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.
Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Predictive Modeling, Data Storytelling, Database Design, Dashboard, Predictive Analytics, MySQL, Relational Databases, SQL, Tableau Software, Business Analytics, Business Metrics, Data Visualization Software, Analytics, Data Visualization, Business Process Improvement, Business Analysis, Data Analysis, Big Data, Business Communication, Microsoft Excel
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Office
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Presentations, Microsoft PowerPoint, Data Visualization, Data Storytelling, Video Editing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, Star Schema, Microsoft Power Platform, Data Storytelling, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Dashboard, Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Power BI, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Microsoft Copilot, Data Presentation, Spreadsheet Software, No-Code Development, Data Transformation, Data Modeling, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Business Intelligence
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Office, Document Management, Business Writing, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Data Management, Business Communication, Business Development
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Data Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Database Design, Shiny (R Package), Dashboard, Data Wrangling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Relational Databases, Big Data, Microsoft Excel, IBM Cognos Analytics, Ggplot2, Data Analysis, Analytical Skills, Excel Formulas, Data Manipulation, Web Scraping
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: File Management, Microsoft Office, Version Control, Document Management, Data Sharing, Cloud Storage, Data Storage, Data Loss Prevention
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Timelines, Project Schedules, Project Documentation, Microsoft Excel, Project Management Software, Microsoft 365, Presentations
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Maven Analytics
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Excel, Pivot Tables And Charts, Excel Formulas, People Analytics, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Microsoft 365, Human Resources Information System (HRIS), ChatGPT, Data Visualization, Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Spreadsheet Software, Data Analysis Software, Data Analysis, Customer Analysis, Analysis, Analytical Skills, Gross Profit, Productivity Software, Business Mathematics
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Data Visualization, Microsoft Excel, Spreadsheet Software, Data Analysis, Business Reporting, Business Mathematics
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Azure Active Directory, Microsoft Azure, Active Directory, Load Balancing, Virtual Machines, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Kubernetes, Network Monitoring, Authorization (Computing), Identity and Access Management, User Provisioning, Network Troubleshooting, Containerization, Cloud Storage, Cloud Management, Network Architecture, Cloud Computing, Data Storage Technologies, Cloud Security
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months