Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel 2013
Core Certification Skills Reference
Create and Manage Worksheets and Workbooks
Create Worksheets and Workbooks
Creating new blank workbooks
Creating new workbooks using templates
importing files
Opening non-native files directly in Excel
Adding worksheets to existing workbooks
Copying and moving worksheets
EX 15
EX 372-EX 376, EX 380-EX 381
EX 663-EX 667, EX 680-EX 685, EX 689EX 690, EX 702-EX 704, EX 711-EX 716
EX 692
EX 16
EX 16, EX 336-EX 337
Navigate through Worksheets and Workbooks
Searching for data within a workbook
Inserting hyperlinks
Changing worksheet order
Using Go To
Using the Name Box
EX 104-EX 106, EX 269
EX 370-EX 372
EX 16
EX 9-EX 11
EX 394-EX 399
Format Worksheets and Workbooks
Changing worksheet tab color
Modifying page setup
Inserting and deleting columns and rows
Changing workbook themes
Adjusting row height and column width
Inserting watermarks
Inserting headers and footers
Setting data validation
EX 76
EX 53
EX 43-EX 45
EX 106-EX 108
EX 25-EX 27, EX 29
EX 245-EX 247
EX 119-EX 121
EX 410-EX 418
Customize Options and Views for Worksheets and Workbooks
Hiding worksheets
Hiding columns and rows
Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar
Customizing the ribbon
Managing macro security
Changing workbook views
Recording simple macros
Adding values to workbook properties
Using zoom
NP Excel 2013
EX 48
EX 48
EX 6-EX 7, EX 738
EX 5, EX 430-EX 431, EX 452
EX 431-EX 433
EX 51-EX 53
EX 433-EX 437, EX 439-EX 440
EX 746-EX 748
EX 15
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Displaying formulas
Freezing panes
Assigning shortcut keys
Splitting the window
EX 56-EX 57
EX 262-EX 263
EX 435-EX 436
EX 290-EX 292
Configure Worksheets and Workbooks to Print or Save
Setting a print area
Saving workbooks in alternate file formats
Printing individual worksheets
Setting print scaling
Repeating headers and footers
Maintaining backward compatibility
Configuring workbooks to print
Saving files to remote locations
EX 115-EX 116
EX 436-EX 437, EX 772-EX 773
EX 55-EX 56, EX347-EX 348
EX 54
EX 119-EX 121
EX 750-EX 751, EX A2-EX A3, EX A17-EX A18
EX 55-EX 56
EX 740, EX 741-EX 742
Create Cells and Ranges
Insert Data in Cells and Ranges
Appending data to worksheets
EX 661, EX 680-EX 685, EX 702-EX 704,
EX 711-EX 716
EX 104-EX 106
EX 35-EX 36, EX 40-EX 42
EX 162-EX 166
EX 164-EX 166
EX 46-EX 47
Finding and replacing data
Copying and pasting data
Using AutoFill tool
Expanding data across columns
Inserting and deleting cells
Format Cells and Ranges
Merging cells
Modifying cell alignment and indentation
Changing font and font styles
Using Format Painter
Wrapping text within cells
Applying Number formats
Applying highlighting
Applying cell styles
Changing text to WordArt
EX 90-EX 91
EX 87-EX 88
EX 71-EX 73, EX 75, EX 92-EX 95
EX 101-EX 103
EX 28
EX 82-EX 86
EX 108-EX 113
EX 99-EX 101
EX 392
Order and Group Cells and Ranges
Applying conditional formatting
Inserting sparklines
Transposing columns and rows
Creating named ranges
Creating outlines
Collapsing groups of data in outlines
Inserting subtotals
NP Excel 2013
EX 108-EX 113, EX 506-EX 508
EX 238-EX 242
EX 103-EX 104
EX 395-EX 396, EX 397-EX 398
EX 293-EX 294
EX 295-EX 297
EX 292-EX 295
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Create Tables
Create a Table
Moving between tables and ranges
Adding and removing cells within tables
Defining titles
EX 264-EX 265
EX 267-EX 269, EX 270
EX 317
Modify a Table
Applying styles to tables
Banding rows and columns
Inserting total rows
Removing styles from tables
EX 266-EX 267
EX 266-EX 267
EX 287-EX 290
EX 293
Filter and Sort a Table
Filtering records
Sorting data on multiple columns
Changing sort order
Removing duplicates
EX 278-EX 287
EX 272-EX 274
EX 271-EX 275
EX 270
Apply Formulas and Functions
Utilize Cell Ranges and References in Formulas and Functions
Utilizing references (relative, mixed, absolute)
Defining order of operations
Referencing cell ranges in formulas
EX 152-EX 159
EX 32-EX 34
EX 11-EX 13, EX 32-34, EX36-EX 39
Summarize Data with Functions
Utilizing the SUM function
Utilizing the MIN and MAX functions
Utilizing the COUNT function
Utilizing the AVERAGE function
EX 36-EX 39, EX 140-EX 145
EX 140-EX 141, EX 147-EX 149
EX 42-EX 43, EX140-EX 141, EX 170-EX 172
EX 98-EX 99, EX 140-EX 145
Utilize Conditional Logic in Functions
Utilizing the SUMIF function
Utilizing the AVERAGEIF function
Utilizing the COUNTIF function
EX 514-EX 515
EX 515-EX 517
EX 512-EX 514
Format and Modify Text with Functions
Utilizing the RIGHT, LEFT and MID functions
Utilizing the TRIM function
Utilizing the UPPER and LOWER functions
Utilizing the CONCATENATE function
NP Excel 2013
EX A3-EX A6
EX A3-EX A4
EX A3-EX A4, EX A10-EX A11
EX A3-EX A4, EX A7-EX A8
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Create Charts and Objects
Create a Chart
Creating charts and graphs
Adding additional data series
Switching between rows and columns in source
data
Using Quick Analysis
EX 197-EX 201, EX 211-EX 214, EX 215-EX
216, EX 220-EX 221
EX 234-EX 237
EX 236
EX 200-EX 201
Format a Chart
Adding legends
Resizing charts and graphs
Modifying chart and graph parameters
Applying chart layouts and styles
Positioning charts and graphs
EX 205-EX 206
EX 202-EX 203
EX 203-EX 204, EX 207- EX 209, EX 214-EX
215, EX 222-EX 225
EX 204-EX 205
EX 202-EX 203, EX 214
Insert and Format an Object
Inserting text boxes
Inserting SmartArt
Inserting images
Adding borders to objects
Adding styles and effects to objects
Changing object colors
Modifying object properties
Positioning objects
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EX D22
EX D16-EX D18
EX 77-EX 78
EX D21
EX D19-EX D22
EX D19-EX D22
EX D23
EX D23
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