Introduction to Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel Level 1 – Introduction to Excel

Course Duration: 1 Day

About:  Students will create and edit basic worksheets and workbooks in this Introduction to Microsoft Excel training course. This course is designed for students who want to gain the necessary skills to create, edit, format, and print basic Microsoft Excel worksheets.

Audience Profile
This course is intended for students who have little or no familiarity with Microsoft Excel.

Prerequisites:  The prerequisites for this course are an introductory course to Windows or a solid working knowledge of Windows.

Creating a Microsoft Excel Workbook

  • 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

The Ribbon

  • Tabs
  • Groups
  • Commands
  • Exploring the Ribbon
  • Microsoft Search Box

 The Backstage View (The File Menu)

  • Introduction to the Backstage View
  • Opening a Workbook
  • New Workbooks and Excel Templates
  • Printing Worksheets
  • Personalizing Microsoft Office
  • Managing Workbook Versions

 The Quick Access Toolbar

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

 Entering Data in Microsoft Excel Worksheets

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

 Formatting Microsoft Excel Worksheets

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

Using Formulas in Microsoft Excel

  • 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

Working with Rows and Columns

  • 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

Editing Worksheets

  • Find
  • Find and Replace
  • Using the Clipboard
  • Managing Comments

Finalizing Microsoft Excel Worksheets

  • 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

 

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