Course 55130-A: Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2013

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Course 55130-A: Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2013

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In this Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2013 training class, students will create and edit basic worksheets and workbooks. This course is designed for students who want to gain the necessary skills to create, edit, format, and print basic Microsoft Excel 2013 worksheets. This course helps prepare students to take the MOS: Microsoft Office Excel 2013 certification exam 420.

Audience Profile

Students who have little or no familiarity with Microsoft Excel 2013 or more experienced Excel users who want to learn the topics covered in this course in the 2013 interface.

Prerequisites

Course outline

Module 1: Creating a Microsoft Excel Workbook

Module Overview

This module explains how to get started creating Microsoft Excel workbooks.

Lessons

Starting Microsoft Excel
Creating a Workbook
Saving a Workbook
The Status Bar
Adding and Deleting Worksheets
Copying and Moving Worksheets
Changing the Order of Worksheets
Splitting the Worksheet Window
Closing a Workbook

Lab Sessions

Not available for this module

Lab Lessons

Lab lessons not available

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Start Microsoft Excel.
Create a Microsoft Excel workbook.
Save a Microsoft Excel workbook.
Work with the Status Bar.
Add and delete Microsoft Excel worksheets.
Copy and move worksheets.
Split the worksheet window.
Close a Microsoft Excel workbook.

Module 2: The Ribbon

Module Overview

The Ribbon is the display you see at the top of the Microsoft Excel window. It is your primary interface with Excel. It allows you to access most of the commands available to you in Excel. The Ribbon is composed of three parts: Tabs, Groups and Commands. In this lesson, you will learn about all three.

Lessons

Tabs
Groups
Commands

Lab Sessions

Not available for this module

Lab Lessons

Lab lessons not available

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Work with tabs.
Work with groups.
Work with commands.
Understand which groups and commands are found on which tabs.

Module 3: The Backstage View

Module Overview

This module explains how to work with the Backstage View (The File Menu).

Lessons

Introduction to the Backstage View
Opening a Workbook
New Workbooks and Excel Templates
Printing Worksheets
Adding Your Name to Microsoft Excel
Managing Workbook Versions

Lab Sessions

Not available for this module

Lab Lessons

Lab lessons not available

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Open a Microsoft Excel workbook.
Start a new Microsoft Excel workbook.
Use Microsoft Excel templates.
Print a Microsoft Excel workbook.
Personalize your copy of Microsoft Excel.

Module Overview

This module explains how to work with the Quick Access Toolbar.

Lessons

Adding Common Commands
Adding Additional Commands with the Customize Dialog Box
Adding Ribbon Commands or Groups
Placement

Lab Sessions

Not available for this module

Lab Lessons

Lab lessons not available

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Add common commands to the Quick Access Toolbar.
Add additional commands to the Quick Access Toolbar.
Move the Quick Access Toolbar.

Module 5: Entering Data in Microsoft Excel Worksheets

Module Overview

This module explains how to enter data.

Lessons

Entering Text
Expand Data across Columns
Adding and Deleting Cells
Adding an Outline
Adding a Hyperlink
Add WordArt to a Worksheet
Using AutoComplete
Entering Numbers and Dates
Using the Fill Handle

Lab Sessions

Not available for this module

Lab Lessons

Lab lessons not available

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Enter text in Microsoft Excel worksheets.
Add or delete cells in worksheets.
Add an outline for your data.
Enter a hyperlink in a worksheet.
Use AutoComplete.
Enter numbers and dates in Microsoft Excel worksheets.
Use the Fill Handle to add data to cells.

Module 6: Formatting Microsoft Excel Worksheets

Module Overview

This module explains how to format Microsoft Excel Worksheets.

Lessons

Selecting Ranges of Cells
Hiding Worksheets
Adding Color to Worksheet Tabs
Adding Themes to Workbooks
Adding a Watermark
The Font Group
The Alignment Group
The Number Group

Lab Sessions

Not available for this module

Lab Lessons

Lab lessons not available

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand the various ways you can format Microsoft Excel worksheets.
Select a range of cells within a worksheet.
Hide worksheets.
Add color to workbook tabs.
Add themes to worksheets.
Add bold, italics, and underlining to text.
Add borders to cells.
Change text and cell colors.
Change the font and font size.
Align text.
Wrap text.
Indent text.
Merge and center text.
Change number formats.
Change date formats.
Show decimals.

Module 7: Using Formulas in Microsoft Excel

Module Overview

This is the math lesson, and whether you love or hate math, by the end of this lesson you will agree that Excel makes math easy. We will start by explaining some of the basic concepts you need to understand regarding how Excel does math and then will get into entering formulas.

Lessons

Math Operators and the Order of Operations
Entering Formulas
AutoSum (and Other Common Auto-Formulas)
Copying Formulas and Functions
Relative, Absolute, and Mixed Cell References

Lab Sessions

Not available for this module

Lab Lessons

Lab lessons not available

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Use math operators and the order of operations.
Enter basic formulas.
Use AutoSum to sum data with one click.
Use absolute, relative, and mixed cell references.
Copy formulas and functions.

Module 8: Working with Rows and Columns

Module Overview

This module explains how to work with rows and columns.

Lessons

Inserting Rows and Columns
Deleting Rows and Columns
Transposing Rows and Columns
Setting Row Height and Column Width
Hiding and Unhiding Rows and Columns
Freezing Panes

Lab Sessions

Not available for this module

Lab Lessons

Lab lessons not available

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Insert rows and columns in Microsoft Excel worksheets.
Delete rows and columns in Microsoft Excel worksheets.
Transpose rows and columns.
Change row heights.
Change column widths.
Hide and unhide rows and columns.
Freeze panes.

Module 9: Editing Worksheets

Module Overview

This module explains how to edit worksheets.

Lessons

Find
Find and Replace
Using the Clipboard
Managing Comments

Lab Sessions

Not available for this module

Lab Lessons

Lab lessons not available

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Locate information in your worksheet using Find.
Use Find and Replace to quickly replace data with other data.
Use the Cut, Copy, Paste, and Format Painter commands to edit worksheets.

Module 10: Finalizing Microsoft Excel Worksheets

Module Overview

This module explains how to finalize Microsoft Excel Worksheets.

Lessons

Setting Margins
Setting Page Orientation
Setting the Print Area
Print Scaling (Fit Sheet on One Page)
Printing Headings on Each Page/Repeating Headers and Footers
Headers and Footers

Lab Sessions

Not available for this module

Lab Lessons

Lab lessons not available

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Set margins in Microsoft Excel worksheets.
Set the page orientation to portrait or landscape.
Set the print area in a worksheet.
Scale a worksheet so that all data prints on one page.
Add headers and footers to a worksheet.

Module 11: Microsoft Excel 2013 New Features

Module Overview

Excel 2013 provides some new features to make working with spreadsheets easier and more efficient.

Lessons

One Workbook Per Window Feature
Using Flash Fill

Lab Sessions

Not available for this module

Lab Lessons

Lab lessons not available

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Learn about the one workbook per window feature.
Learn how to use Flash Fill.

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