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OFFICE 2007 - OPERATE A SPREADSHEET APPLICATION

This course teaches you how to Operate a Spreadsheet Application, using Microsoft Excel from the Microsoft Office 2007 suite. You will work through the following chapters: Getting to Know Excel; Creating a New Workbook; Selecting Ranges; Formulas and Functions; Editing in a Workbook; Copying Excel Data; Formula Referencing; Font Formatting; Cell Alignment; Number Formatting; Working With a Worksheet; Saving Workbooks; Sorting Data; Printing; Page Setup; Creating Charts; and Common Chart Types.

Please do not hesitate to call us if you have any difficulties throughout this course. We will be more than happy to assist you.


TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS

This course requires Microsoft Office 2007 - Excel.


WHEN YOU ARE READY TO BEGIN

Step 1: Ensure your Practice Files are installed on your personal computer. We recommend that you make a new Folder on your Desktop and name it Spreadsheets. Then click on the link to each File in the following table. When the file opens, select the 'Save As' option and save it to your Spreadsheets folder. Do not change the file name, so that you can locate the correct file when your workbook instructs you to open it.

Step 2: Ensure you have your hard copy Student Notes for the applicable Chapter.

Step 3: Work through the Chapter and when you have completed the lesson and exercises, come back to this page.

Step 4: Access the Test for the applicable Chapter via the link below (Eg. OSSAT01) and save the Test to your personal computer.

Chapter Title
Test Banks
Chapter 1 - Getting to Know Excel
OSSAT01
Chapter 2 - Creating a New Workbook
OSSAT02
Chapter 3 - Selecting Ranges
OSSAT03
Chapter 4 - Formulas and Functions
OSSAT04
Chapter 5 - Editing in a Workbook
OSSAT05
Chapter 6 - Copying Excel Data
OSSAT06
Chapter 7 - Formula Referencing
OSSAT07
Chapter 8 - Font Formatting
OSSAT08
Chapter 9 - Cell Alignment OSSAT09
Chapter 10 - Number Formatting OSSAT10
Chapter 11 - Working With a Spreadsheet OSSAT11
Chapter 12 - Saving Workbooks OSSAT12
Chapter 13 - Sorting Data OSSAT13
Chapter 14 - Printing OSSAT14
Chapter 15 - Page Setup OSSAT15
Chapter 16 - Creating Charts OSSAT16
Chapter 17 - Common Chart Types OSSAT17

Step 5: Open the Test on your personal computer and enter your name in the box provided. Complete your answers and save the document.

Step 6: Click on this email link mvcc@mvcc.org.au to forward your Test Answer Sheet as an attachment - don't forget to attach your saved file! Please ensure that you enter a subject heading in the email (Eg. Office 2007 - Operate a Spreadsheet Application Test 01). We will provide you with feedback upon receipt of each Test and will mail the Student Notes for the next Chapter to you.

On completion: We constantly strive to ensure that our training is of the highest possible standard. As such, we need your help. Please complete our online Student Evaluation, which will take approximately 3 minutes. Thank you. Your feedback is greatly appreciated.