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MOS Excel Certification Exam

Q.WheredoIregistertotaketheExcelExam? A.Youcanreserveatimetotaketheexamat: https://www.seattleu.edu/albers/inner.aspx?ekfrm=95457 ThenyoumustregisterwithCertiportat:http://www.certiport.com/portal/desktopdefault.aspx?TZ=7 RegisteringwithCertiportbeforeyourtestdateisabsolutelynecessaryinordertotaketheexam.Itisessentialthatyouinputyour studentIDduringtheCertiportregistrationprocessinorderforyoutestresultstobeprocessed. Q.ArethereresourcesavailabletohelpmepasstheExcelCertificationExam? A.Therearefourresourcesavailabletohelp,thefirsttwobeingstudytools,thethirdbeingapracticeexamandthefourthbeinga physicalbook.Utilizingthisstudymaterialishighlyrecommendedastheexamisverydifficult. 1)Studymaterialcanbefoundat:http://itacademy.microsoftelearning.com/ Youwillneedthefollowingaccesscode:6088ALBERS5189 Clickon'MyLearning'(upperlefthandcorner)toaccess MakesuretouseonlyMicrosoftInternetExplorer(Version6.0+) 2)Lynda.comprovidesvideobasedstudymaterial.SigninwithyourSeattleUusernameandpasswordat: http://www.lynda.com/ 3)YoucantakepracticeexamsusingGMetrixSMS3.0.Thisprogramcanbefoundonallcomputersinthecomputerlabs andLemieuxLibrary. GMetrixaccesscode:36321ALBERS43899(accesscodeisfora30questionpracticetest) 4)TheSUBookstoreoffersabookfor$93,specificallydesignedtohelpyoupasstheexcelexam(ISBN:9780470907672) Q.HowmanytimescanItaketheExcelcertificationexam? A.YoucantaketheexamasmanytimesasnecessarytopassBUT,youwillneedtobuyavouchereachtime.Thevoucheryoubuy throughtheSeattleUniversityBookstoreallowsyoutoretaketheexamonceforfreeifyouretaketheexamwithin30days. Q.Howmuchdoesatesttakingvouchercost? A.YoucanpurchaseyourtestingvoucherattheSUBookstore.Thevoucherandonefreeretakecostsapproximately$99.Ifyou purchaseyourvoucherontheCertiportwebsite,itwillcost$115. Q.HowlongdoIhavetopasstheexamandwhenwilltheregistrationholdbeputonmyaccount? A.TransferstudentshaveuntiltheendoftheirfirstquarteratSeattleUtopasstheexambeforearegistrationholdwillbeputon theiraccount.Freshmenhavetopasstheexambeforetheycomplete45creditsatSeattleUniversity.Ifattheendofthequartera studenthasnotpassedtheExam,aholdwillbeputontheiraccountandaffecttheirabilitytoregisterforthefollowingquarter.For example,falltransferswhohavenotpassedtheexambytheendofthefallquarterwillnotbeabletoregisterforspringclasses. Q.IamtakingtheExcelExaminmyACCT301class.Willthisaffectmyabilitytoregisterforclassessincewetakethetestatthe endofthequarter? A.ItdependsIfyoutake301intheFQ,theregistrationholdwillnotbeplacedonyouraccountuntiltheveryendofthequarter. Thisallowsyoutimetotaketheexamwithyourclass.Theholdwillonlybeplacedonyouraccountifyouareunabletopassthe exam.Sincebytheendofthequarter,youwillhavealreadyregisteredforthefollowingquarterclassestheholdwillnotaffectthe nextquartersregistration.Thisallowsyoutimetoretaketheexamatthebeginningofthenextquarterandhavetheholdlifted beforeyouneedtoregister. However,FQtransferstudentswhodonottake301untilWQshouldpasstheexamontheirownduringFQtoavoidanyhold. Ifyouhaveanyfurtherquestions,pleaseemailalbersexcel@seattleu.edu

ItemscoveredontheExcelExam:

1ManagingtheWorksheetEnvironment 1.1Navigatethroughaworksheet 1.2Printaworksheetorworkbook 1.3PersonalizeenvironmentbyusingBackstage 2CreatingCellData 2.1Constructcelldata 2.2ApplyAutoFill 2.3Applyandmanipulatehyperlinks 3FormattingCellsandWorksheets 3.1Applyandmodifycellformats 3.2Mergeorsplitcells 3.3Createrowandcolumntitles 3.4Hideandunhiderowsandcolumns 3.5ManipulatePageSetupoptionsforworksheets 3.6Createandapplycellstyles 4ManagingWorksheetsandWorkbooks 4.1Createandformatworksheets 4.2Manipulatewindowviews 4.3Manipulateworkbookviews 5ApplyingFormulasandFunctions 5.1Createformulas 5.2Enforceprecedence 5.3Applycellreferencesinformulas 5.4Applyconditionallogicinaformula(<,>,=) 5.5Applynamedrangesinformulas 5.6Applycellrangesinformulas 6PresentingDataVisually 6.1Createchartsbasedonworksheetdata 6.2Applyandmanipulateillustrations 6.3CreateandmodifyimagesbyusingtheImageEditor 6.4ApplySparklines 7Sharingworksheetdatawithotherusers 7.1SharespreadsheetsbyusingBackstage 7.2Managecomments 8AnalyzingandOrganizingData 8.1Filterdata 8.2Sortdata 8.3Applyconditionalformatting