Course Description
The level 4course will build on the previous Excel courses, introducing more advanced topics such as macros and collaboration.
Target Student:
You have been using Excel 2013 for a while and either in training or through self-development you have 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 specialised and advanced capabilities of Excel by automating some common tasks, creating Macros, collaborating with others and editing the ribbon.
Prerequisites:
- Use Data Validation
- Work with Statistical Functions
- Work with Text Functions
- Work with Financial Functions
- Use Auditing Tools
- Insert Illustrations
- Create PivotTables
- Create and work with Templates
Performance-Based Objectives
- Create macros to automate common tasks
- Use form controls
- Collaborate with others by merging and tracking workbooks
- Use advanced techniques to analyse data
- Import and export data
- Create Power Views
- Customise the Ribbon
Course Content
Lesson 1: Creating Macros
- Creating a Macro
- Comparing Relative and Absolute Macros
- Running a Macro
- Editing a Macro
- Assigning Shortcuts to Macros
- Macro Security
Lesson 2: Collaborating With Others
- Protected Views
- Tracking Changes
- Workbook Merging
Lesson 3: Analysing Data
- Creating a Single Input Data Table
- Creating a Two-Variable Data Table
- Creating Scenarios
- What If Analysis using Goal Seek
- Consolidating Data
Lesson 4: Import and Export Data
- Exporting Excel Data
- Importing Delimited Text
- Importing a Web Query
Lesson 5: Power Views
- Inserting a Power View Sheet
- Modifying the Power View Fields and Filters
- Adding Additional Visualisations
Lesson 6: Using Form Controls
- Creating a Form
- Creating a Custom Form
- Protecting Controls and Linked Cells
Lesson 7: Editing the Ribbon
- Editing the Tab wording
- Adding a new Tab
- Adding a new Group
- Adding buttons to a group
- Adding Macro buttons
