Excel Level 1

Audience:

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:

The course assumes students know how to use a computer, and that they're familiar with Microsoft Windows. It does not assume that they've used a different version of Excel or another spreadsheet program before.

Description:

Excel Level 1 provides the basic concepts and skills to start being productive with Microsoft Excel: how to create, save, share, and print worksheets that contain various kinds of calculations and formatting. This course, and the two that come after, map to the objectives of the Microsoft Office Specialist and Expert exams for Excel. Objective coverage is marked throughout the course.

Students will benefit most from this course if they want to accomplish basic workplace tasks in Excel, or if they want to have a solid foundation for continuing on to become an Excel Expert. If they intend to take a Microsoft Office Specialist or Expert exam for Excel, this course is a good place to start their preparation, but they will need to continue on to other courses in the series to be fully prepared for either exam.

Outline:

Chapter 1: Fundamentals

• Module A: Getting around
• Module B: Workbook basics

Chapter 2: Creating worksheets

• Module A: Entering data
• Module B: Formulas
• Module C: Functions
• Module D: Moving and copying data
• Module E: Reference types

Chapter 3: Formatting

• Module A: Text formatting
• Module B: Number formatting
• Module C: Alignment
• Module D: Borders and highlighting
• Module E: Styles and themes

Chapter 4: Manipulating data

• Module A: Data entry shortcuts
• Module B: Paste options
• Module C: Inserting, deleting, and hiding

Chapter 5: Charts

• Module A: Creating charts
• Module B: Chart types and elements

Chapter 6: Output

• Module A: Managing worksheet windows
• Module B: Printing worksheets
• Module C: Sharing workbooks

Chapter 7: Settings and templates

• Module A: Workbook options and properties
• Module B: Templates