Excel: The Basics is a Course
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About the Course
These materials introduce basic Excel skills such as entering various types of data, working with common formulas and functions, and creating a simple chart. We'll also cover formatting a worksheet, naming a range of cells, adding columns to a spreadsheet, and creating a data table.
Learning Objectives
- Enter data into a spreadsheet
- Format a worksheet
- Enter a formula
- Enter a function
- Create and use named ranges
- Create a simple chart
- Modify data
- Insert a new worksheet
- Insert rows and columns into a worksheet
- Sort and filter data
- Create an Excel table
Prerequisite Skills
- Use a mouse
- Open and close windows
- Open and save files
- Switch between application windows
Meet the Instructor
This course is created and maintained by IT Training, a department of University Information Technology Services of Indiana University (IU). IT Training provides educational opportunities around technologies and software made available by IU. In an effort to expand the reach of IT Training's award-winning, high-quality content, this online series has been available to members of the IU community—and beyond. We hope you enjoy this learning experience.
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This course is part of a UITS IT Training Certificate Series. Learn more about the series and how to enroll.