Course Outline

Excel 2003 - Level 2
Are you ready to begin to conquer the power of Excel? This course can take you from the simple to the complex, greatly increase your productivity and propel you to the next level. Link multiple worksheets to automatically update data in other spreadsheets and use Excel as a database. Filter your data to save valuable time and create complex formulas and functions to take the drudgery out of calculations. 6 hours

Customizing Toolbars and Menus

  • Displaying more buttons
  • Hiding or displaying toolbars
  • Personalized menus and toolbars
  • Creating a new toolbar

Working with Dates

  • Interpreting two-digit years
  • Date functions
  • Date formatting

Outlining

  • Creating outline levels manually
  • Creating outline levels automatically

Naming Cells

  • Using the Name box to create a range name
  • Naming cells by using existing row and column labels

Worksheet Functions

  • Use SUM to add nonadjacent ranges
  • Using the insert function command
  • Nesting functions
  • Simple vs. complex functions
  • Using the PMT() function
  • Using the IF() logical function
  • Using the AND() Operator within an IF() statement
  • Nested IF() statements
  • Using the VLOOKUP() function

Linking

  • Linking cells on the same worksheet
  • Linking values between worksheets
  • Linking cells in different workbooks
  • Changing the link source
  • Changing from a link to a value
  • Breaking links

Working with Excel Lists

  • Creating a list
  • Sorting a list
  • Using a data form
  • Filtering a list
  • Using advanced filtering

Using Database Functions with Lists

  • Using the DSUM() function
  • Using the DCOUNT() function
  • Using the SUM() function
Prerequisites:  MS Excel Level 1 or equivalent experience.

Revised 8/13/2011
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