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Beginner Microsoft Excel Courses

Beginner Microsoft Excel courses can help you learn essential functions, data organization techniques, basic formulas, and chart creation. You can build skills in data analysis, creating pivot tables, and using conditional formatting to enhance your spreadsheets. Many courses introduce tools like Excel's data visualization features and formulas, showing how these skills can streamline tasks and improve data presentation.

Popular Beginner Microsoft Excel Courses and Certifications


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    Logical Operations

    Microsoft Access 365 Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Access, Database Design, Relational Databases, Database Management, Database Development, Microsoft 365, Database Administration, Database Management Systems, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Integrity, Data Maintenance, Microsoft Windows, Databases, Microsoft Office, Data Entry, Query Languages, Data Presentation, Productivity Software, User Interface (UI), Scripting

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Vanderbilt University

    Microsoft 365 Copilot for Leaders

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Patterns, AI powered creativity, Business Correspondence, Risking, Leadership Development, AI literacy, Writing, Thought Leadership, Brainstorming, Proposal Development, Human Resource Strategy, Business Transformation, Staff Management, AI Integrations

    4.7
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    2K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Get Started with Microsoft Teams

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Teams, Document Management, File Management, Collaborative Software, Calendar Management, Microsoft Excel, People Management, Project Management

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    59 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    IBM

    Data Visualization and Dashboards with Excel and Cognos

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Dashboard, Data Visualization, Dashboard Creation, IBM Cognos Analytics, Pivot Tables And Charts, Microsoft Excel, Tree Maps, Scatter Plots, Histogram, Business Intelligence Software, Data Analysis

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Getting Started with Microsoft Word

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Microsoft 365, Productivity Software, Writing, Business Writing, Document Management

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    784 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Knowledge Accelerators

    Microsoft 365 Foundations: Word, Excel & PowerPoint

    Skills you'll gain: Productivity Software, Microsoft Excel, Collaborative Software, Microsoft PowerPoint, Presentations, Data Entry, Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft Word, Document Management, Data Management, Version Control, Editing, File Management, Data Sharing, Cloud Storage, Business, Business Analysis

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Microsoft

    Data Warehousing & Pipeline Development in Microsoft Fabric

    Skills you'll gain: Star Schema, Snowflake Schema, Data Warehousing, CI/CD, Database Design, Continuous Integration, Transact-SQL, Data Pipelines, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Architecture, Data Modeling, DevOps, Data Transformation, Data Integration, Dataflow, Git (Version Control System), Performance Tuning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Competencias digitales de ofimática: Microsoft Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Spreadsheet Software, Productivity Software, Microsoft Office, Excel Formulas, Data Visualization, Microsoft Word, Computer Literacy, Data Entry, Information Technology

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Microsoft

    Introduction to Microsoft Power Platform

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Power Platform, Productivity Software, No-Code Development, Data Integration, Data Store, Computing Platforms, Application Development, Case Studies, Business Solutions, Value Propositions, Security Controls

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    189 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Microsoft

    Microsoft AI & ML Engineering

    Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Fine-tuning, Model Deployment, Generative AI, Large Language Modeling, Data Management, Generative Model Architectures, Natural Language Processing, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Supervised Learning, Microsoft Azure, Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Infrastructure Architecture, LLM Application, Responsible AI, Data Infrastructure, Data Preprocessing, Model Optimization

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    383 reviews

    Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    Whizlabs

    Getting Started with Microsoft Fabric

    Skills you'll gain: Power BI, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Data Pipelines, Data Transformation, Data Analysis, Analytics, Data Warehousing, Data Integration, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Cleansing, Data Modeling, Data Import/Export, Dashboard, Data Governance, Capacity Management, Performance Tuning

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    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Microsoft

    Data and Business Process Modeling with Microsoft Visio

    Skills you'll gain: Process Flow Diagrams, Business Process Modeling, Data Modeling, Process Modeling, Microsoft Visio, Diagram Design, Business Process, Business Modeling, Business Analysis, Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs), Business Analysis Tools

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    136 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular beginner microsoft excel courses

  • Microsoft Access 365 Essentials: Logical Operations
  • Microsoft 365 Copilot for Leaders: Vanderbilt University
  • Get Started with Microsoft Teams: Coursera
  • Data Visualization and Dashboards with Excel and Cognos: IBM
  • Getting Started with Microsoft Word: Coursera
  • Microsoft 365 Foundations: Word, Excel & PowerPoint: Knowledge Accelerators
  • Data Warehousing & Pipeline Development in Microsoft Fabric: Microsoft
  • Competencias digitales de ofimática: Microsoft Excel: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
  • Introduction to Microsoft Power Platform: Microsoft
  • Microsoft AI & ML Engineering: Microsoft

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