Microsoft Excel Basic

Formats ⟩  Live Virtual: 4 hrs./1 Day  |  In-Person: 6 hrs./1 Day

This course aims to provide you with a foundation for Excel knowledge and skills. You’ll learn to organize, calculate, analyze, revise, update, and present your data. It will also make these tasks much easier for you to accomplish in less time than if you used traditional pen-and-paper methods or non-specialized software. 

Recommended Follow-Up: Microsoft Excel Intermediate

Learning Objectives »

  • Get started with Microsoft Office Excel
  • Perform calculations
  • Modify a worksheet
  • Format a worksheet
  • Print workbooks
  • Manage workbooks

Course Agenda

Getting Started with Microsoft Excel

  1. Navigate the Excel User Interface
  2. Use Excel Commands
  3. Create and Save a Basic Workbook
  4. Enter Cell Data
  5. Use Excel Help

Performing Calculations

  1. Create Worksheet Formulas
  2. Insert Functions
  3. Reuse Formulas and Functions

Formatting an Excel Worksheet

  1. Apply Text Formats
  2. Apply Number Formats
  3. Align Cell Contents
  4. Apply Styles and Themes
  5. Apply Basic Conditional Formatting
  6. Create and Use Templates

Printing a Workbook

  1. Preview and Print a Workbook
  2. Set Up the Page Layout
  3. Configure Headers and Footers

Managing Workbooks

  1. Managing Worksheets
  2. Manage Workbook and Worksheet Views
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Microsoft Excel Basic

Formats ⟩  Live Virtual: 4 hrs./1 Day  |  In-Person: 6 hrs./1 Day

This course aims to provide you with a foundation for Excel knowledge and skills. You’ll learn to organize, calculate, analyze, revise, update, and present your data. It will also make these tasks much easier for you to accomplish in less time than if you used traditional pen-and-paper methods or non-specialized software. 

Recommended Follow-Up: Microsoft Excel Intermediate

Learning Objectives »

  • Get started with Microsoft Office Excel
  • Perform calculations
  • Modify a worksheet
  • Format a worksheet
  • Print workbooks
  • Manage workbooks

Course Agenda

Getting Started with Microsoft Excel

  1. Navigate the Excel User Interface
  2. Use Excel Commands
  3. Create and Save a Basic Workbook
  4. Enter Cell Data
  5. Use Excel Help

Performing Calculations

  1. Create Worksheet Formulas
  2. Insert Functions
  3. Reuse Formulas and Functions

Formatting an Excel Worksheet

  1. Apply Text Formats
  2. Apply Number Formats
  3. Align Cell Contents
  4. Apply Styles and Themes
  5. Apply Basic Conditional Formatting
  6. Create and Use Templates

Printing a Workbook

  1. Preview and Print a Workbook
  2. Set Up the Page Layout
  3. Configure Headers and Footers

Managing Workbooks

  1. Managing Worksheets
  2. Manage Workbook and Worksheet Views