Excel 2002:
Basic
Topic-Level Outline
Days: 1
Prerequisites: Windows 2000 Professional: Basic, or equivalent experience
Unit 1 : Excel basics
Topic
A:0 Spreadsheet terminology
A-1: Discussing spreadsheet terminology
Topic B:0 Exploring the Excel window
B-1: Starting Excel
B-2: Showing or hiding the Office Assistant
B-3: Examining Excel window components
Topic C:0 Getting help
C-1: Using the Ask a Question box
C-2: Working with the Office Assistant
C-3: Examining the Help database
Topic D:0 Opening and navigating workbooks
D-1: Opening a workbook
D-2: Navigating a worksheet
Topic
E:0 Closing workbooks
E-1: Closing a workbook and Excel
Unit 2 : Entering and editing data
Topic A:0 Creating workbooks
A-1: Creating a default Excel workbook
Topic B:0 Entering and editing labels and values
B-1: Entering labels and values
B-2: Editing labels and values
Topic C:0 Entering and editing formulas
C-1: Entering a formula by typing
C-2: Using the mouse to enter cell references
C-3: Editing a formula
C-4: Using Undo and Redo
C-5: Finding and replacing a formula
Topic D:0 Saving and updating workbooks
D-1: Saving a workbook
D-2: Changing and updating a workbook
Unit 3 : Modifying a worksheet
Topic A:0 Moving and copying data
A-1: Moving data by using the Edit menu
A-2: Moving data by using the Standard toolbar
A-3: Copying data in a worksheet
A-4: Moving data by using the drag-and-drop method
A-5: Copying data by using the drag-and-drop method
A-6: Copying data by using the Clipboard
Topic B:0 Moving and copying formulas
B-1: Using shortcut menus to move formulas
B-2: Copying formulas
B-3: Using the fill handle to copy formulas
Topic C:0 Using absolute references
C-1: Observing the limitations of relative references
C-2: Using absolute references
Topic
D:0 Inserting and deleting ranges
D-1: Inserting a range
D-2: Inserting an entire row
D-3: Deleting a range
Unit 4 : Using functions
Topic A:0 Entering functions
A-1: Entering a SUM function
A-2: Using the mouse to enter a function argument
A-3: Inserting a SUM function
Topic B:0 Using AutoSum
B-1: Using AutoSum
B-2: Using AutoSum to enter several functions at once
Topic C:0 Using AVERAGE, MIN, and MAX
C-1: Using AVERAGE
C-2: Using MIN
C-3: Using MAX
Unit 5 : Formatting worksheets
Topic A:0 Formatting text
A-1: Formatting text by using the toolbar
A-2: Formatting a non-contiguous range
A-3: Using the Format Cells dialog box to format text
Topic B:0 Formatting rows and columns
B-1: Changing column widths and row heights
B-2: Setting alignment
B-3: Applying borders
B-4: Using the border-drawing pencil
Topic C:0 Number formatting
C-1: Using the Formatting toolbar to format numbers
C-2: Exploring the Number tab of the Format Cells dialog box
C-3: Creating a conditional format
Topic
D:0 Other formatting features
D-1: Copying and clearing formatting
D-2: Using the AutoFormat dialog box to format a range
D-3: Using Find and Replace to change cell formats
Unit 6 : Printing
Topic A:0 Preparing to print
A-1: Checking spelling on a worksheet
A-2: Previewing a worksheet
Topic B:0 Page Setup options
B-1: Controlling page orientation
B-2: Controlling margins
B-3: Creating headers and footers
B-4: Displaying gridlines and observing sheet options
Topic C:0 Printing
C-1: Printing a worksheet
C-2: Working with print areas
Unit 7 : Creating charts
Topic A:0 Chart basics
A-1: Creating a chart
A-2: Examining the chart elements
A-3: Creating an embedded chart
Topic B:0 Modifying charts
B-1: Changing chart type
B-2: Formatting chart elements
B-3: Modifying an embedded chart
Topic
C:0 Printing charts
C-1: Printing a chart
Unit 8 : Web features
Topic A:0 Saving worksheets as Web pages
A-1: Saving a workbook as a Web page
A-2: Using the AutoRepublish feature
Topic
B:0 Hyperlinks
B-1: Inserting and editing hyperlinks
Topic
C:0 Workbooks and e-mail
C-1: Using e-mail to share a workbook
Appendix A : Alternative user input
Topic A:0 Speech recognition
Topic B:0 Handwriting recognition
Appendix B : MOUS exam objectives map
Topic A:0 Core exam objectives
Topic B:0 Expert exam objectives