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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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    Knowledge Accelerators

    Intermediate Excel: Data Modeling, Analysis, and Dashboards

    Skills you'll gain: Dashboard Creation, Pivot Tables And Charts, Power BI, Spreadsheet Software, Data Analysis, Analytics, Business Modeling, Business Analysis, Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Microsoft 365, Trend Analysis, Data Security, Data Entry, Data Management, Productivity

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    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

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Microsoft Word 365 for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft 365, Document Management, Collaborative Software, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams, File Management, Cloud Storage, Change Control

    Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    LearnKartS

    Excel VLOOKUP Mastery for Real-World Data Analysis

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

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Excel for Beginners: Beginner Functions

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

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    92 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    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

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    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    42 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Creating a Budget with Microsoft Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Budgeting, Microsoft Excel, Budget Management, Excel Formulas, Spreadsheet Software, Financial Data, Microsoft Office

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    641 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Using Basic Formulas and Functions in Microsoft Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Excel Formulas, Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft 365, Data Analysis, Gross Profit, Business Mathematics

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    LearnKartS

    Master Microsoft Excel with Copilot

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Excel Formulas, Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Excel, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Cleansing, Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Data Manipulation, Business Reporting, Data Wrangling, Spreadsheet Software, Data Entry, Data Quality, Data Transformation, Data Validation, Data Analysis, Workflow Management, AI Workflows, Decision Making

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Data calculations in Microsoft Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft 365, Analysis, Trend Analysis, User Accounts

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    40 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Data Visualization using Microsoft Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Microsoft Excel, Data Visualization Software, Data Import/Export, Business Reporting, Microsoft Office, Microsoft 365, Productivity Software

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    70 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Usar fórmulas y funciones básicas en Microsoft Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Excel Formulas, Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft Excel, Document Management, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Office, Data Analysis Software, Gross Profit

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Intermediate Excel: Data Modeling, Analysis, and Dashboards: Knowledge Accelerators
  • Business Analytics with Excel: Elementary to Advanced: Johns Hopkins University
  • Microsoft Word 365 for Beginners: Packt
  • Excel VLOOKUP Mastery for Real-World Data Analysis: LearnKartS
  • Excel for Beginners: Beginner Functions: Coursera
  • Business Analytics using Excel: Simplilearn
  • Creating a Budget with Microsoft Excel: Coursera
  • Using Basic Formulas and Functions in Microsoft Excel: Coursera
  • Master Microsoft Excel with Copilot: LearnKartS
  • Data calculations in Microsoft Excel: Coursera

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