Microsoft® Office Excel® 2016: Part 1 (Desktop/Office 365™) [Exams 77-727 & 77-728] Course Specifications
Course Number: ELK91–055_rev3.0
Course Length: 1.0 day(s)
Course Description
Organizations the world over rely on information to make sound decisions regarding all manner of affairs. But with the amount of available data growing on a daily basis, the ability to make sense of all of that data is becoming more and more challenging. Fortunately, this is where the power of Microsoft® Office Excel® 2016 can help. Excel can help you organize, calculate, analyze, revise, update, and present your data in ways that will help the decision-makers in your organization steer you in the right direction. It will also make these tasks much easier for you to accomplish, and in much less time, than if you used traditional pen-and-paper methods or non-specialized software. This course aims to provide you with a foundation for Excel knowledge and skills, which you can build upon to eventually become an expert in data manipulation.
This course covers Microsoft Office Specialist exam objectives to help students prepare for the Excel 2016 Exam and the Excel 2016 Expert Exam.
Course Objective: Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to create and develop Excel worksheets and workbooks in order to work with and analyze the data that is critical to the success of an organization.
The Learner will:
- Get started with Microsoft Office Excel 2016.
- Perform calculations.
- Modify a worksheet.
- Format a worksheet.
- Print workbooks.
- Manage workbooks.
- Lesson 4: Formatting a Worksheet
- Topic A: Apply Text Formats
- Topic B: Apply Number Formats
- Topic C: Align Cell Contents
- Topic D: Apply Styles and Themes
- Topic E: Apply Basic Conditional Formatting
- Topic F: Create and Use Templates Course Outline
- Lesson 3: Modifying a Worksheet
- Topic A: Insert, Delete, and Adjust Cells, Columns, and Rows
- Topic B: Search for and Replace Data
- Topic C: Use Proofing and Research Tools
- Lesson 2: Performing Calculations
- Topic A: Create Worksheet Formulas
- Topic B: Insert Functions
- Topic C: Reuse Formulas and Functions
- Lesson 1: Getting Started with Microsoft Office Excel 2016
- Topic A: Navigate the Excel User Interface
- Topic B: Use Excel Commands
- Topic C: Create and Save a Basic Workbook
- Topic D: Enter Cell Data
- Topic E: Use Excel Help
Course Content
- Microsoft® Office Professional Plus 2016
- Microsoft® Windows® 10 Professional or Enterprise
Software Requirements
- Using Microsoft® Windows® 10
- Microsoft® Windows® 10: Transition from Windows® 7
Target Student: This course is intended for students who wish to gain the foundational understanding of Microsoft Office Excel 2016 that is necessary to create and work with electronic spreadsheets.
Prerequisites: To ensure success, students will need to be familiar with using personal computers and should have experience using a keyboard and mouse. Students should also be comfortable working in the Windows® 10 environment and be able to use Windows 10 to manage information on their computers. Specific tasks the students should be able to perform include: opening and closing applications, navigating basic file structures, and managing files and folders. To obtain this level of skill and knowledge, you can take either one of the following Logical Operations courses:
- Lesson 5: Printing Workbooks
- Topic A: Preview and Print a Workbook
- Topic B: Set Up the Page Layout
- Topic C: Configure Headers and Footers
- Lesson 6: Managing Workbooks
- Topic A: Manage Worksheets
- Topic B: Manage Workbook and Worksheet Views
- Topic C: Manage Workbook Properties
- Appendix A: Microsoft Office Excel 2016 Exam 77-727
- Appendix B: Microsoft Office Excel 2016 Expert Exam 77–728
- Appendix C: Microsoft Excel 2016 Common Keyboard Shortcuts
- Appendix D: Adding Borders and Colors to Worksheets
- Appendix E: Basic Excel Customization
Microsoft® Office Excel® 2016: Part 2 [Exams 77-727 & 77-728]
Course Specifications
Course Number: ELK91–056_rev1.1
Course Length: 1.0 day(s)
Course Description
Whether you need to crunch numbers for sales, inventory, information technology, human resources, or other organizational purposes and departments, the ability to get the right information to the right people at the right time can create a powerful competitive advantage. After all, the world runs on data more than ever before and that’s a trend not likely to change, or even slow down, any time soon. But with so much data available and being created on a nearly constant basis, the ability to make sense of that data becomes more critical and challenging with every passing day. You already know how to get Excel to perform simple calculations and how to modify your workbooks and worksheets to make them easier to read, interpret, and present to others. But, Excel is capable of doing so much more. To gain a truly competitive edge, you need to be able to extract actionable organizational intelligence from your raw data. In other words, when you have questions about your data, you need to know how to get Excel to provide the answers for you. And that’s exactly what this course aims to help you do.
