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Excel 2007, Advanced

Your training in and use of Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007 has provided you with a solid foundation in the basic and intermediate skills for working in Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007. You have used Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007 to perform tasks such as running calculations on data and sorting and filtering numeric data. In this course, you will extend your knowledge into some of the more specialized and advanced capabilities of Excel by automating some common tasks, applying advanced analysis techniques to more complex data sets, collaborating on worksheets with others, and sharing Excel data with other applications.

Audience

This course was designed for students desiring to gain the skills necessary to create macros, collaborate with others, audit and analyze worksheet data, 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 2007, 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® 2007: Introduction
  • Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007: Intermediate

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Increase productivity and improve efficiency by streamlining your workflow.
  • Collaborate with others using workbooks.
  • Audit worksheets.
  • Analyze data.
  • Work with multiple workbooks.
  • Import and export data.
  • Use Excel with the web.
  • Structure workbooks with XML.

Course Contents
  • Streamlining Workflow
    • Create a Macro
    • Edit a Macro
    • Apply Conditional Formatting
    • Add Data Validation Criteria
    • Update a Workbook's Properties
    • Modify Excel's Default Settings
  • Collaborating with Others
    • Protect Files
    • Share a Workbook
    • Set Revision Tracking
    • Review Tracked Revisions
    • Merge Workbooks
    • Adjust Macro Settings
    • Administer Digital Signatures
    • Restrict Document Access
  • Auditing Worksheets
    • Trace Cell Precedents
    • Trace Cell Dependents
    • Troubleshoot Errors in Formulas
    • Troubleshoot Invalid Data and Formulas
    • Watch and Evaluate Formulas
    • Create a Data List Outline
  • Analyzing Data
    • Create a Trendline
    • Create Scenarios
    • Perform What-If Analysis
    • Perform Statistical Analysis with the Analysis ToolPak
  • Working with Multiple Workbooks
    • Create a Workspace
    • Consolidate Data
    • Link Cells in Different Workbooks
    • Edit Links
  • Importing and Exporting Data
    • Export Excel Data
    • Import a Word Table
    • Import a Delimited Text File
  • Using Excel with the Web
    • Publish a Worksheet to the Web
    • Import Data from the Web
    • Create a Web Query
  • Structuring Workbooks with XML
    • Develop XML Maps
    • Import and Export XML Data
    • Manage XML Workbooks

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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