1 day class

Course Description
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 2003 to manage, edit, and print data.

Course Objective: You will create and edit basic Microsoft® Office Excel 2003 worksheets and workbooks.

Target Student: This course is designed for persons preparing for certification as a Microsoft® Office Specialist in Excel, who already have knowledge of the Microsoft® Office Windows 98 (or above) operating system, and who desire to gain the skills necessary to create, edit, format, and print basic Microsoft® Excel 2003 worksheets.

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Create a basic worksheet.
• Modify a worksheet.
• Perform calculations.
• Format a worksheet.
• Develop a workbook.
• Print the contents of a workbook.
• Customize the layout of the Excel window.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Excel

• Topic 1A: An Overview of Excel
• Topic 1B: Navigate in Excel
• 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