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Duration 1 day
Course Code OFC-118
Available Formats Classroom

Overview

Course Description

This private, online Excel Data Visualization with Charts and Dashboards training course teaches Excel users how to go beyond columns and rows in spreadsheets. Attendees learn how to integrate Excel’s robust charting platforms with creative techniques to present data in analytical dashboards.  

Skills Gained

  • Explore and create various charts
  • Create organizational charts
  • Create sparkline charts
  • Create clustered column charts
  • Incorporate conditional formatting
  • Use the MAX IF function
  • Create dynamic dashboards
  • Create PivotCharts
  • Incorporate slicers

Prerequisites

All attendees must have prior knowledge of Excel.

Training Materials

All Excel training attendees receive comprehensive courseware.

Software Requirements

  • Excel 2016, 2019, 365, or later
  • Related lab files that Ascendient Learning will provide

Course Details

Course Details

Outline

  • Introduction to Charts
    • Why use charts?
    • Exploring when to use the various styles of charts
  • Organizational Charts
    • Purpose of organizational charts
    • Preparing for organizational charts
    • Creating organizational charts in 3 easy steps
    • Modifying the organizational chart
    • Formatting with photos and objects
  • Sparkline Charts
    • Purpose of sparkline charts
    • Setting up sparkline charts
    • Creating sparkline charts
    • Exploring the sparkline charts contextual menu
    • Creating line sparkline charts
    • Creating bar sparkline charts
    • Creating win/loss sparkline charts
    • The use of markers in sparkline charts
    • Changing the styles of sparkline charts
  • Clustered Column Charts
    • Purpose of clustered column charts
    • Creating a clustered column chart
    • Formatting a clustered column chart
    • Using conditional formatting
    • Incorporating MAX IF functions
    • Adding in a Secondary Axis
    • Series overlap
    • Reordering the axis
  • Dashboards
    • Purpose of dashboards
    • Creating dashboards in 5 steps
    • Dashboard design elements
    • Understanding PivotTable charts
    • Incorporating PivotTable charts into a dashboard
    • Creating PivotTable charts in 1 easy step
    • Using Slicers to navigate and analyze a PivotChart
    • Formatting dashboards
    • Analyzing dashboards
  • Conclusion

Schedule

FAQ

How do I get a Microsoft exam voucher?

Pearson Vue Exam vouchers can be requested and ordered with your course purchase.

  • Vouchers are non-refundable and non-returnable. Vouchers expire 12 months from the date they are issued unless otherwise specified in the terms and conditions.
  • Voucher expiration dates cannot be extended. The exam must be taken by the expiration date printed on the voucher.

Do Microsoft courses come with post lab access?

Most Microsoft official courses will include post-lab access ranging from 30 to 180 calendar days after instructor led course delivery. A lab training key in class will be provided that can be leveraged to continue connecting to a remote lab environment for the individual course attendee.

Does the course schedule include a Lunchbreak?

Lunch is normally an hour-long after 3-3.5 hours of the class day.

What languages are used to deliver training?

Microsoft courses are conducted in English unless otherwise specified.

Reviews

I think the platform is very good and look forward to taking my next course in early October.

Simply great training provider that I can go for updating/acquiring my skill sets.

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It was very informative and covered all the required materials along with handson labs for practice.

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