Course duration: I day

Certification

Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007 MS Specialist

Course Description

Your training in and use of Microsoft® Excel® 2007 has provided you with a solid foundation in the basic and intermediate skills for working in Excel. You have used Excel to perform tasks such as running calculations on data and sorting and filtering numeric data. In this course, you will extend your knowledge into some of the more specialised and advanced capabilities of Excel by automating some common tasks, applying advanced analysis techniques to more complex data sets, collaborating on worksheets with others, and sharing Excel data with other applications.

Course Objective

You will automate some common Excel tasks, apply advanced analysis techniques to more complex data sets, collaborate on worksheets with others, and share Excel data with other applications.

Audience

This course was designed for students desiring to gain the skills necessary to create macros, collaborate with others, audit and analyse worksheet data, incorporate multiple data sources, and import and export data. In addition, the course is also for students desiring to prepare for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist exam in Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007, and who already have knowledge of the basics of Excel, including how to create, edit, format, and print worksheets that include charts and sorted and filtered data.

Prerequisites

To ensure your success, we recommend you first take the following Indicia Training courses or have equivalent knowledge:
Microsoft® Excel® 2007 Level 1
Microsoft® Excel® 2007 Level 2

Delivery Method

Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Certification

This course is one of a series of Indicia Training Ltd courseware titles that addresses Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS) skill sets. The Specialist program is for individuals who use Microsoft’s business desktop software and who seek recognition for their expertise with specific Microsoft products. Certification candidates must pass one or more proficiency exams in order to earn Microsoft Certified Application Specialist certification.

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Increase productivity and improve efficiency by streamlining your workflow.
Collaborate with others using workbooks.
Audit worksheets.
Analyse data.
Work with multiple workbooks.
Import and export data.
Use Excel with the web.
Structure workbooks with XML.

Course Content

Advanced functions
Logical functions
Math and statistical functions
Financial functions
Displaying and printing formulas

Lookups and data tables
Using lookup functions
Using MATCH and INDEX
Creating data tables

Advanced list management
Validating cell entries
Exploring database functions

PivotTables and PivotCharts
Working with PivotTables
Rearranging PivotTables
Formatting PivotTables
PivotCharts

Exporting and importing
Exporting and importing text files
Exporting and importing XML data
Querying external databases

Analytical options
Goal Seek and Solver
The Analysis ToolPak
Scenarios
Views

Macros and custom functions
Running and recording a macro
Working with VBA code
Creating functions

Conditional formatting and SmartArt
Conditional formatting with graphics
SmartArt graphics