Microsoft Excel 2013: MOS Foundation

Lesson 0
Overview of MOS Foundation Course

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Table of Content

● Course Objectives

● Course Overview

● Value of Excel for Professionals

● Value of Excel for Organizations

● Lessons Covered

● Exam Pattern

● Sources of Information

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Course Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

● Create and manage worksheets and workbooks

● Create cells and ranges in Excel 2013

● Create tables in Excel 2013

● Apply formulas and functions in Excel 2013

● Create charts and objects in Excel 2013

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Course Overview

This training course provides:

● Introduction to the basics of Excel 2013 application and customizing Excel options
● Introduction to creating and managing worksheets and workbooks
● Information about creating and formatting cells and ranges
● Information about formatting tables, applying formulas and functions, creating charts, and inserting objects
● Demos to show how to work with Excel application

Target audience
● Anyone who is interested in learning Excel 2013

Course prerequisites
● None

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Value of Excel for Professionals

As a professional, you can benefit from Excel in the following ways:

● Use the new FlashFill feature to work with data easily
● Create interactive charts with filters using new chart elements and chart types
● Change data to a table with different in-built table styles
● Use new formulas and functions for easy calculations
● Work with dual monitors as each workbook works in its own window

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Value of Excel for Organizations

Organizations can benefit from Excel in the following ways:

● It has powerful pre-made templates to create workbooks easily

● It has quick analysis tools, which help in analyzing and managing risks and ensuring that there is no financial impact

● It has an option to save files in remote locations, which helps organizations to access online files from anywhere

● It offers the flexibility to store huge data and automate various tasks, which help organizations to take quick decisions
about their businesses

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Lessons Covered

Lesson No. Lesson Name

Lesson 1 Introduction to Excel 2013

Lesson 2 Create and Manage Worksheets and Workbooks

Lesson 3 Create Cells and Ranges in Excel 2013

Lesson 4 Create Tables in Excel 2013

Lesson 5 Apply Formulas and Function in Excel 2013

Lesson 6 Create Charts and Objects in Excel 2013

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Exam Pattern

Possible Question Types Explanation

Perform onscreen tasks, for example:

1. Apply conditional format to A2:A10 cells
Scenarios
2. Create new worksheet with name Sales Report
3. Utilize the SUMIF function and display person-wise sales

Note: Once you complete each scenario, you have to save the workbook by clicking the Save icon, otherwise your
answer will not be saved.

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Microsoft Excel 2013: MOS Foundation Certification

Microsoft Excel 2013: MOS Foundation certification proves that certified professionals can easily work with Excel
2013 application efficiently and once they complete the certification, they will be credited as Microsoft Office
2013 Specialist.

Software component Microsoft Excel 2013 desktop application

MS Certification ID (booking code) 77-420

Duration of exam 50 minutes

Number of scenarios 4–6

Focus area Excel 2013 features

Prerequisite certificates for participating in this None
Certification Test
MOS 2013 study guide for Microsoft Excel (77-420) book
Courses for preparing for the Certification Test
by Joan Lombert

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Sources of Information

● Microsoft Exam: https://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/exam-77-420.aspx, required skills and preparation

materials for this exam

● Microsoft Office Tutorials: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel-help/ free tutorials from Microsoft

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 Thank You

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