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Excel 365 in 30 Minutes – Editing & Customizing (Advanced 1 of 11)

Learn how to customize Excel 365 to work faster and smarter
Excel 365 in 30 Minutes - Editing & Customizing (Advanced 1 of 11)

Course details

In this Bigger Brains course, you’ll learn how to manage Excel file types with confidence, including how to open, save, and recover workbooks in different formats. You’ll see how to use predefined templates and how to create, save, and reuse your own custom templates to speed up common tasks. You’ll see how to personalize Excel by customizing the Quick Access Toolbar to better match how you work. 

 

You’ll explore advanced customization options for tailoring Excel 365 to your workflow including how to customize existing Ribbon tabs, add new tabs and groups, reset the Ribbon, and customize the status bar. Designed for advanced Excel 365 users, this course helps you fine-tune your workspace for greater efficiency and productivity. 

 

 

Topics covered include: 

 

  • Opening different file types 
  • Saving as various file types 
  • Recovering an unsaved workbook 
  • Using a predefined template to create a new workbook 
  • Creating and saving a custom template 
  • Using a custom template to create a new workbook 
  • Adding, removing, and rearranging commands on the Quick Access Toolbar 
  • Customizing existing tabs on the Ribbon 
  • Adding a new tab and a new group to the Ribbon 
  • Adding buttons to a group  
  • Resetting the Ribbon 
  • Viewing customization settings in the File, Options dialog box  
  • Customizing the status bar 

 

 

Enjoy award winning HD content in the “Uniquely Engaging”TM Bigger Brains Teacher-Learner style! Taught by top subject matter experts, Bigger Brains courses are professionally designed around key learning objectives and include captions and transcripts, downloadable handouts, and optional LinkedIn digital badges on course completion. 

Course Contents:

#  Lesson  Length 
1  File Types  6:42 
2  Templates  3:44 
3  Customizing the QAT  4:20 
4  Customizing the Ribbon  5:22 
5  Excel Options  4:38 

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