EXCL-A
Microsoft Excel beginner
Basic user-level spreadsheet training
Description
The training will provide effective, usable knowledge for people who are responsible for using Excel spreadsheets on a daily basis, creating simple spreadsheets, creating, formatting and printing worksheets.
Suggested For
The course is specifically designed for beginners who have some previous Windows experience but have never used a spreadsheet or have minimal knowledge of one.
Outline
The Excel interface
- Ribbon, dialog boxes
- Customize the Ribbon
- Using and customizing the Quick Start Toolbar
- The File menu (Backstage view)
- Screen views (Sheet Layout view)
- Create, save and open Excel workbooks
Excel parameters (number of rows, columns, colours, etc.)
- Excel parameters (number of rows, columns, colours, etc.)
- Create new document, file formats (.xlsx, file formats of previous versions)
- Use of new templates (own template for cash flow and stock market analysis, template for displaying calendar background knowledge)
- Save and open
- Save as PDF, XPS
Data entry into workbook
- Data types (number, date, time, formula, function, text)
- Data entry, basic database creation
- Automatic completion
- Data entry with simple sequences
- Flash filling
Navigation and selection
- Navigation with mouse and keyboard
- Mouse and keyboard selection
- Common keyboard shortcuts and their use
Editing a dataset
- Editing cells
- Finding and replacing data
- Setting finger height and column width
- Insert rows/columns
- Delete rows/columns
- Move and copy data
- Guided pasting
Formatting cells
- Cell formats (character, alignment, border and pattern)
- Formatting with collections
- Number formats
Basics of formula writing and function use
- Basics of formula writing, operation symbols, order of operation execution
- Cell and range references
- Basics of function use
- Scalable Editorial Alphabet, Formula Completion
- Copy formulas, functions
- SUM, AVERAGE, MAX, MIN, SMALL, LARGE, COUNT, COUNTA and IF functions
Worksheet management
- Inserting, deleting, renaming and colouring tabs
- Moving and copying pages
Printing
- Page settings
- Print command in the File menu
- Printing options
Prerequisites
Computer and Windows skills and practice. Completion of or knowledge of the Effective Computer Use course.