Self Study Group for:
Microsoft Office
Certified Application Specialist:
Excel 2007 exam
October/November 2008
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Skills measured on Excel 2007 Exam
This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed in the following table.
Skills measured by Exam 77-602 (Excel)
Creating and Manipulating Data
Insert data by using AutoFill. Home Tab, Editing Group, Fill
Click and drag. After release, click Auto Fill Options menu.
Ensure data integrity. Data Tab, Data Tools Data Validation
Modify cell contents and formats. Paste Special (Transpose, Mathematical)
Change worksheet views. View Toolbar at bottom (Normal, Page Layout, Page Break
Preview), Zoom, Freezing and Splitting Windows (View,
Window)
Manage worksheets. Right click worksheet tab, hide / unhide, Move/Copy
Formatting Data and Content
Format worksheets. Page Layout, Themes, Sheet Options Gridlines, Rename
Worksheet, Color Code
Insert and modify rows and columns. Right mouse click, Insert/Delete, Resize, Hide/Unhide
Format cells and cell content. Home Number Formats, Custom; Home Alignment
Merge and Center/ Merge Across / Merge Cells, Formatting
part of cell versus whole cell, color, border, cell styles (Home-
Styles-Cell Styles)
Format data as a table. Home-Styles-Format As Table, changing range by clicking and
dragging; Table Styles: Design-Table Styles-More
Creating and Modifying Formulas
Reference data in formulas. Absolute v Relative, Referencing Worksheets, Named Ranges
Summarize data by using a formula. Sum, count, countA (not empty), average, min, max
Summarize data by using subtotals. Subtotals (sum, count, average, max, product, count #, stddev,
stddevp, var, varp) NOTE: Subtotals are SUMMARIES not
necessarily just addition.Data Outline Subtotal
Conditionally summarize data by using a formula. AverageIf, CountIf, SumIf, AverageIfs, Countifs, SumifS
multiple criteria up to 127(P. 249)
Look up data by using a formula. Hlookup, vlookup (remind on add ins), =vlookup("2% milk",
Products. 5. False)
Use conditional logic in a formula. If, and, or, not, iferror
Format or modify text by using formulas. Lower, proper, upper, replace, substitute
Display and print formulas. Formulas Formula Auditing Show Formulas
Presenting Data Visually
Create and format charts. Insert-Charts
Modify charts. Moving and resizing, change chart location, Layout tab-Labels-
Chart Title; Axis Titles; Legend; Data Labels,
Apply conditional formatting. Home-Styles-Conditional Formatting; Conditional Formatting
Clear Rules,
Insert and modify illustrations. Insert-Illustrations Group - Picture, Smart Art, Shapes
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Skills measured by Exam 77-602 (Excel)
Outline data. Data-Outline-AutoOutline in Group List. To Ungroup Data
Outline- Ungroup
Sort and filter data. Home-Editing Sort & Filte or Data tab, Sort and Filter group,
Custom Sort for more than one column. Note that you can
remove a sort level from a multi-level sort
Home-Editing-Sort & Filter Filter/Filter Clear
Collaborating on and Securing Data
Manage changes to workbooks. Review Tab Changes Track Changes Highlight Changes,
Track Changes While Editing; Review Changes
Accept/Reject Changes
Comments Review Comments-New Comment
Protect and share workbooks. Office Button Save As at bottom - Tools General Options
Password to open or modify
Review Changes = Protect Workbook Protect Structure
and Windows (to reverse as well)
First you need to go to Home-Cells-Format-Lock Cells that you
want locked. Then Review Tab Protect Sheet Allow all
users of this worksheet to:
Review Changes Share Workbook.
Prepare workbooks for distribution. Office-Prepare-Properties Doc Info Panel Property Views
and Options, Doc Prop Server, Doc Prop common,
Advanced Prop
Office-Prepare-Inspect Doc
Office-Prepare-Restrict Permission Restricted Access
Office-Prepare-Add Digital Signature
Office-Prepare Mark as Final (makes read only)
Save workbooks. Office Save As
Compatibility Checker Office-Prepare-Run Compatibility
Checker
Set print options for printing data, worksheets, and Page Layout Page Setup Print Area Set Print Area
workbooks.
