Microsoft Excel Full Course Syllabus

• Module 1: Introduction to Microsoft Excel
  • Definition & Purpose of Excel
  • Benefits and Applications in Industry
  • Brief History of Excel
  • Opening Excel & Navigating the Application
  • Excel Versions & Key Differences
  • Interface Overview: Tabs, Ribbons, Formula Bar, Worksheet Area, Status Bar, Sheet Tabs
• Module 2: Home Tab – Core Functions
  • Clipboard Tools: Cut, Copy, Paste, Format Painter (in-depth)
  • Font & Alignment Tools: Styles, Borders, Merging, Wrapping Text
  • Number Formatting: Currency, Dates, Percentages
  • Styles Group:
    • Conditional Formatting (in-depth)
    • Format as Table (in-depth)
      • Design Tab: Table Styles, Header Row, Total Row, Filter Buttons, Remove Duplicates, Convert to Range
• Module 3: Insert Tab – Data Visualization & Tools
  • Pivot Tables – Concept, Purpose, Usage, and Step-by-Step Creation
  • Illustrations: Pictures, Shapes, Icons, SmartArt
  • Add-ins – Activation and Use
  • Charts & Pivot Charts (in-depth customization)
  • Sparklines (detailed applications)
  • Filters & Slicers – Enhanced Data Filtering
• Module 4: Page Layout Tab – Document Formatting
  • Page Setup: Margins, Orientation, Size
  • Themes, Background, Print Titles
  • Print Area & Scaling
• Module 5: Formulas Tab – Data Calculations
  • Introduction to Formulas: Purpose and Benefits in Data Processing
  • Functions Covered:
    • Math & Aggregate: SUM, SUMIF, SUMIFS, SUMPRODUCT, SUBTOTAL
    • Average: AVERAGE, AVERAGEIF, AVERAGEIFS
    • Count: COUNT, COUNTIF, COUNTIFS, COUNTA
    • Min/Max: MIN, MAX
    • Lookup: VLOOKUP (in-depth), HLOOKUP (in-depth), INDEX, MATCH
    • Logical: IF, AND, OR
    • Text Functions: LEFT, RIGHT, MID, FIND, SUBSTITUTE, REPT, TRIM, CONCATENATE
    • Date & Time: NOW, TODAY, DATE, DATEDIF, TIME, HOUR, MIN, SEC
    • Ranking: RANK
• Module 6: Brief Overview of Other Tabs
  • Data Tab – Filtering, Sorting, Data Tools
  • Review Tab – Spelling, Comments, Protect Sheet/Workbook
  • View Tab – Workbook Views, Freeze Panes, Zoom
  • File Tab – Info, New, Open, Save, Print, Options
• Module 7: Interview Questions
  • Frequently asked Excel interview questions
  • Advanced formula scenarios
  • Pivot table questions
  • Data analysis & problem-solving exercises