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Basic Excel Skills

Learning objectives

After completing this activity, you will:

  • be able to apply the principles of good data management to design a simple data entry spreadsheet that is fit-for-purpose
  • have mastered basic Excel data entry skills including:
    • creating and saving a new Excel workbook
    • entering information into a cell by typing
    • copying and pasting data
    • inserting a column or a row
    • moving items
    • clearing and deleting cells
    • setting cell data categories and formats (text, number, date)
    • setting cell appearance (font, highlight, styles, borders)
    • insertion of comments
    • insertion of illustrations.