MOS 2016 Study Guide for Microsoft Excel

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• Introduction Taking a Microsoft Office Specialist exam Exam 77-727: Microsoft Excel 2016 Core Prerequisites Objective group 1: Create and manage worksheets and workbooks Objective 1.1: Create worksheets and workbooks Objective 1.2: Navigate in worksheets and workbooks Objective 1.3: Format worksheets and workbooks Objective 1.4: Customize options and views for worksheets and workbooks Objective 1.5: Configure worksheets and workbooks for distribution Objective group 2: Manage data cells and ranges Objective 2.1: Insert data in cells and ranges Objective 2.2: Format cells and ranges Objective 2.3: Summarize and organize data Objective group 3: Create tables Objective 3.1: Create and manage tables Objective 3.2: Manage table styles and options Objective 3.3: Filter and sort tables Objective group 4: Perform operations by using formulas and functions Objective 4.1: Summarize data by using functions Objective 4.2: Perform conditional operations by using functions Objective 4.3: Format and modify text by using functions Objective group 5: Create charts and objects Objective 5.1: Create charts Objective 5.2: Format charts Objective 5.3: Insert and format objects