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Learn the Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Basics

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  • Type: Video Tutorial
  • Length: 28:46
  • Media: Video/mp4
  • Posted: 06/22/2009
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  • Size: 187 MB

This course is meant to familiarize participants with some of the basic functions and capabilities of Microsoft Office Excel 2007. Upon completion, participants will be able to construct a simple spreadsheet and manipulate its contents.

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Recent Reviews

Jfilip_homepage
Excel is amazing
07/15/2009
~ jfilip

The more I learn about Excel the more uses I find for it. This tutorial is a great way to get your feet damp and get started harnessing that application that has lived unused next to Word for so long.

Recent Comments

Jfilip_homepage
Excel is amazing
07/15/2009
~ jfilip

The more I learn about Excel the more uses I find for it. This tutorial is a great way to get your feet damp and get started harnessing that application that has lived unused next to Word for so long.

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Starting Excel:
-From the Start menu
-Creating a shortcut on the desktop

Spreadsheet Creation:
-Assigning a title
-Changing the width of columns and rows
-Undo command
-Saving the spreadsheet

Spreadsheet Manipulation:
-Cut, copy, and paste
-Deleting cell contents
-Formatting cells
-Deleting entire rows and columns
-Inserting new rows and columns
-Sorting data
-Simple formulas

Presentation Options:
-Font style
-Font size
-Justification of cell contents
-Bold, italics, and underline
-Highlighting
-Font color

Printing:
-Header and footer
-Gridlines

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