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Course 55131-A: Intermediate Microsoft Excel 2013

Course 55131-A: Intermediate Microsoft Excel 2013

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This Intermediate Microsoft Excel 2013 training class is meant for students who want to advance their skill set by learning to work with advanced formulas, lists, and illustrations. Students will also work with charts and advanced formatting including styles. This course helps prepare students to take the MOS: Microsoft Office Excel 2013 certification exam 420.

Audience Profile

Students who have basic skills with Microsoft Excel 2013 who want to learn intermediate-level skills or students who want to learn the topics covered in this course in the 2013 interface.

Prerequisites

  • Familiarity with using a personal computer, mouse, and keyboard.
  • Comfortable in the Windows environment.
  • Ability to launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on the computer; and manage files and folders.
  • Basic Excel 2013 skills.

Course outline

Module 1: Advanced Formulas
Module Overview

This module explains how to work with advanced formulas in Excel.

Lessons

Using Named Ranges in Formulas
Using Formulas That Span Multiple Worksheets
Using the IF Function
Using the PMT Function
Using the LOOKUP Function
Using the VLOOKUP Function
Using the HLOOKUP Function
Using the CONCATENATE Function
Using the TRANSPOSE Function
Using the PROPER, UPPER, and LOWER Functions
Using the LEFT, RIGHT, and MID Functions
Using Date Functions
Creating Scenarios

Lab Sessions

Advanced Formulas

Lab Lessons

Using Named Ranges in Formulas
Entering a Formula Using Data in Multiple Worksheets
Using the IF Function
Using the PMT Function
Using the VLOOKUP Function
Using the CONCATENATE Function
Using the PROPER Function
Using the LEFT and RIGHT Functions
Using the YEAR, MONTH, and DAY Functions

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Name and label cells and ranges of cells.
Use names and labels in formulas.
Create formulas that span multiple worksheets.
Use the conditional IF function and its variants in formulas.
Use the PMT function to calculate payments for loans.
Use the VLOOKUP function.
Use the HLOOKUP function.
Use the CONCATENATE function to join the contents of numerous cells.
Use the PROPER, UPPER, and LOWER functions to alter the casing of text.
Use the LEFT, RIGHT, and MID functions to return characters from the start or end of a string, or a specific number of text characters.
Use various date functions.

Module 2: Working with Lists
Module Overview

This module explains how to work with lists in Microsoft Excel 2013.

Lessons

Converting a List to a Table
Removing Duplicates from a List
Sorting Data in a List
Filtering Data in a List
Adding Subtotals to a List

Lab Sessions

Working with Lists

Lab Lessons

Converting a List to a Table
Removing Duplicates from a List
Sorting Data in a List
Filtering Data in a List
Adding Subtotals to a List

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Convert data into tables.
Remove duplicates from tables.
Sort data in Excel.
Filter data in Excel.
Use subtotals to automatically total related data.
Group and ungroup data.

Module 3: Working with Illustrations
Module Overview

Adding illustrations to Microsoft Excel worksheets is a great way to improve their look and feel, and also to illustrate your points. Fortunately, it’s easy to add pictures (your own or choose from a large library of pictures provided by Microsoft) and shapes.

Lessons

Working with Clip Art
Using Shapes
Working with SmartArt

Lab Sessions

Working with Illustrations

Lab Lessons

Working with Clip Art
Adding Shapes

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Add pictures to your worksheets.
Use Clip Art to illustrate your worksheets.
Insert shapes into Microsoft Excel worksheets.
Use SmartArt to illustrate your worksheets.

Module 4: Visualizing Your Data
Module Overview

This module explains how to use techniques for visualizing your data.

Lessons

Inserting Charts
Add and Format Objects
Insert a Text Box
Create a Custom Chart Template

Lab Sessions

Visualizing Your Data

Lab Lessons

Inserting Charts
Editing Charts
Changing the Layout of a Chart
Changing the Style of a Chart
Adding a Shape to a Chart
Adding a Trendline to a Chart
Adding a Secondary Axis to a Chart
Adding Additional Data Series to a Chart
Switch between Rows and Columns in a Chart
Positioning a Chart
Modifying Chart and Graph Parameters
Watching Animation in a Chart
Showing, Hiding, or Changing the Location of the Legend in a Chart
Show or Hiding the Title of a Chart
Changing the Title of a Chart
Editing Charts

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Create charts that enable you to visualize your data.
Choose what data is displayed in your charts.
Show and hide data labels.
Show and hide the legend.
Show and hide the chart title.
Add a picture or shape to a chart.
Change the way text displays in a chart.
Change the fill color of a chart.
Add and format objects in a worksheet.

Module 5: Working with Tables
Module Overview

This Working with tables in Excel 2013 can help you organize your data. In Excel, you can group data together into a table and then manipulate that table.

Lessons

Format Data as a Table
Move between Tables and Ranges
Modify Tables
Define Titles

Lab Sessions

Working with Tables

Lab Lessons

Creating and Modifying a Table in Excel

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Format data in Excel as a table.
Modify Excel tables.

Module 6: Advanced Formatting
Module Overview

This module explains how to use advanced formatting techniques in Excel 2013.

Lessons

Applying Conditional Formatting
Working with Styles
Creating and Modifying Templates

Lab Sessions

Advanced Formatting

Lab Lessons

Working with Styles

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Use conditional formatting to display cells differently based on their values.
Quickly format tables using styles.
Format cells using styles.

Module 7: Microsoft Excel 2013 New Features
Module Overview

Excel 2013 provides a number of new functions and tools to help make working with worksheets easier and more efficient.

Lessons

New Functions in Excel 2013
Using New Chart Tools
Using the Quick Analysis Tool
Using the Chart Recommendation Feature

Lab Sessions

Microsoft Excel 2013 New Features

Lab Lessons

Using the New Excel Functions
Using the New Excel 2013 Chart Tools
Using the Quick Analysis Tool

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Use new functions available in Excel 2013.
Use the new chart tools in Excel 2013.
Use the Quick Analysis tool.
Use the Chart Recommendation feature.

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