Microsoft Excel 2007 New Features

	You have worked with Microsoft Office Excel 2003, and you now need to be aware of the additional features in the latest release of the software for improving the management, presentation, and distribution of your spreadsheets. In this course, you will work with the new and enhanced features in Microsoft Office Excel 2007.
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Locations

Infero Ltd is based in the Lace Market in Nottingham. Training courses take place at the following locations including Nottingham, Derby, Loughborough, Mansfield, Chesterfield, Burton-on-Trent, Lincoln, Leicester, Sheffield, Stoke-on-Trent, Tamworth, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Birmingham, Solihul, Coventry, Nuneaton, Peterborough, Grantham.

Target Students

This course is designed for experienced Excel users who have worked with earlier versions of Microsoft Excel, ideally Microsoft Excel 2003, and who have upgraded to Microsoft Excel 2007.

Prerequisites

Students enrolling in this course should understand how to use some version of Excel, preferably 2003, and have some familiarity with the Internet. This course covers the commonly used new features for a typical user. Due to the nature of this course and the minimal prerequisites, there are other more advanced new features that are not covered in depth.

Delivery Method

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

Certification

This course is one of a series of courses that addresses Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (Microsoft Business Certification) skill sets. The Microsoft Certified Application Specialist 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 proficiency exams in order to earn Microsoft Certified Application Specialist certification.

Course Objectives

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

• Explore the new and enhanced Microsoft Office Excel 2007 environment.
• Organise data in Excel worksheets using enhanced tables and table formats.
• Analyse Excel data by applying enhanced conditional formatting, and generate specific information using the sort and filter options.
• Present Excel data using enhanced charts and illustrations, as well as work with the enhanced options of PivotTables and PivotCharts for conducting selective analysis.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Exploring the Excel Environment

Topic 1A: Explore the User Interface
Topic 1B: Work with the Ribbon
Topic 1C: Work with Contextual Tabs
Topic 1D: Use the Excel Galleries
Topic 1E: Customise the Excel Interface

Lesson 2: Organising Data

Topic 2A: Explore the Enhancements in Excel 2007 Spreadsheets
Topic 2B: Insert Tables
Topic 2C: Format Tables

Lesson 3: Analysing Data

Topic 3A: Apply Conditional Formatting
Topic 3B: Sort Data in a Spreadsheet
Topic 3C: Filter Data in a Spreadsheet
Topic 3D: Apply a Formula

Lesson 4: Presenting Data

Topic 4A: Create Charts
Topic 4B: Format Charts
Topic 4C: Work with Illustrations
Topic 4D: Create PivotTables and PivotCharts
Topic 4E: Share Excel Charts
Topic 4F: Save Data in Presentable Formats