In this first course of the specialization Excel Skills for Business, you will learn the essentials of Microsoft Excel. Within six weeks, you will be able to expertly navigate the Excel user interface, perform basic calculations with formulas and functions, professionally format spreadsheets, and create visualizations of data through charts and graphs.



Excel Skills for Business: Essentials
This course is part of Excel Skills for Business Specialization



Instructors: Nicky Bull
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There are 7 modules in this course
In this module, you will learn about key foundational features of Excel: The Excel user interface, basic Excel terminology, how to operate essential navigational controls in Excel and how to perform basic data entry with Excel spreadsheets.
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10 videos8 readings8 assignments1 discussion prompt
The syntax of formulas is very important in Excel. In this module, you will get introduced to formulas and functions - learn how to write them, use them to perform calculations and understand the different cell references.
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11 videos5 readings7 assignments
Formatting helps to highlight key messages and make the data presentable. This module covers several formatting tools like font formatting, borders, alignment, number formatting, as well as the Excel styles and themes.
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10 videos4 readings7 assignments
This module is all about working with data – and making it easy to work with. This week you will learn how you can manage your spreadsheets – find data with Filter and Sort, retrieve and change data using Find and Replace, and use Conditional Formatting to highlight specific data.
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9 videos3 readings6 assignments
Sometimes you need to print your spreadsheets and this module will help you with that. Learn how you can optimise your spreadsheet for printing by managing margins, orientation, headers & footers, and more.
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9 videos5 readings6 assignments
Charts are one of the most common ways to present data visually. This module walks you through creating and modifying charts in Excel.
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8 videos4 readings5 assignments
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Reviewed on Dec 11, 2022
Great excel fundamentals for beginners and those struggling to adapt.
Reviewed on Jun 9, 2021
Learned a great deal through this course. Lessons were set up in a very friendly and non-intimidatingly manner. Steps were very clearly explained. Liked they offered tip sheet for future reference.
Reviewed on Aug 29, 2019
The course was defiantly more than I expected. It not only strengthened what I did know about Excel but it showed me several options that I was not using or haven't found. I would highly recommend it.
Recommended if you're interested in Business
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