Computer and Network Administration
Advanced Excel
Clearly, you use Excel a lot in your role. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be taking this course. By now, you’re already familiar with Microsoft® Office Excel® 2019, its functions and formulas, a lot of its features and functionality, and its powerful data analysis tools. You are likely called upon to analyze and report on data frequently, work in collaboration with others to deliver actionable organizational intelligence, and keep and maintain workbooks for all manner of purposes. At this level of use and collaboration, you have also likely encountered your fair share of issues and challenges. You’re too busy, though, to waste time scouring over workbooks to resolve issues or to perform repetitive, monotonous tasks. You need to know how to get Excel to do more for you so you can focus on what’s really important: staying ahead of the competition. That’s exactly what this course aims to help you do.
This course builds upon the foundational and intermediate knowledge presented in the Introduction to Excel and Intermediate Excel courses to help you get the most of your Excel experience. The ability to collaborate with colleagues, automate complex or repetitive tasks, and use conditional logic to construct and apply elaborate formulas and functions will put the full power of Excel right at your fingertips. The more you learn about how to get Excel to do the hard work for you, the more you’ll be able to focus on getting the answers you need from the vast amounts of data your organization generates.
This course covers Microsoft Office Specialist Program exam objectives to help you prepare for the Excel Associate (Office 365 and Office 2019): Exam MO-200 and Excel Expert (Office 365 and Office 2019): Exam MO-201 certifications.
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PREREQUISITES
To ensure success, students should have practical, real-world experience creating and analyzing datasets using Excel 2019. Specific tasks students should be able to perform include: creating formulas and using Excel functions; creating, sorting, and filtering datasets and tables; presenting data by using basic charts; creating and working with PivotTables, slicers, and PivotCharts; and customizing the Excel environment. To meet these prerequisites, students can take the following courses, or should possess the equivalent skill level:
• Introduction to Excel
• Intermediate Excel
Lesson 1: Working with Multiple Worksheets and Workbooks
• Topic A: Use Links and External References
• Topic B: Use 3-D References
• Topic C: Consolidate Data
Lesson 2: Sharing and Protecting Workbooks
• Topic A: Collaborate on a Workbook
• Topic B: Protect Worksheets and Workbooks
Lesson 3: Automating Workbook Functionality
• Topic A: Apply Data Validation
• Topic B: Search for Invalid Data and Formulas with Errors
• Topic C: Work with Macros
Lesson 4: Using Lookup Functions and Formula Auditing
• Topic A: Use Lookup Functions
• Topic B: Trace Cells
• Topic C: Watch and Evaluate Formulas
Lesson 5: Forecasting Data
• Topic A: Determine Potential Outcomes Using Data Tables
• Topic B: Determine Potential Outcomes Using Scenarios
• Topic C: Use the Goal Seek Feature
• Topic D: Forecast Data Trends
Lesson 6: Creating Sparklines and Mapping Data
• Topic A: Create Sparklines
• Topic B: Map Data
Is there a discount available for current students?
UMBC students and alumni, as well as students who have previously taken a public training course with UMBC Training Centers are eligible for a 10% discount, capped at $250. Please provide a copy of your UMBC student ID or an unofficial transcript or the name of the UMBC Training Centers course you have completed. Asynchronous courses are excluded from this offer.
What is the cancellation and refund policy?
Student will receive a refund of paid registration fees only if UMBC Training Centers receives a notice of cancellation at least 10 business days prior to the class start date for classes or the exam date for exams.