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MS Office Excel 2016 (Basic + Advanced)
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Introduction
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Without any doubts, all companies and ministries in our current era are totally dependent on computers and systems to finish all their daily tasks which used to take hundreds of hours to be done manually. More specifically, when we talk about data management and reports, things become more and more complicated to avoid human mistakes which incur additional work hours.

 

With the presence of software like Microsoft Excel, things have become more and more easier, the workflow has become smoother, and the revenues generated are much higher. Using Microsoft Excel, you can now easily automate all your tasks, generate data reports automatically, derive daily and weekly budget tables within seconds. In this course, we will go through all the tweaks in Microsoft Excel to improve our productivity and accuracy at work.

Course Objectives
At the end of the training course, participants will be able to

  • Gain the necessary data management skills in Excel
  • Easily automate all daily and weekly reporting
  • Replicate all data with other departments at work
  • Create customized charting for reporting
  • Smoothly generate formulas for data management
  • Quickly backup and restore data and reports in case of any data loss 

Course Audience
Who is this course for, and can benefit the most
  • Cloud Computing Engineer
  • Computer Network Specialist
  • Computer Support Specialist
  • Database Administrator
  • Information Technology Analyst
  • Information Technology Leadership
  • Information Security Specialist
  • Software/Application Developer
  • Web Developer
  • Technology sales consultant
Course Outline
The course aims and learning outcomes

Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2016

  • Navigating the Excel User Interface
  • Spreadsheets, Worksheets and Workbook, Cells and Ranges and References, The Excel User Interface Inner and Outer Elements, Excel Window Commands, The Backstage View, Mouse Cursor Icons, Basic Data Entry
  • Using Excel Commands
  • The Ribbon, ScreenTips and Key Tips, The Quick Access Toolbar, The Mini Toolbar and Context Menus
  • Creating and Saving a Basic Workbook
  • The New Tab, The Save, Save As Commands, and Save As Screen, Compatibility Mode and Compatibility Checker, The Convert Option
  • Entering Cell Data
  • Data Types, The Cut, Copy, and Paste, Undo and Redo Commands, The AutoFill Feature and Options, Flash Fill

 

Performing Calculations

  • Creating Worksheet Formulas
  • Excel Formulas, The Formula Bar, A Basic Mathematical Formula, Elements of Excel Formulas, The Order of Operations, Intersection Operator
  • Insert Functions
  • Functions, The Function Library Group, The Insert Function Dialog Box, The Function Arguments Dialog Box, Graphical Cell and Range Reference Entry, The AutoSum Feature, Other Commonly Used Functions, Basic Function Syntax, The Formula AutoComplete Feature, The Arguments Tooltip
  • Reuse Formulas and Functions
  • The Paste Options, The Paste Special Dialog Box, Relative References, Absolute References, Mixed References, AutoFill and Formulas, Worksheet References, Excel Errors and Indicators

Modifying and Formatting a Worksheet

  • Insert, Delete, and Adjust Cells, Columns, and Rows
  • The Insert and Delete Options, Manual Width and Height Adjustments, Manual Fit, The AutoFit Feature, The Row Height and Column Width Dialog Boxes, The Hide and Unhide Commands
  • Search for and Replace Data
  • The Find Command, The Replace Command, The Go To Dialog Box, The Go To Special Dialog Box
  • Use Proofing and Research Tools
  • The Spelling Dialog Box, The Thesaurus Task Pane, The Insights Task Pane
  • Apply Text Formats
  • Fonts, The Font Group, The Format Cells Dialog Box, The Colors Dialog Box, Hyperlinks, The Insert/Edit Hyperlink Dialog Box, The Format Painter
  • Apply Number Formats
  • Number Formats, Number Format Tab, Custom Number Formats
  • Align Cell Contents
  • Alignment Options, The Indent Commands, The Wrap Text Command, Orientation Options, The Merge & Center Options
  • Apply Styles and Themes
  • Cell Styles, Galleries, The Style Dialog Box, The Merge Styles Dialog Box, Themes, Guidelines for Using Themes
  • Apply Basic Conditional Formatting
  • Conditional Formatting, The Conditional Formatting Dialog Boxes, The Highlight Cells Rules, Data Bars, Color Scales, Icon Sets
  • Create and Use Templates
  • Templates and the Backstage View

