Microsoft Excel 2007: Level 3

Course Overview

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.

Skills Gained

• 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.

Prerequisites

• Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Level 1
• Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Level 2
• This course is rated as an Intermediate Course, suitable for accomplished computer users.

Course Outline

Streamlining Workflow

• Create a Macro
• Edit a Macro
• Apply Conditional Formatting
• Add Data Validation Criteria
• Update a Workbook's Properties
• Modify Excel's Default Settings

Collaborating with Others

• Protect Files
• Share a Workbook
• Set Revision Tracking
• Review Tracked Revisions
• Merge Workbooks
• Administer Digital Signatures
• Restrict Document Access

Auditing Worksheets

• Trace Cells
• Troubleshoot Errors in Formulas
• Troubleshoot Invalid Data and Formulas
• Watch and Evaluate Formulas
• Create a Data List Outline

Analyzing Data

• Create a Trendline
• Create Scenarios
• Perform What-If Analysis
• Perform Statistical Analysis with the Analysis ToolPak

Working with Multiple Workbooks

• Create a Workspace
• Consolidate Data
• Link Cells in Different Workbooks
• Edit Links

Importing and Exporting Data

• Export Excel Data
• Import a Delimited Text File

Using Excel with the Web

• Publish a Worksheet to the Web
• Import Data from the Web
• Create a Web Query

Structuring Workbooks with XML

• Develop XML Maps
• Import and Export XML Data