Microsoft® Office Excel® 2010: Level 3 (Second Edition)
Course Specifications
Course number: 084678
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Certification: MOS: Microsoft Office Excel 2010 Exam 77–882, MOS: Microsoft Office Excel 2010 Expert Exam 77–888
Course Description
Course Objective: You will automate some common Excel tasks, apply advanced analysis techniques to more complex data sets, troubleshoot errors, collaborate on worksheets, and share Excel data with other applications.

Target Student: This course was designed for students desiring to gain the skills necessary to create macros, collaborate with others, audit and analyze worksheet data, incorporate multiple data sources, and import and export data. 

Prerequisites: To ensure your success, we recommend that you first take the following Element K courses or have equivalent knowledge: 
•	Microsoft® Office Excel® 2010: Level 1 (Second Edition)
•	Microsoft® Office Excel® 2010: Level 2 (Second Edition)
Certification
This course is one of a series of Element K courseware titles that addresses Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification skill sets. The MOS and certification program is for individuals who use Microsoft's business desktop software and who seek recognition for their expertise with specific Microsoft products. 
Hardware Requirements
For this course, you will need one computer for each student and the instructor. Each computer should have the following minimum hardware configuration: 
•	1 GHz Pentium-class processor or faster.
•	A minimum of 1 GB of RAM is recommended.
•	20 GB hard disk or larger. You should have at least 1 GB of free hard disk space available for Office 2010 installation. 
•	A DVD-ROM drive.
•	A keyboard and mouse or other pointing device.
•	A 1024 x 768 resolution SVGA monitor is recommended.
•	Network cards and cabling for local network access.
•	Internet access.
•	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 Professional Plus 2010 Edition
•	Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional with Service Pack 3 
•	Windows Rights Management Services (RMS) Client with Service Pack 2. 
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 
•	enhance productivity and efficiency by streamlining the workflow. 
•	collaborate with other workbook users.
•	audit worksheets.
•	analyze data.
•	work with multiple workbooks.
•	import and export data.
•	integrate Excel data with the web.
Course Content
Lesson 1: Streamlining Workflow

Topic 1A: Update Workbook Properties 
Topic 1B: Create a Macro 
Topic 1C: Edit a Macro 
Topic 1D: Apply Conditional Formatting 
Topic 1E: Add Data Validation Criteria 

Lesson 2: Collaborating with Other Users

Topic 2A: Protect Files 
Topic 2B: Share a Workbook 
Topic 2C: Set Revision Tracking 
Topic 2D: Review Tracked Revisions 
Topic 2E: Merge Workbooks 
Topic 2F: Administer Digital Signatures 
Topic 2G: Restrict Document Access 

Lesson 3: Auditing Worksheets

Topic 3A: Trace Cells 
Topic 3B: Troubleshoot Invalid Data and Formula Errors 
Topic 3C: Watch and Evaluate Formulas 
Topic 3D: Create a Data List Outline 

Lesson 4: Analyzing Data

Topic 4A: Create a Trendline 
Topic 4B: Create Sparklines 
Topic 4C: Create Scenarios 
Topic 4D: Perform a What-If Analysis 
Topic 4E: Perform a Statistical Analysis with the Analysis ToolPak 

Lesson 5: Working with Multiple Workbooks

Topic 5A: Create a Workspace 
Topic 5B: Consolidate Data 
Topic 5C: Link Cells in Different Workbooks 
Topic 5D: Edit Links 

Lesson 6: Importing and Exporting Data

Topic 6A: Export Excel Data 
Topic 6B: Import a Delimited Text File 
Topic 6C: Import and Export XML Data 

Lesson 7: Integrating Excel Data with the Web

Topic 7A: Publish a Worksheet to the Web 
Topic 7B: Import Data from the Web 
Topic 7C: Create a Web Query 

Appendix A: Creating Excel Forms

Appendix B: Microsoft Office Excel 2010 Exam 77–882

Appendix C: Microsoft Office Excel 2010 Expert Exam 77–888