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Course Description: Excel Level 1 (Beginner)

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 to manage, edit, and print data.

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

Target Student: Anyone who desires to gain the skills necessary to create, edit, format, and print basic worksheets. This course is an introduction to Excel.

Length: One Day

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Note that training is also provided at Intermediate and Expert levels.

Excel Level 1 (Beginner)

Lesson 1: Getting Started

Topic 1A: An Overview

Topic 1B: Navigation

Topic 1C: Select Data

Topic 1D: Enter Data

Topic 1E: Save a Workbook

Topic 1F: Obtain Help

Lesson 2: Modifying a Worksheet

Topic 2A: Move and Copy Data Between Cells

Topic 2B: Fill Cells with Series of Data

Topic 2C: Edit Cell Data

Topic 2D: Insert and Delete Cells, Columns, and Rows

Topic 2E: Find, Replace, and Go To Cell Data

Topic 2F: Spell Check a Worksheet

Lesson 3: Performing Calculations

Topic 3A: Create Basic Formulas

Topic 3B: Calculate with Functions

Topic 3C: Copy Formulas and Functions

Topic 3D: Create an Absolute Reference

Lesson 4: Formatting a Worksheet

Topic 4A: Change Font Size and Type

Topic 4B: Add Borders and Color to Cells

Topic 4C: Change Column Width and Row Height

Topic 4D: Merge Cells

Topic 4E: Apply Number Formats

Topic 4F: Create a Custom Number Format

Topic 4G: Align Cell Contents

Topic 4H: Find and Replace Formats

Topic 4I:  Apply an AutoFormat

Topic 4J: Apply Styles

Lesson 5: Developing a Workbook

Topic 5A: Format Worksheet Tabs

Topic 5B: Reposition Worksheets in a Workbook

Topic 5C: Insert and Delete Worksheets

Topic 5D: Copy and Paste Worksheets

Topic 5E: Copy a Workbook

Lesson 6: Printing Workbook Contents

Topic 6A: Set a Print Title

Topic 6B: Create a Header and a Footer

Topic 6C: Set Page Margins

Topic 6D: Change Page Orientation

Topic 6E: Insert and Remove Page Breaks

Topic 6F: Print a Range

Lesson 7: Customizing Layout

Topic 7A: Split a Worksheet

Topic 7B: Arrange Worksheets

Topic 7C: Freeze and Unfreeze Rows and Columns

Topic 7D: Hide and Unhide Worksheets