Microsoft Excel 2010 is a financial tool for performing calculations and other tasks automatically. It lets you accomplish a variety of business or personal tasks in a fraction of the time it would take using pen and paper. This course shows you how to work efficiently with Excel, and prepares you for the Microsoft Office Specialist 77-882 exam and Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification.

The course is completed online, at your own time, at a location that suits you. You progress through the course materials and complete the online lessons and tests.

Students are provided with Flash-based instructional demonstrations, Instructional audio with graphics highlighting key points. Simulations teach learners to perform specific tasks in applications through guided, multi-step exercises. Activities allow learners to apply course concepts in an interactive questioning environment. Exercises allow learners to practice in the actual application being studied. Full-page images allow learners to experience an application as if it were open on their computer. The course challenge the learner with a variety of question formats, including multi-step simulations, true/false, multiple choice, and fill-in-the-blank, and a skill assessment generates a customised learning path based on the results of a pre-test. Bookmarking tracks the learner's progress in a course.