Microsoft Excel Class

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Our Excel class is taught by Rich Malloy at Norwalk Community College. The six-session course is generally taught in the spring, summer, and fall. For information on registering for the course, click: norwalk.edu/extended-studies/.

Date/Time: Tuesdays, 6–9 pm, six session starting Feb. 1.

For the course syllabus, Excel Syllabus.

Survey of Students: Click here.

Session 1: Introduction to Spreadsheets

Session 2: Formatting and Formulas:

  • Slide Show: Slideshow-Formats and Functions
  • Handout: Handout 2 – Excel
  • Workbook File: Session-2-Workbook
  • Projects: Sales Report, Budget
  • Auto-Fill
  • Functions: SUM, AVERAGE, COUNT
  • Using Absolute References in Formulas
  • Number and Date Formats
  • The PMT Function
  • Cell Styles
  • Conditional Formatting
  • Printing: Margins, Orientation, Headers/Footers
  • Video: Simple Budget

Session 3: Database Features and Charts

  • Slide Show: Slides-Databases Charts
  • Handout: Handout-Session-3
  • Workbook File: Workbook-Session-3
  • Projects: Salary Analysis, Sales Performance
  • Freezing Panes and Print Titles
  • Page Breaks and Print Areas
  • Sorting and Filtering
  • The Subtotal tool
  • The SUMIF and AVERAGEIF functions
  • Format as Table: The Excel Table
  • Charts and Annotation
  • Backup Site: Click here

Session 4: Managing Multiple Sheets

  • Handout: Excel 2016 Handout 4
  • Workbook File: EX04-Workbook-Session-4
  • Workbook File with Solutions: Workbook-Session-4-(Solutions)
  • Projects: Quarterly Sales Report
  • COUNTIF, SUMIF, and AVERAGEIF functions
  • Naming Ranges
  • Multiple Sheets: Insert Sheets, Moving/Copying Sheets, Naming Sheets
  • Grouping Sheets Together
  • Linking Worksheets
  • Hyperlinks
  • Printing Multiple Sheets
  • Adjusting Charts
  • Text Functions

Session 5: Pivot Tables and Collaboration

Session 6: VLOOKUP and Auditing

Microsoft Certification

Microsoft offers two exams that qualify you to be certified as a Microsoft Office Specialist in Excel 2016. This course covers almost all the topics for the Core exam. The Expert exam covers some more advanced topics.

To learn more, click: www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/exam-77-727.aspx

Recommended book: MOS 2016 Study Guide for Microsoft Excel, $13.10 at Amazon, Published October 2016

Nearest Exam Location: Westchester Community College, Contact: [email protected]