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Microsoft Excel Basics for Lawyers

June 4 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Offered By

D.E. Systems

Who Should Attend

This program will benefit lawyers and other legal professionals who want to learn how to use Microsoft Excel to improve their work product and efficiency.

About the Program

If you have any version of Microsoft Office, then you already have Microsoft Excel. But most lawyers either underutilize or don’t use Excel. Stop wasting this powerful tool! Excel is a versatile, convenient software program that can make you more efficient and organized in your daily law practice. It can help you log billable hours, track expenses, calculate interest on judgments, manage client information, keep an eye on cases, and create template forms. This introductory course with Master Microsoft Office Instructor Frank Byl will acquaint you with all the fundamentals you need to boost your confidence using Microsoft Excel in your practice. Using legal-related spreadsheet examples, Frank will teach you how to:

  • Create, edit, and save workbooks and worksheets
  • Insert and delete rows, columns and cells
  • Move, copy, and format data
  • Use autofill
  • Insert and copy formulas to track costs and case details
  • Sort and filter long lists, including client information
  • Create template forms
  • Use page layout commands to set up for printing
  • Use shortcuts to save time

You’ll learn how having Excel skills can be an important advantage for today’s legal professional. No previous Excel knowledge is required. Registrants will receive practice exercises as part of the course materials.

Meet Your Presenter

Frank Byl is the Founder and President of PowerConcepts Computer Training (Vancouver and Kelowna, BC). He has a degree in education and is a Microsoft Master Instructor since 2003. Over the last 26 years Frank and his team have trained over 50,000 individuals and worked with hundreds of companies and government organizations of every size. Frank brings a refreshing, humorous and insightful perspective on how to better manage information and tools using Office 365 and SharePoint.

Schedule (Eastern)

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

  • Welcome and Introduction
  • Understanding the screen, Screen tips and Ribbon
  • Managing the workbook
  • Managing the worksheet
  • Entering and formatting data
  • Using formulas
  • Formatting the worksheets
  • Printing
  • Wrap-up and Program Evaluation

Register

Venue

  • Online