Excel 2002
MOUS Exam Objectives Map
Topic A: Core exam objectives
Explanation
The following table lists the Microsoft Office User Specialist Core exam objectives and
provides a reference to the location of both the conceptual material and the activities
that teach each objective.
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Objective
Course
level
Conceptual
information
Supporting
activities
Inserting and deleting
selected cells
Basic
Unit 3, Topic D, pp16-19
D1. D2, D3
Merging and splitting cells
Intermediate
Unit 5, Topic E. pp19, 21
E1, E3
Moving selected cells
Basic
Unit 3, Topic A, pp2-3
A1, A2
Enter and edit text and
numbers in cells
Basic
Unit 2, Topic B, pp4-5
B1, B2
Apply cell formats
(currency, etc.)
Basic
Unit 5, Topic C, pp13-15
C1, C2
Intermediate
Unit 5, Topic B, pp5-8
B1-B3
Clear cell content
Basic
Unit 3, Topic D, p19
Unit 5, Topic D, p19
D3
D1
Adding functions to
formulas
Basic
Unit 4, Topic A, pp2-5
A1-A3
Creating formulas
Basic
Unit 2, Topic C, pp7-9
C1, C2
Checking spelling on
worksheets
Basic
Unit 6, Topic A, p2
A1
Using Find and Replace to
change cell contents
Basic
Unit 2, Topic C, pp11-12
C5
Go to a specific cell
Basic
Unit 1, Topic D, p15
D2
Using Find and replace to
change cell formats
Basic
Unit 5, Topic D, p23
D3
Filtering lists using
AutoFilter
Intermediate
Unit 6, Topic B, p6
B3
Locating and opening
existing workbooks
Basic
Unit 1, Topic D, p14
D1
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Objective
Course
level
Conceptual
information
Supporting
activities
Creating folders for saving
workbooks
Basic
Unit 2, Topic D, p13
D1
Creating a workbook from a
template
Intermediate
Unit 8, Topic A, pp2-5
A1, A2
Opening a workbook from a
folder created for workbook
storage
Basic
Unit 1, Topic D, p14
D1
Using Save As to store
workbooks to different
locations/unique
name/alternate file format
Basic
Unit 2, Topic D, pp13-15
D1, D2
Formatting cells
Basic
Unit 5, Topic A, pp2-5
A1-A3
Inserting and deleting,
hiding and revealing rows
and columns
Basic
Unit 3, Topic D, pp16-19
D1-D3
Intermediate
Unit 1, Topic B, pp4-5
B1, B2
Freezing and unfreezing
rows and columns
Intermediate
Unit 1, Topic A, p3
A2
Modifying row height and
column widths
Basic
Unit 5, Topic B, p7
B1
Modifying alignment
Basic
Unit 5, Topic B, p9
B2
Applying styles (e.g.; apply
a style from the Format,
Styles list)
Intermediate
Unit 5, Topic D, pp15-18
D1-D3
Applying AutoFormats to
worksheets
Basic
Unit 5, Topic D, p21
D2
Modifying worksheet
orientation
Basic
Unit 6, Topic B, p5
B1
Adding headers and footers
to worksheets
Basic
Unit 6, Topic B, p8
B3
Setting Page Setup options
for printing (margins, print
area, rows/columns to
repeat)
Basic
Unit 6, Topic B, pp6, 10
B2, B4
Set print areas
Basic
Unit 6, Topic C, p13
C2
Print a print area
Basic
Unit 6, Topic C, p13
C2
Previewing and printing
non-adjacent selections of
worksheets in a workbook
Basic
Unit 6, Topic C, p13
C2
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Objective
Course
level
Conceptual
information
Supporting
activities
Inserting worksheets into a
workbook
Intermediate
Unit 2, Topic A, p5
A3
Deleting worksheet from a
workbook
Intermediate
Unit 2, Topic A, p5
A3
Repositioning worksheets in
a workbook
Intermediate
Unit 2, Topic A, p5
A3
Formatting worksheet tabs
Intermediate
Unit 2, Topic A, p3
A2
Share data among
worksheets using 3-D cell
references in formulas
Intermediate
Unit 2, Topic B, p8
B1
Creating and editing
formulas using the Formula
Bar
Basic
Unit 2, Topic C, pp7-10
C1, C2, C3
Entering a range within a
formula by dragging
Basic
Unit 2, Topic C, p9
C2
Using references (absolute
and relative)
Basic
Unit 3, Topic C, pp14-15
C1, C2
Creating formulas using the
following functions: Sum,
Min, Max, Date or Now,
PMT, If
Basic
Unit 4, Topic A, pp2-5
Unit 4, Topic C, pp8-10
A1-A3
C1-C3
Intermediate
Unit 5, Topic C, p12
Appendix A, pp2-3
C2
Creating charts using at least
two chart types
Basic
Unit 7, Topic A, pp2-6
A1, A3
Intermediate
Unit 4, Topic B, pp6-9
B1, B2
Basic
Unit 7, Topic B, pp8-12
B1-B3
Intermediate
Unit 4, Topic A, pp2-4
A1, A2
Creating, modifying and
positioning graphics
Intermediate
Unit 4, Topic C, pp11-14
C1-C3
Use Web Page Preview
Basic
Unit 8, Topic A, p2
A1
Saving worksheets as web
pages
Basic
Unit 8, Topic A, p2
A1
Inserting and editing
hyperlinks
Basic
Unit 8, Topic B, p6
B1
Formatting charts
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Objective
Course
level
Conceptual
information
Supporting
activities
Adding and editing
comments attached to
worksheet cells
Intermediate
Unit 7, Topic A, pp2-4
A1-A3
Creating and responding to
discussion comments
Intermediate
Appendix B, pp2-3
A1
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Topic B: Expert exam objectives
Explanation
The following table lists the Microsoft Office User Specialist Expert exam objectives
and provides a reference to the location of both the conceptual material and the
activities that cover each objective.
