Course Catalog

Excel: Introduction

This class is intended for beginners, the "self-taught,” and people migrating from other spreadsheet products. Discover why Microsoft Excel 2007 is the best selling spreadsheet product in the world. Learn fundamental techniques, which will make the spreadsheet creation, data entry, and presentation far easier. You will learn how to create formulas and functions, format your worksheet and change page setup options for printing and how to display your data in a chart. Hands-on exercises are used to enhance learning.

Praise for Excel: Introduction

"This class was very thorough and at a good pace. I learned without being overloaded."

Mary Smith - Energy Focus, Inc.


"Definitely learned a lot about Excel to help me back in the office. The instructor was the best I’ve ever had in any of the computer classes I’ve taken. Debbie Korodi knew the material and was very patient. She kept the class moving and thoroughly answered all questions. "

 Terry Moore - DFAS Cleveland

"It was very helpful in creating documents. So many features I was unaware of and can use in the future with Excel."

Nora S. Lane - Alice Paul Direct

Prerequisite: Familiarity with Microsoft Windows.

You'll learn to:

1) Identify the main components of the Excel window and workbook.
2) Enter and edit labels, values, and formulas in a worksheet.
3) Move and copy data, insert and delete ranges.
4) Understand relative and absolute references when copying formulas.
5) Use functions such as SUM, AVERAGE, MAX, and MIN.
6) Format text, numbers, rows, and columns in a worksheet.
7) Control page setup options, preview, and print a worksheet.
8) Create, format, modify and print a chart.
9) Manage large workbooks.