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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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    Coursera

    Copilot for Beginners: Sales Data Analysis in Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Excel, Data Presentation, Statistical Visualization, Data Cleansing, Spreadsheet Software, Trend Analysis, Forecasting, Revenue Forecasting, Data Manipulation, Sales, Data Analysis, Prompt Engineering, Artificial Intelligence

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    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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    7 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Excel for Beginners: Pivot Tables

    Skills you'll gain: Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Data Visualization, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Microsoft Office, Descriptive Analytics, Analysis

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    193 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Introduction to Microsoft Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Spreadsheet Software, Data Entry, Data Manipulation, Expense Management, Budgeting, Inventory Management System, Data Management, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Business Analysis

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    541 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    Excel 365 Fundamentals – Getting Started and Core Skills

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft 365, Collaborative Software, Presentations, Data Visualization, Microsoft Teams, Organizational Skills, Data Management, Data Sharing

    Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    Power BI for Beginners: Interactive Dashboard Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Power BI, Dashboard Creation, Dashboard, Data Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Performance Metric, Business Metrics, Performance Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Data Import/Export, Business Intelligence, Regional Sales, Sales

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    100 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    Excel 365 Intermediate – Data Analysis & Advanced Functions

    Skills you'll gain: Pivot Tables And Charts, Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Data Validation, Spreadsheet Software, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Descriptive Statistics, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Processing, Data Integrity

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    Spreadsheets for Beginners using Google Sheets

    Skills you'll gain: Spreadsheet Software, Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel, Data Visualization, Excel Formulas, Data Entry, Data Analysis, Financial Modeling, Expense Management

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    2.2K reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Excel for Beginners: Introduction to Spreadsheets

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

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    224 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    The Ultimate Excel VBA Course - Learn and Master VBA Fast

    Skills you'll gain: Excel Macros, Visual Basic (Programming Language), Data Structures, Scripting, Programming Principles, Automation, Development Environment, Microsoft Development Tools, Computational Logic

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    7 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    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
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    101 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Logical Operations

    Microsoft Excel for Office 365 (Desktop or Online): Part 3

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Excel Macros, Data Visualization, Consolidation, Forecasting, Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft 365, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Sharing, Data Analysis Software, Data Mapping, Productivity Software, Collaborative Software, Data Integration, Data Analysis, Data Entry, Document Management, Data Management, User Interface (UI)

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Pennsylvania

    Introduction to Spreadsheets and Models

    Skills you'll gain: Spreadsheet Software, Financial Modeling, Predictive Modeling, Regression Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Data Modeling, Financial Forecasting, Excel Formulas, Risk Modeling, Business Modeling, Simulation and Simulation Software, Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Probability Distribution, Analysis, Forecasting, Predictive Analytics, Risk Analysis, Statistical Methods, Data Analysis Software

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Copilot for Beginners: Sales Data Analysis in Excel: Coursera
  • Excel for Beginners: Pivot Tables: Coursera
  • Introduction to Microsoft Excel: Coursera
  • Excel 365 Fundamentals – Getting Started and Core Skills: Packt
  • Power BI for Beginners: Interactive Dashboard Fundamentals: Coursera
  • Excel 365 Intermediate – Data Analysis & Advanced Functions: Packt
  • Spreadsheets for Beginners using Google Sheets: Coursera
  • Excel for Beginners: Introduction to Spreadsheets: Coursera
  • The Ultimate Excel VBA Course - Learn and Master VBA Fast: Packt
  • Fundamentals of Data Analysis in Excel: Corporate Finance Institute

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