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Excel 2007
Course Outline
Beginning Level

A FIRST LOOK AT EXCEL • Deleting cell contents

• Starting the Excel program • Moving the contents of a cell or range
• What is the Active Cell? • Editing cell content
• The Excel cell referencing system • Undo and Redo
• Entering numbers and text • AutoFill
• Default text and number alignment • Sorting a cell range
• Adding a column of numbers • Searching and replacing data
• Worksheets and Workbooks
• Saving a workbook
• Closing a workbook WORKSHEETS
• Creating a new workbook
• Opening a workbook MANIPULATING WORKSHEETS
• Switching between workbooks • Switching between worksheets
• Saving a workbook using another name • Renaming a worksheet
• Saving a workbook using a different file type • Inserting a new worksheet
• Deleting a worksheet
• Copying a worksheet within a workbook
HELP • Moving a worksheet within a workbook
• Getting help • Copying or moving worksheets between workbooks
• Searching for Help
• The Help 'Table of Contents'
• Printing a Help topic FORMATTING
• Alt key help
FONT FORMATTING
• Font type
USING EXCEL • Font size
• Bold, italic, underline formatting
SELECTION TECHNIQUES • Cell border formatting
• Why are selection techniques important? • Formatting the background color
• Selecting a cell • Formatting the font color
• Selecting a range of connecting cells
• Selecting a range of non-connecting cells ALIGNMENT FORMATTING
• Selecting the entire worksheet • Aligning contents in a cell range
• Selecting a row • Centering a title over a cell range
• Selecting a range of connecting rows • Cell orientation
• Selecting a range of non-connected rows • Text wrapping
• Selecting a column • Format painter
• Selecting a range of connecting columns
• Selecting a range of non-connecting columns NUMBER FORMATTING
• Number formatting
MANIPULATING ROWS AND COLUMNS • Decimal point display
• Inserting rows into a worksheet • Comma formatting
• Inserting columns into a worksheet • Currency symbol
• Deleting rows within a worksheet • Date styles
• Deleting columns within a worksheet • Percentages
• Modifying column widths
• Modifying column widths using 'drag and drop' FREEZING ROW AND COLUMN TITLES
• Automatically resizing the column width to fit contents Freezing row and column titles
• Modifying row heights
FORMULAS AND FUNCTIONS
COPYING, MOVING AND DELETING
• Copying the cell or range contents
FORMULAS
• Creating formulas CUSTOMIZING EXCEL
• Easy way to create formulas • Modifying basic options
• Copying formulas • Minimizing the Ribbon
• Operators • AutoCorrect options
• Formula error messages

CELL REFERENCING PRINTING

• Relative cell referencing within in formulas
• Absolute cell referencing within formulas WORKSHEET SETUP
• Worksheet margins
FUNCTIONS • Worksheet orientation
• What is a function? • Worksheet page size
• Common functions • Headers and Footers
• Sum function • Header and footer fields
• Average function • Scaling your worksheet to fit a page(s)
• Max function
• Min function PREPARING TO PRINT A WORKSHEET
• Count function • Visually check your calculations
• What are 'IF functions'? • Gridline display when printing
• Using the IF function • Printing titles on every page when printing
• Printing the Excel row and column headings
• Spell checking
CHARTS • Previewing a worksheet
• Comparing Workbooks side by side
USING CHARTS • Zooming the view
• Inserting a column chart • Printing options
• Inserting a line chart
• Inserting a bar chart
• Inserting a pie chart
• Resizing a chart
• Deleting a chart
• Chart title or labels
• Chart background color
• Changing a column, bar, line or pie slice colors
• Changing the chart type
• Modifying Charts using the Layout tab
• Copying and moving charts within a worksheet
• Copying and moving charts between worksheets
• Copying and moving charts between workbooks