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Instructor-led Training Overview

Name: Excel Beginner

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Overall Rating:

5.0 out of 5 (31 ratings)

Category: All Learners

Duration: 4.00 hour(s)

Individual Fee: $75.00

Reviewed - This development activity has been approved for value and appropriateness

Overview

This course will take you from the very beginning (opening a spreadsheet), through entering and working with data, and finish with saving and sharing. It is everything you need to know to get started with Excel. Course will be taught using Microsoft Excel Desktop but applicable to older versions which may not have some of the newer features.

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Provider Information

College of Lake County
19351 West Washington Street
Building E, Suite E186
Grayslake, IL 60030
United States

Contact: Eric Pfligler
847-543-2990
CorporateTraining@clcillinois.edu
https://calendly.com/tadmeeting/tad-employer-demo

Objectives

Do and Show: Important tasks or skills you will be able to perform and demonstrate to others.

Apply the powerful capabilities of Excel to your work.

Course Outline

Topics

Getting Started with Microsoft Excel

The Microsoft Excel 2016 Interface
Worksheet Size
Navigating a Worksheet
Go to Cells quickly
Selecting Cells

Entering Text and Numbers

Entering Data
Working with Long Text Entries
Deleting Data
Editing a Cell
Saving a File

Basic Formatting

Changing Excel’s Default Font and Font Size
Changing the Font, Font Size, and Font Color
Using Bold, Italicize, and Underline
Aligning Cell Entries
Format Painter
Formatting Numbers
Using Borders and Shading
Merging and Centering Headings

Customizing Excel

Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar
Hiding and Displaying the Ribbons

Modifying Worksheets

Inserting and Deleting Columns and Rows
Changing Column Width and Row Height
Exploring Vertical Alignment and Wrap Text
Using Cut, Copy, Paste

Entering Excel Formulas

Rules for Entering Formulas
Cell Referencing
Order of Operations
Creating Basic Formulas
Entering Functions
Function AutoComplete
Using Auto Fill
Relative and Absolute Cell References

Impacted Skills

Skill	Prerequisite	Expected Outcome
Excel	1 - Beginner	Not specified

Subject Matter Experts

Cathy Horwitz

Costs

Class Costs
Class Value	No Charge
Individual Fee	$75.00
Private Class Fee	$0.00

Reviews

1 2 3 4 5	5.0 out of 5 (31 ratings)

1 2 3 4 5	Amazing Class Sun, Feb 4, 2024
Unfortunately, I was the only one that showed up to class, but it was nice to go back to basics. Definitely worth the time and money.

1 2 3 4 5	Excel Beginner Thu, Nov 30, 2023
This is a great class if you need a refresher course or new to using excel. The instructor is amazing.

1 2 3 4 5	Excel beginner Wed, Aug 2, 2023
Cathy the instructor was amazing and patient as well as kept the class interesting. I am glad I was able to learn and feel confident on excel now on to the next level.

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