Excel 2010: Advanced, First Look Edition, Student Manual

Description

This ILT Series course builds on the skills and concepts taught in Excel 2010: Intermediate. Students will work with advanced formulas, as well as lookup functions such as VLOOKUP, MATCH, and INDEX. In addition, students will learn about data validation and database functions such as DSUM. They will learn how to work with PivotTables and PivotCharts, how to import and export data, and how to query external databases. Finally, students will learn about the analytical features of Excel (such as Goal Seek and Solver), running and recording macros, SmartArt graphics, and conditional formatting with graphics.

CONTENTS:

Unit 1: Advanced functions

Topic A: Logical functions

Topic B: Math and statistical functions

Topic C: Financial functions

Topic D: Displaying and printing formulas

Unit 2: Lookups and data tables

Topic A: Using lookup functions

Topic B: Using MATCH and INDEX

Topic C: Creating data tables

Unit 3: Advanced data management

Topic A: Validating cell entries

Topic B: Exploring database functions

Unit 4: PivotTables and PivotCharts

Topic A: Working with PivotTables

Topic B: Rearranging PivotTables

Topic C: Formatting PivotTables

Topic D: PivotCharts

Unit 5: Exporting and importing

Topic A: Exporting and importing text files

Topic B: Exporting and importing XML data

Topic C: Querying external databases

Unit 6: Analytical tools

Topic A: Goal Seek and Solver

Topic B: The Analysis ToolPak

Topic C: Scenarios

Topic D: Views

Unit 7: Macros and custom functions

Topic A: Running and recording a macro

Topic B: Working with VBA code

Topic C: Creating functions

Unit 8: Conditional formatting and SmartArt graphics

Topic A: Conditional formatting with graphics

Topic B: SmartArt graphics