This course builds upon the foundational knowledge presented in the Microsoft® Office Excel® 2016: Part 1 course and will help start you down the road to creating advanced workbooks and worksheets that can help deepen your understanding of organizational intelligence. The ability to analyze massive amounts of data, extract actionable information from it, and present that information to decision-makers is at the foundation of a successful organization that is able to compete at a high level.
This course covers Microsoft Office Specialist exam objectives to help students prepare for the Excel 2016 Exam and the Excel 2016 Expert Exam.
Course Objective: Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to leverage the power of data analysis and presentation in order to make informed, intelligent organizational decisions.
The learner will:
- Work with functions.
- Work with lists.
- Analyze data.
- Visualize data with charts.
- Use PivotTables and PivotCharts.
Target Student: This course is designed for students who already have foundational knowledge and skills in Excel 2016 and who wish to begin taking advantage of some of the higher-level functionality in Excel to analyze and present data.
Prerequisites: To ensure success, students should have completed Logical Operations’ Microsoft® Office Excel® 2016: Part 1 or have the equivalent knowledge and experience.
Course Outline Software Requirements
- Microsoft® Office Professional Plus 2016
- Microsoft® Windows® 10 Professional or Enterprise
Course Content
- Lesson 1: Working with Functions
- Topic A: Work with Ranges
- Topic B: Use Specialized Functions
- Topic C: Work with Logical Functions
- Topic D: Work with Date & Time Functions
- Topic E: Work with Text Functions
- Lesson 2: Working with Lists
- Topic A: Sort Data
- Topic B: Filter Data
- Topic C: Query Data with Database Functions
- Topic D: Outline and Subtotal Data
- Lesson 3: Analyzing Data
- Topic A: Create and Modify Tables
- Topic B: Apply Intermediate Conditional Formatting
- Topic C: Apply Advanced Conditional Formatting Course Outline
- Lesson 4: Visualizing Data with Charts
- Topic A: Create Charts
- Topic B: Modify and Format Charts
- Topic C: Use Advanced Chart Features
- Lesson 5: Using PivotTables and PivotCharts
- Topic A: Create a PivotTable
- Topic B: Analyze PivotTable Data
- Topic C: Present Data with PivotCharts
- Topic D: Filter Data by Using Timelines and Slicers
- Appendix A: Microsoft Office Excel 2016 Exam 77-727
- Appendix B: Microsoft Office Excel 2016 Expert Exam 77–728
- Appendix C: Microsoft Excel 2016 Common Keyboard Shortcuts
- Appendix D: Financial Functions
- Appendix E: Working with Graphical Objects
- Appendix F: Using Array Formulas
Microsoft® Office Excel® 2016: Part 3 [Exam 77-727 & 77-728]
Course Specifications
Course Number: ELK91–057_rev1.2
Course Length: 1.0 day
Course Description
Clearly, you use Excel a lot in your role. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be taking this course. By now, you’re already familiar with Excel 2016, its functions and formulas, a lot of its features and functionality, and its powerful data analysis tools. You are likely called upon to analyze and report on data frequently, work in collaboration with others to deliver actionable organizational intelligence, and keep and maintain workbooks for all manner of purposes. At this level of use and collaboration, you have also likely encountered your fair share of issues and challenges. You’re too busy, though, to waste time scouring over workbooks to resolve issues or to perform repetitive, monotonous tasks. You need to know how to get Excel to do more for you so you can focus on what’s really important: staying ahead of the competition. That’s exactly what this course aims to help you do.
