Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007: Level 3 (Second Edition)
Course Specifications
Course number: 084892
Software: Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Certification: Microsoft Certified Application Specialist – Excel® 2007
Course Description
Your training in and use of Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007 has provided you with a solid foundation in the basic and intermediate skills for working in Excel. You have used Excel to perform tasks such as running calculations on data and sorting and filtering numeric data. In this course, you will extend your knowledge into some of the more specialized and advanced capabilities of Excel by automating some common tasks, applying advanced analysis techniques to more complex data sets, collaborating on worksheets with others, and sharing Excel data with other applications. 
Course Objective: You will automate some common Excel tasks, apply advanced analysis techniques to more complex data sets, collaborate on worksheets with others, 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. In addition, the course is also for students desiring to prepare for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist exam in Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007, and who already have knowledge of the basics of Excel, including how to create, edit, format, and print worksheets that include charts and sorted and filtered data.

Prerequisites: To ensure your success, we recommend you first take the following Element K courses or have equivalent knowledge: 
•	Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007 Level 1
•	Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007 Level 2
Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Certification
This course is one of a series of Element K courseware titles 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. 
Hardware Requirements
For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware components: 
•	A 1 GHz Pentium-class processor or faster.
•	A minimum of 256 MB of RAM. 512 MB of RAM is recommended.
•	A 10 GB hard disk or larger. You should have at least 1 GB of free hard disk space available for the Office installation. 
•	A CD-ROM drive.
•	A keyboard and mouse or other pointing device.
•	A 1024 x 768 resolution monitor is recommended.
•	Network cards and cabling for local network access.
•	Internet access (contact your local network administrator).
•	A projection system to display the instructor’s computer screen. 
Platform Requirements
•	Windows XP Professional with SP2 and Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Standard or Enterprise edition 
Software Requirements
•	Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2007
•	Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1
•	Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 
•	increase productivity and improve efficiency by streamlining your workflow. 
•	collaborate with others using workbooks.
•	audit worksheets.
•	analyze data.
•	work with multiple workbooks.
•	import and export data.
•	use Excel with the web.
•	structure workbooks with XML.
Course Content
Lesson 1: Streamlining Workflow
Topic 1A: Create a Macro
Topic 1B: Edit a Macro 
Topic 1C: Apply Conditional Formatting
Topic 1D: Add Data Validation Criteria
Topic 1E: Update a Workbook's Properties
Topic 1F: Modify Excel's Default Settings

Lesson 2: Collaborating with Others
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 Errors in Formulas
Topic 3C: Troubleshoot Invalid Data and Formulas
Topic 3D: Watch and Evaluate Formulas
Topic 3E: Create a Data List Outline

Lesson 4: Analyzing Data
Topic 4A: Create a Trendline
Topic 4B: Create Scenarios
Topic 4C: Perform What-If Analysis
Topic 4D: Perform 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

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

Lesson 8: Structuring Workbooks with XML
Topic 8A: Develop XML Maps
Topic 8B: Import and Export XML Data