Course 084891
Microsoft Office Excel 2003:
Level 2 (Second Edition)

Price: $ 300.

Course Description

Length: One day. Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

In Microsoft Excel 2003: Level 1, you created, edited, formatted, and printed basic spreadsheets. You now have a need to streamline repetitive tasks and display spreadsheet data in more visually effective ways. In this course, you will use Microsoft Excel 2003 to streamline and enhance your spreadsheets with templates, charts, graphics, and formulas.

Course Audience

The target students for this course are students who desire to gain the skills necessary to create templates, sort and filter data, import and export data, analyze data, and work with Excel on the web. In addition, this course helps prepare students who desire to take the Microsoft Office Specialist exam in Excel and who already have knowledge of the basics of Excel, including how to create, edit, format, and print basic worksheets.

Course Objective

You will apply visual elements and advanced formulas to a worksheet to display data in various formats.

Performance-Based Objectives

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

• Calculate with advanced formulas
• Organize worksheet and table data using various techniques
• Create and modify charts
• Analyze data using PivotTables and PivotCharts
• Insert graphic objects
• Customize and enhance workbooks and the Microsoft Office Excel environment

Prerequisites

Before starting this course, students are recommended to take the following Element K course or possess equivalent knowledge:

• Microsoft Office Excel 2003: Level 1

Hardware Requirements:

For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware components:

• A 1 GHz Pentium-class processor or faster
• A minimum of 256 MB of RAM. 512 MB of RAM is recommended
• A 10 GB hard disk or larger. You should have at least 1 GB of free hard disk space available for the Office installation
• A CD-ROM drive
• A mouse or other pointing device
• A 1024 x 768 resolution monitor is recommended
• Network cards and cabling for local network access
• Internet access (contact your local network administrator)
• A printer or an installed printer driver
• A projection system to display the instructor’s computer screen

OS Requirement:

Windows Software Requirements:

• Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003
• Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2

Course Outline

Lesson 1: Calculating Data with Advanced Formulas

• Topic 1A: Managing Cell and Range Names
• Topic 1B: Calculating Data Across Worksheets
• Topic 1C: Using Specialized Functions
• Topic 1D: Analyzing Data with Logical and Lookup Functions

Lesson 2: Organizing Worksheet and Table Data

• Topic 2A: Making and Modifying Tables
• Topic 2B: Formatting Tables
• Topic 2C: Sorting or Filtering Worksheet or Table Data
• Topic 2D: Calculating Data in a Table or Worksheet

Lesson 3: Presenting Data Using Charts

• Topic 3A: Making a Chart
• Topic 3B: Modifying Charts
• Topic 3C: Formatting Charts

Lesson 4: Analyzing Data Using PivotTables and PivotCharts

• Topic 4A: Making a PivotTable Report
• Topic 4B: Analyzing Data Using PivotCharts

Lesson 5: Inserting Graphic Objects

• Topic 5A: Inserting and Modifying Pictures and ClipArt
• Topic 5B: Drawing and Modifying Shapes
• Topic 5C: Illustrating Workflow Using SmartArt Graphics
• Topic 5D: Layering and Grouping Graphic Objects

Lesson 6: Customizing and Enhancing Workbooks and the Excel Environment

• Topic 6A: Customizing the Excel Environment
• Topic 6B: Customizing Workbooks
• Topic 6C: Managing Themes
• Topic 6D: Making and Using Templates

Microsoft Certification Exam:

77-602
Cost: $125
MS Certified Application Specialist Excel 2003

This course is one of a series of Element K courseware titles that addresses Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS) skill sets. The MCAS program is for individuals who use Microsoft's business desktop software and who seek recognition for their expertise with specific Microsoft products. Certification candidates must pass one or more product proficiency exams in order to earn MCAS certification.