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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


  • M

    Macquarie University

    Excel Skills for Business: Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Excel Formulas, Microsoft Excel, Spreadsheet Software, Productivity Software, Data Analysis Software, Business Analytics, Analytical Skills

    ★ 4.9 (51K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • C

    Coursera

    Excel for Data Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Data-Driven Decision-Making, Microsoft Excel, Data Storytelling, Data Visualization, Excel Formulas, Data Analysis, Statistical Reporting, Data Presentation, Customer Analysis, Spreadsheet Software, Case Studies, Descriptive Analytics, Research Reports, Statistical Analysis, Performance Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Google Sheets

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
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    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • C

    Corporate Finance Institute

    Fundamentals of Data Analysis in Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Pivot Tables And Charts, Spreadsheet Software, Dashboard, Data Transformation, Dashboard Creation, Data Analysis, Excel Formulas, Data Visualization Software, Data Presentation, Data Manipulation

    ★ 4.8 (91) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • C

    Coursera

    Microsoft Excel VBA and Macros

    Skills you'll gain: Excel Macros, Microsoft Excel, Data Manipulation, Advanced Analytics, Visual Basic (Programming Language), Data Analysis, Productivity Software, Debugging, Spreadsheet Software, Automation, Strategic Decision-Making, Scripting, User Interface (UI)

    ★ 4.5 (264) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • E

    EDUCBA

    Master Microsoft Excel: Apply, Analyze & Visualize Data

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Pivot Tables And Charts, Spreadsheet Software, Business Reporting, Data Visualization, Data Management, Debugging, File Management

    ★ 4.8 (72) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Everyday Excel, Part 1

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Data Management, Data Visualization, Spreadsheet Software, Data Validation, Data Cleansing, Consolidation, Microsoft Office, Data Integrity, Problem Solving

    ★ 4.7 (3.7K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • P

    Packt

    Microsoft Access 2021 - Beginner to Advanced

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft 365, Data Integration, Report Writing, IT Automation

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • P

    Packt

    Excel 365 Advanced – Power Features and Automation

    Skills you'll gain: Excel Macros, Microsoft Copilot, Pivot Tables And Charts, Excel Formulas, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft 365, ChatGPT, Data Import/Export, Data Modeling, Data Transformation, Data Cleansing, Data Integration, Visual Basic (Programming Language)

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • S

    Simplilearn

    Business Analytics using Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Microsoft Excel, Interactive Data Visualization, Excel Formulas, Pivot Tables And Charts, Dashboard Creation, Dashboard, Excel Macros, Statistical Methods, Spreadsheet Software, Data Analysis, Analytics, Data Wrangling, Data Preprocessing, Regression Analysis, Analytical Skills, Descriptive Statistics

    ★ 4.3 (40) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • M

    Macquarie University

    Excel for Business with AI: Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Data Visualization, Spreadsheet Software, Interactive Data Visualization, Productivity Software, Microsoft 365, Data Management, Dashboard, Microsoft Copilot, Data Sharing, Generative AI, Cloud Storage, Branding

    ★ 4.9 (8) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • C

    Coursera

    Excel for Beginners: Advanced Functions

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Spreadsheet Software

    ★ 4.2 (63) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Business Analytics with Excel: Elementary to Advanced

    Skills you'll gain: Risk Modeling, Operations Research, Regression Analysis, Excel Formulas, Microsoft Excel, Business Analytics, Risk Analysis, Business Risk Management, Business Modeling, Financial Modeling, Resource Allocation, Statistical Analysis, Decision Intelligence, Mathematical Modeling, Process Optimization, Financial Analysis, Statistical Methods, Spreadsheet Software, Predictive Analytics, Transportation Operations

    ★ 4.8 (4K) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular beginner microsoft excel courses

  • Excel Skills for Business: Essentials: Macquarie University
  • Excel for Data Analysis: Coursera
  • Fundamentals of Data Analysis in Excel: Corporate Finance Institute
  • Microsoft Excel VBA and Macros: Coursera
  • Master Microsoft Excel: Apply, Analyze & Visualize Data: EDUCBA
  • Everyday Excel, Part 1: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Microsoft Access 2021 - Beginner to Advanced: Packt
  • Excel 365 Advanced – Power Features and Automation: Packt
  • Business Analytics using Excel: Simplilearn
  • Excel for Business with AI: Essentials: Macquarie University

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