MS Excel (Introduction)

A 1 day Introduction Course, aimed to give users the confidence and knowledge to create and use Excel spreadsheets. By the end of the day, users will be able to create, amend and manipulate their own spreadsheets.

Content:

• Course Basics
• Introduces the user to the layout of Excel, identifying commonly used features and functions.
• • Menu bar
• • Ribbon
• • Status bar
• Spreadsheet Management
• Build confidence by performing simple tasks whilst navigating through Excel.
• • Creating new documents
• • Saving spreadsheets
• • Closing Excel
• Data Management
• Sorting and Filtering your data to get more accurate statistics from your spreadhseet.
• • Sorting Data
• • Subtotalling Data
• • Using Filters
• • Freezing Panes
• Formatting Excel
• Changing the look and feel of spreadsheets.
• • Selecting cells, columns and rows
• • Displaying data as currency (£)
• • Displaying figures as percentages (%)
• • Changing cell, text and border colour
• Formulas and Functions
• Creating and using simple formulae to return totals, averages, largest and smallest figures from a range of data.
• • Understanding simple formulas
• • Using AutoSum
• • Understanding Absolute Cell References
• • Using AutoFill tools
• Formula Auditing
• Understanding and fixing complex spreadsheets that other users may have set up
• • Trace Precedents
• • Trace Dependents
• • Evaluating formulas
• • Tracing errors
• • Using the Watch Window
• Charts
• How to use your data in various chart types.
• • Using the Chart Wizard
• • Select appropriate chart types
• • Specifying the data source
• • Customising your charts