EXCEL LEVEL 3
Clearly, you use Excel a lot in your role. Otherwise, you wouldn't be taking this course. By now, you're already familiar with Excel 2013, its functions and formulas, a lot of its features and functionality, and its powerful data analysis tools. You are likely called upon to analyze and report on data frequently, work in collaboration with others to deliver actionable organizational intelligence, and keep and maintain workbooks for all manner of purposes. At this level of use and collaboration, you have also likely encountered your fair share of issues and challenges. You're too busy, though, to waste time scouring over workbooks to resolve issues or to perform repetitive, monotonous tasks. You need to know how to get Excel to do more for you so you can focus on what's really important: staying ahead of the competition. That's exactly what this course aims to help you do.
This course builds off of the foundation and intermediate knowledge presented in the Microsoft® Office Excel® level 1. These courses to help you get the most of your Excel experience. The ability to collaborate with colleagues, automate complex or repetitive tasks, and use conditional logic to construct and apply elaborate formulas and functions will put the full power of Excel right at your fingertips. The more you learn about how to get Excel to do the hard work for you, the more you'll be able to focus on getting the answers you need from the vast amounts of data your organization generates.
This course covers Microsoft Office Specialist exam objectives to help students prepare for the Excel Exam and the Excel Expert Exam.
Course Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to perform advanced data analysis, collaborate on workbooks with other users, and automate workbook functionality.
You will:
Work with multiple worksheets and workbooks simultaneously.
Share and protect workbooks.
Automate workbook functionality.
Apply conditional logic.
Audit worksheets.
Use automated analysis tools.
Present your data visually.
Course Content
Lesson 1: Working with Multiple Worksheets and Workbooks Simultaneously
Topic A: Use 3-D References
Topic B: Use Links and External References
Topic C: Consolidate Data
Lesson 2: Sharing and Protecting Workbooks
Topic A: Collaborate on a Workbook
Topic B: Protect Worksheets and Workbooks
Lesson 3: Automating Workbook Functionality
Topic A: Apply Data Validation
Topic B: Work with Forms and Controls
Topic C: Work with Macros
Lesson 4: Applying Conditional Logic
Topic A: Use Lookup Functions
Topic B: Combine Functions
Topic C: Use Formulas and Functions to Apply Conditional Formatting
Lesson 5: Auditing Worksheets
Topic A: Trace Cells
Topic B: Search for Invalid Data and Formulas with Errors
Topic C: Watch and Evaluate Formulas
Lesson 6: Using Automated Analysis Tools
Topic A: Determine Potential Outcomes Using Data Tables
Topic B: Determine Potential Outcomes Using Scenarios
Topic C: Use the Goal Seek Feature
Topic D: Activate and Use the Solver Tool
Topic E: Analyze Data with Analysis ToolPak Tools
Lesson 7: Presenting Your Data Visually
Topic A: Use Advanced Chart Features
Topic B: Create Sparklines
Appendix A: Microsoft Office Excel 2013 Exam 77-420
Appendix B: Microsoft Office Excel 2013 Expert Exams 77–427 and 77-428
Appendix C: Cube Functions
Appendix D: Import and Export Data
Appendix E: Internationalize Workbooks
Appendix F: Work with PowerPivot
Convenience and Quality instruction is our goal at John Mason Institute.
Available formats
Live in person instructor at our classroom or remote instruction in the traditional classroom style
Remote one on one instruction for your convenience with our top quality teachers.
Instruction with a very flexible schedule
Do you need a class date and time not on the schedule or prefer the instruction be done at your location? Then please contact us and we work very hard to meet your needs.