Learning how to use the advanced features of Microsoft Excel 2010 and gain mastery in it.
To develop advanced skills in MS Excel 2010, consider using MS Excel 2010 Advanced Training Course from pdtraining in Auckland, Christchurch, Tauranga and other cities in New Zealand.
The novice user tends to use Excel 2010 as holding place for report data. They may know how to insert data and move columns around, but rarely go into the deeper functions that Excel 2010 offers.
This workshop will teach you the most common advanced features of Microsoft Excel 2010. The goal of this course is to get you familiar with these functions in a safe learning environment. Once you complete the course, your familiarity and confidence in using the advanced features of Excel will increase, making the software a more useful tool for you at work or at home.
Excel Charts
Creating charts is an essential task when presenting data in Wellington. Charts help to communicate your information clearly and concisely. It also adds a visual appeal to the document.
Charts help to illustrate data in a way that is easier to read and understand.
Charts help to make quick comparisons and track trends. Excel 2010 makes creating a chart a simple task. Before you can create a chart, you will need to have data incorporated onto the worksheet. You should format your data so the chart tool can process it correctly
There are six major parts to a chart.
Knowing the different parts will help you understand what information you will need in your data set to make the chart relevant to your audience. Here are the major parts:
- Horizontal Axis: This part of the chart is the bottom section or line of the chart. This is usually the category of the data for example. It could represent years, product, sales person, department, etc. Typically, there are no values in this area of the chart.
- Vertical Axis: This is the part of the chart is the left side or vertical line of the chart. This part of the chart usually contains the values as it relates to the horizontal categories. It could represent units, money, percentages, etc.
- Legend: Explains what each plotted data set represents. For example, it could distinguish that each bar represents in a column chart or what each piece of the pie represent on a pie chart.
- Chart Area: This is the area outside of the plot area. This area can be changed to have different colours and looks.
- Plot Area: This area contains the data in an illustrative format like columns, pie pieces, etc. The plot area could contain grid lines or not.
- Series: This is a set of similar data grouped by category. For example, sales could represent one series and cost another.
- Chart Title: This is usually located above the graph and it usually is a summary of what the data represents like projections, or quality report.
The advanced course is preceded by MS Excel 2010 Introduction Training Course and MS Excel 2010 Intermediate Training Course.
Pdtraining delivers 1000’s of professional development courses each year in Wellington, Auckland, Napier, Christchurch, Hamilton, Dunedin and Tauranga, so you can be assured your training will be delivered by a qualified and experienced trainer.
All public MS Excel 2010 Advanced Training courses include am/pm tea, lunch, printed courseware and a certificate of completion. Customised courses are available upon request so please contact pdtraining on 1300 121 400 to learn more.