Microsoft Office 2010 is here! And this new release is aimed at making users more productive and efficient than ever.
Master the SKILLS of Excel 2010 with Kris Townsend's Skills for Success with Excel 2010 Comprehensive.
Highly visual with bulleted, step-by-step instruction to give you the skills you need to succeed with all the features and components of Excel 2010.
Table of Contents:
Skills for Success with Excel Comprehensive
Table of Contents
Start! Common Features of Office 2010
Skill 1 Start Word and Navigate the Word Window
Skill 2 Start Excel and PowerPoint and Work with Multiple Windows
Skill 3 Save Files in New Folders
Skill 4 Print and Save Documents
Skill 5 Open Student Data Files and Save Copies Using Save As
Skill 6 Type and Edit Text
Skill 7 Cut, Copy, and Paste Text
Skill 8 Format Text and Paragraphs
Skill 9 Use the Ribbon
Skill 10 Use Shortcut Menus and Dialog Boxes
More Skills
More Skills 11 Capture Screens with the Snipping Tool
More Skills 12 Use Microsoft Office Help
More Skills 13 Organize Files
More Skills 14 Save Documents to Windows Live SkyDrive
Chapter 1 Create Workbooks with Excel 2010
Skill 1 Create and Save New Workbooks
Skill 2 Enter Worksheet Data and Merge and Center Titles
Skill 3 Construct Addition and Subtraction Formulas
Skill 4 Construct Multiplication and Division Formulas
Skill 5 Adjust Column Widths and Apply Cell Styles
Skill 6 Use the SUM Function
Skill 7 Copy Formulas and Functions Using the Fill Handle
Skill 8 Format, Edit, and Check the Spelling of Data
Skill 9 Create Footers and Change Page Settings
Skill 10 Display and Print Formulas and Scale Worksheets for Printing
MORE SKILLS
More Skills 11 Create New Workbooks from Templates
More Skills 12 Use Range Names in Formulas
More Skills 13 Change Themes
More Skills 14 Manage Document Properties
Chapter 2 Create Charts
Skill 1 Open Existing Workbooks and Align Text
Skill 2 Construct and Copy Formulas Containing Absolute Cell References
Skill 3 Format Numbers
Skill 4 Create Column Charts
Skill 5 Format Column Charts
Skill 6 Create Pie Charts and Chart Sheets
Skill 7 Apply 3-D Effects and Rotate Pie Chart Slices
Skill 8 Explode and Color Pie Slices, and Insert Text Boxes
Skill 9 Update Charts and Insert WordArt
Skill 10 Prepare Chart Sheets for Printing
MORE SKILLS
More Skills 11 Insert and Edit Comments
More Skills 12 Change Chart Types
More Skills 13 Copy Excel Data to Word Documents
More Skills 14 Fill Series Data into Worksheet Cells
Chapter 3 Manage Multiple Worksheets in a Workbook
Skill 1 Work with Sheet Tabs
Skill 2 Enter and Format Dates
Skill 3 Clear Cell Contents and Formats
Skill 4 Move, Copy, Paste and Paste Options
Skill 5 Work with Grouped Worksheets
Skill 6 Use Multiple Math Operators in a Formula
Skill 7 Format Grouped Worksheets
Skill 8 Insert and Move Worksheets
Skill 9 Construct Formulas that Refer to Cells in Other Worksheets
Skill 10 Create Clustered Bar Charts
MORE SKILLS
More Skills 11 Create Organization Charts
More Skills 12 Create Line Charts
More Skills 13 Set and Clear Print Areas
More Skills 14 Insert Hyperlinks
Chapter 4 Using Excel Functions and Tables
Skill 1 Use the SUM and AVERAGE Functions
Skill 2 Use the MIN and MAX Functions
Skill 3 Move Ranges with Functions, Add Borders, and Rotate Text
Skill 4 Use the IF Function
Skill 5 Apply Conditional Formatting with Custom Formats, Data Bars, and Sparklines
Skill 6 Use Find and Replace and Insert the NOW Function
Skill 7 Freeze and Unfreeze Panes
Skill 8 Create and Sort Excel Tables
Skill 9 Use the Search Filter in Excel Tables
Skill 10 Convert Tables to Ranges, Hide Rows and Columns, and Format Large Worksheets
MORE SKILLS
More Skills 11 Apply Conditional Color Scales with Top and Bottom Rules
More Skills 12 Use the Payment (PMT) Function
More Skills 13 Create PivotTable Reports
More Skills 14 Use Goal Seek
Chapter 5: Format Cells and Worksheets
Skill 1 Insert Symbols and Create Custom Number Formats
Skill 2 Format Cells With the Format Painter
Skill 3 Apply Icon Sets as Conditional Formatting
Skill 4 Use Formulas to Write Multiple Conditional Formatting Rules
Skill 5 Insert and Delete Rows, Columns, and Cells
Skill 6 Change Cell Backgrounds and Modify Borders
Skill 7 Create and Apply Custom Cell Styles
Skill 8 Customize, Save, and Apply Themes
Skill 9 Add Watermarks and Modify Background Colors
Skill 10 Hide Gridlines and Column and Row Headings
MORE SKILLS
More Skills 11 Copy Styles Between Workbooks
More Skills 12 Draw Borders
More Skills 13 Convert Comma Separated Text into Columns
