Excel 2007 Tips, Tools, and Timesavers

Course Length

Three hours

Prerequisites

Excel 2007 Introduction or equivalent experience

Course Description

This course highlights more than 75 features for editing, formatting, printing, & customizing Excel. The tips & shortcuts included will give a “back door” approach to accomplishing tasks quickly & efficiently.

Course Topics

  • Add color to worksheet tabs
  • Create multiple lines within a cell
  • Resize the formula bar
  • Format cell content as text
  • Enter telephone numbers, social security numbers, zip codes, and dates
  • Use a custom format to enter dates
  • Use a ScreenTip to display cell contents
  • Fill cell(s) the width of a column
  • Fill nonadjacent cells with the same entry
  • Use the pick list to enter text in a cell
  • Add an AutoCorrect entry
  • Use AutoFill & AutoFill options button
  • Reverse the AutoFill action
  • Automatically fill down a column
  • Create a linear series & remove duplicates
  • Filter records for unique values
  • Remove duplicates
  • Add a picture as a sheet background
  • Insert a picture to appear as a watermark
  • AutoSum multiple rows and columns
  • View the range finder
  • Paste link a picture of cell(s)
  • Select a large range
  • Specify where to move the cell pointer
  • Insert a worksheet using a shortcut
  • Insert and delete using a keystroke
  • Move to a different sheet & select all sheets
  • Select adjacent and nonadjacent sheets
  • Customize the Quick Access toolbar
  • Print multiple worksheets with consecutive page numbers
  • Select the same range on several sheets
  • Work with multiple sheets
  • Select cells with special criteria
  • Fill across worksheets
  • Create a hyperlink to another workbook
  • Display/hide formulas in cells
  • Insert cut or copied cells
  • Delete and clear cells
  • Move data without replacing
  • Transpose rows and columns
  • Autofit multiple columns or rows
  • Autofit all columns or rows
  • Color cells with a custom pattern
  • Copy formats multiple times
  • Add a double underline
  • Rotate cell contents
  • Jump to or select to the last filled cell
  • Name cells and move to named cells
  • Create names using existing titles
  • Insert a range name from a list
  • Paste all range names in a workbook
  • Filter by selection
  • Insert the path, filename, & sheet name
  • Customize the Status Bar
  • Search for a function
  • Select cells with a quick keystroke
  • Specify entry of numbers only
  • Select cells where data validation is used
  • Create a quick chart on a separate sheet
  • Drag and drop cells between sheets
  • Protect & unprotect all or part of a worksheet
  • Open multiple workbooks simultaneously
  • Compare two workbooks side by side
  • Copy sheets between workbooks
  • Pin a file to the recently used file list
  • Save multiple files in a workspace
  • Hide and unhide a workbook
  • Use page break preview
  • Show/hide screen elements

What Participants Receive

Users receive a guide with step-by-step instructions and a laminated reference card.