COURSE NAME: Excel 2003 - Level 1 (4060)

Course length: 1 day

Overview:

You have basic computer skills such as using a mouse, navigating through windows, and surfing the Internet. You have also used paper-based systems to store data that you run calculations on. You now want to migrate that data to an electronic format. In this course, you will use Microsoft Office Excel 2003 to manage, edit, and print data.

Prerequesite Courses:

• Windows XP Professional - Level 1 (4060) or equivalent knowledge

Performance-based Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Create a basic worksheet.
• Modify a worksheet.
• Perform calculations.
• Format a worksheet.
• Develop a workbook.
• Print the contents of a workbook.
• Customize the layout of the Excel window.

Course content:

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Excel

• An Overview of Excel
• Navigate in Excel
• Select Data
• Enter Data
• Save a Workbook
• Obtain Help

Lesson 2: Modifying a Worksheet

• Move and Copy Data Between Cells
• Fill Cells with Series of Data
• Edit Cell Data
• Insert and Delete Cells, Columns, and Rows
• Find, Replace, and Go To Cell Data
• Spell Check a Worksheet

Lesson 3: Performing Calculations

• Create Basic Formulas
• Calculate with Functions
• Copy Formulas and Functions
• Create an Absolute Reference

Lesson 4: Formatting a Worksheet

• Change Font Size and Type
• Add Borders and Color to Cells
• Change Column Width and Row Height
• Merge Cells
• Apply Number Formats
• Create a Custom Number Format
• Align Cell Contents
• Find and Replace Formats
• Apply an AutoFormat
• Apply Styles

Lesson 5: Developing a Workbook

• Format Worksheet Tabs
• Reposition Worksheets in a Workbook
• Insert and Delete Worksheets
• Copy and Paste Worksheets
• Copy a Workbook

Lesson 6: Printing Workbook Contents

• Set a Print Title
• Create a Header and a Footer
• Set Page Margins
• Change Page Orientation
• Insert and Remove Page Breaks
• Print a Range

Lesson 7: Customizing Layout

• Split a Worksheet
• Arrange Worksheets
• Freeze and Unfreeze Rows and Columns
• Hide and Unhide Worksheets