Excel - Basic Training Course
This course provides the foundational knowledge and skills in Excel, serving as a springboard for you to eventually become proficient in data manipulation. Excel empowers you to organize, calculate, analyze, revise, update, and present your data in ways that assist decision-makers within your organization in guiding your efforts effectively. Furthermore, it enables you to accomplish these tasks with greater ease and in significantly less time compared to traditional pen-and-paper methods or general-purpose software.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, you will be capable of creating and developing Excel worksheets and workbooks to work with and analyze the critical data that drives the success of your organization.
- You will:
- Get started with Microsoft Office Excel 2019.
- Perform calculations.
- Modify a worksheet.
- Format a worksheet.
- Print workbooks.
- Manage workbooks.
Course Outline
1 - GETTING STARTED WITH EXCEL 2019
- Topic A: Navigate the Excel User Interface
- Topic B: Use Excel Commands
- Topic C: Create and Save a Basic Workbook
- Topic D: Enter Cell Data
- Topic E: Use Excel Help
2 - PERFORMING CALCULATIONS
- Topic A: Create Worksheet Formulas
- Topic B: Insert Functions
- Topic C: Reuse Formulas and Functions
3 - MODIFYING A WORKSHEET
- Topic A: Insert, Delete, and Adjust Cells, Columns, and Rows
- Topic B: Search for and Replace Data
- Topic C: Use Proofing and Research Tools
4 - FORMATTING A WORKSHEET
- Topic A: Apply Text Formats
- Topic B: Apply Number Formats
- Topic C: Align Cell Contents
- Topic D: Apply Styles and Themes
- Topic E: Apply Basic Conditional Formatting
- Topic F: Create and Use Templates
5 - PRINTING WORKBOOKS
- Topic A: Preview and Print a Workbook
- Topic B: Set Up the Page Layout
- Topic C: Configure Headers and Footers
6 - MANAGING WORKBOOKS
- Topic A: Manage Worksheets
- Topic B: Manage Workbook and Worksheet Views
- Topic C: Manage Workbook Properties
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I really appreciated that the excel spreadsheet with each module was shared with us to follow along and reference again for the formulas, etc. Lots of tips & tricks!
Megan - Northern Medical Connections
Course - Excel - Basic
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