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Objective
Course
level
Conceptual
information
Supporting
activities
Bringing information into
Excel from external sources
Advanced
Unit 5, Topic B, p6
B1
Getting data from a web
page
Advanced
Unit 5, Topic B, p9
B2
Exporting structured data
from Excel
Advanced
Unit 5, Topic A, p2
A1
Publishing Excel worksheets
as HTML
Basic
Unit 8, Topic A, pp2-3
A1, A2
Creating a workbook
template
Intermediate
Unit 8, Topic B, pp7-8
B1, B2
Creating a new workbook
based upon a user-defined
template
Intermediate
Unit 8, Topic B, pp7-8
B1, B2
Edit a workbook template
Intermediate
Unit 8, Topic B, p8
B2
Creating a workspace
consisting of two or more
workbooks
Intermediate
Unit 2, Topic E, p19
E1
Consolidating data from two
or more worksheets
Intermediate
Unit 2, Topic C, p11
C1
Creating at least one custom
number format and applying
it
Intermediate
Unit 5, Topic B, p8
B3
Applying conditional
formatting
Basic
Unit 5, Topic C, p17
C3
Naming one or more ranges
Advanced
Unit 1, Topic A, pp2-4
A1, A2
Using a named range
reference in one or more
formulas
Advanced
Unit 1, Topic A, p6
A3
Using HLOOKUP and/or
VLOOKUP
Advanced
Unit 2, Topic A, pp2-5
A1-A3
Adding custom menus
Intermediate
Unit 3, Topic B, p13
B4
Adding and removing
buttons from toolbars
Intermediate
Unit 3 Topic B, p11
B3
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Objective
Course
level
Conceptual
information
Supporting
activities
Creating macros
Advanced
Unit 7, Topic A, p4
A2
Editing macros using the
Visual Basic Editor
Advanced
Unit 7, Topic B, pp7-9
B1, B2
Running macros
Advanced
Unit 7, Topic A, p2
A1
Tracing dependents
Intermediate
Unit 7, Topic B, pp6, 8
B2
Tracing precedents
Intermediate
Unit 7, Topic B, pp6, 8
B2
Locating errors in formulas
Intermediate
Unit 7, Topic B, pp6-7
B1
Locating dependencies in
formulas
Intermediate
Unit 7, Topic B, p8
B2
Removing tracer arrows
Intermediate
Unit 7, Topic B, p6
B1
Adding subtotals to
worksheets
Advanced
Unit 3, Topic A, pp2-4
A1, A2
Creating and applying
custom filters
Intermediate
Unit 6, Topic C, pp7-11
C1-C3
Grouping and outlining
structured data
Intermediate
Unit 1, Topic B, p5
B3
Adding data validation
criteria to cells
Advanced
Unit 3, Topic B, pp5-6
B1, B2
Using XML to share Excel
data on the Web
Basic
Unit 8, Topic A, pp3-4
A2
Creating XML queries
Advanced
Unit 5, Topic B, p9
B2, B3
Creating at least one
PivotTable, PivotChart, and
PivotTable and/or
PivotChart Report
Advanced
Unit 4, Topic A, pp2-4
Unit 4, Topic B, pp6-8
Unit 4, Topic C, p9-11
Unit 4, Topic D, p13
A1, A2
B1-B3
C1, C2
D1
Creating a trendline
Intermediate
Unit 4, Topic B, p9
B2
Creating two or more
scenarios
Advanced
Unit 6, Topic B, pp7-9
B1, B2
Adding cell protection
Intermediate
Unit 7, Topic C, pp10-11
C1, C2
Protecting individual
worksheets
Intermediate
Unit 7, Topic C, p10
C1
Protecting workbooks
Intermediate
Unit 7, Topic C, p10
C1
Creating workbooks for
shared use
Intermediate
Unit 7, Topic D, p13
D1
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Objective
Course
level
Conceptual
information
Supporting
activities
Tracking changes
Intermediate
Unit 7, Topic D, pp16-17
D3
Accepting and rejecting
changes
Intermediate
Unit 7, Topic D, pp16-17
D3
Merging three or more
revisions of the same
workbook
Intermediate
Unit 7, Topic D, p14
D2
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