GO! with Microsoft Excel 2010 Introductory

For introductory computer courses on Microsoft Excel 2010 or courses in computer concepts with a lab component on Excel.   Teach the course YOU want in LESS TIME!    The primary goal of the GO! Series, aside from teaching computer applications, is ease of implementation. This approach is based on clearly defined projects for students and a one-of-a-kind supplements package for instructors.

Table of Contents:
GO! with Excel 2010 Intro Table of Contents Common Features Chapter 1 Using the Common Features of Office 2010 Scenario: Oceana Palm Grill Project 1A: Menu Plan Objective 1      Use Windows Explorer to Locate Files and Folder Activity 1.01     Using Windows Explorer to Locate Files and Folders Objective 2      Locate and Start a Microsoft Office 2010 Program Activity 1.02     Locating and Starting a Microsoft Office 2010 Program Objective 3      Enter and Edit Text in an Office Program Activity 1.03     Entering and Editing Text in an Office Program Objective 4      Perform Commands From a Dialog Box Activity 1.04     Performing Commands From a Dialog Box Objective 5      Create a Folder, Save a File, and Close a Program Activity 1.05     Creating a Folder, Saving a File, and Closing a Program Objective 6      Print a File Activity 1.06     Printing a File Project 1B: Memo Objective 7      Open an Existing File and Save it With a New Name Activity 1.07     Opening an Existing File and Saving it With a New Name Objective 8      Explore Application Options Activity 1.08     Viewing Application Options Objective 9      Perform Commands from the Ribbon Activity 1.09     Performing Commands from the Ribbon Activity 1.10     Minimizing and Using the Keyboard to Control the Ribbon Objective 10   Apply Formatting in Office Programs Activity 1.11     Formatting and Viewing Pages Activity 1.12     Formatting Text Activity 1.13     Using the Office Clipboard to Cut, Copy, and Paste Objective 11   Use the Microsoft Office 2010 Help System Activity 1.14     Using the Microsoft Office 2010 Help System in Excel Objective 12   Compress Files Activity 1.15     Compressing Files   Chapter 1 Creating a Worksheet and Charting Data Scenario: Texas Spectrum Wireless Project 1A: Quarterly Sales Report with Embedded Column Chart Objective 1      Create, Save, and Navigate an Excel Workbook Activity 1.01     Starting Excel and Naming and Saving a Workbook Activity 1.02     Navigating a Worksheet and a Workbook Objective 2      Enter Data in a Worksheet Activity 1.03     Entering Text and Using AutoComplete Activity 1.04     Filling a Series with Auto Fill and Using Excel Keyboard Shortcuts Activity 1.05     Aligning Text and Adjusting the Size of Columns Activity 1.06     Entering Numbers Objective 3      Construct and Copy Formulas and Use the Sum Function Activity 1.07     Constructing a Formula and Using the Sum Function Activity 1.08     Copying a Formula by Using the Fill Handle Objective 4      Format Cells with Merge & Center and Cell Styles Activity 1.09     Using Merge & Center and Applying Cell Styles Activity 1.10     Formatting Financial Numbers Objective 5      Chart Data in a Column Chart Activity 1.11     Charting Data in a Column Chart Objective 6      Prepare a Worksheet for Printing and Close Excel Activity 1.12     Changing Views, Creating a Footer, and Using Print Preview Activity 1.13     Deleting Unused Sheets in a Workbook Activity 1.14     Printing a Worksheet Activity 1.15     Displaying, Printing, and Hiding Formulas Project 1B: Inventory Valuation Objective 7 Check Spelling in a Worksheet Activity 1.16     Checking Spelling in a Worksheet Objective 8      Enter Data by Range Activity 1.17     Entering Data by Range Objective 9 Construct Formulas for Mathematical Operations Activity 1.18     Using Arithmetic Operators Activity 1.19     Copying Formulas Containing Absolute Cell References Objective 10 Edit Values in a Worksheet Activity 1.20     Editing Values in a Worksheet Activity 1.21     Formatting Cells with the Percent Style Objective 11 Format a Worksheet Activity 1.22     Inserting and Deleting Rows and Columns Activity 1.23     Adjusting Column Widths and Wrapping