Getting Started with Excel 2007

Overview/Description
With the introduction of Office Excel 2007, Microsoft has made substantial changes to the user interface of its spreadsheet application. This course will help get you up-to-speed on the new features, and will introduce you to the basic features and functionality of Excel 2007. This will be accomplished through the demonstration of workbook creation and navigation, and worksheet data entry at a user-friendly beginner level.

Target Audience
Personnel at all levels of the enterprise; end-users seeking competency in the use of Microsoft Excel 2007.

Prerequisites
Some knowledge of basic word processing, computing, and spreadsheets; familiarity with the Microsoft Office work environment; an understanding of the Internet and web-page functionality

Expected Duration (hours)
2.0

Lesson Objectives

Getting Started with Excel 2007

match basic Excel 2007 features with their functions

recognize how to use the Help feature in a given scenario

create a new Excel workbook in a given scenario

open an existing Excel workbook in a given scenario

navigate through an Excel workbook

enter data in an Excel worksheet in given scenario

save a new workbook

distinguish between the common file formats used to save work in Excel 2007

launch Excel and open an existing workbook

enter data in an Excel 2007 workbook in a given scenario

save the workbook in a given scenario

open a recently used workbook and locate specific values, in a given scenario