Getting Started with Excel 2010

Overview/Description
Excel 2010 is the newest version of Microsoft's comprehensive spreadsheet tool that offers features that support a wide range of functions. The Ribbon menu is unique to Microsoft Office and stacks the many features of Excel into related tabs, making it easy to quickly access the ones you need. Backstage view is a streamlined gathering of all file-level tools, such as those used for saving, printing, and sharing your files. This course explores these topics and many other basics of Excel 2010, including opening the application, creating new spreadsheets, entering data and, AutoFill features. It also provides an introduction to the many tools that will help you create and use your spreadsheets productively.

Target Audience
Individuals and business users with basic computer literacy

Expected Duration (hours)
1.0

Lesson Objectives

Getting Started with Excel 2010

start Excel 2010 and open an existing workbook

identify the features of spreadsheets

recognize the functions of key Excel 2010 interface elements

create a new workbook

enter data in a given scenario

open a workbook based on an existing template

open an Excel workbook

enter data into an Excel workbook