Microsoft® Office Excel® Online

Course Description Overview

Course Number:
091086
Course Length:
1 day
Course Description Overview:
Organizations the world over rely on information to make sound decisions regarding all manner of affairs. But with the amount of available data growing on a daily basis, the ability to make sense of all of that data is becoming more and more challenging. Fortunately, this is where the power of Microsoft® Office 365 Excel® Online can help. Excel can help you organize, calculate, analyze, revise, update, and present your data in ways that will help the decision makers in your organization steer you in the right direction. It will also make these tasks much easier for you to accomplish, and in much less time, than if you used traditional pen-and-paper methods or non-specialized software. This course aims to provide you with a foundation for Excel knowledge and skills, which you can build upon to eventually become an expert in data manipulation.
Course Objectives:

In this course, you will create and develop Excel worksheets and workbooks in order to work with and analyze the data that is critical to the success of your organization.

 

You will:

 

  • Perform basic tasks in Microsoft Office 365 Excel Online.
  • Perform calculations.
  • Modify a worksheet.
  • Format a worksheet.
  • Visualize data with charts.
  • Use PivotTables to analyze data.
  • Manage and print workbooks.

 

Target Student:
This course is intended for people who have a basic understanding of using web browsers such as Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows and need to use Excel Online to create and work with electronic spreadsheets to analyze and present data.
Prerequisites:

To ensure your success in this course you should have experience with any current version of Windows, including being able to start and close applications, navigate basic file structures, and manage files and folders, as well as use a web browser using multiple tabs to access web sites You can obtain this level of skill and knowledge by taking either one of the following United States Career Campus courses, or any similar course in general Microsoft Windows skills:

 

  • Using Microsoft® Windows® 10
  • Microsoft® Windows® 10: Transition from Windows® 7

 

Course-specific Technical Requirements Software:

  • Microsoft® Windows® 10 (any edition) Although this course was developed using Microsoft® Windows® 10 Pro as the operating system, it should be possible to present the course using Windows 8 or other earlier versions of Windows with only minor keying variations. However, United States Career Campus did not key through the course in other environments and does not guarantee specific outcomes if you alter the setup.
  • Microsoft® Office 365® licenses. (You can use any of these: Office 365 Business, Office 365 Business Premium, or Office 365 Business Essentials.) The Office 365® plan you use depends on the licensing available in your environment. If you wish to use a trial version for testing, Office 365 Business and Office 365 Business Premium are acceptable. At the time of writing, there was no trial edition available for Office 365 Business Essentials.
  • If necessary, software for viewing the course slides. (Instructor machine only.)
Course-specific Technical Requirements Hardware:

For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware configurations:

 

  • 1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
  • 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
  • 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
  • CD-ROM drive (if installing any software from a CD-ROM)
  • Keyboard and mouse (or other pointing device)
  • 1024 x 768 resolution monitor recommended
  • Network cards and cabling for local network access
  • Internet access (contact your local network administrator)
  • Printer (optional) or an installed printer driver
  • Projection system to display the instructor's computer screen
Certification reference (where applicable)
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Course Content:

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Microsoft Office 365 Excel Online

 Topic A: Navigate the Excel User Interface

 Topic B: Use Excel Commands

 Topic C: Create and Save a Basic Workbook

 Topic D: Enter Cell Data

 Topic E: Use Excel Help


Lesson 2: Performing Calculations

 Topic A: Create Worksheet Formulas

 Topic B: Insert Functions

 Topic C: Reuse Formulas and Functions


Lesson 3: Modifying a Worksheet

 Topic A: Insert, Delete, and Adjust Cells, Columns, and Rows

 Topic B: Search For and Replace Data

 Topic C: Sort Data

 Topic D: Filter Data


Lesson 4: Formatting a Worksheet

 Topic A: Apply Text Formats

 Topic B: Apply Number Formats

 Topic C: Align Cell Contents

 Topic D: Apply Basic Conditional Formatting

 Topic E: Create and Modify Tables


Lesson 5: Visualizing Data with Charts

 Topic A: Create Charts

 Topic B: Modify and Format Charts


Lesson 6: Using PivotTables

 Topic A: Create a PivotTable

 Topic B: Analyze PivotTable Data


Lesson 7: Managing and Printing Workbooks

 Topic A: Manage Worksheets

 Topic B: Print a Worksheet or Workbook


Appendix A: Excel Desktop Features Not Available Online

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