40567A: Microsoft Excel associate 2019

Course Introduction
Getting to know you
Microsoft Excel in action
Student expectations
What do you hope to get out of this course?
Opening doors through learning and MOS Certification
Tyler Millis: Student and game developer
Microsoft Office Specialist 2019
I do not think that I would be where I am today
without certifications. I am majoring in Computer
Science and Engineering. I have worked for the MIT
Game Lab as a Game Developer since February.
MOS Certification exam

Katie Murray: Student and entrepreneur

My certifications have been a major contribution in my
More options for your future educational and career success. I own a nutrition
coaching/smoothie business. I am in my dream job at
21 years old. I also utilize these programs everyday
with my own business.

Waqas Ali: Microsoft Student Partnership

Participant
The certifications were the start of something which
drastically changed my life. Participating in [Certiport’s
MOS Championship] competition helped me be selected
for the Microsoft Student Partnership program.
Course overview
This course helps you:
 Apply Microsoft Excel 2019 to improve personal
productivity and be ready to use Excel in the world
of work and life beyond school
 Create and work with Excel spreadsheets to
improve the ways ideas and information are
organized, gain valuable insights to filter and
present data, and create spreadsheets that clearly
and effectively deliver targeted data and
computations to the intended audiences
 Prepare for the MOS certification exam

Refer to your Course Orientation for a complete

course overview
Course objectives
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
 Create, open, edit, and save workbooks
 Manage workbooks and worksheets
 Format cells and numbers, align and wrap content, add and remove cell styles, and merge cells
 Format data as a table, create named tables, define range names, and filter and sort data
 Create and display formulas, use references and common functions in formulas
 Get data from other sources, fix text formatting by using text functions
 Apply conditional formatting to data; create, edit, and format charts; create sparklines
 Configure a workbook’s print settings and page setup
 Modify basic workbook properties
 Inspect a workbook for compatibility and accessibility issues
Key course features
Agri-business scenario
 In this course, the overarching storyline is around
Munson’s Pickles and Preserves Farm, a three-
generation, family-owned agribusiness.
 With over 50 employees, Munson’s Pickles and
Preserves Farm is known for its:
 Rapid expansion into worldwide markets
 Variety of agriculture-related enterprises
 High-quality produce for foodservices
 Dedication to operating on sound business
practices and advanced agricultural technology
 Involvement with community
 As a student studying at a local, vocational school
that Munson’s has partnered with, you have
earned a 1-year trade internship program at their
farm. The skills you gain in this course will help
you in this internship. All the best!
Warm-ups and wrap-ups
 Lesson warm-up activities will set the stage for
learning and give you a peek at the topics
 Lesson wrap-up activities will help you check your
understanding of the topics and assess how well
you've met the lesson objectives
Learning activities
Each lesson provides an interactive learning
environment for you to explore the features of Excel
through the following:
 Demonstrations
 Discussions
 Hands-on practice
 Partner and team activities
Try-its
 Try-its follow a lesson’s learning activity to give
you the opportunity to practice what was just
taught
 In many, but not all, lessons you can choose
between different levels of try-its for a less or
more challenging experience
Cornerstones
 Cornerstone learning exercises are scored student
learning activities that mimic MOS exam prompts
and are meant to emulate the exam-taking
experience
 Cornerstone learning exercises occur at the end of
each module
The Capstone project
 The Capstone project is the final learning activity
included in the course
 You will apply what you've learned by choosing
and fulfilling a personally meaningful project
 Let’s review the Capstone Rubric to get a first-hand
understanding of the project
Multimedia learning resources
 You will use a variety of multimedia such as
graphics and videos to learn about Excel
 This course is designed for live access to
support.office.com videos and articles
Course organization
The materials and outline of this course
Course materials
Let’s discuss where to find these materials:
 Course Orientation
 Student Guides (per module)
 Capstone Student Guide
 Capstone Rubric
 Learning Activity Resources
Saving files
Throughout the course, you will save the work you do. Let’s discuss where and how to save your files.
Course outline
 Module 1 – Introduction
 Module 2 - Managing worksheets and workbooks
 Module 3 - Formatting cells
 Module 4 - Managing tables and range data
 Module 5 - Using formulas and functions
 Module 6 - Getting and transforming data
 Module 7 - Visualizing data
 Module 8 - Preparing to print and checking for issues
 Capstone project
MOS exam mapping
 This course maps to the Microsoft Office Specialist
(MOS) certification exam MO-200: Microsoft Excel
(Excel and Excel 2019)
 Refer to the Course Orientation document for
details of the objective domain (OD) mapping
Optional
Course prerequisites
Prerequisite knowledge and skills for taking this
course:
 Personal computer fundamental skills
 Keyboard and mouse fundamental skills
 Windows operating system fundamental skills
 Internet browsing fundamental skills