More Skills 14 Create Screen Clippings
Chapter 6: Work with Advanced Functions and Formulas
Skill 1 Modify Text Using Text Functions
Skill 2 Use Paste Options to Change Underlying Values
Skill 3 Write Nested IF Functions
Skill 4 Look Up Data using Lookup Functions
Skill 5 Apply Logical Functions
Skill 6 Use COUNTA and COUNTIF Functions
Skill 7 Use the Scenario Manager to Perform What-If Analysis
Skill 8 Calculate Future Value
Skill 9 Use Goal Seek
Skill 10 Calculate Conditional Sums
MORE SKILLS
More Skills 11 Query Tables Using Criteria Ranges
More Skills 12 Use Solver
More Skills 13 Delete Duplicate Records
More Skills 14 Use External Links to Update Data
Chapter 7: Work with Data and Audit Formulas
Skill 1 Import Data from Text Files
Skill 2 Sort Data and Apply Advanced AutoFilters
Skill 3 Sort Data Based on Conditional Formatting
Skill 4 Use the Subtotal Tool to Summarize Data
Skill 5 Trace and Evaluate Formulas
Skill 6 Audit Formulas Using Cell Watch
Skill 7 Create One-Variable Data Tables
Skill 8 Create Two-Variable Data Tables
Skill 9 Create Custom Table Quick Styles
Skill 10 Convert Tables to Ranges
MORE SKILLS
More Skills 11 Create Amortization Tables
More Skills 12 Use the ROUND Function
More Skills 13 Use Information Functions
More Skills 14 Sort Tables Based on Multiple Criteria
Chapter 8: Insert and Format Graphics and Shapes
Skill 1 Insert Graphics into Headers
Skill 2 Resize, Crop, and Compress Images
Skill 3 Insert, Modify, and Remove Backgrounds from Clip Art
Skill 4 Recolor Graphics and Apply Artistic Effects
Skill 5 Create SmartArt Organization Charts
Skill 6 Apply Quick Styles and Resize SmartArt
Skill 7 Resize and Position SmartArt Shapes
Skill 8 Format Individual SmartArt Shapes
Skill 9 Insert and Format Shapes
Skill 10 Group and Resize Shapes
MORE SKILLS
More Skills 11 Add Alternate Text to Graphics
More Skills 12 Add Graphics to SmartArt Shapes
More Skills 13 Convert Graphics to SmartArt Shapes and Use the Selection and Visibility Pane
More Skills 14 Insert PowerPoint Slides Into Worksheets
Chapter 9: Import Data, Create PivotTable Reports and PivotChart Reports
Skill 1 Import Data from Access Databases
Skill 2 Create PivotTable Reports
Skill 3 Change PivotTable Report Views
Skill 4 Change Calculation Types and Format PivotTable Reports
Skill 5 Create PivotTable Report Calculated Fields
Skill 6 Group and Filter PivotTable Reports
Skill 7 Slice PivotChart Report Views
Skill 8 Create PivotChart Reports from External Data Sources
Skill 9 Create PivotChart Reports from PivotTable Reports
Skill 10 Format PivotChart Reports
MORE SKILLS
More Skills 11 Import Word 2010 Tables
More Skills 12 Create Web Queries and Clear Hyperlinks
More Skills 13 Change PivotChart Report Types and Print PivotChart Reports
More Skills 14 Use Paste Special
Chapter 10: Share Workbooks and Create Macros
Skill 1 Modify Excel Options and Work With Comments
Skill 2 Validate Data with Data Entry Rules
Skill 3 Track Changes
Skill 4 Accept and Reject Tracked Changes
Skill 5 Merge Changes
Skill 6 Use the Document Inspector to Remove Personal Information
Skill 7 Save Workbooks as Web Pages
Skill 8 Unlock Cells and Protect Worksheets
Skill 9 Record Macros
Skill 10 Write Macros Using VBA
MORE SKILLS
More Skills 11 Hide Cells
More Skills 12 Modify the Ribbon
More Skills 13 Save a Workbook as a PDF File
More Skills 14 Add a Macro Button to the Quick Access Toolbar
About the Author :
Kris Townsend is an Information Systems instructor at Spokane Falls Community College in Spokane, Washington. Kris earned a bachelor's degree in both Education and Business, and a master's degre in Education. He has also worked as a public school teacher and as a systems analyst. Kris enjoys working with wood, snowboarding, and camping. He commutes to work by bike and enjoys long rides in the Palouse country south of Spokane.
Philip S. Vavalides is a Professor of Computer Technology at Guilford Technical Community College in North Carolina. He holds a bachelor's degree in Biology, and a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Tennessee. He has also practiced law. He enjoys golf and traveling.
Catherine Hain is an instructor at Central New Mexico Community College in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She teaches computer applications classes in the Business and Information Technology School, both in the classroom and through the distance learning office. Catherine holds a bachelor's degree in Management and Marketing and a master's degree in Business Administration
