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Microsoft Excel Level 1 – Course Outline

About This Course

This course is designed for delegates new to working with Microsoft Excel will learn to create spreadsheets and workbooks that can be used to store, manipulate and share data.

Target Audience

Delegates who have little or no familiarity with Microsoft Excel

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Get started with Excel

• Create a basic worksheet

• Modify a workbook

• Use formulae and functions

• Format an Excel worksheet

• Manage worksheets and workbooks

• Set up printing options

Course Content

Unit 1 - Getting Started with Excel

• Excel and the Excel Environment

• Navigate and Select in Worksheets

• Create a Basic Workbook

• Open, Save and Close Workbooks

• Use Microsoft Help

• Use ‘Tell me what you want to do…’

• Selecting Cell Ranges

Unit 2 - Modifying a Workbook

• Cut, Copy and Paste Commands

• Flash Fill

• AutoFill Options

• Find and Replace

• Spelling

• Undo and Redo

• Insert and Delete Options

• Column Width and Row Height

• Hide and Unhide Options

Unit 3 - Using Formulae and Functions

• Understanding BODMAS

• Create Relative Formulae

• AutoCalculate

• Insert Functions

• Use AutoSum

• Copy Formulae

• Create Absolute Formulae

Unit 4 - Formatting an Excel Worksheet

• Font Group

• Add Borders and Fill Colours

• Cell Alignment

• Number Formatting

• Cell Styles and Galleries

Unit 5 - Managing Worksheets and Workbooks

• Manage Worksheets

• View Worksheets and Workbooks

Unit 6 - Printing Options

• Print Pane

• Print Worksheets and Workbooks

• Page Setup

• Print Layout View

Course duration: one day