Excel’s View
• Splitting the Window

Working with Excel 2013/2016/2019

• Creating & Saving Workbooks
• Saving in Different File Formats
• Entering and Editing Basic Data in a Worksheet
• Editing a Cell’s Contents
• Using Data Types to Populate a Worksheet
• Filling a Series with Auto Fill
• Filling Cells with Flash Fill
• Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Data

Using Office Backstage

• Printing and Previewing a document with Backstage
• Applying Printing Options
• Accessing and Using Excel Templates

Using Basic Formulas

• Understanding and Displaying Formulas
• Understanding Order of Operations
• Building Basic Formulas
• Create Formulas for Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division
• Using Cell References in Formulas
• Using Relative & Absolute Cell References in a Formula
• Using External Cell References

Using Functions

• Exploring Functions
• Using TODAY & NOW
• Using the SUM, COUNT, COUNTA, AVERAGE, MIN & MAX Functions
• Using Date Functions
• Using LEFT, RIGHT, MID, CONCATENATE text functions
• Using Formulas to Create Subtotals

Formatting Cells & Ranges

• Inserting and Deleting Cells
• Manually Formatting, Aligning and Indenting Cell Contents
• Changing Text Orientation
• Choosing Fonts, Font Sizes & Font Color
• Applying Number Formats
• Wrapping Text in a Cell
• Merging Cells and Splitting Merged Cells
• Placing Borders around Cells
• Copying Cell Formatting with the Format Painter
• Understanding Paste Special Options
• Applying Conditional Formatting to Cells
• Using the Rules Manager to Apply Conditional Formats

Formatting Worksheets

• Working with Rows and Columns
• Hiding or Unhiding a Row or Column

Managing Worksheets

• Organizing Worksheets
• Copying a Worksheet
• Changing the Color of a Worksheet Tab
• Hiding and Unhiding Worksheets
• Using Zoom and Freeze to Change the Onscreen View
• Finding and Replacing Data

Working with Data

• Getting External Data
• Restricting Cell Entries to Certain Data Types
• Removing Duplicate Rows from a Worksheet
• Sorting Data on a Single & Multiple Criteria
• Sorting Data Using Cell Attributes
• Using AutoFilter
• Filtering Data Using Cell Attributes
• Removing Duplicates in a Table
• Understanding the basics of PivotTables
• Creating PivotTables
• Adding Filters in PivotTables
• Using Pivot Charts
• Adding Slicers

Securing and Sharing Workbooks

• Protecting a Worksheet & Protecting a Workbook
• Inserting, Viewing, Editing & Deleting a Comment

Should Attend

Any person interested in enhancing their Excel skills is eligible for this course.

Prerequisites

No previous experience is necessary

Assessment

There is no assessment

Key-Features

There are no key features