MS Excel Course: Your Path from Zero to Hero

Unlocking Excel: The Gateway to Cell References: Your Data's

Data Mastery GPS
• What is Excel? The Power of • Types of Cell References: Relative,
Spreadsheets Absolute, and Mixed
• Navigating the Excel Interface: Your • Harnessing Cell References for
Digital Workspace Complex Formulas
• Understanding the Ribbon, Formula • Managing Formula Efficiency:
Bar, and Quick Access Toolbar Techniques for Success
• Data Input: How to Enter and
Navigate Data Like a Pro Functions & Formulas: The Brain
of Excel
Mastering Basic Operations • Understanding Formulas: Mastering
• Creating, Renaming, and Deleting the BODMAS Rule
Sheets: Organize Your Work • Basic Calculations: Add, Subtract,
• Data Entry & Formatting Cells: Make Multiply, and Divide
Your Data Shine • Utilizing SUM, AVERAGE, MAX, MIN,
• Efficient Row and Column SMALL, LARGE, PRODUCT and
Management COUNT Functions to Crunch
Numbers
Formatting & Cell Styles: Making
Data Beautiful Conditional Calculations:
• Exploring Font Styles, Sizes, and SUMIF, COUNTIF, AVERAGEIF,
Colors
• Cell Fill Colors and Styles: Infusing
and More
Life into Your Data • SUMIF/IFS: Summing Data Based on
• Mastering Alignment: Left, Right, Conditions
Center—Get It Just Right! • COUNTIF/IFS: Counting with Criteria
• Using Merge & Center for a Polished • AVERAGEIF/IFS: Calculating
Look Averages Under Specific Conditions
• MAXIFS and MINIFS: Finding the
Maximum/Minimum Value Based on
Printing in Excel: Preparing for
Conditions
Presentation Logical Functions: The Decision
• Page Layout: Margins, Orientation,
and Size
Makers
• IF/IFS/ SWITCH Function: Crafting
• Print Titles, Page Breaks, and Print
Conditional Statements
Areas: Getting It Right
• IFERROR, ISERROR, AND, OR & NOT
• Headers, Footers, and Watermarks:
Functions: Building Complex Logic
Customizing Your Prints
• Practical Examples: Applying Logical
• Hands-On Project: Preparing a
Functions to Real Data
Report for Printing
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 MS Excel Course: Your Path from Zero to Hero

Date and Time Functions: Unleashing the Power of Lookup

Managing Temporal Data Functions (Part 1)
• Introduction to Date and Time • LOOKUP, VLOOKUP & XLOOKUP:
Functions: Why They Matter Your Tool for Seamless Data
• Using TODAY, NOW, NETWORKDAYS Retrieval
and DATE Functions for Dynamic Dates • HLOOKUP: Unlocking Data from
• Calculating with EDATE, EOMONTH, Horizontal Tables
and DATEDIF • Real-World Scenarios: Practical
• Hands-On Project: Creating a Time- Examples of Lookup Functions
Tracking Spreadsheet
Mastering Lookup Functions
Conditional Formatting: (Part 2)
Highlighting Key Data • INDEX & MATCH: Advanced Lookup
• Introduction to Conditional Techniques
Formatting: Why It Matters • Comparing VLOOKUP and INDEX-
• Applying Rules: Color Scales, Data MATCH: Choosing the Best Tool
Bars, and Icon Sets • CHOOSE Function: Indexed
• Creating Custom Rules for Selection Magic
Conditional Formatting • OFFSET Function: Dynamic Range
• Formulas in Conditional Formatting Shifter, Move and Select with
• Hands-On Project: Creating Visual Precision
Indicators in Your Data
What-If Analysis: Making Data-
Data Validation: Ensuring Data Driven Decisions
Integrity • Introduction to What-If Analysis:
• Understanding Data Validation: Why scenario planning is crucial for
What It Is and Why It Matters informed decisions.
• Setting Up Rules: Restricting Input • Goal Seek: Find the exact input for
Types and Values desired outcomes.
• Formulas in Data Validation • Scenario Manager: Compare
• Hands-On Project: Implementing multiple scenarios to assess
Data Validation in Your Worksheets impacts.
• Data Tables: Analyze outcomes for
Protecting Your Data: Excel multiple variables in one view.

Security Features
• Understanding Protection Options:
Protecting Sheets and Workbooks
• Allowing Edit Ranges and Hidden
Formulas: Managing User Access

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 MS Excel Course: Your Path from Zero to Hero

Understanding Financial Pivot Tables (Part 2) &

Functions Dashboard Magic
• Introduction to Financial Functions: • Advanced Pivot Table Techniques for
Explore how Excel simplifies Comprehensive Analysis
complex financial calculations. • Importing data into the Data Model -
• PMT, FV, and PV Functions: the why and how
Calculate loan payments, future • Building Dashboards: Visualizing
values, and present values. Your Data Like a Pro
• RATE and NPER Functions:
Determine interest rates and Final Exam: Excel Mastery
payment periods.
Assessment
• IRR and NPV Functions: Evaluate
• To qualify for the certificate,
investments with Internal Rate of
Return and Net Present Value. participants must score a minimum
of 40% in the final exam.
• The exam will be conducted online
Data Analysis & Visualization: and organized in batches.
Telling Stories with Charts • If a participant cannot attend the
• Creating Dynamic Charts for Visual exam on the first attempt or fails to
Data Representation achieve the required score, they
• Customizing Charts: Elevating Your will have the opportunity to retake
Presentations the exam.
• Sparklines: Mini-Charts for Quick • A retake fee of 500 BDT will apply
Insights for subsequent attempts.
• Retake exams can be scheduled at
Pivot Tables (Part 1): Simplifying the participant’s convenience.
Complex Data
• Introduction to Pivot Tables:
Transforming Your Data
• Creating Pivot Tables: Step-by-Step
Guide
• Managing Fields and Layout for
Clarity and Precision
• Apply pivot tables in different
scenarios using some advanced
settings

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