1. Welcome to Excel Day 1 of 3 Dan McAllister Just arriving? Sign-in near the door Grab a handout Just arriving? Sign-in near the door Grab a handout Finished for the day? Please fill out our Class Evaluation Use the icon on the desktop Finished for the day? Please fill out our Class Evaluation Use the icon on the desktop

2. MODULE 1: Excel Essentials, Intro to Formulas & Functions Introduction to the Excel 2010 Interface (The Ribbon, The Backstage View& The Quick Access Toolbar) o Mouse vs. Touch-mode (2013 only) Zooming in and out of a worksheet Navigating and selecting cells Keyboard Shortcuts Entering and editing data Deleting/replacing cell data Performing simple calculations Saving the workbook file Checking compatibility with older versions of Excel Overview of the Formulas Ribbon Building basic Formulas Using simple Functions Copying formulas/functions with the AutoFill command Using Relative and Absolute cell references in calculations

3. MODULE 2: Formatting, Design, Page Setup & Printing Inserting rows & columns Moving & copying data Using AutoFill to complete a series of values Introduction to worksheet Themes Formatting worksheet data/using Cell Styles Using Excel templates/creating custom templates Managing worksheets: inserting, deleting, renaming, move/copy Grouping worksheets Freezing or splitting panes Creating custom views Spell checking your worksheets Setting print options through Page Setup Using the Page Layout view Using “Full Screen” View (2013 only) Printing your worksheet

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5. Books (not free) Book$ from Micro$oft Pre$$ Microsoft Excel 2010 – Step by Step ~= $22 Microsoft Excel 2013 – Step by Step ~= $25 o Lessons, with practice files you download from the web Microsoft Excel 2010 – Inside Out ~= $30 Microsoft Excel 2013 – Inside Out ~= $35 o Not lessons, but an in-depth reference of every ribbon, group, button and dialog-window