Full Course Outline (Combination of Module
1 and Module 2)
The Fundamentals
Starting Excel
What's New in Excel 2002?
Understanding the Excel Program Screen
Using Menus
Using Toolbars and Creating a New Workbook
Filling Out Dialog Boxes
Keystroke and Right Mouse Button Shortcuts
Opening a Workbook
Saving a Workbook
Moving the Cell Pointer
Navigating a Worksheet
Entering Labels in a Worksheet
Entering Values in a Worksheet and Selecting a Cell
Range
Calculating Value Totals with AutoSum
Entering Formulas
Using AutoFill
Previewing and Printing a Worksheet
Getting Help from the Office Assistant
Changing the Office Assistant and Using the "What's
This" Button
Closing a Workbook and Exiting Excel
Editing a Workbook
Entering Date Values and using AutoComplete
Editing, Clearing, and Replacing Cell Contents
Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Cells
Moving and Copying Cells with Drag and Drop
Collecting and Pasting Multiple Items
Working with Absolute and Relative Cell References
Using the Paste Special Command
Inserting and Deleting Cells, Rows, and Columns
Using Undo, Redo, and Repeat
Checking Your Spelling
Finding and Replacing Information
Advanced Printing Options
File Management
Inserting Cell Comments
Understanding Smart Tags
Recovering Your Workbooks
Formatting a Worksheet
Formatting Fonts with the Formatting Toolbar
Formatting Values
Adjusting Row Height and Column Width
Changing Cell Alignment
Adding Borders
Applying Colours and Patterns
Using the Format Painter
Using AutoFormat
Creating a Custom Number Format
Creating, Applying, and Modifying a Style
Formatting Cells with Conditional Formatting
Merging Cells, Rotating Text, and using AutoFit
Finding and Replacing Formatting
Creating and Working with Charts
Creating a Chart
Moving and Resizing a Chart
Formatting and Editing Objects in a Chart
Changing a Chart's Source Data
Changing a Chart Type and Working with Pie Charts
Adding Titles, Gridlines, and a Data Table
Formatting a Data Series and Chart Axis
Annotating a Chart
Working with 3-D Charts
Selecting and Saving a Custom Chart
Using Fill Effects
Mapping Data
Modifying a Map
Managing Your Workbooks
Switching Between Sheets in a Workbook
Inserting and Deleting Worksheets
Renaming and Moving Worksheets
Working with Several Workbooks and Windows
Splitting and Freezing a Window
Referencing External Data
Creating Headers, Footers, and Page Numbers
Specifying a Print Area and Controlling Page Breaks
Adjusting Page Margins and Orientation
Adding Print Titles and Gridlines
Changing the Paper Size and Print Scale
Protecting and Hiding a Worksheet
Viewing a Worksheet and Saving a Custom View
Working with Templates
Consolidating Worksheets
More Functions and Formulas
Formulas with Several Operators and Cell Ranges
Using the Formula Palette to Enter and Edit Formulas
Creating and Using Range Names
Selecting Nonadjacent Ranges and Using AutoCalculate
Using the IF Function to Create Conditional Formulas
Using the PMT Function
Displaying and Printing Formulas
Fixing Errors in Your Formulas
Mathematical Functions (Reference)
Financial Functions (Reference)
Date and Time Functions (Reference)
Statistical Functions (Reference)
Database Functions (Reference)
Working with Lists
Creating a List
Using the Data Form to Add Records
Finding Records
Deleting Records
Sorting a List
Filtering a List with the AutoFilter
Creating a Custom AutoFilter
Filtering a List with an Advanced Filter
Copying Filtered Records
Using Data Validation
Automating Tasks with Macros
Recording a Macro
Playing a Macro and Assigning a Macro a Shortcut Key
Adding a Macro to a Toolbar
Editing a Macro's Visual Basic Code
Inserting Code in an Existing Macro
Declaring Variables and Adding Remarks to VBA Code
Prompting for User Input
Using the If…Then…Else Statement
Working with Other Programs
Inserting an Excel Worksheet into a Word Document
Modifying an Inserted Excel Worksheet
Inserting a Linked Excel Chart in a Word Document
Inserting a Graphic into a Worksheet
Opening and Saving Files in Different Formats
Using Excel with the Internet
Adding Hyperlinks to a Worksheet
Browsing Hyperlinks and using the Web Toolbar
Saving a Workbook as a Non-Interactive Web Page
Saving a Workbook as an Interactive Web Page
Using Queries to Retrieve Information from the Web
Data Analysis and PivotTables
Creating a PivotTable
Specifying the Data a PivotTable Analyzes
Modifying a PivotTable's Structure
Selecting What Appears in a PivotTable
Grouping Dates in a PivotTable
Updating a PivotTable
Formatting and Charting a PivotTable
Creating Subtotals
Using Database Functions
Using Lookup Functions
Grouping and Outlining a Worksheet
What-If Analysis
Defining a Scenario
Creating a Scenario Summery Report
Using a One and Two-Input Data Table
Understanding Goal Seek
Using Solver
Advanced Topics
Hiding, Displaying, and Moving Toolbars
Customizing Excel's Toolbars
Creating a Custom AutoFill List
Changing Excel's Options
Password Protecting a Workbook
File Properties and Finding a File
Sharing a Workbook and Tracking Changes
Merging and Revising a Shared Workbook