This course builds off of the foundational and intermediate knowledge presented in the Microsoft® Office Excel® 2016: Part 1 and Part 2 courses to help you get the most of your Excel experience. The ability to collaborate with colleagues, automate complex or repetitive tasks, and use conditional logic to construct and apply elaborate formulas and functions will put the full power of Excel right at your fingertips. The more you learn about how to get Excel to do the hard work for you, the more you’ll be able to focus on getting the answers you need from the vast amounts of data your organization generates.
This course covers Microsoft Office Specialist exam objectives to help students prepare for the Excel 2016 Exam and the Excel 2016 Expert Exam.
Course Objective: Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to perform advanced data analysis, collaborate on workbooks with other users, and automate workbook functionality.
The learner will:
- Work with multiple worksheets and workbooks.
- Use Lookup functions and formula auditing
- Share and protect workbooks.
- Automate workbook functionality.
- Create sparklines and map data.
- Forecast data.
Target Student: This course is intended for students who are experienced Excel 2016 users and have a desire or need to advance their skills in working with some of the more advanced Excel features. Students will likely need to troubleshoot large, complex workbooks, automate repetitive tasks, engage in collaborative partnerships involving workbook data, construct complex Excel functions, and use those functions to perform rigorous analysis of extensive, complex datasets. Course Outline.
Prerequisites: To ensure success, students should have practical, real-world experience creating and analyzing datasets using Excel 2016. Specific tasks students should be able to perform include: creating formulas and using Excel functions; creating, sorting, and filtering datasets and tables; presenting data by using basic charts; creating and working with PivotTables, slicers, and PivotCharts; and customizing the Excel environment. To meet these prerequisites, students can take the following Logical Operations courses, or should possess the equivalent skill level:
- Microsoft® Office Excel® 2016: Part 1
- Microsoft® Office Excel® 2016: Part 2
Software Requirements
- Microsoft® Office Professional Plus 2016
- Microsoft® Windows® 10 Professional or Enterprise
Course Content
- Lesson 1: Working with Multiple Worksheets and Workbooks
- Topic A: Use Links and External References
- Topic B: Use 3-D References
- Topic C: Consolidate Data
- Lesson 2: Using Lookup Functions and Formula Auditing
- Topic A: Use Lookup Functions
- Topic B: Trace Cells
- Topic C: Watch and Evaluate Formulas
- Lesson 3: Sharing and Protecting Workbooks
- Topic A: Collaborate on a Workbook
- Topic B: Protect Worksheets and Workbooks
- Lesson 4: Automating Workbook Functionality
- Topic A: Apply Data Validation
- Topic B: Search for Invalid Data and Formulas with Errors
- Topic C: Work with Macros
- Lesson 5: Creating Sparklines and Mapping Data
- Topic A: Create Sparklines
- Topic B: Map Data
- Lesson 6: Forecasting Data
- Topic A: Determine Potential Outcomes Using Data Tables
- Topic B: Determine Potential Outcomes Using Scenarios
- Topic C: Use the Goal Seek Feature
- Topic D: Forecasting Data Trends
- Appendix A: Microsoft Office Excel 2016 Exam 77-727
- Appendix B: Microsoft Office Excel 2016 Expert Exam 77–728
- Appendix C: Microsoft Excel 2016 Common Keyboard Shortcuts
- Appendix D: Cube Functions
- Appendix E: Importing and Export Data
- Appendix F: Internationalizing Workbooks
- Appendix G: Working with Power Pivot
- Appendix H: Advanced Customization Options
- Appendix I: Working with Forms and Controls
Additional Courses that can be offered are:
- Creating Dashboards in Excel – 1 day Course
- Data Analysis with Power Pivot – 1/2 day Course
- Data Analysis with Pivot Tables – 5 day Course
Microsoft Office Excel 2016: Dashboards
Course Specifications
Course Number: ELK91–076_rev1.0
Course Length: 1.0 days
Course Description
Whether you need to crunch numbers for sales, inventory, information technology, human resources, or other organizational purposes and departments, the ability to get the right information to the right people at the right time can create a powerful competitive advantage. After all, the world runs on data more than ever before and that’s a trend not likely to change, or even slow down, any time soon. But with so much data available and being created on a nearly constant basis, the ability to make sense of that data becomes more critical and challenging with every passing day. You already know how to get Microsoft® Office Excel® to perform simple calculations and how to modify your workbooks and worksheets to make them easier to read, interpret, and present to others. But Excel is capable of doing so much more. To gain a truly competitive edge, you need to be able to extract actionable organizational intelligence from your raw data and present it in a visual format that enables decision-makers to view key trends and conclusions at a glance. And that’s exactly what this course aims to help you do.