Printing and Managing Workbooks

  • Preview and Print a Workbook
  • The Print Tab, Print Settings, Page Orientation, Margins, Print Preview
  • Set Up the Page Layout
  • The Page Setup Dialog Box, The Print Area, The Print Titles Command, Page Breaks, Workbook Views, Page Break Preview View
  • Configure Headers and Footers
  • Headers and Footers, Page Layout View, Contextual Tabs, The Header & Footer Tools Contextual Tab, The Header and Footer Dialog Boxes
  • Manage Worksheets
  • Tab Formatting Options, Drag to Reposition Worksheets, The Move or Copy Dialog Box, Methods of Inserting and Deleting Worksheets, The Hide and Unhide Worksheet Options
  • Manage Workbook and Worksheet Views
  • Custom Views, The Add View Dialog Box, The Split Command, The Freeze Panes Options, The Arrange All Command, The Arrange Windows Dialog Box, The View Side by Side Command, The Switch Windows Command, The New Window Command

Understanding the Advanced part of Microsoft Excel

  • Using the IF condition
  • IFERROR and when to use it
  • Using SUMIFS, AverageIFS and how does it differ from the AverageIF only?
  • What is the usage of the COUNTIFS? How to make our report and the result dynamic
  • How to use the various text functions in Microsoft Excel and how to apply the Left, Right, Mid, Len, and Find functions
  • How to use the Date functions to easily calculate the number of working days without holidays for a certain report

 

LOOKUP, VLOOKUP AND HLOOKUP

  • Use and advantages of LOOKUP, VLOOKUP
  • What is the difference between VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP?
  • Match and Index functions?
  • Scenarios in which we are obliged to use the Match and Index instead of VLookup
  • How to combine both Match and Index in one cell instead of having them in two different cells
  • How to create Data Tables to easily fill data for various cases and scenarios

 

Data Validation

  • How to apply proper data validation
  • How to validate data for a specific range number and how to prevent the user from entering invalid data
  • How to setup data validation errors
  • How to create data validation rule and take the input from other cells
  • How to create a drop-down list menu and take the values from other sheets and columns

Proper structuring of organized data

  • How to apply the basic and advanced sorting of data
  • What are the various ways to sort data?
  • What are the mistakes that are usually done in sorting which mess the whole data and how to prevent them?
  • How to apply the basic and advanced filtering
  • How to use advanced criteria to filter data
  • How to create tables to easily apply formatting and calculations
  • How to enable the structured references in tables, and how to allow the auto formula fill for new rows

 

Exporting and Importing Data From/To Excel

  • How to remove duplicates
  • How to highlight duplicates
  • How to convert text to various columns in one click
  • How to get external data and link them automatically to excel
  • How to extract data from a web page and add them to excel
  • How to use the Goal Seek functionality to find our goal
  • How to use various Scenarios in excel to better represent and visualize our data

Understanding Advanced Charts

  • How to change the Chart Scale
  • How to modify the data shown on the X axis and the Y axis
  • How to format the data points and modify the increments
  • How to use the combination charts (Combo Chart) and add two charts at the same time
  • How to add trendlines in our charts

 

Pivot Charts

  • How to add a pivot chart and how to add their various fields
  • How to insert slicers to filter data
  • How to group data in a pivot table and how to move files
  • How to refresh pivot table data
  • How to insert calculated fields in a picot table
  • How to properly format a pivot table
  • How to change the PivotTable field settings and how to add a currency
  • How to add Pivot Charts and how to move them from one sheet to another and keep them linked and synchronized and updated

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Our Training programs are implemented by combining the participants' academic knowledge and practical practice (30% theoretical / 70% practical activities).

At The end of the training program, Participants are involved in practical workshop to show their skills in applying what they were trained for. A detailed report is submitted to each participant and the training department in the organization on the results of the participant's performance and the return on training. Our programs focus on exercises, case studies, and individual and group presentations.

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