BASIC & INTERMEDIATE MICROSOFT EXCEL

Course Introduction:

In today's fast-paced, technical business environment, numbers are everything. Much of our success hinges on how well we can manage the data - statistics, planning, reporting - that we encounter on a daily basis. We learn how we are doing and discover our next course of action by studying numbers. An incredibly powerful tool for doing this is Microsoft Excel.
Microsoft Excel is the standard spreadsheet application for both the business world and personal use. Rotnik courses for Microsoft Excel will teach you basic to advanced features of Excel.
Whether you are new to Excel or an advanced user, Rotnik Excel courses will cover what you need to know to become an Excel power user.
This workshop will teach you the most common basic and intermediate features of Microsoft Excel. The goal of this course is to get you introduced and familiar with these functions in a safe learning environment. Once you complete the course, your familiarity and confidence in using the Microsoft Excel features will increase, making the software a more useful tool for you at work or at home. These 2days, instructor-led course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to understand Microsoft Excel. Who Should Attend?
This program is highly recommended for those who want to understand the basic concepts of spreadsheets and want to demonstrate the ability to expertly use Microsoft Excel for keying in, manipulating and reporting data easily. This course is intended for new users, Existing users, Business Analyst
Be prepared to do a lot of Exercises, to learn the concepts and techniques of Microsoft Excel.
After completing this course, participants will be able to,
 Find popular commands quickly on the ribbon
 Learn how to use the FILE menu(Microsoft office backstage view)
 Learn essential task such as opening existing workbooks, creating new workbooks, setting up a spreadsheet, formatting, saving and printing.
 Perform calculations in an excel worksheet
 Modify the appearance of data within a worksheet
 Manage excel workbooks
 Print the content of an excel worksheet

Course Content:

Getting Started with Excel 2010
 Starting Excel
 Excel 2010 Working Environment
 Using the Ribbon as the Excel 2010 User Interface
 Navigating within the Worksheet
 Selecting a Cell or Range of Cells
 Entering Data
 Entering Cell Contents
 Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Cell Values
 Copy and Paste Special
 Saving your Workbook
 Opening your Workbook
Managing Rows & Columns
 Inserting, Moving & Deleting Cells
 Managing Columns and Rows
 Hide and Unhide Rows/Columns
 Changing Column Width & Row Height
Managing Worksheets
 Format Worksheet Tabs
 Insert and Delete Worksheet
 Move and Copy Worksheet
 Hide & Unhide Worksheet
Formatting the Cell
 Formatting the Cell
 Number and Date Formatting
 Finding and Replacing Text
 Working with Styles
Working with Formulas and Functions
 Excel Arithmetic Operators & Order of Operations

Organizing Worksheet and Table Data
 Create and Modify Tables
 Sorting and Filtering Data in a Table
 Getting Summary Information in a Table
Working with Chart
 Summarizing Data Visually Using Charts
 Customizing Chart Data
 Format Chart Legend and Titles
 Change the Chart Body
 Saving the Chart as a Template
 Creating a Pie Chart
Working with Graphics
 Adding Pictures into a Worksheet
 Customizing Pictures and Objects
 Adding Drawing Objects into a Worksheet
 Adding SmartArt into a Worksheet
 Adding Clip Art into a Worksheet
Managing Large Workbook
 Managing Large Workbooks
 Printing Worksheets
 Setting Page Setup Options
 Setting Page Breaks
Customizing & Enhancing Workbooks
 Customizing Excel to the Way You Work
 Creating Hyperlinks
 Working with Workbook Themes
 Working with Templates

 Using AutoFill Options
 Using Commonly Used Functions
 Using SUMIF() and COUNTIF(): Adding and Counting only the Cells you Specify

The Excel Environment
Entering and editing data
Entering and editing text and values
Entering text and values
Editing cell contents
Using AutoFill to fill a series
Entering and editing formulas
Creating a basic formula
Entering cell references with the mouse
Editing a formula
Working with the order of operations
Using Multiple Worksheets and Workbooks
Using and Managing large workbooks
Using multiple workbooks
Using multiple worksheets
Linking worksheets with 3-D formulas
Linking workbooks
Managing workbooks
Advanced Formatting
Using special number formats
Using functions to format text
Working with styles
Working with themes
Other advanced formatting
Outlining and Subtotals
Outlining and consolidating data
Creating subtotals
FUNCTIONS AND FORMULAS

Using Functions
Entering functions
Entering a SUM function
Using the mouse to enter a function argument
Entering a function in the formula bar
Inserting a function
AutoSum
Using AutoSum
Other common functions
Using AVERAGE
Using MIN
Using MAX
Using COUNT and COUNTA
Cell and range names
Creating and using names
Managing names
Tables
Sorting and filtering data
Advanced filtering
Working with tables
Using Lookup functions
Web and sharing features
Saving workbooks as Web pages
Using hyperlinks
Sharing workbooks

Getting Help with Functions
Nested Functions
Consolidating Data Using a 3-D Reference Sum Function
Mixed References within Formulas
TIME & DATE FUNCTIONS
Inserting the Current Time and Date
Today
Now
Day
Month
Year
MATHEMATICAL FUNCTIONS
Round
RoundDown
RoundUp
LOGICAL FUNCTIONS IF AND OR
MATHEMATICAL FUNCTIONS SUMIF
STATISTICAL FUNCTIONS

  • COUNT
  • COUNTA
  • COUNTIF
  • COUNTBLANK
  • RANK

SETUP & PRINTING ISSUES
Worksheet Margins
Worksheet Orientation
Worksheet Page Size
Headers and Footers
Header and Footer Fields
Scaling Your Worksheet to Fit a Page(s)
Visually Checking your Calculations
Displaying Gridlines when Printing
Printing Titles on Every Page when Printing
Printing the Excel row and column headings
Spell Checking
Previewing a Worksheet
Viewing Worksheets Side by Side
Zooming the View
Printing Options
Setting the Number of Copies to print
Selecting a Printer
Selecting Individual Worksheets or the Entire Workbook
Selecting which Pages to Print
Single or double sided printing
Collation Options
Page orientation
Paper Size
Margins
Scaling
Printing
TEXT FUNCTIONS

  • LEFT
  • RIGHT
  • MID
  • TRIM
  • CONCATENATE

FINANCIAL FUNCTIONS FV PV NPV RATE PMT
MANIPULATING WORKSHEETS Copying or Moving Worksheets between Workbooks Splitting a Window Hiding Rows Hiding Columns Hiding Worksheets Un-Hiding Rows Un-Hiding Columns
TEMPLATES using Templates Creating Excel Templates Displaying Hidden Template Folders on a Windows 7 Computer Editing Excel Templates on a Windows 7 Computer Displaying Hidden Template Folders on a Windows Vista Computer Editing Excel Templates on a Windows XOP Computer
PASTE SPECIAL OPTIONS Using Paste Special to Add, Subtract, Multiply & Divide Using Paste Special ‘Values’ Using Paste Special Transpose Option

LOOKUP FUNCTIONS VLOOKUP HLOOKUP
DATABASE FUNCTIONS DSUM DMIN DMAX DCOUNT DAVERAGE
NAMED RANGES Naming Cell Ranges Removing a Named Range Named Cell Ranges and Functions
CELL FORMATTING Applying Styles to a Range Conditional Formatting Custom Number Formats

Course duration: 2days for 5 hours daily