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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 Office Word 2021-2024: Part 1

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Word, Proofreading, Document Management, Microsoft 365, Productivity Software, Microsoft Windows, Writing and Editing, Editing, Productivity, Writing, Technical Documentation, Collaborative Software, Report Writing, Web Content, Business Writing, Grammar, Data Visualization, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Collaboration, Business Communication

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Using Animations and Transitions in Microsoft PowerPoint

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Microsoft Office, Data Literacy, Communication, Business Strategy

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    Knowledge Accelerators

    Microsoft 365 Copilot AI: Collaboration & Team Productivity

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365, Collaborative Software, Meeting Facilitation, Productivity Software, AI powered creativity, Taking Meeting Minutes, Organizational Skills, Brainstorming, Language Interpretation, Translation, and Studies, Project Management Software, Workflow Management, Technical Communication, Ideation, Prioritization, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Microsoft Word, Editing, Generative AI

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Nikolai Schuler

    Microsoft Power BI Desktop - The Practical Bootcamp

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Power BI, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization, Advanced Analytics, Data Modeling, Data Transformation, Dashboard Creation, Data Visualization Software, Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Performance Tuning

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    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    25 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Logical Operations

    Microsoft Office Word 2021-2024: Part 3

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Word, Excel Macros, Microsoft 365, Collaborative Software, Document Management, Microsoft Windows, Productivity Software, Security Controls, Collaboration, Data Security, Technical Documentation, Productivity, Report Writing, Writing, Editing, Writing and Editing, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Web Content, Business Writing, Business Communication

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Create a Glossary in Microsoft Word 365

    Skills you'll gain: Technical Documentation, Technical Writing, Document Management, Technical Communication, Writing, Microsoft Office, Editing, Business Writing

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    18 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Creating an Interactive Syllabus using Microsoft Word

    Skills you'll gain: Syllabus Development, Microsoft Office, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Technical Documentation, Layout Design

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    15 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Whizlabs

    Microsoft Foundry Essentials: RAG, Fine-Tuning and AI Agents

    Skills you'll gain: Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Generative AI Agents, Model Deployment, Generative AI, Agentic Workflows, Microsoft Azure, AI Workflows, Model Evaluation, Model Training, Fine-tuning, Microsoft Development Tools, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), AI Integrations, Large Language Modeling, Model Optimization, Agentic systems

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Whizlabs

    Microsoft Power Platform: Extend the user experience

    Skills you'll gain: Power Apps Component Framework, Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, No-Code Development, Application Development, Application Design, Microsoft Copilot, Data Management, Database Development, Responsive Web Design, Dashboard Creation, AI powered creativity

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Whizlabs

    Exam Prep DP-600: Microsoft Fabric Analytics Engineer

    Skills you'll gain: Power BI, Microsoft Azure, Data Lakes, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Azure Synapse Analytics, Data Modeling, Data Governance, Data Warehousing, Data Analysis, Analytics, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Integration, Data Import/Export, Real Time Data, Data Transformation, Data Management, Data Architecture, Data Pipelines, Performance Tuning

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Analyze User Research Data with Microsoft Forms

    Skills you'll gain: User Research, User Feedback, Business Research, Market Research, Business Analysis

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    50 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Logical Operations

    Microsoft PowerPoint for Office 365: Part 1

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft PowerPoint, Presentations, Editing, Microsoft 365, Multimedia, Graphic and Visual Design, Graphics Software, Productivity Software, Data Visualization, User Interface (UI)

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Microsoft Office Word 2021-2024: Part 1: Logical Operations
  • Using Animations and Transitions in Microsoft PowerPoint: Coursera
  • Microsoft 365 Copilot AI: Collaboration & Team Productivity: Knowledge Accelerators
  • Microsoft Power BI Desktop - The Practical Bootcamp: Nikolai Schuler
  • Microsoft Office Word 2021-2024: Part 3: Logical Operations
  • Create a Glossary in Microsoft Word 365: Coursera
  • Creating an Interactive Syllabus using Microsoft Word: Coursera
  • Microsoft Foundry Essentials: RAG, Fine-Tuning and AI Agents: Whizlabs
  • Microsoft Power Platform: Extend the user experience: Whizlabs
  • Exam Prep DP-600: Microsoft Fabric Analytics Engineer: Whizlabs

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