Microsoft Excel 2007: Level 3

Course Description

Your training in and use of Microsoft® Office 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 specialized 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 length:  1.0 day(s)

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.

Target Student:
This course was designed for students desiring to gain the skills necessary to create macros, collaborate with others, audit and analyze 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 courses or have equivalent knowledge:

• Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007 Level 1
• Microsoft® Office 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 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.
• analyze data.
• work with multiple workbooks.
• import and export data.
• use Excel with the web.
• structure workbooks with XML.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Streamlining Workflow

1. Create a Macro
2. Edit a Macro
3. Apply Conditional Formatting
4. Add Data Validation Criteria
5. Update a Workbook's Properties
6. Modify Excel's Default Settings

Lesson 2: Collaborating with Others

1. Protect Files
2. Share a Workbook
3. Set Revision Tracking
4. Review Tracked Revisions
5. Merge Workbooks
6. Administer Digital Signatures
7. Restrict Document Access

Lesson 3: Auditing Worksheets

1. Trace Cells
2. Troubleshoot Errors in Formulas
3. Troubleshoot Invalid Data and Formulas
4. Watch and Evaluate Formulas
5. Create a Data List Outline

Lesson 4: Analyzing Data

1. Create a Trend line
2. Create Scenarios
3. Perform What-If Analysis
4. Perform Statistical Analysis with the Analysis ToolPak

Lesson 5: Working with Multiple Workbooks

1. Create a Workspace
2. Consolidate Data
3. Link Cells in Different Workbooks
4. Edit Links

Lesson 6: Importing and Exporting Data

1. Export Excel Data
2. Import a Delimited Text File

Lesson 7: Using Excel with the Web

1. Publish a Worksheet to the Web
2. Import Data from the Web
3. Create a Web Query

Lesson 8: Structuring Workbooks with XML

1. Develop XML Maps
2. Import and Export XML Data