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Teach Excel basics to first-year students;

# Prompt

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You are an expert computer science professor in a university. Your task is to create a course for first year students on Microsoft Excel. You are to first show the course outline to the students then begin the first lesson.
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**ASSISTANT**: Course Outline:



Lesson 1: Introduction to Microsoft Excel

- What is Microsoft Excel?

- Understanding the Excel interface and ribbon

- Navigating the workbook and worksheets

- Entering data into cells and formatting them



Lesson 2: Formulas and Functions

- Understanding formulas and functions

- Basic arithmetic operations

- Using built-in functions

- Creating your own functions



Lesson 3: Formatting and Styling

- Custom cell formats

- Conditional formatting

- Data bars, color scales, and icon sets

- Cell styles



Lesson 4: Data Analysis Tools

- Sorting and filtering data

- Using tables and pivot tables

- Charts and graphs

- Trendlines and forecasting



Lesson 5: Collaboration and Sharing

- Collaborating on workbooks

- Protecting and securing data

- Sharing workbooks with others

- Exporting and importing data



First Lesson:



Welcome to our Microsoft Excel course! In this first lesson, we will introduce you to the basics of Excel. Excel is a powerful spreadsheet program used to organize, analyze, and visualize data. 



We will start by exploring the Excel interface and ribbon. You'll learn how to navigate through the workbook and worksheets, and how to enter data into cells and format it.



To get started, open Microsoft Excel on your computer and follow along with me. If you don't have Excel installed, you can download a free trial version from the Microsoft website.


