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Microsoft Excel for Beginners Professional Certificate

Microsoft

Microsoft Excel for Beginners Professional Certificate

Develop Essential Excel Skills for Business.

Build Excel skills to prepare data, analyze results, create reports, and work smarter with AI.

Jan Demiralp
Angelo Paolillo
Daria Toropchyn

Instructors: Jan Demiralp

What you'll learn

  • Build and format Excel workbooks, entering and organizing data across worksheets using core structural and formatting tools.

  • Use formulas, functions, Power Query, and data-management techniques to calculate, clean, prepare, and analyze data.

  • Create PivotTables, charts, dashboards, and data models with Power Pivot and DAX to uncover and communicate business insights.

  • Collaborate and apply AI tools (Copilot, ChatGPT) to streamline workflows, then synthesize all skills into a professional portfolio deliverable.

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Professional Certificate - 18 course series

Excel Interface and Basic Features

Excel Interface and Basic Features

Course 1, 5 hours

What you'll learn

  • Create and format worksheet content in Excel.

  • Manage worksheet and workbook structures.

  • Use filtering and sorting techniques with large data blocks.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Microsoft Excel
Category: Data Entry
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making
Category: Data Analysis Software
Category: Data Management
Category: Spreadsheet Software
Category: File Management
Category: Organizational Skills
Category: Analysis
Category: Data Manipulation
Introduction to Microsoft Excel

Introduction to Microsoft Excel

Course 2, 1 hour

What you'll learn

  • Entering simple data in Microsoft Excel.

  • Change the layout of data entered in Microsoft Excel.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Microsoft Excel
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Business Analysis
Category: Spreadsheet Software
Category: Expense Management
Category: Inventory Management System
Category: Data Visualization
Category: Data Management
Category: Data Manipulation
Category: Budgeting
Category: Data Entry
Formulas, Functions and References

Formulas, Functions and References

Course 3, 6 hours

What you'll learn

  • Use common formulas in a worksheet.

  • Recognize correct syntax for formula calculations.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Integrity
Category: Excel Formulas
Category: Scalability
Category: Spreadsheet Software
Category: Business Mathematics
Category: Dashboard Creation
Category: Code Reusability
Category: Computational Logic
Category: Business Reporting
Category: Business Logic
Category: Analysis
Category: Productivity Software
Category: Microsoft Excel
Category: Business Metrics
Category: Data Analysis Software
Category: Arithmetic
Data calculations in Microsoft Excel

Data calculations in Microsoft Excel

Course 4, 1 hour

What you'll learn

  • Create a free Microsoft 365 account

  • Use functions with criteria in Microsoft Excel

  • Perform calculations with criteria input in Microsoft Excel

Skills you'll gain

Category: Microsoft Excel
Category: Excel Formulas
Category: Analysis
Category: User Accounts
Category: Spreadsheet Software
Category: Trend Analysis
Category: Microsoft 365

What you'll learn

  • Find and replace data values in an Excel spreadsheet.

  • Sort rows of data in an Excel spreadsheet to reorganize data into a more useful sequence.

  • Apply filters to an Excel spreadsheet to select specific rows.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Microsoft Excel
Category: Microsoft Office
Category: Strategic Decision-Making
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making
Category: Spreadsheet Software
Data Validation Formatting and Summarization

Data Validation Formatting and Summarization

Course 6, 2 hours

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.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Validation
Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Excel Formulas
Category: Data Integrity
Category: Microsoft Excel
Category: Financial Data
Category: Verification And Validation
Category: Accounting
Category: Data Entry
Category: Spreadsheet Software

What you'll learn

  • Make connections between various sources within Microsoft Excel.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Excel Formulas
Category: Microsoft Excel
Category: Data Integration
Category: Spreadsheet Software
Category: Data Import/Export

What you'll learn

  • Use table functionalities in Microsoft Excel to organize, sort, and filter data.

  • Visually analyze data by highlighting cells on the basis of conditional formatting rules.

  • Explore trends by graphing data in the form of line and column charts, through the use of PivotTables.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Presentation
Category: Microsoft Excel
Category: Pivot Tables And Charts
Category: Spreadsheet Software
Category: Trend Analysis
Category: Plot (Graphics)
Category: Exploratory Data Analysis
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Data Visualization
Category: Market Trend
Category: Data Visualization Software
Category: Statistical Visualization
Introduction to Data Analysis using Microsoft Excel

Introduction to Data Analysis using Microsoft Excel

Course 9, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Create an account with Microsoft Office 365 online and upload a document.

  • Use sorting and filtering tools to perform simple data analysis.

  • Use functions such as IF, VLOOKUP and create PivotTables to perform more advanced data analysis.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Excel Formulas
Category: Pivot Tables And Charts
Category: Microsoft Excel
Category: Data Mining
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Data Manipulation
Category: Microsoft Office
Data Preparation Using Functions

Data Preparation Using Functions

Course 10, 5 hours

What you'll learn

  • Use functions to prepare text data for effective analysis.

