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ICDL Workforce modules - Office

Applications - Spreadsheets

The Spreadsheet is intelligent software that typically has many sheets with thousands of rows and columns.
The main purpose of a spreadsheet is to allow a user to record and analyze data in a tabular format. These
spreadsheets have made accounting and other calculations easier with their built-in formulae. All you have to
do is enter data, choose a row for your answer and select the formula that you want to apply. Advanced
spreadsheets allow users to enter their own formulae to scale its functions. We can also compare the data
entered and produce an analysis report with a variety of graphs and charts. A spreadsheet is capable of much
more functionalities that make it one of the best tools for an organization. This software is especially useful for
data analysts and accountants.

Category

Using the Application

Skill Set

Working with Spreadsheets (https://www.free-online-

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Task Item

Open, close a spreadsheet application. Open, close spreadsheets (https://www.free-online-training-

courses.com/working-with-spreadsheets/)

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Create a new spreadsheet based on default template (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/working-

with-spreadsheets/)

Save a spreadsheet to a location on a drive. Save a spreadsheet under another name to a location on a drive
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Save a spreadsheet as another file type like: template, text file, software specific file extension, version
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Switch between open spreadsheets (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/working-with-

spreadsheets/)

Skill Set

Enhancing Productivity (https://www.free-online-training-

courses.com/enhancing-productivity/)

Task Item

Set basic options/preferences in the application: user name, default folder to open, save spreadsheets
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Use available Help functions (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/enhancing-productivity/)

Use magnification/zoom tools (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/enhancing-productivity/)

Display, hide built-in toolbars. Restore, minimize the ribbon (https://www.free-online-training-

courses.com/enhancing-productivity/)

Category

Cells

Skill Set

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Insert, Select (https://www.free-online-training-

courses.com/spreadsheet-cells/)

Task Item

Understand that a cell in a worksheet should contain only one element of data, (for example, first name detail
in one cell, surname detail in adjacent cell) (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/spreadsheet-cells/)

Recognize good practice in creating lists: avoid blank rows and columns in the main body of list, insert blank
row before Total row, ensure cells bordering list are blank (https://www.free-online-training-
courses.com/spreadsheet-cells/)

Enter a number, date, text in a cell (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/spreadsheet-cells/)

Select a cell, range of adjacent cells, range of non-adjacent cells, entire worksheet (https://www.free-online-
training-courses.com/spreadsheet-cells/)

Skill Set

Edit, Sort (https://www.free-online-training-

courses.com/edit-and-sort-spreadsheet-cells/)

Task Item

Edit cell content, modify existing cell content (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/edit-and-sort-

spreadsheet-cells/)

Use the undo, redo command (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/edit-and-sort-spreadsheet-cells/)

Use the search command for specific content in a worksheet (https://www.free-online-training-

courses.com/edit-and-sort-spreadsheet-cells/)

Use the replace command for specific content in a worksheet (https://www.free-online-training-

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Sort a cell range by one criterion in ascending, descending numeric order, ascending, descending alphabetic
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Skill Set

Copy, Move, Delete (https://www.free-online-training-

courses.com/copy-move-delete-spreadsheet-cells/)

Task Item

Copy the content of a cell, cell range within a worksheet, between worksheets, between open spreadsheets
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Use the autofill tool/copy handle tool to copy, increment data entries (https://www.free-online-training-
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Move the content of a cell, cell range within a worksheet, between worksheets, between open spreadsheets
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Delete cell contents (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/copy-move-delete-spreadsheet-cells/)

Category

Managing Worksheets

Skill Set

Rows and Columns (https://www.free-online-training-

courses.com/managing-worksheets/)

Task Item

Select a row, range of adjacent rows, range of non-adjacent rows (https://www.free-online-training-

courses.com/managing-worksheets/)

Select a column, range of adjacent columns, range of non-adjacent columns (https://www.free-online-training-

courses.com/managing-worksheets/)

Insert, delete rows and columns (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/managing-worksheets/)

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Modify column widths, row heights to a specified value, to optimal width or height (https://www.free-online-
training-courses.com/managing-worksheets/)

Freeze, unfreeze row and/or column titles (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/managing-

worksheets/)

Skill Set

Worksheets (https://www.free-online-training-
courses.com/worksheets/)

Task Item

Switch between worksheets (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/worksheets/)

Insert a new worksheet, delete a worksheet (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/worksheets/)

Recognize good practice in naming worksheets: use meaningful worksheet names rather than accept default
names (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/worksheets/)

