If you're a premium member of the lynda.com training library, you have access to all of the Exercise files used in this course. They're in one folder named Exercise files. And I've placed a copy of it here on my Desktop. You can do that as well if you wish. The exercise files folder includes a folder for each chapter, chapter one, chapter two and so on. Followed by folders for data, graphics, and schematics. When we're working in a particular movie, you'll double-click to open the folder for that chapter, for example, chapter three, and then you'll double-click to open a specific file.
And you'll know which file to open, because a banner will appear on the screen telling you what file I'm opening. Some files are used, or useful in more then one chapter. For example the data folder includes some Excel workbooks that we use in more than one place. The Schematics folder includes one large schematic for a windmill farm that Connetico is building and the graphics folder includes several different types of graphics. The four by six graphics are the right size to serve as a background for slides in many PowerPoint presentations, but they are not limited to that use alone.
You can also use them for the back wall or the plot area of a chart, and they look really, really good. We have a set of employee photos that we'll use for a hierarchy chart that includes photos. And we have some icons in both the JPEG and PNG formats so that you can have transparent icons if you wish and in two different resolutions, 72 and 300 dpi. And each of the folders contains similar icons so you can decide which ones you want to use and you can try different icons to see which resolution. And which file type you prefer.
If you don't have access to the Exercise file folder, don't worry. You can use your own Excel workbooks that contain data. You can use built-in PowerPoint designs. And you can either use your own images or you can download free graphics of many different types. From the Microsoft Office site, www.microsoft.com/office. Now that we know about the files we'll be using, let's get started.
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Released
10/17/2013- Using Excel themes
- Formatting tables
- Highlighting data with conditional formatting
- Creating pie, column, and combination charts
- Creating PivotTables
- Pasting and linking charts and tables
- Creating SmartArt diagrams
- Animating charts, tables, and SmartArt
- Finalizing your presentation
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 2s
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Using the exercise files2m 16s
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1. Data-Driven Presentations: The Basics
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2. Formatting Excel Tables for Presentations
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Setting table options3m 53s
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Changing a table to a range2m 47s
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Dividing large numbers3m 12s
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3. Highlighting Data with Conditional Formatting
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Using data bars4m 46s
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Using icon sets4m 50s
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Editing a conditional format8m 26s
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4. Using Charts to Illustrate Data
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Choosing the right chart7m 3s
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Creating a pie chart2m 52s
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Creating a column chart4m 34s
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Creating a 100% chart3m 54s
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Creating a combination chart2m 27s
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5. Summarizing with PivotTables and PivotCharts
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Creating a PivotChart4m 59s
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6. Taking Excel to PowerPoint
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Linking data and objects8m 42s
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7. Using SmartArt in Data-Driven Presentations
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Creating a SmartArt diagram3m 37s
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8. Animating Charts and Data
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Animating charts8m 11s
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Removing animation1m 7s
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Modifying animation order1m 16s
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Animating SmartArt8m 11s
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9. Finalizing Your Presentation
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 49s
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