Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007: Level 1

Course length: 1.0 day(s)

Certification: Microsoft Office Specialist – Excel 2007

Course Description:
You have basic computer skills such as using a mouse, navigating through windows, and surfing the Internet. You have also used paper-based systems to store data that you run calculations on. You now want to migrate that data to an electronic format. In this course, you will use Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007 to manage, edit, and print data.

Course Objective: You will create and edit basic Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007 worksheets and workbooks.

Target Student: This course is designed for people preparing for certification as a Microsoft Office Specialist in Excel, who already have knowledge of Microsoft® Office, Windows® 2000 (or above), and who desire to gain the skills necessary to create, edit, format, and print basic Microsoft Office Excel 2007 worksheets.

Prerequisites: To effectively understand this course, we recommend that you take the Microsoft Office Windows XP Introduction course offered by Element K or have equivalent knowledge.

Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Certification
This course is one of a series of Element K courseware titles that addresses Microsoft Office Specialist (Office Specialist) skill sets. The Office Specialist program is for individuals who use Microsoft’s business desktop software and who seek recognition for their expertise with specific Microsoft products. Certification candidates must pass one or more proficiency exams in order to earn Office Specialist certification.

Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

     Explore the Excel 2007 environment. 
     Work with an Excel worksheet by entering and selecting the data in it. You will also save the data in the worksheet.
     Modify a worksheet.
     Perform calculations.
     Format a worksheet.
     Develop a workbook.
     Print workbook contents.
     Customize the layout of the Excel application window.

Course Content
Lesson 1: Exploring the Excel Environment
     Topic 1A: Explore the User Interface
     Topic 1B: Explore the Ribbon
     Topic 1C: Obtain Help
     Topic 1D: Customize the Quick Access Toolbar

Lesson 2: Working with an Excel Worksheet
     Topic 2A: Navigate in Excel
     Topic 2B: Select and Enter Data
     Topic 2C: Save a Workbook

Lesson 3: Modifying a Worksheet
     Topic 3A: Manipulate Data
     Topic 3B: Insert and Delete Cells, Columns, and Rows
     Topic 3C: Search for Data in a Worksheet
     Topic 3D: Spell Check a Worksheet

Lesson 4: Performing Calculations
     Topic 4A: Create Basic Formulas
     Topic 4B: Calculate with Functions
     Topic 4C: Copy Formulas and Functions
     Topic 4D: Create a Mixed Reference

Lesson 5: Formatting a Worksheet
     Topic 5A: Convert Text to Columns
     Topic 5B: Modify Fonts
     Topic 5C: Add Borders and Color to Cells
     Topic 5D: Change Column Width and Row Height
     Topic 5E: Merge Cells
     Topic 5F: Apply Number Formats
     Topic 5G: Align Cell Contents
     Topic 5H: Find and Replace Formats
     Topic 5I: Apply AutoFormat
     Topic 5J: Apply Cell Styles
     Topic 5K: Apply Themes

Lesson 6: Developing a Workbook
     Topic 6A: Format Worksheet Tabs
     Topic 6B: Reposition Worksheets in a Workbook
     Topic 6C: Insert and Delete Worksheets
     Topic 6D: Copy and Paste Worksheets

Lesson 7: Printing Workbook Contents
     Topic 7A: Set Print Titles
     Topic 7B: Create a Header and a Footer
     Topic 7C: Set Page Margins
     Topic 7D: Change Page Orientation
     Topic 7E: Set Page Breaks
     Topic 7F: Print a Range

Lesson 8: Customizing Layout
     Topic 8A: Split a Worksheet
     Topic 8B: Arrange Windows
     Topic 8C: Freeze and Unfreeze Rows and Columns
     Topic 8D: Hide and Unhide Worksheets