Continental Training Center

Microsoft Office Excel 2007: Level 2

Course Description

In Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007: Level 1, you created, edited, formatted, and printed basic spreadsheets. You now have a need to streamline repetitive tasks and display spreadsheet data in more visually effective ways. In this course, you will use Microsoft Office Excel 2007 to streamline and enhance your spreadsheets with templates, charts, graphics, and formulas.

Course Objective: You will apply visual elements and advanced formulas to a worksheet to display data in various formats.

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Performance-Based Objectives

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

calculate with advanced formulas.

organize worksheet and table data using various techniques.

create and modify charts.

analyze data using PivotTables and PivotCharts.

insert graphic objects.

customize and enhance workbooks and the Microsoft® Office Excel® environment.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Calculating Data with Advanced Formulas
Topic 1A: Manage Cell and Range Names
Topic 1B: Calculate Data Across Worksheets
Topic 1C: Use Specialized Functions
Topic 1D: Analyze Data with Logical and Lookup Functions

Lesson 2: Organizing Worksheet and Table Data
Topic 2A: Create and Modify Tables
Topic 2B: Format Tables
Topic 2C: Sort or Filter Worksheet or Table Data
Topic 2D: Calculate Data in a Table or Worksheet

Lesson 3: Presenting Data Using Charts
Topic 3A: Create a Chart
Topic 3B: Modify Charts
Topic 3C: Format Charts

Lesson 4: Analyzing Data Using PivotTables and PivotCharts
Topic 4A: Create a PivotTable Report
Topic 4B: Analyze Data Using PivotCharts

Lesson 5: Inserting Graphic Objects
Topic 5A: Insert and Modify Pictures and ClipArt
Topic 5B: Draw and Modify Shapes
Topic 5C: Illustrate Workflow Using SmartArt Graphics
Topic 5D: Layer and Group Graphic Objects

Lesson 6: Customizing and Enhancing Workbooks and the Excel Environment
Topic 6A: Customize the Excel Environment
Topic 6B: Customize Workbooks
Topic 6C: Manage Themes
Topic 6D: Create and Use Templates