Excel 2010: Advanced

Course Specifications:

Courseware: Excel 2010 Advanced

Software: Microsoft Office Excel 2010

Course length: 1 day

Course Description:

You will automate some common Excel tasks, apply advanced analysis techniques to more complex data sets, troubleshoot errors, collaborate on worksheets, and share Excel data with other applications.

Course Objective:

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

1. Enhance productivity and efficiency by streamlining the workflow
2. Collaborate with other workbook users
3. Audit worksheets
4. Analyze data
5. Work with multiple workbooks
6. Import and export data
7. Integrate Excel data with the web
8. Structure workbooks with XML

Target Student:

This course is 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.

Course Prerequisites:

Before starting this course, students are recommended to take the following courses or have equivalent knowledge:

1. Microsoft Office Excel 2010: Level 1
2. Microsoft Office Excel 2010: Level 2

Delivery Method:

Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities. Each student is provided with a computer and a manual. The manual is the student's to keep and makes an excellent reference guide.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Streamlining Workflow

Topic 1A: Update Workbook Properties

1. Topic 1B: Create a Macro
2. Topic 1C: Edit a Macro
3. Topic 1D: Apply Conditional Formatting
4. Topic 1E: Add Data Validation Criteria

Lesson 2: Collaborating with Other Users

1. Topic 2A: Protect Files
2. Topic 2B: Share a Workbook
3. Topic 2C: Set Revision Tracking
4. Topic 2D: Review Tracked Revisions
5. Topic 2E: Merge Workbooks
6. Topic 2F: Administer Digital Signatures
7. Topic 2G: Restrict Document Access

Lesson 3: Auditing Worksheets

1. Topic 3A: Trace Cells
2. Topic 3B: Troubleshoot Invalid Data and Formula Errors
3. Topic 3C: Watch and Evaluate Formulas
4. Topic 3D: Create a Data List Outline

Lesson 4: Analyzing Data

1. Topic 4A: Create a Trendline
2. Topic 4B: Create Sparklines
3. Topic 4C: Create Scenarios
4. Topic 4D: Perform a What-If Analysis
5. Topic 4E: Perform a Statistical Analysis with the Analysis ToolPak

Lesson 5: Working with Multiple Workbooks

1. Topic 5A: Create a Workspace
2. Topic 5B: Consolidate Data
3. Topic 5C: Link Cells in Different Workbooks
4. Topic 5D: Edit Links

Lesson 6: Importing and Exporting Data

1. Topic 6A: Export Excel Data
2. Topic 6B: Import a Delimited Text File

Lesson 7: Integrating Excel Data with the Web

Topic 7A: Publish a Worksheet to the Web

Topic 7B: Import Data from the Web

Topic 7C: Create a Web Query

Lesson 8: Structuring Workbooks with XML

Topic 8A: Develop XML Maps

Topic 8B: Import and Export XML Data