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Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2016

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Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2016 Course Description

If you work with numbers, you need to master Microsoft Excel 2016! This hands-on course will teach you dozens of shortcuts and tricks for setting up fully-formatted worksheets quickly and efficiently. You will also learn the secrets behind writing powerful mathematical formulas and discover how to use the function wizard to quickly and automatically calculate statistics, loan payments, future value, and more.

In addition, you will get tips on sorting and analyzing data, designing custom charts and graphs, creating three-dimensional workbooks, building links between files, endowing your worksheets with decision-making capabilities, and automating frequently-repeated tasks with macros and buttons. You will also learn Excel 2016 features, including Quick Analysis, Flash Fill, and new charting capabilities.

This is not a tutorial, but an in-depth, online class. By the time you’re done, you will be using this vital Office 2016 application like a pro.

Upcoming Sessions

New sessions start every month, so you can sign up anytime. View upcoming session start dates below.

  • October 16th, 2019
  • November 13th, 2019
  • December 11th,  2019
  • January 15th, 2020

Course Mechanics

Total Course Hours: 24

Duration of Access: 6 weeks

Course Type: Online

You will spend about two to four hours each week completing two engaging lessons in an enjoyable, interactive online learning environment.

Expert instructors develop and lead every course, and you’ll be able to interact with them and with fellow students in lively online Discussion Areas.

Lessons are released every Wednesday and Friday at noon during your session. Upon completing a course with a passing score, you’ll get confirmation of completion from the Savannah Tech Continuing Education department.

Course Outline

Week One

Lesson 01 – Excel Basics
Wednesday

Your first lesson will help you develop a solid understanding of the Excel interface. You will become fluent in the secret language spoken only by Excel users and discover the best way to correct any mistake you made in Excel.

Lesson 02 – Creating a Worksheet
Friday

In this lesson, you will learn five simple steps you should always follow to ensure that your worksheets are always well-planned, well-constructed, and beautifully-formatted.

Week Two

Lesson 03 – Time-Savers
Wednesday

Your third lesson will teach you the tricks of the Excel masters: a wide variety of useful shortcuts guaranteed to save you time, energy, and frustration. You will also spend some time working with the Quick Analysis and Flash Fill tools, introduced in Excel 2016.

Lesson 04 – Relative, Absolute, Mixed, and Circular References
Friday

Do you know the difference between a relative reference, an absolute reference, a mixed reference, and a circular reference? You will after this lesson. This lesson focuses on writing formulas that can help ease through some rather sticky scenarios.

Week Three

Lesson 05 – 3-Dimensional Workbooks
Wednesday

With enough practice, most Excel users quickly become adept at organizing their worksheets across two dimensions: rows and columns. But only a select few will learn how to take their worksheets into the third dimension.

Lesson 06 – Sorting, Subtotaling, and Filtering
Friday

No Excel course would be complete without a lesson on Excel’s data-crunching capabilities. In this lesson, you will not only learn how to build a database in Excel, but how to subtotal, sort, and filter.

Week Four

Lesson 07 – Charting Basics
Wednesday

This lesson introduces the various charts available in Excel. You will build your first graph in this lesson, and you will learn how easy it is to adjust the chart type, labels, titles, colors, and many other aspects of your chart.

Lesson 08 – Advanced Charting Techniques
Friday

This lesson explores everything from bar charts and line charts to more prosaic graphs like the pie chart, the bubble chart, and 3-D charts. You will find out how to personalize your charts and discover the best ways to print or otherwise display the truly impressive charts that you will be creating.

Week Five

Lesson 09 – Intro to Excel’s Statistical Functions
Wednesday

Excel includes many powerful functions that can automatically perform complicated tasks for you. This lesson introduces helpful ways to put these functions to work. You will find out how to ask Excel to magically derive averages, modes, maximums, minimums, and other useful statistics.

Lesson 10 – Financial Functions
Friday

This lesson provides an in-depth look at Excel’s financial functions. By the time this lesson is over, you will be able to figure out how much money you will have when you retire, when your kids reach college, or just before your next vacation.

Week Six

Lesson 11 – Worksheet Automation
Wednesday

This lesson introduces automation. You will discover how to move your most frequently used commands from their present locations to a much more convenient place: the toolbar. You will also learn how macros can be used to reduce just about any complex task to a single keystroke.

Lesson 12 – Mastering Excel’s IF Function
Friday

In your final lesson, you will learn how to teach Excel to make and act on certain decisions. You will learn how to utilize a function that allows Excel to make comparisons and use that comparison as the basis for important decisions.

Cost & Payment Options

Cost: $125

Payment Options: Credit & Debit Card payments are accepted online.

Course Requirements

  • Course Prerequisites:
    • You do not have to take any other courses before taking this class.
    • Anyone can enroll.
  • Instructional Material Requirements:
    • The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.
  • Hardware Requirements:
    • This course must be taken on a PC. It is not suitable for Mac users.
    • You must have working headphones or speakers.
  • Software Requirements:
      • PC: Windows 8 or later.
      • Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge is also compatible.
      • Microsoft Office Home and Student 2016 or Microsoft Office 365 (not included in enrollment).
      • Note that the “Starter Version” and “Web App” versions of Microsoft Excel will not work with the full version of Excel taught in this course.
      • Adobe Acrobat Reader.
      • Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.
  • Other Requirements:
    • Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

How To Register

Registration for this course can be completed online in just 5 easy steps.

1. Click the “Register Now” Button below.

2.Click “Add to Cart”.

3. Select a session start date from the drop down menu under Session Date. Click the “Continue to Checkout” button to move on to the Sign In page.

4. Use either Returning Students or New Student to access or create your account. If you are a new student, you will be asked to create an account by creating a username and password and providing your contact information. Select Continue or Continue to Payment Options to move on to the Purchase page.

5. Provide your preferred payment method, confirm your payment, and you’re set!

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