Overview
You will create and edit basic Microsoft Excel 2016 worksheets and workbooks on a Mac.
Target Audience
This course is designed for those who wish to gain the necessary skills to create, edit, format and print basic Microsoft Excel 2016 – Office for Mac worksheets.
Prerequisites
- Use a mouse
- Type and use a keyboard
- Navigate through files and folders
- Work with windows - minimise, maximise, open and close
Learning Outcomes
- Get started with Excel 2016 - Office for Mac
- Create a basic worksheet
- Modify a workbook
- Use formulas and functions
- Format an Excel worksheet
- Manage worksheets and workbooks
- Set up printing options
Course Outline
Module 1: Getting Started with Excel 2016
- Excel and the Excel Environment
- Navigate and Select in Worksheets
- Create a New Workbook
- Open, Save and Close Workbooks
- Use Microsoft Help
Module 2: Modifying a Workbook
- Cut, Copy and Paste Commands
- AutoFill Options
- Find and Replace
- Spelling
- Undo and Repeat Commands
- Insert and Delete Options
- Column Width and Row Height
- Hide and Unhide Options
Module 3: Using Formulas and Functions
- Create Relative Formulas
- AutoCalculate
- Insert Functions
- Use AutoSum
- Copy Formulas
- Create Absolute Formulas
Module 4: Formatting an Excel Worksheet
- Font Group
- Add Borders and Colours to Cells
- Cell Alignment
- Number Formatting
- Cell Styles and Galleries
Module 5: Managing Worksheets and Workbooks
- Manage Worksheets
- Freeze Rows and Columns
- View Options for Worksheets and Workbooks
Module 6: Printing Options
- Print Preview
- Print Worksheets and Workbooks
- Page Setup
- Print Titles
- Page Layout View
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