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Excel for Beginners

Learn the essential skills you need to confidently use Microsoft Excel in just a short time. This beginner-friendly course covers the basics from navigating spreadsheets and entering data to using formulas, formatting, and simple charts. Perfect for students, professionals, or anyone looking to boost their productivity, this course gives you a solid foundation to start […]

Instructor educaribe
Updated November 16, 2025

About Course

Learn the essential skills you need to confidently use Microsoft Excel in just a short time. This beginner-friendly course covers the basics from navigating spreadsheets and entering data to using formulas, formatting, and simple charts. Perfect for students, professionals, or anyone looking to boost their productivity, this course gives you a solid foundation to start using Excel effectively in real-world situations.

 
 
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What Will You Learn?

  • How to navigate the Excel interface and create new workbooks
  • How to enter, edit, and format data professionally
  • How to use basic formulas and essential functions
  • How to organize and analyze data using sorting, filtering, and validation
  • How to create and customize charts to present information clearly
  • How to build a simple, practical spreadsheet project from scratch

Course Content

Module 1: Introduction to Excel
This module introduces learners to the Excel environment and builds their confidence navigating spreadsheets. Students will understand the purpose of Excel, explore the Ribbon, cells, and worksheets, and learn how to create, save, and organize their files properly. By the end, learners will feel comfortable moving around Excel and setting up their workspace efficiently.

  • Navigating the Workbook
    14:34

Module 2: Data Entry & Formatting Basics
Learners will discover how to input and manage different types of data, including text, numbers, and dates. This module also covers essential formatting skills that make spreadsheets clear and professional such as adjusting fonts, aligning content, applying number formats, and using tables and basic conditional formatting. Students will be able to transform raw data into clean, readable spreadsheets.

Module 3: Essential Formulas & Functions
This module focuses on Excel’s most commonly used formulas and functions. Students will learn how formulas work, how to reference cells correctly, and how to apply foundational functions like SUM, AVERAGE, MIN, MAX, and COUNT. They will also get an introduction to logical formulas using simple IF statements. By the end, learners will understand how to calculate and analyze data accurately.

Module 4: Organizing & Analyzing Data
Here, learners explore tools that make data easier to manage and interpret. They will learn how to sort and filter information, quickly locate data with Find & Replace, and create easy-to-use dropdown lists with data validation. This module builds practical skills for working efficiently with large or complex spreadsheets.

Module 5: Charts & Practical Projects
In this final module, students bring everything together by turning their data into visuals. They will create and customize basic charts such as column, line, and pie charts and learn to present information clearly. The module ends with a hands-on mini project, where learners build a simple budget or tracker using formulas and charts, demonstrating their ability to apply what they’ve learned.

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