This course is designed for persons preparing for certification as a Microsoft® Office Specialist in Excel, who already have knowledge of the Microsoft® Office Windows 98 (or above) operating system, and who desire to gain the skills necessary to create, edit, format, and print basic Microsoft® Excel 2003 worksheets.

This course is based on Windows Operating System (XP or 2003)

You have basic computer skills such as using a mouse, navigating through windows, and surfing the Internet. You have also used paper-based systems to store data that you run calculations on. You now want to migrate that data to an electronic format. In this course, you will use Microsoft® Office Excel 2003 to manage, edit, and print data.

To ensure your success, we recommend you first take the following Element K course or have equivalent knowledge: Microsoft Office Windows XP: Introduction If you have taken an introductory course for an earlier version of the Windows operating system, this will also meet the prerequisite.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: create a basic worksheet. modify a worksheet. perform calculations. format a worksheet. develop a workbook. print the contents of a workbook. customize the layout of the Excel window.

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Excel

Topic 1A: An Overview of Excel

Topic 1B: Navigate in Excel

Topic 1C: Select Data

Topic 1D: Enter Data

Topic 1E: Save a Workbook

Topic 1F: Obtain Help


Lesson 2: Modifying a Worksheet

Topic 2A: Move and Copy Data Between Cells

Topic 2B: Fill Cells with Series of Data

Topic 2C: Edit Cell Data

Topic 2D: Insert and Delete Cells, Columns, and Rows

Topic 2E: Find, Replace, and Go To Cell Data

Topic 2F: Spell Check a Worksheet


Lesson 3: Performing Calculations

Topic 3A: Create Basic Formulas

Topic 3B: Calculate with Functions

Topic 3C: Copy Formulas and Functions

Topic 3D: Create an Absolute Reference


Lesson 4: Formatting a Worksheet

Topic 4A: Change Font Size and Type

Topic 4B: Add Borders and Color to Cells

Topic 4C: Change Column Width and Row Height

Topic 4D: Merge Cells

Topic 4E: Apply Number Formats

Topic 4F: Create a Custom Number Format

Topic 4G: Align Cell Contents

Topic 4H: Find and Replace Formats

Topic 4I: Apply an AutoFormat

Topic 4J: Apply Styles


Lesson 5: Developing a Workbook

Topic 5A: Format Worksheet Tabs

Topic 5B: Reposition Worksheets in a Workbook

Topic 5C: Insert and Delete Worksheets

Topic 5D: Copy and Paste Worksheets

Topic 5E: Copy a Workbook


Lesson 6: Printing Workbook Contents

Topic 6A: Set a Print Title

Topic 6B: Create a Header and a Footer

Topic 6C: Set Page Margins

Topic 6D: Change Page Orientation

Topic 6E: Insert and Remove Page Breaks

Topic 6F: Print a Range


Lesson 7: Customizing Layout

Topic 7A: Split a Worksheet

Topic 7B: Arrange Worksheets

Topic 7C: Freeze and Unfreeze Rows and Columns

Topic 7D: Hide and Unhide Worksheets