Microsoft Office 365 Excel Essentials Training

After completing this course, participants will have learned to:

Topic 1

Getting Started

  • Icebreaker
  • Housekeeping Items
  • The Parking Lot
  • Workshop Objectives

Topic 2

Building Formulas

  • The Math Basics of Excel
  • Building a Formula
  • Editing a Formula
  • Copying a Formula
  • Relative vs. Absolute References

Topic 3

Welcome to Office 365 Excel

  • The Home Page
  • The Team Site
  • Shared Documents
  • Uploading a Spreadsheet

Topic 4

Understanding Functions

  • Formulas vs. Functions
  • Using the SUM Function
  • Using Other Basic Excel Functions
  • Using AutoComplete

Topic 5

Worksheets and Workbooks

  • Opening a Spreadsheet
  • Overview of the Reading View
  • Understanding Worksheets vs. Workbooks
  • Downloading and Reloading
  • Closing Spreadsheets

Topic 6

Working with Data

  • Sorting Data
  • Filtering Data
  • About Collaborating
  • About Refreshing External Data

Topic 7

Working with Excel Files

  • Using the Find Command
  • Saving a Copy
  • Editing in Browser
  • The Excel Web App Interface
  • Opening in Excel

Topic 8

Formatting Your Data

  • Changing the Appearance of Text
  • Changing the Appearance of Numbers
  • Setting Alignment Options
  • Adding Borders
  • Adding Fill Color

Topic 9

Editing in the Browser – Part 1

  • About Saving and Save As
  • A New File and Autosaving
  • Entering Data
  • Editing Data
  • Using the Wrap Command

Topic 10

The Insert Tools

  • Inserting Tables
  • Inserting Charts
  • Working with Charts
  • Inserting Links

Topic 11

Editing in the Browser – Part 2

  • Using Undo and Redo
  • Adding Rows and Columns
  • Deleting Cells
  • Using Timesaving Shortcuts

Topic 12

Wrapping Up

  • Words from the Wise
  • Review of the Parking Lot
  • Lessons Learned
  • Completion of Action Plans and Evaluations