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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


  • 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
  • C

    Coursera

    Getting Started with Microsoft Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft Office, Microsoft 365

    ★ 4.6 (14K) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Free
    Free
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • M

    Microsoft

    Data for Analysis with Microsoft Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Spreadsheet Software, Data Analysis Software, Power BI, Data Analysis, Data Synthesis, Data Transformation, Timelines, Data Manipulation, Data Management

    ★ 4.7 (84) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    Coursera

    Excel for Beginners: Pivot Tables

    Skills you'll gain: Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft Excel, Data Visualization, Google Sheets

    ★ 4.5 (185) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • R

    Rice University

    Introduction to Data Analysis Using Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Pivot Tables And Charts, Graphing, Spreadsheet Software, Excel Formulas, Data Analysis, Histogram, Scatter Plots, Data Visualization Software, Data Presentation, Data Manipulation, Data Import/Export

    ★ 4.7 (10K) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Excel/VBA for Creative Problem Solving, Part 1

    Skills you'll gain: Excel Macros, Programming Principles, Visual Basic (Programming Language), Program Development, Computer Programming, Spreadsheet Software, Problem Solving, Automation, Algorithms, Debugging, Data Management, Data Cleansing

    ★ 4.8 (4.3K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    Simplilearn

    Data Validation in Excel for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Data Validation, Excel Formulas, Spreadsheet Software, Data Quality, Management Reporting, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Cleansing, Project Management, Data Visualization Software, Business Reporting, Data Analysis, Timelines, Data Presentation, Graphing

    ★ 3.8 (6) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    Coursera

    ChatGPT for Beginners: Save time with Microsoft Excel

    Skills you'll gain: ChatGPT, Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Data Cleansing, Text Mining, Data Manipulation, AI Enablement, Unstructured Data, Generative AI, Prompt Engineering, Business Analytics, Data Management

    ★ 4.7 (407) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • L

    Logical Operations

    Excel: Data Analysis with Formulas/Functions and PivotTables

    Skills you'll gain: Excel Formulas, Pivot Tables And Charts, Microsoft Excel, Spreadsheet Software, Data Validation, Data Analysis, Interactive Data Visualization, Productivity Software, Data Integrity, Microsoft Office, Microsoft 365

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Everyday Excel, Part 2

    Skills you'll gain: Pivot Tables And Charts, Dashboard Creation, Microsoft Excel, Dashboard, Excel Formulas, Depreciation, Spreadsheet Software, Regression Analysis, Data Management, Case Studies, Financial Analysis, Financial Modeling, Cash Flows, Finance, Data Validation, Data Analysis, Loans, Problem Solving, Model Optimization

    ★ 4.7 (572) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    EDUCBA

    Apply Microsoft Excel Basics for Data Management

    Skills you'll gain: Data Entry, Excel Formulas, Microsoft Excel, Data Management, Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft Office, Data Presentation, Productivity Software

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    Duke University

    Mastering Data Analysis in Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Predictive Modeling, Predictive Analytics, Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Classification Algorithms, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Business Analytics, Financial Forecasting, Data Analysis, Model Evaluation, Business Risk Management, Data Literacy

    ★ 4.2 (4K) · Beginner · 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 for Beginners: Advanced Functions: Coursera
  • Getting Started with Microsoft Excel: Coursera
  • Data for Analysis with Microsoft Excel: Microsoft
  • Excel for Beginners: Pivot Tables: Coursera
  • Introduction to Data Analysis Using Excel: Rice University
  • Excel/VBA for Creative Problem Solving, Part 1: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Data Validation in Excel for Beginners: Simplilearn
  • ChatGPT for Beginners: Save time with Microsoft Excel: Coursera
  • Excel: Data Analysis with Formulas/Functions and PivotTables: Logical Operations
  • Everyday Excel, Part 2: University of Colorado Boulder

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