Course 55166A: Intermediate Microsoft Excel 2016

About this course

This Intermediate Microsoft Excel 2016 training class is meant for students who want to advance their skill set by learning to work with advanced formulas, lists, and illustrations. Students will also work with charts and advanced formatting including styles.

Audience profile

This course is intended for students who have little or no familiarity with Microsoft Excel 2016 or more experienced Excel users who want to learn the topics covered in this course in the 2016 interface.

At course completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

Learn to use formulas and functions.

Create and modify charts.

Convert, sort, filter, and manage lists.

Insert and modify illustrations in a worksheet.

Learn to work with tables.

Learn to use conditional formatting and styles.

Prerequisites:

Basic Excel experience

Course Outline

Module 1: Advanced Formulas

This module explains how to work with formulas.
Lessons

Using Named Ranges in Formulas

Naming a Single Cell

Naming a Range of Cells

Naming Multiple Single Cells Quickly

Using Formulas That Span Multiple Worksheets

Using the IF Function

Using AND/OR Functions

Using the SUMIF, AVERAGEIF, and COUNTIF Functions

Using the PMT Function

Using the LOOKUP Function

Using the VLOOKUP Function

Using the HLOOKUP Function

Using the CONCATENATE Function

Using the TRANSPOSE Function

Using the PROPER, UPPER, and LOWER Functions

The UPPER Function

The LOWER function

The TRIM Function

Using the LEFT, RIGHT, and MID Functions

The MID Function

Using Date Functions

Using the NOW and TODAY Functions

Creating Scenarios

Utilize the Watch Window

Consolidate Data

Enable Iterative Calculations

What-If Analyses

Use the Scenario Manager

Use Financial Functions
Lab : Advanced Formulas

Using Named Ranges in Formulas

Entering a Formula Using Data in Multiple Worksheets

Using the IF Function

Using the PMT Function

Using the VLOOKUP Function

Using the CONCATENATE Function

Using the PROPER Function

Using the LEFT and RIGHT Functions

Using the YEAR, MONTH, and DAY Functions
After completing this module, students will be able to:

Name and label cells and ranges of cells.

Use names and labels in formulas.

Create formulas that span multiple worksheets.

Use the conditional IF function and its variants in formulas.

Use the PMT function to calculate payments for loans.

Use the LOOKUP function.

Use the VLOOKUP function.

Use the HLOOKUP function.

Use the CONCATENATE function to join the contents of numerous cells.

Use the TRANSPOSE function.

Use the PROPER, UPPER, and LOWER functions to alter the casing of text.

Use the LEFT, RIGHT, and MID functions to return characters from the
start or end of a string, or a specific number of text characters.

Use various date functions.

Module 2: Working with Lists

This module explains how to work with lists.
Lessons

Converting a List to a Table

Removing Duplicates from a List

Sorting Data in a List

Filtering Data in a List

Adding Subtotals to a List

Grouping and Ungrouping Data in a List
Lab : Working with Lists

Converting a List to a Table

Removing Duplicates from a List

Sorting Data in a List

Filtering Data in a List

Adding Subtotals to a List
After completing this module, students will be able to:

Convert data into tables.

Remove duplicates from tables.

Sort data in Excel.

Filter data in Excel.

Use subtotals to automatically total related data.

Group and ungroup data.

Module 3: Working with Illustrations

This module explains how to work with illustrations.
Lessons

Working with Clip Art

Using Shapes

Working with SmartArt
Lab : Working with Illustrations

Working with Clip Art

Adding Shapes
After completing this module, students will be able to:

Add pictures to your worksheets.

U use Clip Art to illustrate your worksheets.

Insert shapes into Microsoft Excel worksheets.

Use SmartArt to illustrate your worksheets.

Module 4: Visualizing Your Data

This module explains how to work with charts, objects, and text boxes.
Lessons

Creating a Custom Chart Template

Inserting Charts

Add and Format Objects

Insert a Text Box

Create a Custom Chart Template
Lab : Visualizing Your Data

Inserting Charts

Editing Charts
After completing this module, students will be able to:

Create charts that enable you to visualize your data.

Choose what data is displayed in your charts.

Show and hide data labels.

Show and hide the legend.

Show and hide the chart title.

Add a picture or shape to a chart.

Change the way text displays in a chart.

Change the fill color of a chart.

Add and format objects in a worksheet.

Module 5: Working with Tables

This module explains how to work with tables.
Lessons

Format Data as a Table

Move between Tables and Ranges

Modify Tables

Define Titles
Lab : Working with Tables

Creating and Modifying a Table in Excel
After completing this module, students will be able to:

Format data in Excel as a table.

Modify Excel tables.

Module 6: Advanced Formatting

This module explains how work with formatting options in Excel.
Lessons

Applying Conditional Formatting

Working with Styles

Creating and Modifying Templates
Lab : Advanced Formatting

Using Conditional Formatting

Working with Styles
After completing this module, students will be able to:

Use conditional formatting to display cells differently based on their values.

Quickly format tables using styles.

Format cells using styles.

Module 7: Microsoft Excel Features that Were New in 2013

This module explains how to use some features that were new in 2013.
Lessons

New Functions in Excel 2013

Using New Chart Tools

Using the Quick Analysis Tool

Using the Chart Recommendation Feature
Lab : Microsoft Excel Features that Were New in 2013

Using the New Excel Functions

Using the New Excel 2013 Chart Tools

Using the Quick Analysis Tool
After completing this module, students will be able to:

Use the new chart tools in Excel.

Use the Quick Analysis tool.

Use the Chart Recommendation feature.

Module 8: Features New in 2016

This module explains how to use the new charts in 2016.
Lessons

New Charts

Tree map

Sunburst

Histogram

Waterfall

Box and Whisker

Pareto
After completing this module, students will be able to:

Use the new charts in Excel 2016.