Insert Page Break (Page Layout-Page Setup Breaks, Insert
Page Break/Remove Page Break) or reset all page breaks to
remove all manual page breaks
Page Margins (Page Layout, Page Setup, Margins); PL/PS-
Orientation Size, Scale
Headers and Footers Insert-Text-Header & Footer
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Homework Assignments:
Required Manual: Microsoft Press Excel 2007 Step by Step
Week One:
Chapter 1. What's New in Excel 2007?
Becoming Familiar with the New User Interface
Managing Larger Data Collections
Using the New Microsoft Office File Format
Formatting Cells and Worksheets
Managing Data Tables More Effectively
Creating Formulas More Easily by Using Formula AutoComplete
Summarizing Data Using New Functions
Creating Powerful Conditional Formats
Creating More Attractive Charts
Controlling Printouts More Carefully
Chapter 2. Setting Up a Workbook
Creating Workbooks
Modifying Workbooks
Modifying Worksheets
Customizing the Excel 2007 Program Window
Chapter 3. Working with Data and Data Tables
Entering and Revising Data
Moving Data Within a Workbook
Finding and Replacing Data
Correcting and Expanding Upon Worksheet Data
Defining a Table
Week Two:
Chapter 4. Performing Calculations on Data
Naming Groups of Data
Creating Formulas to Calculate Values
Summarizing Data That Meets Specific Conditions
Finding and Correcting Errors in Calculations
Chapter 5. Changing Document Appearance
Formatting Cells
Defining Styles
Applying Workbook Themes and Table Styles
Making Numbers Easier to Read
Changing the Appearance of Data Based on Its Value
Adding Images to a Document
Chapter 6. Focusing on Specific Data Using Filters
Limiting Data That Appears on Your Screen
Manipulating List Data
Defining Valid Sets of Values for Ranges of Cells
Week Three:
Chapter 7. Reordering and Summarizing Data
Sorting Data Lists
Organizing Data into Levels
Looking Up Information in a Data List
Chapter 8. Combining Data from Multiple Sources
Using Data Lists as Templates for Other Lists
Linking to Data in Other Worksheets and Workbooks
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Consolidating Multiple Sets of Data into a Single Workbook
Grouping Multiple Sets of Data
Chapter 9. Analyzing Alternative Data Sets
Defining and Editing Alternative Data Sets
Defining Multiple Alternative Data Sets
Varying Your Data to Get a Desired Result Using Goal Seek
Finding Optimal Solutions with Solver
Analyzing Data with Descriptive Statistics
Week Four:
Chapter 10. Creating Dynamic Lists with PivotTables
Analyzing Data Dynamically with PivotTables
Filtering, Showing, and Hiding PivotTable Data
Editing PivotTables
Formatting PivotTables
Creating PivotTables from External Data
Chapter 11. Creating Charts and Graphics
Creating Charts
Customizing the Appearance of Charts
Finding Trends in Your Data
Creating Dynamic Charts Using PivotCharts
Creating Diagrams by Using SmartArt
Chapter 12. Printing
Adding Headers and Footers to Printed Pages
Preparing Worksheets for Printing
Printing Data Lists
Printing Parts of Data Lists
Printing Charts
Week Five:
Chapter 13. Automating Repetitive Tasks with Macros
Introducing Macros
Creating and Modifying Macros
Running Macros When a Button Is Clicked
Running Macros When a Workbook Is Opened
Chapter 14. Working with Other Microsoft Office System Programs
Including Microsoft Office System Documents in Excel 2007 Worksheets
Storing Excel 2007 Documents as Parts of Other Microsoft Office System
Documents
Creating Hyperlinks
Pasting Charts into Other Documents
Chapter 15. Collaborating with Colleagues
Sharing Data Lists
Managing Comments
Tracking and Managing Colleagues' Changes
Protecting Workbooks and Worksheets
Authenticating Workbooks
Saving Workbooks for the Web
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