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Advanced Microsoft Excel 2019

Course ID: OST-3100AEE
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Most organizations rely heavily on Microsoft Excel to consolidate, analyze and report financial information and other important data. If you work with data of any kind, learning Excel's advanced functions can lead to taking on greater responsibilities in your organization. This course helps you master many features in Microsoft Excel 2019/Office 365 that many users are unaware of. You learn the secret to using formula-based conditional formatting as a creative solution to common issues. You also learn how to leverage Excel's Power Query tool to import and transform data from about any data source. By the time you finish this course, you will have mastered Microsoft Excel 2019/Office 365 and will be able to better serve your company's data management needs.

Course Objectives

Master Excel 2019 and become a more productive member of your organization

Gain indispensable skills that are useful in any organization that relies on numbers-based reporting

Learn to use the power of Microsoft Excel 2019 to save time, money and frustration

Develop skills that can be used to simplify calculating and displaying numbers, both personally and professionally

Outline of Instruction

Customizing Excel
Explore different ways you can modify Excel to streamline processes and make your work easier. Use the Excel Options dialog box to customize some of Excel's behind-the-scenes behavior and set up your Quick Access Toolbar.

Table Management
Explores Excel's table management features, using data forms with Excel databases and alternative database techniques. Formatting and working with tables has become much easier in this latest version of Excel.

Data Validation
Tackle data validation techniques, your first line of defense against incorrect or missing data and the logical next step after data forms. Practice using whole number, decimal, date, time, list and other forms of validation.

Custom Controls
Learn custom controls, graphical objects that help facilitate data input and are sure to impress users. Learn how to create standard and drop-down list boxes, check boxes, option buttons and group boxes.

Conditional Formatting
Learn how to use conditional formatting to hide errors, highlight records based on multiple criteria, track and alert you about due dates, find the differences between two lists, shade every other row and more.

Consolidating and Outlining
Learn how to use Excel's consolidation function to efficiently summarize data from multiple sources. Many Excel users do this the hard way, but with Excel's automatic consolidation feature, you no longer need to develop a web of formula links to multiple sources.

Excel Functions and Nesting
Excel's functions are too numerous to cover in just one lesson, so focus on a few important ones spanning four categories: Logical, Database, Math & Trig and Lookup & Reference.

Import External Data
Learn how to use the built-in Query Editor using Excel's powerful Power Query tool and an import external database that combines two database tables into a single import.

Data Tables
Data tables are very powerful what-if analysis tools that are great for analyzing potential outcomes of personal or business financial decisions. Learn how to use two different types of data tables.

What-If Analysis Tools
Explore three more of Excel's what-if analysis tools: Goal Seek, Scenario Manager and Solver.

Advanced PivotTables
Discover how to use PivotTables, which are excellent for summarizing massive amounts of data and viewing different cuts of the information quickly. Practice using the two methods for creating PivotTables.

Analysis ToolPak, Advanced Filter, Array Formulas and More
Explore the functions available in the Analysis ToolPak, including Moving Average and Sampling tools. Learn how to use the View Side-by-Side tool and how to use the Watch Window to keep tabs on your data when you're updating a workbook.

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CEUs

Industry Standard, State or National Certification

Certification

None

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None

Certification Learning Outcomes/Requirements

CE or CU Articulation

Prerequisites

Intermediate Microsoft Excel 2019/Office 365, if needed

Learning Supplies Needed

Hardware requirements:
This course must be taken on a PC. It is not suitable for Macs or Chromebooks.

Software requirements:
PC: Windows 10 or later
Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge is also compatible.
Microsoft Excel 2019 (desktop version), available to download with the desktop version of Microsoft 365 or Microsoft Office Home and Student 2019 (not included in enrollment)
NOTE: The "Starter Version" and "Web App" versions of Microsoft will not work with the full version taught in this course.
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:
Email capabilities and access to a personal email account

Instructional material requirements:
The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Clinical Site/Special Facilities

N/A

Requirements for Successful Completion

90% attendance
Students must pass 10 quizzes with a minimum grade of 70% by the second attempt. If all quizzes are not passed with 70% or better by the second attempt, the final exam score must be 70% or higher on the first attempt. The final exam must be taken by the Wake Tech course end date.