Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Level 3

DSOC0273—One Day Training Class

Course Description

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

Your training in and use of Microsoft Office Excel 2007 has provided you with a solid foundation in the basic and intermediate skills for working in Excel. You have used Excel to perform tasks such as running calculations on data and sorting and filtering numeric data. In this course, you will extend your knowledge into some of the more specialized and advanced capabilities of Excel by automating some common tasks, applying advanced analysis techniques to more complex data sets, collaborating on worksheets with others, and sharing Excel data with other applications. Course Objective: You will automate some common Excel tasks, apply advanced analysis techniques to more complex data sets, collaborate on worksheets with others, and share Excel data with other applications.

Audience

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.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Increase productivity and improve efficiency by streamlining your workflow.
• Collaborate with others using workbooks.
• Audit worksheets.
• Work with multiple workbooks.
• Import and export data.
• Use Excel with the web.
• Structure workbooks with XML.

Prerequisites

Before starting this course, students are recommended to take the following courses or possess equivalent knowledge: Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Level 1 and Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Level 2

Training Course Content

Lesson 1: 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

Lesson 2: Collaborating with Others

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

Lesson 3: Auditing Worksheets

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

Lesson 4: Analyzing Data

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

Lesson 5: Working with Multiple Workbooks

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

Lesson 6: Importing and Exporting Data

• Export Excel Data
• Import a Delimited Text File

Lesson 7: Using Excel with the Web

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

Lesson 8: Structuring Workbooks with XML

• Develop XML Maps
• Import and Export XML Data