Microsoft® Office Excel® 2011: Level 1 (Macintosh)
Course Specifications
Course number: 084555
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Course Description
Course Objective: You will create and edit basic Microsoft Office Excel 2011 worksheets and workbooks.

Target Student: This course is designed for students who desire to gain the necessary skills to create, edit, format, and print basic Microsoft Office Excel 2011 worksheets.

Prerequisites: Prospective students should be familiar with the Mac OS X v10.5 (basic typing skills are recommended). They should be comfortable in the Macintosh environment and be able to use Macintosh to manage information on the computer. Specifically, they should be able to launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on the computer; and manage files and folders. Web browsing experience is also strongly recommended. 
Hardware Requirements
For this course, you will need one computer for each student and the instructor. Each computer should have the following hardware configuration: 
•	Intel Only. 
•	1 GB of RAM or more. 
•	2.5 GB of available hard disk space. HFS +, also known as Mac OS Extended format. 
•	DVD drive. 
•	A keyboard and mouse or other pointing device. 
•	1280 x 800 pixel or higher resolution is recommended. 
•	Network cards and cabling for local network access. 
•	Internet access (contact your local network administrator). 
•	A printer (optional) or an installed printer driver. 
•	A projection system to display the instructor’s computer screen. 
Software Requirements
Each computer requires the following software:
•	Microsoft® Office:mac (Home & Student, Home & Business) Edition 2011 
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 
•	create a basic worksheet by using Microsoft Excel 2011. 
•	perform calculations in an Excel worksheet. 
•	modify an Excel worksheet. 
•	modify the appearance of data within a worksheet. 
•	manage Excel workbooks. 
•	print the content of an Excel worksheet. 
Course Content
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Excel
Topic 1A: Identify the Elements of the Excel Interface 
Topic 1B: Navigate and Select Cells in Worksheets 
Topic 1C: Customize the Excel Interface 
Topic 1D: Create a Basic Worksheet 
Lesson 2: Performing Calculations in an Excel Worksheet
Topic 2A: Create Formulas in a Worksheet 
Topic 2B: Insert Functions in a Worksheet 
Topic 2C: Reuse Formulas 
Lesson 3: Modifying a Worksheet
Topic 3A: Edit Worksheet Data 
Topic 3B: Find and Replace Data 
Topic 3C: Manipulate Worksheet Elements 
Lesson 4: Modifying the Appearance of a Worksheet
Topic 4A: Apply Font Properties 
Topic 4B: Add Borders and Colors to Cells 
Topic 4C: Align Content in a Cell 
Topic 4D: Apply Number Formatting 
Topic 4E: Apply Cell Styles 
Lesson 5: Managing an Excel Workbook
Topic 5A: Manage Worksheets 
Topic 5B: View Worksheets and Workbooks 
Lesson 6: Printing Excel Workbooks
Topic 6A: Define the Page Layout 
Topic 6B: Print a Workbook 
Appendix A: Microsoft Office Excel 2011 Exam 77–882