Text Chapter 2 Using Functions, Creating Tables, and Managing Large Workbooks Scenario: Laurales Herbs and Spices Project 2A: Inventory Status Report Objective 1      Use SUM, AVERAGE, MEDIAN, MIN, and MAX Functions Activity 2.01     Using the SUM and AVERAGE Functions Activity 2.02     Using the MEDIAN Function Activity 2.03     Using the MIN and MAX Functions Objective 2      Move Data, Resolve Error Messages, and Rotate Text Activity 2.04     Moving Data and Resolving a # # # # Error Message Activity 2.05     Rotating Text Objective 3      Use COUNTIF and IF Functions and Apply Conditional Formatting Activity 2.06     Using the COUNTIF Function Activity 2.07     Using the IF Function Activity 2.08     Applying Conditional Formatting by Using Highlight Cells Rules and Data Bars Activity 2.09     Using Find and Replace Objective 4      Use Date & Time Functions and Freeze Panes Activity 2.10     Using the NOW Function to Display a System Date Activity 2.11     Freezing and Unvreezing Panes Objective 5      Create, Sort, and Filter an Excel Table Activity 2.12     Creating an Excel Table Activity 2.13     Sorting and Filtering an Excel Table Activity 2.14     Converting a Table to a Range of Data Objective 6      Format and Print a Large Worksheet Activity 2.15     Printing Titles and Scaling to Fit Project 2B: Weekly Sales Summary Objective 7      Navigate a Workbook and Rename Worksheets Activity 2.16     Navigating Among Worksheets, Renaming Worksheets, and Changing the Tab Color Worksheets Objective 8      Enter Dates, Clear Contents, and Clear Formats Activity 2.17     Entering and Formatting Dates Activity 2.18     Clearing Cell Contents and Formats Objective 9      Copy and Paste Cell Contents Activity 2.19     Copying and Pasting Cell Contents Objective 10   Edit and Format Multiple Worksheets at the Same Time Activity 2.20     Grouping Worksheets for Editing Activity 2.21     Formatting and Constructing Formulas on Grouped Worksheets Objective 11 Create a Summary Sheet Activity 2.22     Constructing Formulas that Refer to Cells in Another Worksheet Activity 2.23     Changing Values in a Detail Worksheet to Update a Summary Worksheet Objective 12 Format and Print Multiple Worksheets in a Workbook Activity 2.24     Moving and Formatting Worksheets in a Workbook Activity 2.25     Printing All the Worksheets in a Workbook Chapter 3 Charting Data Scenario: City of Orange Blossom Beach Project 3A: Pie Chart                Objective 1       Create a Pie Chart and a Chart Sheet                Activity 3.01      Calculating Percentages                Activity 3.02      Using Formula AutoComplete                Activity 3.03      Creating a Pie Chart with a Chart Sheet Objective 2      Format a Pie Chart Activity 3.04     Applying 3-D to a Pie Chart Activity 3.05     Rotating Slices in a Pie Chart Activity 3.06     Exploding and Coloring a Pie Chart Activity 3.07     Formatting the Chart Area of a Pie Chart Activity 3.08     Inserting a Text Box in a Chart Objective 3      Update a Chart and Insert WordArt Activity 3.09     Updating a Chart Activity 3.10     Inserting WordArt in a Worksheet Objective 4      Preparing a Chart Sheet for Printing Activity 3.11     Preparing and Printing a Chart Sheet Project 3B: Line Chart Objective 5      Design a Worksheet for What-If Analysis Activity 3.12     Using Parentheses in a Formula Activity 3.13     Calculating a Value After an Increase Objective 6      Perform What-If Analysis Activity 3.14     Performing What-If Analysis Activity 3.15     Using Paste Special Objective 7      Compare Data with a Line Chart Activity 3.16     Creating a Line Chart to Compare Data     Chapter 4 Use Financial and Lookup Functions, Define Names, and Validate Data Scenario: Rubanne Specialties Project 4A: Amortization Schedule Objective 1      Use Financial Functions Activity 4.01     Inserting the PMT Financial Function Objective 2      Use Goal Seek Activity 4.02     Using Goal Seek to Produce a Desired Result Activity 4.03     Using Goal Seek to Find an Increased Period Objective 3      Create a Data Table Activity 4.04     Designing a Two-Variable Data Table Activity 4.05     Using a Data Table to