I am trying to figure out how excel can help me perform basic budget estimation procedures. I know that it can because this big ol' company called Mgt concepts teaches a class on it, stating "....link budget data to MS PPT and Word docs, learn how to use the Chart Wizard and functions to insert budget trendlines and develop trendlines formulas, improving worksheets using formulas, if then statements, etc.,"

If any one of you gurus were teaching this class (using excel for federal budget estimating) what are some of the basic things you would cover??? I figure, why pay $745 for three days when you experts here at the Excel forum already know this stuff, right???

ANY direction and guidance you can give would be GREAT!!!!!