After completing Excel 97: Getting Started, the user should be able to:

 

	Create and save worksheets in Excel
	Enter and edit data in a worksheet
	Enter formulas
	Use functions in formulas
	Enter data into a range of cells

The Excel Working Environment
Starting and exiting Excel
The Excel application and document windows
Review of basic mousing techniques

Excel Basics
Entering and correcting text and numbers
Entering formulas
Saving and closing a workbook
Performing a "what-if" analysis
Navigating through Excel worksheets

Adding to the Worksheet
Creating a new workbook
Entering data into a range of cells
Using functions in formulas

Editing the Worksheet
Editing cell contents
Editing formulas containing circular references
Using the Help system
Accessing and using Office Assistant

This course is distributed with

 

	Exercises, with supplied files, that allow users to practice in Excel 97
	A file containing the text of the exercises
	Simulations that allow users to practice course skills, even if they don't have access to the Excel 97 product
	A Excel 97 Glossary