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Excel 2003, Advanced

You have used Microsoft® Office Excel 2003 to perform tasks such as running calculations on data and sorting and filtering numeric data. You would now like to automate some common tasks, apply advanced analysis techniques to more complex data sets, collaborate on worksheets with others, and share Excel data with other applications. In this course, you will do all of these things.

Audience

This course was designed for students desiring to gain the skills necessary to create macros, collaborate with others, audit and analyze worksheet data, create PivotTables and PivotCharts, incorporate multiple data sources, and import and export data. In addition, the course is also for students desiring to prepare for the Microsoft Office Specialist exam in Excel 2003 or Module 2-Key Applications of the Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC3) exam, and who already have knowledge of the basics of Excel, including how to create, edit, format, and print worksheets that include charts and sorted and filtered data.

Prerequisites
  • Microsoft® Office Excel 2003, Intermediate

Course Contents
  • Streamlining Workflow
    • Create a Macro
    • Edit a Macro
    • Customize Access to Excel Commands
    • Apply Conditional Formatting
    • Add Data Validation Criteria
    • Update a Workbook's Properties
    • Modify Excel's Default Settings
  • Auditing Worksheets
    • Trace Cell Precedents
    • Trace Cell Dependents
    • Locate Errors in Formulas
    • Locate Invalid Data and Formulas
    • Watch and Evaluate Formulas
    • Group and Outline Data
  • Working with Multiple Workbooks
    • Create a Workspace
    • Consolidate Data
    • Link Cells in Different Workbooks
    • Edit Links
  • Structuring XML Workbooks
    • Develop XML Maps
    • Import, Add, and Export XML Data
    • Manage XML Workbooks
    • Apply XML View Options
  • Collaborating with Others
    • Protect Files
    • Share a Workbook
    • Set Revision Tracking
    • Review Tracked Revisions
    • Merge Workbooks
    • Adjust Macro Settings
    • Administer Digital Signatures
  • Analyzing Data
    • Create a Trendline
    • Create Scenarios
    • Perform What-If Analysis
    • Develop a PivotTable© Report
    • Develop a PivotChart© Report
    • Perform Statistical Analysis with the Analysis ToolPak
  • Importing and Exporting Data
    • Export to Microsoft Word
    • Import a Word Table
    • Import Text Files

Student Responsibilities
In order for a class to be successful, all students should share the same general level of knowledge and experience. If a participant does not demonstrate these, the instructor will take the necessary steps either to prepare the participant or place him/her in a more appropriate course. This policy is intended to maintain the high level of quality control that you have come to expect.
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