Prerequisite Knowledge

Summary of some of the prerequisite knowledge required for this subject:

Excel

To view the eligibility and requirements, including prerequisites, corequisites, recommended background knowledge and core participation requirements for this subject, please see the University Handbook.

Excel assumed knowledge Because everyone has used Excel before, a challenge in this subject is to start at the right level of assumed knowledge. We had to strike a balance between (i) not assuming so much that it is too much work to catch up if you have little experience, and (ii) not assuming enough that no-one draws benefits from the subject, and is bored to death. Below, you will find reference to those topics that we will assume are prior knowledge. Numbers correspond to Chapters of Slager and Slager (2020).

It is strongly recommended that you review those topics, including, but not limited to, those “semi-beginner” topics that are singled out with bullet points.

Ch. 1: Becoming Acquainted with Excel

Ch. 2: Navigating and Working with Worksheets

Ch. 3: Best Ways to Enter and Edit Data

  • Autofill: P. 105-116, and p. 298-301

Ch. 4: Formatting and Aligning Data

  • Format Painter: 178-181

Ch. 5 Different Ways of Viewing and Printing Your Workbook

Ch. 6 Understanding Backstage

  • Freezing rows and columns: 221

Ch. 7 Creating and Using Formulas

  • Named ranges and constants: 312-332

  • Absolute and mixed cell references ($): 332-342

Ch. 8: Excel’s Pre-existing Functions

  • All important
  • New Excel 2019 functions (IFS, MAXIFS, MINIFS): p. 381-398

Ch. 9: Auditing, Validating, and Protecting Your Data

  • Error Value Messages: p. 432
  • Formula Auditing: p. 436-439

Ch. 10: Using Hyperlinks, Combining Text, and Working with the Status Bar

  • Concatenation: p. 475-485

Ch. 11: Transferring and Duplicating Data to Other Locations

  • Paste special (including with “Transpose”): p. 518-530

Ch. 12: Working with Tables

  • Conditional formatting: p.569-581

Ch. 13: Working with Charts

  • Sparklines: p. 656-664

Ch. 14: Importing Data

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References

Slager, D., and A. Slager. 2020. Essential Excel 2019. 2nd ed. Apress.