  • Use sorting and filtering tools to perform simple data analysis.

  • Use functions such as IF, VLOOKUP and create PivotTables to perform more advanced data analysis.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Manipulation
Category: Data Cleansing
Category: Excel Formulas
Category: Microsoft Excel
Category: Business Metrics
Category: Spreadsheet Software
Category: Timelines
Category: Data Transformation
Category: Business Analysis
Category: Business Reporting
Category: Business Logic
Category: Computational Logic
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making
Category: Performance Metric
Category: Data Quality
Category: Data Preprocessing
Category: Data Wrangling
Working with Pivot Tables

Working with Pivot Tables

Course 11, 4 hours

What you'll learn

  • Create a dynamic data block using tables in Microsoft Excel.

  • Create a PivotTable in Microsoft Excel.

  • Use PivotTables and slicers to create a dynamic report in Microsoft Excel.   

Skills you'll gain

Category: Pivot Tables And Charts
Category: Data Manipulation
Category: Data Presentation
Category: Excel Formulas
Category: Timelines
Category: Interactive Data Visualization
Category: Microsoft Excel
Category: Spreadsheet Software
Category: Analysis
Category: Business Reporting
Data Visualization using Microsoft Excel

Data Visualization using Microsoft Excel

Course 12, 1 hour

What you'll learn

  • Gather and export data in Microsoft Excel

  • Create charts in Microsoft Excel

  • Generate report in Microsoft Excel

Skills you'll gain

Category: Microsoft Excel
Category: Data Visualization
Category: Microsoft Office
Category: Business Reporting
Category: Data Import/Export
Category: Data Visualization Software
Category: Productivity Software
Category: Microsoft 365
Create Charts and Dashboards Using Microsoft Excel

Create Charts and Dashboards Using Microsoft Excel

Course 13, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Create PivotTables to assess specific relationships within the data.

  • Create line, bar, and pie charts to present the information from the PivotTables.

  • Compose a dashboard with the charts and tables created to present a global picture of the data.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Microsoft Excel
Category: Dashboard
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Data Visualization
Category: Document Management
Category: Trend Analysis
Category: Spreadsheet Software
Category: Microsoft 365
Category: Microsoft Office
Copilot for Beginners: Sales Data Analysis in Excel

Copilot for Beginners: Sales Data Analysis in Excel

Course 14, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Generate and manipulate data with Copilot in Excel

  • Chart data with Copilot in Excel

  • Gain insights with Copilot in Excel

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Cleansing
Category: Trend Analysis
Category: Microsoft Excel
Category: Microsoft Copilot
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Sales
Category: Data Presentation
Category: Forecasting
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Revenue Forecasting
Category: Data Manipulation
Category: Spreadsheet Software
Category: Statistical Visualization
ChatGPT for Beginners: Save time with Microsoft Excel

ChatGPT for Beginners: Save time with Microsoft Excel

Course 15, 3 hours

What you'll learn

  • You will learn how to effectively standardize, extract, classify, and generate data through the combined power of Excel and ChatGPT.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Cleansing
Category: Data Management
Category: ChatGPT
Category: Microsoft Excel
Category: Text Mining
Category: Data Manipulation
Category: Excel Formulas
Category: Unstructured Data
Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: AI Enablement
Category: Generative AI
Category: Business Analytics
Present Compelling Data Stories with Excel

Present Compelling Data Stories with Excel

Course 16, 3 hours

What you'll learn

  • Learners will be able to transform raw financial data into persuasive Excel narratives, refining clarity and flow through peer feedback.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Storytelling
Category: Microsoft Excel
Category: Data Presentation
Category: Stakeholder Communications
Category: Presentations
Category: Pivot Tables And Charts
Category: Storytelling
Category: Financial Reporting
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making
Category: Decision Making
Category: Dashboard Creation
Category: Data Visualization
Category: Peer Review
Category: User Feedback
Category: Data Visualization Software
Category: Business Intelligence
Category: Case Studies
Category: Business
Category: Interactive Data Visualization
Category: Constructive Feedback
Excel Collaboration: Sharing, Co-Authoring & Version Control

Excel Collaboration: Sharing, Co-Authoring & Version Control

Course 17, 0 minutes

What you'll learn

  • Collaborate in shared Excel workbooks using co-authoring, comments, and coordinated review workflows.

  • Manage workbook versions and protect approved Excel content during collaborative work.

Excel Foundations Portfolio Project

Excel Foundations Portfolio Project

Course 18, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Synthesize skills from across the Foundations of Excel for Business program by producing an integrated portfolio workbook.

  • Reflect on your learning path and identify next steps for continued development.

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Instructors

Jan Demiralp
2 Courses69,326 learners
Angelo Paolillo
48 Courses439,291 learners
Daria Toropchyn
8 Courses47,409 learners

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