Excel O365 Level 2

Audience:

Students will benefit most from this course if they want to use Excel to perform real-world tasks such as rearranging and presenting complex data. If they intend to take a Microsoft Office Specialist or Expert exam for Excel, this course will continue their preparation, but they will need to continue on to the Level 3 course, particularly to prepare for the Expert exam.

Prerequisites:

The course assumes students know how to use a computer, that they're familiar with Microsoft Windows, and that they've taken the Level 1 course or have equivalent introductory experience with Excel.

Description:

Excel Level 2 builds on the basic concepts and skills of our Level 1 course to provide more advanced tools for analysis and presentation of complex, realistic data in Microsoft Excel: how to manage complex workbooks, build more complex functions, use data analysis tools, make an impact with powerful chart and presentation features, and collaborate with other users.

The three levels of our Excel courses 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 use Excel to perform real-world tasks such as rearranging and presenting complex data. If they intend to take a Microsoft Office Specialist or Expert exam for Excel, this course will continue their preparation, but they will need to continue on to the Level 3 course, particularly to prepare for the Expert exam.

Outline:

Chapter 1: Managing workbooks

• Module A: Managing worksheets
• Module B: Customizing Excel

Chapter 2: Named ranges

• Module A: Using names in formulas

Chapter 3: Tables

• Module A: Sorting
• Module B: Filtering tables
• Module C: Structured references
• Module D: Validation
• Module E: Transposing data

Chapter 4: Summarizing data

• Module A: Consolidation
• Module B: Subtotals

Chapter 5: PivotTables

• Module A: Creating and formatting PivotTables
• Module B: Manipulating PivotTables
• Module C: PivotCharts

Chapter 6: Presentation features

• Module A: Conditional formats
• Module B: Custom Formats
• Module C: Graphics

Chapter 7: Advanced charts

• Module A: Special chart types
• Module B: Sparklines
• Module C: Quick Analysis

Chapter 8: Collaboration

• Module A: Permissions
• Module B: Shared workbooks