This course builds upon the foundational knowledge presented in the Microsoft® Office Excel® 2016: Part 1 course and will help start you down the road to creating advanced workbooks and worksheets that you can use to create dashboards. The ability to analyze massive amounts of data, extract actionable intelligence from it, and present that information to decision-makers is the cornerstone of driving a successful organization that is able to compete at a high level.
Course Objective: Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to create dashboards in Excel 2016.
You will:
- Create range names and advanced formulas.
- Automate workbook functionality.
- Apply conditional logic.
- Visualize data by creating basic charts.
- Create trendline and sparkline charts.
- Use PivotTables, PivotCharts, and slicers to create a dashboard.
Target Student: This course is designed for students who already have foundational knowledge and skills in Excel 2016 and who wish to begin taking advantage of some of the higher-level functionality in Excel to summarize table data by using functions, charts, and PivotTables, and display those elements in a dashboard format. Course Outline.
This course is a combination of selected topics from the Logical Operations courses Microsoft® Office Excel® 2016: Part 2 and Microsoft® Office Excel® 2016: Part 3 and is specifically designed to provide students with the skills and knowledge to create effective dashboards. If students have already taken these two courses, they are unlikely to garner much new information from this course.
Prerequisites: To ensure success, students should have completed Logical Operations’ Microsoft® Office Excel® 2016: Part 1 or have the equivalent knowledge and experience. In particular, students should have some experience in creating workbooks with formulas and functions.
Software Requirements
- Microsoft® Office Professional Plus 2016
- Microsoft® Windows® 10 Professional or Enterprise
Course Content
- Lesson 1: Using Names in Formulas and Functions
- Topic A: Examine Dashboards
- Topic B: Use Range Names in Formulas
- Topic C: Use Specialized Functions
- Lesson 2: Automating Workbook Functionality
- Topic A: Apply Data Validation
- Topic B: Work with Forms and Controls
- Lesson 3: Applying Conditional Logic
- Topic A: Use Lookup Functions
- Topic B: Combine Functions Course Outline
- Lesson 4: Visualizing Data with Basic Charts
- Topic A: Create Charts
- Topic B: Modify and Format Charts
- Lesson 5: Using Advanced Charting Techniques
- Topic A: Create Dual-Axis Charts and Trendlines
- Topic B: Create Sparklines
- Lesson 6: Analyzing Data with PivotTables, PivotCharts, and Slicers
- Topic A: Create a PivotTable
- Topic B: Analyze PivotTable Data
- Topic C: Present Data with PivotCharts
- Topic D: Filter Data by Using Slicers
Microsoft Office Excel 2016: Data Analysis with Power Pivot [Beta Courseware]
Course Specifications
Course Number: ELK91–067_rev0.96
Course Length: 0.5 Day
Course Description
Overview: We are now living in the age of big data. Data is being collected all the time and for increasingly detailed transactions. This can lead to an overwhelming amount of data, which brings about a need for people who can analyze large amounts of data quickly. Fortunately, Excel provides Power Pivot to help you organize, manipulate, and report on your data in the best way possible. Since a tool is only as good as the person using it, it is important to gain a solid understanding of Power Pivot to maximize your effectiveness when analyzing data.
Course Objective: Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to use Power Pivot along with Excel 2016 to analyze data from a variety of sources.
You will:
- Get started with Power Pivot.
- Visualize Power Pivot data.
- Work with advanced functionality in Power Pivot.
Target Student: Students taking this course are experienced Excel users who are seeking to advance their data analysis capabilities by using Power Pivot.
