Excel training - list management

Introduction

This training course is designed for users who need to be able to manipulate and produce reports from data held in Excel spreadsheets. No previous knowledge of Excel is required, though attendance on the two-day introductory training course is desirable.

The training course is tutor led and hands-on. There is ample opportunity for the delegate to practise the skills learnt via a series of graded training exercises, developed to gain the optimum learning from the training course.  Real life examples can also be explored.

Objectives

  • Create and edit a data list/data form
  • Sort and filter data
  • Name cell ranges/use database functions
  • Create and use pivot tables
  • Create and use data validation
  • Use conditional formatting
  • Use autoformats
  • Print

Course content

  • Recap of basic skills: cell referencing, inserting/deleting columns and rows, selecting ranges, entering and editing data (if required)
  • Data lists will be explained, together with how to create a data list using a data form
  • Using freeze panes, sorting on one and multiple columns
  • Using filtering to extract records, advanced filtering using criteria 
  • Functions used include SUMIF, COUNTIF, DSUM, DCOUNTA, DAVERAGE, DMAX , DMIN
  • Using the Paste function wizard
  • Constructing reports using Pivot Tables, refreshing data and grouping items
  • Printing, including print preview, page numbering and headers and footers 

 

Duration: 1 day
Cost: £145 per delegate

Course dates 2012 - 2013

9 May 2012 - Maidstone

24 May 2012 - Aylesham

16 October 2012 - Sittingbourne

21 February 2013 - Maidstone

For further information, available dates or booking details please contact:

Debbie Johnson: debbie.johnson@kent.gov.uk
Ann Hill: ann.hill@kent.gov.uk
Tel: 01622 694532

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