Excel Power User

Course Description:

  The Excel Power User course will train experienced Excel students in a two-day crash course on core topics form the Excel 2016 class catalog. The class will cover topics from the following courses: Excel 2016 Introduction, Excel Charts and formatting, database features and pivot tables, Excel Workbooks, Formulas and Functions and Excel Macros.

Please note: this is a fast-paced class for experienced Excel users. Students that are new to Excel should consider the Excel introduction class or the Excel Tips, Tricks & Timesavers class.

Upon completion of the course, users will be able to:

• Getting Started with Excel
• Entering Data
• Using Formulas
• Creating and Working with Charts
• Formatting, Styles, Themes and Templates
• Using Excel with other applications
• Working with Worksheets and Workbooks
• Working with Functions
• Using Lists and Tables
• Working With Data
• Creating and Enhancing Pivot Tables
• Analyzing Data
• Excel Macro Basics

Selected Topics from “Excel Introduction”

Getting Started with Excel
Working with the Ribbon
Exploring the File Tab
Working with the Quick Access Toolbar
Use Excel Help – Tell Me

Entering Data
Selecting a Range of Cells
Use Auto Fill to Enter Data

Use Formulas
Entering Formulas
Use Auto Fill with Formulas
Use AutoSum

Printing Worksheets
Use Page Setup Tools
Working in Page Layout View
Use Page Break Preview

Select Topics from “Excel Charts, Formatting & Reporting”

Create Charts
Create a Chart
Change the Chart Location and Size
Change the Chart Type
Modify Chart Elements
Formatting Chart Elements
Adding and Removing a Data Series
Applying a Chart Filter

Working with Charts
Create a Hierarchy Chart
Create a Histogram
Create a Pareto Chart
Create a Box and Whisker Chart
Create a Waterfall Chart
Create a Combo Chart
Create a Sparkline
Create and Use a Chart Template
Create a Dashboard

Use Styles, Themes, and Templates
Working with Cell Styles
Merging Styles
Use Themes
Use Templates
Create a Template

Working with Formatting
Create and Use Custom Formats
Applying Conditional Formatting
Create a New Conditional Formatting Rule
Use the Quick Analysis Tool

Use Excel Data in Other Office Applications
Understanding Pasting, Linking and Embedding
Pasting an Excel Range into a Word Document
Pasting an Excel Chart into a Word Document
Pasting an Excel Range into PowerPoint
Pasting an Excel Chart into PowerPoint
Create a Chart in Word or PowerPoint

Select Topics from “Excel Workbooks, Formulas & Functions”

Working with Workbooks
Editing a Group

Working with Multiple Worksheets and Workbooks
Create Linked Formulas
Viewing Multiple Worksheets
Use Absolute Cell References
Create Linked Formulas between Workbooks

Working with Financial and Date Functions
Use Financial Functions
Use Date Functions

Working with Logical Functions
Use the IF Function
Nesting Functions
Use Multiple Conditions with the IF Function
Nesting IF Functions

Working with Lookup and Reference Functions
Use HLOOKUP and VLOOKUP Functions
Use the MATCH Function
Use the INDEX Function
Nesting the INDEX and MATCH Functions
Use INDEX MATCH MATCH
Use INDEX MATCH & MATCH

Select Topics from “Excel Database Features and Pivot Tables”

Use Lists
Create and Use Absolute Named Ranges
Freeze and Unfreeze Panes
Use Functions with Lists

Use Table Features
Create a Table
Filter a Table
Create a Slicer
Working with the Total Row
Create a Calculated Column

Working with Data
Import Data from a Text File
Use Flash Fill
Connect to Data in an Access Database

Create and Working with PivotTables
Create a PivotTable Use Worksheet Data
Create a PivotTable Use an External Data Connection
Use a Report Filter
Use VLOOKUP to Add a Column to a List

Enhancing PivotTables
Working with Summary Functions
Create a Slicer
Grouping Data
Create a Calculated Field
Create a PivotChart

Analyzing Data
Use Automatic Outlining
Inserting Subtotals
Create an Advanced Filter
Use the Quick Analysis Tool

Select Topics from "Excel Macros"
Working with Macros
Record a Macro
Create a Macro Button

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