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Microsoft Excel - Basic and Advanced Overview Looking for an Excel course for beginners to experts? This course has something for everyone, covering beginner, intermediate and advanced lessons in Excel. In 25-49 engaging lessons you will learn basic techniques including how to use math, statistical, logic and text functions, organize data by sorting and filtering, effectively present your data in several chart formats and more. You will also learn intermediate and advanced techniques such as how to find a value with VLOOKUP, create and format PivotTables, record basic Macros and more. Whether you use Excel for work or study, these training will start you on your journey to becoming an Excel expert.
Syllabus 1. Getting to know ExcelThe RibbonIdentify the terminology and elements of the Ribbon. The Work SurfaceRecognize the main terms used to describe Excel’s work canvas. NavigationUtilize the keyboard or mouse to select cells and ranges in a spreadsheet. First FileCreate your first Excel file, enter data and create a table. FormattingFormat cells by selecting fonts and color fills to make information more attracti Basic MathUtilize basic mathematics including multiplication and division in Excel.
2. Essential Formula KnowledgeFormula AnatomyUnderstanding Excel Formula Anatomy Cell ReferencingLearn about working with absolute and relative cell referencing, and techniques for copying formulas. Function AnatomyUse to understand the anatomy of Excel functions, and what their components mean. Math FunctionsLearn basic math functions including SUM, ROUND and SUBTOTAL. Basic StatisticsLearn basic statistical functions including COUNT, COUNTA, AVERAGE, MAX, MIN, MEDIAN and MODE Logic FunctionsLearn to build standalone logical IF functions, and make them more complex by nesting AND and OR within them. Text FunctionsLearn to break apart text with the LEFT, RIGHT, MID, FIND and SEARCH functions, and to combine text with the & character. Understanding DatesUnderstand how dates work in Excel using the TODAY, YEAR, MONTH, DAY and DATE functions. Understanding TimeUnderstand how time works in Excel, and how to change from whole numbers into time increments and back again.
3. Intermediate Formula KnowledgeFormula AuditingLearn to work with formula auditing tools including tracing precedent and dependent cells and formula evaluation. Conditional MathLearn to use SUMIF, COUNTIF and SUMPRODUCT to add cells only when certain conditions are met. External LinksLearn about creating and updating external links, and about the potential dangers of external links in Excel. Temporal FunctionsLearn to work with the EOMONTH and EDATE functions that easily shift dates from one month or year to another. VLOOKUP with Approximate MatchLearn to use VLOOKUP to find an approximate match and return it or the corresponding value from another column. VLOOKUP with Exact MatchLearn to use VLOOKUP to find an exact match and return it or the corresponding value from another column. Other Lookup MethodsLearn to work with INDEX, MATCH and HLOOKUP, as alternatives to the VLOOKUP function.
4. Optimizing DataSortingLearn to sort data in Excel by a single column or by multiple columns. FilteringLearn to filter Excel data for specific words, dates, and apply multiple filters to a single data table. Contiguous DataLearn tricks for consolidating your data so it's vertically contiguous (without blank rows) – for Tables, PivotTables and Char Naming Ranges Learn about creating named ranges, and the benefits of doing so. Excel Tables Learn about creating Excel tables, and their advantages. Recording MacrosLearn to record basic Excel macros to automate your actions (instead of doing them manually).
5. Data AnalysisCreating PivotTablesLearn to create and modify basic PivotTables (for quickly summarizing and highlighting data). Formatting PivotTablesLearn to control formatting and other options in PivotTables. Calculated Fields in PivotTablesLearn to create and modify basic calculated fields for PivotTables. What-If AnalysisLearn to perform what-if analysis in Excel using the Scenario Manager and Goal-Seek.
6. Presenting and ReportingCell FormattingLearn to work with the Format Cells dialog to apply text rotation and borders, and to center data across multiple cells. OutliningLearn about adding and working with Excel’s outlining tools to quickly hide irrelevant sections of your worksheet Custom Number FormatsLearn to build your own custom number formats to display dates, values and variances how you want to see them Conditional Formats with Built-In RulesLearn to create top/bottom and highlight cell rules, as well as to apply icon sets and data bars Conditional Formats with Custom RulesLearn to create custom conditional formatting rules based on formula Building Column ChartsLearn how to create an effective column chart by reducing ink and 'noise' that distract from the main messages. Building Bar ChartsHow to create an effective bar chart by reducing ink and noise that distract from the story. Building Pie ChartsLearn how to build an effective pie chart, and when you should and shouldn’t use them. Building Line ChartsHow to create an effective line chart through careful manipulation of chart elements to enhance its story telling ability. Building Combination Line and Area ChartsWhen you want to graph 3 line series, but only want 2 in focus most of the time.
7. Validating and UpdatingData ValidationLearn how to use Data Validation to ensure that users enter valid data in input cells. Data Validation ListsUse to restrict users ability to enter invalid data in cells by providing them with a drop down list of valid options. CommentsLearn about creating, reviewing and printing Excel comments. StylesLearn how to apply built-in number styles and create your own custom styles packages.
8. Preparing to DeployCustom ViewsLearn how to create and manage Custom Views in a worksheet. Page Setup OptionsLearn about page setup options, fitting print jobs on a page, headers and footers, and other ways to customize print jobs. Security ConsiderationsLearn about the setup and weaknesses of Excel’s security systems.
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