Prerequisites: To ensure your success in this course, you should have experience working with Excel 2016 and PivotTables. You should already understand spreadsheet concepts and be comfortable creating and analyzing basic PivotTables. You can obtain this level of skills and knowledge by taking the following Logical Operations courses:
- Microsoft® Office Excel® 2016: Part 1 (Second Edition)
- Microsoft® Office Excel® 2016: Part 2 (Second Edition)
- Microsoft® Office Excel® 2016: Data Analysis with PivotTables (recommended)
Software Requirements
- Microsoft® Office Professional Plus 2016
- Microsoft® Windows® 10 Professional or EnterpriseLearners will enable the Power Pivot add-in during class. The Power Pivot add-in is available only in the Microsoft® Office Professional Plus 2016 suite, Microsoft® Office 365™ ProPlus suite, and Microsoft® Excel® 2016 standalone application. It’s not available in the Microsoft Office Standard or Professional (non-Plus) suites.
Course Content
- Lesson 1: Getting Started with Power Pivot
- Topic A: Enable and Navigate Power Pivot
- Topic B: Manage Data Relationships
- Lesson 2: Visualizing Power Pivot Data
- Topic A: Create a Power Pivot Report
- Topic B: Create Calculations in Power Pivot
- Lesson 3: Working with Advanced Functionality in Power Pivot
- Topic A: Create a Key Performance Indicator
- Topic B: Work with Dates and Time in Power Pivot
Microsoft Office Excel 2016: Data Analysis with PivotTables
Course Specifications
Course Number: ELK91–066_rev1.0
Course Length: 5 Days
Course Description
Overview: Advances in technology have made it possible to store ever-increasing amounts of data. Along with this, the need to analyze that data and gain actionable insight is greater than ever. You already have experience working with Excel and creating basic PivotTables to summarize data. But, Excel is capable of doing much more. Being able to harness the power of advanced PivotTable features and create PivotCharts will help you to gain a competitive edge. You will not only be able to summarize data for you to analyse, but also organize the data in a way that can be meaningfully presented to others. This leads to data-driven business decisions that have a better chance for success for everyone involved.
Course Objective: Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to use Excel 2016 advanced PivotTable functionality to analyze your raw data.
Target Student: Students taking this course are experienced Excel users who are seeking to advance their data analysis capabilities by using PivotTables.
Prerequisites: To ensure your success in this course, you should have experience working with Excel 2016 and PivotTables. You should already understand spreadsheet concepts and be comfortable creating basic PivotTables. You can obtain this level of skill and knowledge by taking the following Logical Operations courses:
- Appendix A: Commonly Used DAX Functions
- Prepare data for PivotTable reporting and create PivotTables from various data sources.
- Analyze Data Using PivotTables.
- Work with PivotCharts.
- Microsoft® Office Excel® 2016: Part 1
- Microsoft® Office Excel® 2016: Part 2
Software Requirements
- Microsoft® Office Professional Plus 2016
- Microsoft® Windows® 10 Professional or EnterpriseIf you are planning to follow this course with the Microsoft® Office Excel® 2016: Data Analysis with PowerPivot course, you must install the Microsoft Office 2016 Professional Plus suite instead of the plain Professional version in order to have access to the PowerPivot add-in.
Course Content
- Lesson 1: Preparing Data and Creating PivotTables
- Topic A: Prepare Data
- Topic B: Create a PivotTable from a Local Data Source
- Topic C: Create a PivotTable from Multiple Local Data Sources
- Topic D: Create a PivotTable from an External Data Source
- Lesson 2: Analyzing Data Using PivotTables
- Topic A: Summarize PivotTable Data
- Topic B: Organize PivotTable Data
- Topic C: Filter PivotTable Data
- Topic D: Format a PivotTable
- Topic E: Refresh and Change PivotTable Data
Lesson 3: Working with PivotChart
- Topic A: Create a PivotChart
- Topic B: Manipulate PivotChart Data
- Topic C: Format a PivotChart
Hardware Requirements
For each of these courses, one workstation for each student is required and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware configurations which Adroit’s training already satisfies.
- 1 GHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor
- 1 GB RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
- 25 GB available disk space
- DirectX 10 graphics card and a 1,024 × 768 or higher resolution monitor
- Keyboard and mouse (or other pointing device)
- Network cards and cabling for local network access
- Internet access may be required for some of the more advanced courses (contact your local network administrator)
- Projection system to display the instructor’s computer screen