Copy, move, rename a worksheet within a spreadsheet (https://www.free-online-training-

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Category

Formulas and Functions

Skill Set

Arithmetic Formulas (https://www.free-online-training-

courses.com/formulas-and-functions/)

Task Item
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Recognize good practice in formula creation: refer to cell references rather than type numbers into formulas
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Create formulas using cell references and arithmetic operators (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
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Identify and understand standard error values associated with using formulas: #NAME?, #DIV/0!, #REF!
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Understand and use relative, absolute cell referencing in formulas (https://www.free-online-training-

courses.com/formulas-and-functions/)

Skill Set

Functions (https://www.free-online-training-
courses.com/functions/)

Task Item

Use sum, average, minimum, maximum, count, counta, countblank functions (https://www.free-online-
training-courses.com/functions/)

Use the logical function if (yielding one of two specific values) with comparison operator: =, >, <
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Category

Formatting

Skill Set

Numbers/Dates (https://www.free-online-training-
courses.com/formatting/)

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Task Item

Format cells to display numbers to a specific number of decimal places, to display numbers with, without a
separator to indicate thousands (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/formatting/)

Format cells to display a date style, to display a currency symbol (https://www.free-online-training-

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Format cells to display numbers as percentages (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/formatting/)

Skill Set

Contents (https://www.free-online-training-
courses.com/change-spreadsheet-cell-content-
appearance/)

Task Item

Change cell content appearance: font sizes, font types (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/change-

spreadsheet-cell-content-appearance/)

Apply formatting to cell contents: bold, italic, underline, double underline (https://www.free-online-training-
courses.com/change-spreadsheet-cell-content-appearance/)

Apply different colours to cell content, cell background (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/change-

spreadsheet-cell-content-appearance/)

Copy the formatting from a cell, cell range to another cell, cell range (https://www.free-online-training-
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Skill Set

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Alignment, Border Effects (https://www.free-online-

training-courses.com/spreadsheet-formats-alignment-
and-border-effects/)

Task Item

Apply text wrapping to contents within a cell, cell range (https://www.free-online-training-

courses.com/spreadsheet-formats-alignment-and-border-effects/)

Align cell contents: horizontally, vertically. Adjust cell content orientation (https://www.free-online-training-
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Merge cells and centre a title in a merged cell (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/spreadsheet-

formats-alignment-and-border-effects/)

Add border effects to a cell, cell range: lines, colours (https://www.free-online-training-

courses.com/spreadsheet-formats-alignment-and-border-effects/)

Category

Charts

Skill Set

Create (https://www.free-online-training-
courses.com/create-spreadsheet-charts/)

Task Item

Create different types of charts from spreadsheet data: column chart, bar chart, line chart, pie chart
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Select a chart (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/create-spreadsheet-charts/)

Change the chart type (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/create-spreadsheet-charts/)

Move, resize, delete a chart (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/create-spreadsheet-charts/)

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Skill Set

Edit (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/edit-
spreadsheet-chart-title/)

Task Item

Add, remove, edit a chart title (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/edit-spreadsheet-chart-title/)

Add data labels to a chart: values/numbers, percentages (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/edit-

spreadsheet-chart-title/)

Change chart area background colour, legend fill colour (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/edit-

spreadsheet-chart-title/)

Change the column, bar, line, pie slice colours in the chart (https://www.free-online-training-
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Change font size and colour of chart title, chart axes, chart legend text (https://www.free-online-training-
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Category

Prepare Outputs

Skill Set

Setup (https://www.free-online-training-
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Task Item

Change worksheet margins: top, bottom, left, right (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/prepare-

outputs/)

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Change worksheet orientation: portrait, landscape. Change paper size (https://www.free-online-training-

courses.com/prepare-outputs/)

Adjust page setup to fit worksheet contents on a specified number of pages (https://www.free-online-training-
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Add, edit, delete text in headers, footers in a worksheet (https://www.free-online-training-

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Insert and delete fields: page numbering information, date, time, file name, worksheet name into headers,
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Skill Set

Check and Print (https://www.free-online-training-

courses.com/check-and-print/)

Task Item

Check and correct spreadsheet calculations and text (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/check-

and-print/)

Turn on, off display of gridlines, display of row and column headings for printing purposes (https://www.free-
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Apply automatic title row(s) printing on every page of a printed worksheet (https://www.free-online-training-
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Preview a worksheet (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/preview-a-worksheet/)

Print a selected cell range from a worksheet, an entire worksheet, number of copies of a worksheet, the entire
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