Microsoft Excel 2013, Part 2 of 5: Excel Basics

Course description

New users of Excel often face challenges when it comes to selecting and formatting content. Microsoft Office expert LeeAnne McManus will demonstrate how the different tools present in Excel can be used to search for data and format it into cells, columns, rows and sheets.

Each LearnNowOnline training course is made up of Modules (typically an hour in length). Within each module there are Topics (typically 15-30 minutes each) and Subtopics (typically 2-5 minutes each). There is a Post Exam for each Module that must be passed with a score of 70% or higher to successfully and fully complete the course.

Prerequisites

This course assumes that students are familiar with the basic use of Windows and common use of the mouse and keyboard. No prior experience with Excel is assumed.

Meet the expert

Leeanne McManus

Leeanne McManus is a nationally renowned trainer, facilitator, and productivity expert who has conducted thousands of sessions over the past decade. While widely recognized for helping end-users, departments, and organizations learn how to maximize their software products, most notably Office 365 and Adobe, Leeanne also facilitates sessions to enhance productivity and performance through soft skills development. Her professional background includes Human Resources, Operations, and Talent and Development.

Video Runtime

125 Minutes

Time to complete

228 Minutes

Course Outline

Exploring the Workbook

Exploring the Workbook (19:51)

• Introduction (00:18)
• Exploring the Workbook (03:06)
• Demo: Adding a Worksheet (06:41)
• Demo: Views (05:24)
• Demo: Arrange All (04:05)
• Summary (00:14)

Working with Excel (20:23)

• Introduction (00:20)
• Working with Excel (02:13)
• Demo: Rows and Columns (05:04)
• Demo: Selections (04:31)
• Demo: Selection Cont. (04:45)
• Demo: Modifying Content (02:52)
• Summary (00:36)

Common Excel Features (21:01)

• Introduction (00:17)
• Common Excel Features (00:42)
• Demo: Merge Cells (05:46)
• Demo: Merge Cells Cont. (04:26)
• Demo: Formatting Text (02:59)
• Demo: Paste Special (03:47)
• Demo: Show and Hide (02:29)
• Summary (00:31)

Excel Features

Find, Replace, and Select (10:54)

• Introduction (00:19)
• The Editing Group (00:27)
• Demo: Find and Replace (05:52)
• Demo: Other Selections (03:48)
• Summary (00:27)

Fill or Series (11:36)

• Introduction (00:19)
• The Editing Group (00:39)
• Demo: Fill (05:50)
• Demo: Fill Example (04:32)
• Summary (00:14)

AutoSum (16:37)

• Introduction (00:16)
• The Editing Group (01:43)
• Demo: Adding Numbers (03:07)
• Demo: AutoSum (04:18)
• Demo: Other Calculations (03:58)
• Demo: More Functions (02:45)
• Summary (00:27)

Clear, Sort, and Filter (25:08)

• Introduction (00:35)
• The Editing Group (00:29)
• Demo: Clear (04:52)
• The Editing Group (01:07)
• Demo: Sort (06:58)
• Demo: Sort Levels (04:14)
• Demo: Filter (03:51)
• Demo: Multi Filter (02:38)
• Summary (00:22)