Course duration
- 8.0 hours
Course Benefits
- Learn to use formulas and functions.
- Create and modify charts.
- Convert, sort, filter, and manage lists.
- Insert and modify illustrations in a worksheet.
- Learn to work with tables.
- Learn to use conditional formatting and styles.
Learn at your own pace with 24/7 access to an On-Demand course.
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Course Outline
- Advanced Formulas
- Using Named Ranges in Formulas
- Naming a Single Cell
- Naming a Range of Cells
- Naming Multiple Single Cells Quickly
- Exercise: Using Named Ranges in Formulas
- Using Formulas That Span Multiple Worksheets
- Exercise: Entering a Formula Using Data in Multiple Worksheets
- Using the IF Function
- Using AND/OR Functions
- Using the SUMIF, AVERAGEIF, and COUNTIF Functions
- Exercise: Using the IF Function
- Using the PMT Function
- Exercise: Using the PMT Function
- Using the LOOKUP Function
- Using the VLOOKUP Function
- Exercise: Using the VLOOKUP Function
- Using the HLOOKUP Function
- Using the CONCATENATE Function
- Exercise: Using the CONCATENATE Function
- Using the TRANSPOSE Function
- Using the PROPER, UPPER, and LOWER Functions
- The UPPER Function
- The LOWER function
- The TRIM Function
- Exercise: Using the PROPER Function
- Using the LEFT, RIGHT, and MID Functions
- The MID Function
- Exercise: Using the LEFT and RIGHT Functions
- Using Date Functions
- Using the NOW and TODAY Functions
- Exercise: Using the YEAR, MONTH, and DAY Functions
- Creating Scenarios
- Utilize the Watch Window
- Consolidate Data
- Enable Iterative Calculations
- What-If Analyses
- Use the Scenario Manager
- Use Financial Functions
- Using Named Ranges in Formulas
- Working with Lists
- Converting a List to a Table
- Exercise: Converting a List to a Table
- Removing Duplicates from a List
- Exercise: Removing Duplicates from a List
- Sorting Data in a List
- Exercise: Sorting Data in a List
- Filtering Data in a List
- Exercise: Filtering Data in a List
- Adding Subtotals to a List
- Grouping and Ungrouping Data in a List
- Exercise: Adding Subtotals to a List
- Working with Illustrations
- Working with Clip Art
- Exercise: Working with Clip Art
- Using Shapes
- Exercise: Adding Shapes
- Working with SmartArt
- Visualizing Your Data
- Inserting Charts
- Exercise: Inserting Charts
- Editing Charts
- Changing the Layout of a Chart
- Changing the Style of a Chart
- Adding a Shape to a Chart
- Adding a Trendline to a Chart
- Adding a Secondary Axis to a Chart
- Adding Additional Data Series to a Chart
- Switch between Rows and Columns in a Chart
- Positioning a Chart
- Modifying Chart and Graph Parameters
- Watching Animation in a Chart
- Showing, Hiding, or Changing the Location of the Legend in a Chart
- Show or Hiding the Title of a Chart
- Changing the Title of a Chart
- Show, Hiding, or Changing the Location of Data Labels in a Chart
- Changing the Style of Pieces of a Chart
- Exercise: Editing Charts
- Add and Format Objects
- Insert a Text Box
- Create a Custom Chart Template
- Working with Tables
- Format Data as a Table
- Move between Tables and Ranges
- Modify Tables
- Add and Remove Cells within a Table
- Change Table Styles
- Define Titles
- Band Rows and Columns
- Total Row Option
- Remove Styles from Tables
- Exercise: Creating and Modifying a Table in Excel
- Advanced Formatting
- Applying Conditional Formatting
- Exercise: Using Conditional Formatting
- Working with Styles
- Applying Styles to Tables
- Applying Styles to Cells
- Exercise: Working with Styles
- Creating and Modifying Templates
- Modify a Custom Template
- Features New in Excel 2013
- New Functions in Excel
- Exercise: Using the New Excel Functions
- Using New Chart Tools
- Exercise: Using Chart Tools
- Using the Quick Analysis Tool
- Exercise: Using the Quick Analysis Tool
- Using the Chart Recommendation Feature
- New Features in Excel 2016
- New Charts
- Exercise: Creating a Histogram Chart
Class Materials
Each student will receive a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the class examples.
Experience in the following is required for this Microsoft Excel class:
- Basic Excel
Courses that can help you meet these prerequisites:
Instructor-led courses are offered via a live Web connection, at client sites throughout Europe, and at our Geneva Training Center.