Excel Level 1 taught w/Carol Whitson

Course Specifications

Course number: 084676
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Certification: MOS: Microsoft Office Excel 2010 Exam 77–882, MOS: Microsoft Office Excel 2010 Expert Exam 77–888

Course Description

Course Objective: You will create and edit basic Microsoft Office Excel 2010 worksheets and workbooks.

Target Student: This course is designed for students who desire to gain the necessary skills to create, edit, format, and print basic Microsoft Office Excel 2010 worksheets.

Prerequisites: To be successful in this course, you should be familiar with using personal computers and you should have used the mouse and keyboard. You should be comfortable in the Windows environment and be able to use Windows to manage information on the computer. Specifically, you should be able to launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on the computer; and manage files and folders. To ensure your success, we recommend you first take one of Element K's introductory Windows courses, such as either of the following, or have equivalent skills and knowledge:

• Windows XP Professional: Level 1
• Windows XP: Introduction

Certification

This course is one of a series of Element K courseware titles that addresses Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification skill sets. The MOS and certification program is for individuals who use Microsoft's business desktop software and who seek recognition for their expertise with specific Microsoft products.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• create a basic worksheet by using Microsoft Excel 2010.
• perform calculations in an Excel worksheet.
• modify an Excel worksheet.
• modify the appearance of data within a worksheet.
• manage Excel workbooks.
• print the content of an Excel worksheet.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Excel

Topic 1A: Identify the Elements of the Excel Interface

Topic 1B: Navigate and Select Cells in Worksheets

Topic 1C: Customize the Excel Interface

Topic 1D: Create a Basic Worksheet

Lesson 2: Performing Calculations in an Excel Worksheet

Topic 2A: Create Formulas in a Worksheet

Topic 2B: Insert Functions in a Worksheet

Topic 2C: Reuse Formulas

Lesson 3: Modifying an Excel Worksheet

Topic 3A: Edit Worksheet Data

Topic 3B: Find and Replace Data

Topic 3C: Manipulate Worksheet Elements

Lesson 4: Modifying the Appearance of a Worksheet

Topic 4A: Apply Font Properties

Topic 4B: Add Borders and Colors to Cells

Topic 4C: Align Content in a Cell

Topic 4D: Apply Number Formatting

Topic 4E: Apply Cell Styles

Lesson 5: Managing an Excel Workbook

Topic 5A: Manage Worksheets

Topic 5B: View Worksheets and Workbooks

Lesson 6: Printing Excel Workbooks

Topic 6A: Define the Page Layout

Topic 6B: Print a Workbook

Appendix A: Microsoft Office Excel 2010 Exam 77–882

Appendix B: Microsoft Office Excel 2010 Expert Exam 77–888

1 Day: Time 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (classroom)