Google Sheets vs. Excel: What’s the Difference?
February 2, 2025
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(285 reviews)
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Beginner level
All are welcome to take this course!
(285 reviews)
Recommended experience
Beginner level
All are welcome to take this course!
Access Google Sheets and Open a Google Sheets Template, Populate the Template
Understand the different sections of the Summary tab, and Sharing your Google Sheet with others.
Format your charts and add conditional formating and how to make your Google Sheets presentable.
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Only available on desktop
By the end of this project, you will be able to build a basic budget using Google Sheets. You will use a template to add, delete, edit, and format a budget to meet the needs of your personal or professional goals. You will be able to read the summary tab, share the budget, and create permissions for others to access, format the charts, and use conditional formatting. You will also be able to take the Google Sheets Budget and put it into presentable files.
Note: This course works best for learners who are based in the North America region. We’re currently working on providing the same experience in other regions.
In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:
Access Google Sheets and Open a Google Sheets Template (3 min)
Delete and populate rows in the Setup, Expense, and Income Tabs (9 min)
Understand the different sections of the Summary Tab (3 min)
Share your Google Sheet with others. (3 min)
Format your charts and add conditional formatting. (6 min)
Make the Google Sheets into a Presentable File. (4 min)
All are welcome to take this course!
We asked all learners to give feedback on our instructors based on the quality of their teaching style.
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Follow along with pre-recorded videos from experts using a unique side-by-side interface.
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Available only on desktop
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Reviewed on Jul 29, 2020
Excellent if you do not have any knowledge of MS Excel. Good if you know MS Excel
Reviewed on Oct 7, 2020
The instructor did a great job in teaching the guided project. Kudos!
Reviewed on Apr 2, 2022
course is very good and help explain the use of google sheet
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