Special Capabilities of Microsoft Excel

This course features 25 of the most popular Excel tip and tricks for both novice and advanced Excel users. In this course, you will learn time-saving techniques to boost efficiency, increase productivity and workflow, and improve and advance your skills. Topics include data entry, data organization, data cleaning, elements of style, data sorting, data filtering, and spreadsheet display tips. This course also covers three of the most popular lookup and reference functions: VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, and Find + Replace. To follow along with the content and activities in this course, you will need access to Microsoft Excel. This course features Excel 2019, which may differ from other versions of Excel.

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Employ copy and paste shortcuts

2. Arrange, filter, and sort data by text, color, and by custom criterions

3. Modify the worksheet view with various display tools, such as Freeze Panes, Hide/Unhide, Text-To Column, and Zoom In/Out

4. Describe and apply data organization tools and functions

5. Retrieve data using VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, and Find + Replace

6. Apply patterns, gradients, cell borders, and other style elements to data

7. Experiment with the Quick Analysis Tools to create charts, graphs, and calculations

8. Make use of the lock/unlock and track changes features

External Partnership
In an effort to broaden our course offerings, Syracuse University has partnered with leaders in their respective fields to provide learning opportunities for our students. This course is brought to you through our partnership with MindEdge. Once you have completed the checkout process, you should expect to be contacted by a MindEdge representative within 1-3 business days with information on how to access your course material and getting started. They will be your main point of contact while you are going through the coursework. Feel free to reach out to Syracuse University if you have any questions at microcredential@syr.edu or 315.443.2588.