Calculate Options Project 4B: Quarterly Cost Report and Lookup Form Objective 4      Define Names Activity 4.06     Defining a Name Activity 4.07     Inserting New Data in a Named Range Activity 4.08     Changing a Defined Name Activity 4.09     Creating a Defined Name by Using Row and Column Titles Objective 5      Use Defined Names in a Formula Activity 4.10     Using Defined Names in a Formula Objective 6      Use Lookup Functions Activity 4.11     Defining a Range of Cells for Lookup Function Activity 4.12     Inserting the VLOOKUP Function Objective 7 Validate Data Activity 4.13     Creating a Validation List Chapter 5 Managing Large Workbooks and Using Advanced Sorting and Filtering Scenario: Capital Cities Community College Project 5A: Large Worksheet Objective 1      Navigate and Manage Large Worksheets Activity 5.01     Using the Go To Special Command Activity 5.02     Hiding Columns Activity 5.03     Using the Go To Command Activity 5.04     Arranging Multiple Workbooks and Splitting Worksheets Objective 2 Enhance Worksheets with Themes and Styles Activity 5.05     Changing and Customizing a Workbook Theme Activity 5.06     Creating and Applying a Custom Table Style Objective 3      Format a Worksheet to Share with Others Activity 5.07     Previewing and Modifying Page Breaks Activity 5.08     Repeating Column or Row Titles Activity 5.09     Inserting a Hyperlink in a Worksheet Activity 5.10     Modifying a Hyperlink Objective 4      Save Excel Data in Other File Formats Activity 5.11     Viewing and Saving a Workbook as a Web Page Activity 5.12     Saving Excel Data in CSV File Format Activity 5.13     Saving an Excel Data as a PDF or XPS File Project 5B: Sort, Filter, and Outline a Database Objective 5      Use Advanced Sort Techniques Activity 5.14     Sorting on Multiple Columns Activity 5.15     Sorting By Using a Custom List Objective 6      Use Custom and Advanced Filters Activity 5.16     Filtering by Format and Values Using AutoFilter Activity 5.17     Filtering by Custom Criteria Using AutoFilter Activity 5.18     Inserting the Sheet Name and Page Numbers in a Footer Activity 5.19     Filtering by Using Advanced Criteria Activity 5.20     Extracting Filtered Rows Objective 7      Subtotal, Outline, and Group a List of Data Activity 5.21     Subtotaling, Outlining, and Grouping a List of Data Chapter 6 Creating Charts, Diagrams, and Templates Scenario: New York-New Jersey Job Fair Project 6A: Organization Charts and Diagrams Objective 1      Create and Format Sparklines and a 3-D Column Chart Activity 6.01     Creating and Formatting Sparklines Activity 6.02     Creating a 3-D Column Chart Activity 6.03     Changing the Display of Chart Data Activity 6.04     Editing and Formatting the Chart Title Activity 6.05     Adding, Formatting, and Aligning Titles Activity 6.06     Editing Source Data Activity 6.07     Formatting the Chart Floor and Chart Walls Objective 2      Create and Format a Line Chart Activity 6.08     Creating a Line Chart Activity 6.09     Deleting a Legend and Changing a Chart Title Activity 6.10     Changing the Values on the Value Axis Activity 6.11     Formatting the Plot Area and the Data Series Activity 6.12     Inserting a Trendline Objective 3      Create and Modify a SmartArt Graphic Activity 6.13     Creating a Process SmartArt Graphic Activity 6.14     Modifying and Changing the Diagram Style Objective 4      Create and Modify an Organization Chart Activity 6.15     Creating and Modifying a SmartArt Organization Chart Activity 6.16     Adding Effects to a SmartArt Graphic Activity 6.17     Preparing Worksheets With Charts and Diagrams for Printing Project 6B: Expense Report and Order Form Objective 5      Create an Excel Template Activity 6.18     Entering Template Text Activity 6.19     Formatting a Template Activity 6.20     Entering Template Formulas Activity 6.21     Inserting and Modifying an Image Activity 6.22     Inserting and Modifying a WordArt Image Activity 6.23     Saving a File as a Template Objective 6 Protect a Worksheet Activity 6.24     Protecting a Worksheet Objective 7 Create a Worksheet Based on a Template Activity 6.25     Creating a Worksheet Based on a Template