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About the Course

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. Whether you are self-taught and want to fill in the gaps for better efficiency and productivity, or whether you have never used Excel before, this course will set you up with a solid foundation to become a confident user and develop more advanced skills in later courses. The best way to learn Excel is to use Excel. In this course, learners will solve a broad range of business problems as they apply the Excel skills and techniques they learn along the way. This course uses downloadable Excel workbooks and full data sets with applied examples and practical challenge exercises. This provides learners with countless opportunities to practice their Excel skills while discovering new and useful productivity features of Excel for a variety of business contexts. Spreadsheet software is one of the most ubiquitous pieces of software used in workplaces across the world. Learning to confidently operate this software means adding a highly valuable asset to your employability portfolio. At a time when digital skills jobs are growing much faster than non-digital jobs, make sure to position yourself ahead of the rest by adding Excel skills to your employment portfolio....

Top reviews

DT

Feb 8, 2021

Really well done! You kept me interested and motivated, and that's not easy to do!

I enjoyed the balance of instructional videos and hands-on exercises, and I'm excited to try the Intermediate now.

AN

Dec 19, 2023

An excellent course with basic and fundamental knowledge about Excel! The course has been designed greatly for beginners and anyone who wants to review basic Excel skills. A highly recommended course!

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By Linda K

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Oct 16, 2020

Excellent course, well presented with practice exercises and ability to review the sessions. It was very enjoyable and has definitely boosted my confidence and updated my skills.

By Richard P

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Sep 20, 2020

I found this course to be very done by the staff in providing a very encompassing approach in its effort to provide its students with a solid foundation to build upon. Thank you!

By V. R S K

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Aug 6, 2020

There can't be a more clear explanation. Thanks to Prashan, Nikki and the coursera team for putting up such a neatly crafted and easily understandable course on excel essentials.

By Md. A H

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Jul 18, 2020

This course is very helpful who are afraid to use Excel. Videos and assignments are very effective. I am feeling very confident about using Excel for most commonly used features.

By Gargi P

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Jun 18, 2020

The course proved out to be very helpful for me. It cleared all the basic concepts of Excel. I really liked the course design. It is knowledgeable and provides practical learning

By K S P

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Jun 1, 2020

very well explained. Really very interesting and amazing test modules which make sure one doesn't proceed to next level without properly understanding the current one thoroughly.

By Avinash K

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Apr 11, 2020

I truly liked the way of presenting this course and now I'm eager to complete all the remaining 3 courses in this Specialization. A great learning experience and teaching method.

By Jason K

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Mar 25, 2020

Really enjoyed this course. Instructors are very clear in communication and knowledgeable in Excel. I really recommend this course to anyone looking to learn the basics of Excel.

By Abdallah A

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Oct 30, 2019

Phenomenal course! really got lots of skills. The videos teach you how to use Excel spreadsheets step by step with very clear visualized instructions. Overall really recommended.

By Lilian B C M

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Feb 21, 2019

Perfect. Learnt so much. I use to feel I Know excel so well till I did this course and discovered so many new things. Including the Ninja techniques.

Thanks to Coursera, My tutors

By Carlos J B A

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Jan 24, 2019

A rewarding experience because I have been able to learn very valuable information. It is an excellent course. It has helped me in the personal and professional field. Thank you.

By Muhammad S B Z

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Dec 9, 2023

I've been using Excel for years yet this course humbles me down. Kudos to the instructor for putting up this amazing course! Looking forward to finish the entire specialization.

By L. A G

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Jan 31, 2023

Even tho this isnt your first time with excel, this course provides interesting and complementary knowledge about Excel that later on this course will be important to know about

By Saurabh Y

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Jul 30, 2022

Great Course.Hates off for nikki and her colleague for creativity by making a imaginary learner sean everyone can relate himself to sean and it's daily problem while using excel

By M S A A

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Jul 11, 2022

What I liked most about this course was the simple way the instructors used to explain the ideas, and tell us how to use them in the real world, and for me, that's what matters.

By MANDAR R

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Jan 10, 2022

Absolute fun learning experience for me! All the concepts were explained so well that it could be grasped in just one reading. Absolutely enjoyable experience for me personally!

By Daniel N Y

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Feb 16, 2021

Excelente curso! Yo pensaba que por ser el curso básico sería un simple repaso de lo que ya sabía pero la verdad reforcé muchos conceptos y aprendí muchos otros. Muy recomendado

By Elizabeth M

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Jan 28, 2021

Well laid out explanations and easy to learn! I thought this was an excellent course for beginners that leaves you feeling like you have a grasp of the basic functions of excel!

By Linda K R

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Oct 23, 2020

Thank you so much for teaching us so well, definitely the level of profesionalism of the teachers was outstanding. The exercises were excellent, and i learned so much thank you!

By Izzat A B M A

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Oct 3, 2020

Course is very beginner friendly and thorough. Each exercises are challenging but with the right amount of guidance for students to get through it. Worth every second of my time

By Ayush R

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Sep 29, 2020

Absolutely brilliant course with everything explained in a quite easy and detailed manner, the assignments are well curated and ensures the learner's comprehension on the topic.

By ZEESHAN A S

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Sep 5, 2020

Instructors were great! Everything was taught crystal clear, I faced no confusion while learning through online video and after taking up with the quiz, Thank you for the course

By Carmen C

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Aug 13, 2020

Very nice course. Well structured, logical, smooth progress through easy to intermediate and even advanced techniques. It was a pleasure to follow. Thank you, Prashan and Nicky!

By Berk v d Z

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Aug 10, 2020

Perfect format for learning how to use Excel! Short videos, very clear, and a lot of practice material. The assessments are challenging and the (automatic) feedback helps a lot.

By Anup P

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Jul 5, 2020

Just Awesome, They teach from very basic so that easily anyone can understand , also quiz after every session t helps a lot , definitely i am going to complete all this courses.