Build practical Microsoft Excel skills for managing, analyzing, and validating spreadsheet data. In this course, you will learn to use essential functions—including SUM, AVERAGE, IF, VLOOKUP, and TEXT—to perform common calculations and lookups in real-world accounting and financial scenarios. You will also learn how to use data validation, conditional formatting, and professional spreadsheet templates to reduce input errors, improve data quality, and make important financial information easier to identify and interpret. By the end of the course, you will be able to apply foundational Excel functions and data-management techniques to create more accurate, reliable, and readable spreadsheets.
Data Validation Formatting and Summarization
Data Validation Formatting and Summarization
This course is part of Microsoft Excel for Beginners Professional Certificate
Instructor: Microsoft
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2 hours to complete
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What you'll learn
Recognize basic spreadsheet functions for data calculations and lookups.
Apply data validation and formatting rules to enhance data quality and readability.
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September 2026
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