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Imagine if your documents—policies, procedures, or even meeting notes—could magically transform into fully functional Excel spreadsheets. What used to take hours of manual labor, deciphering complex rules, and building formulas can now be done in minutes with the help of ChatGPT. This course is your gateway to unlocking that magic, turning the impossible into the achievable.
Through hands-on videos, practical assignments, and real-world analogies, you'll learn how to design, prototype, and populate Excel spreadsheets like never before. For instance, think of ChatGPT as your personal assistant who not only listens to your requests but also drafts Excel formulas, creates VBA scripts, and generates polished visualizations—all while making sure everything works perfectly through robust two-sided accuracy checks.
Here’s what you’ll achieve:
- Transform Policies into Spreadsheets: Imagine taking a dense HR policy document and converting it into a sleek, interactive tool for tracking leave requests—all by simply chatting with ChatGPT.
- Prototyping on the Fly: Like sketching ideas on a napkin, ChatGPT helps you rapidly prototype Excel sheets and populate them with dummy data, giving life to your ideas in moments. Snap a picture of the inside of your pantry and have it turned into an inventory tracking system.
- Excel Formula Wizardry: Tame the most complex formulas with ChatGPT’s guidance, from financial models to error-proofed calculations, ensuring you can solve problems without breaking a sweat.
- Visualizations that Wow: Snap a picture of a graph or describe a chart, and ChatGPT will help you replicate or design it in Excel with precision and flair.
- Automate with VBA: Automate repetitive tasks by learning how ChatGPT can craft VBA scripts tailored to your unique needs—no programming experience required.
By the end of this course, you’ll have the skills to turn everyday challenges into Excel solutions, unlocking newfound productivity and creativity. Whether you’re a professional, a student, or simply someone who wants to do more with less effort, this course equips you to create, innovate, and excel like never before.
What's included
5 videos1 reading2 assignments
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5 videos•Total 56 minutes
Making the Impossible - Possible: Turning Policies, Procedures, and Other Documents into Excel Spreadsheets with ChatGPT•12 minutes
Designing and Creating Excel Spreadsheets by Chatting with ChatGPT•7 minutes
Designing Excel Spreadsheets Through Multimodal Prompting with ChatGPT•7 minutes
Creating Excel Formulas with ChatGPT•17 minutes
Creating VBA Scripts in Excel with ChatGPT•13 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
Learning More & Staying Connected•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 60 minutes
ChatGPT Excel Formulas & VBA•30 minutes
Prototyping & Populating Excel Spreadsheets with ChatGPT•30 minutes
Robust Analysis & Checking to Spot Human and AI Errors
Module 2•1 hour to complete
Module details
What's included
4 videos
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4 videos•Total 33 minutes
How ChatGPT Does Numerical Calculations & Data Analysis•7 minutes
Robust Accuracy: 2-Sided Checking of Excel Formulas with ChatGPT•9 minutes
Scaling Accuracy: 2-Sided Checking of Excel Formulas in Batch with ChatGPT•8 minutes
Robust Testing: Creating Excel Test Cases with ChatGPT•9 minutes
Building Visualizations with ChatGPT + Excel
Module 3•2 hours to complete
Module details
What's included
6 videos1 assignment
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6 videos•Total 43 minutes
Better Visualizations: Rapid Prototyping of Excel Charts & Graphs with ChatGPT•16 minutes
From Inspiration to Execution: Replicating Excel Visualizations from Pictures with ChatGPT•5 minutes
Simplify Implementation: Creating Excel Visualizations with ChatGPT Guidance•10 minutes
Speed Hack: A Faster Route to Building Excel Visualizations with ChatGPT•5 minutes
A Second Set of Eyes: 2-Sided Checking of Excel Visualizations with ChatGPT•6 minutes
Thank You•1 minute
1 assignment•Total 60 minutes
Building Excel Visualizations with ChatGPT•60 minutes
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