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There are many excellent online courses. This has been hugely beneficial in my day to day work.
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- Louise Nolan
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Microsoft Excel 97 Introduction
Course Aims
This course is designed to give you an understanding of some of the major features and functions within Excel and the advantages of using a powerfully integrated spreadsheet running under Windows. The course is entirely 'hands on' and those reading will gain a good basic understanding of how to create and manage spreadsheets, graphics and databases. |
Assumed Knowledge
A working knowledge of PCs, a keyboard and mouse plus Windows 95/98/NT is assumed, gained from the workplace or by prior attendance on an "MS Windows 95/98/NT User Introduction" course. |
Course Audience
Intending, new or recent users of MS Excel 97 who want to gain a good understanding of the software in a short space of time. This is not a conversion course from Excel 5.0 or 7.0 for Windows. |
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Table of Contents
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Introduction to Excel 97
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Getting Started
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The Excel 97 Opening Screen
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Active Cell, Column and Row Headers
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Getting Assistance
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Using the Office Assistant
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Other Ways of Getting Assistance
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Manipulating the Help Window
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Finding Out What is on the Screen
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Spreadsheet Basics
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Selecting Cells with the Mouse
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Selecting Cells with the Keyboard
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Entering and Editing Data
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Moving Data with Drag-and-Drop
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Clearing Data from the Sheet
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Saving, Closing, Opening and Deleting a Workbook
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Entering Basic Calculations
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Using Relative and Absolute Cell Addresses
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Formatting the Worksheet
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Resizing Columns and Rows
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Structuring the Worksheet
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Inserting and Deleting Rows and Columns
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Inserting and Deleting Worksheets
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Printing
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Additional Formatting
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Adding Borders and Shading
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Advanced Formula Concepts
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Preventing Rounding Errors
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Working with Multiple Sheets
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Opening a Second Workbook
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Working with Large Sheets
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Additional Features
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Working with Data Lists
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Charts
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