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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 Alexandre N B

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Oct 1, 2020

Very informative and easy to understand. The instructors are very good at explaining. Thank you for the additional skills and wonderful time and knowledge!

By Abdullah S M

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Aug 27, 2020

The Professors were very friendly and their teaching style is mesmerizing as well as helpful in better understanding. I am going to miss "Sean" by the way!

By Michael P K

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Jul 16, 2020

I gained a lot of knowledge just by taking this course, but ultimately it will help me in my day to day job functions. The instructors were easy to follow

By Mushfiqul A K

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Jul 12, 2020

AMAZING COURSE CONTENT AND BRILLIANTLY DESIGNED FOR THE NEWBIES. I'VE INDEED LEARNED A LOT FROM THIS COURSE AND I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

By Marie C

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May 21, 2020

Great course to both teach you the basics of excel and pick up on what you might need to know more about. I feel a lot more confident in using the program.

By Syed S R

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May 13, 2020

i had some amazing time learning from nicky and prashan. the course was very well organized and explained. i hope to take further courses related to excel.

By Mitalee C

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May 1, 2020

Excellent! All important aspects are covered. What I liked the most was the quizes, it was really tricky and intresting...I throughly enjoyed the course!!

By Chinomso N

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Apr 20, 2020

The fact that you can't do anything else until you are sure to understand all, it's lit. I enjoyed every bit of this course and I can,t wait to learn more.

By Bel E

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Dec 2, 2019

The first course alone has helped me understand how to use Excel more efficiently. There is so much to Excel that I would have never figured out on my own.

By Eshiemokhai I

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Oct 1, 2019

Great course. Much more engaging and helpful than I initially assumed. I would strongly recommend it to anyone looking to get a firm introduction to Excel.

By Adegboyega S M

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Aug 30, 2019

Job well done, I enjoy the course and I like the way the course is structured with the introduction of ''Sean''. In Prashan's voice... "Everybody say wow!"

By Sylvia

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May 24, 2019

Great course for anyone who wants a good refresh of knowledge or learns Excel from scratch. Love the hands-on approach and the tips on keyboard short-cuts.

By Benjamin G W

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Jul 10, 2018

Very easy to follow and repeat lessons as needed. Definitely taught me things I didn't know how to utilize in excel, even after using excel for many years.

By Nirmal

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Jun 19, 2023

I haven't ever came across such a well structured course with great engagement quotient.... Well done and hats-off to the university and Nicky and Prashan

By Bristen K

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Apr 14, 2023

Didn't have much of any experience with Excel before and I am pretty comfortable now. Would definitely recommend this course to learn the basics of Excel.

By Harish K

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May 1, 2022

Excellent course that covers everything from scratch.Quizzes after each tutorial are really helpful to make basics very clear.Quite Interesting pedagogy!!

By Ibrahim A S A

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Jun 25, 2021

This course is very useful for beginers as well as those who want to abolish their excel skill. It is well organised, structured, and explained very well.

By Celeste R

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Nov 30, 2020

I have enjoyed this course and I really learned a lot. I've been using excel for more than 10 years but there are still a lot to learn. Thank you so much.

By Mardie T

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Nov 21, 2020

I have learned a lot in this course. Video tutorials are very clear to understand, and I like the actual test. Realy excited about taking the next course.

By Andrés R

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Nov 17, 2020

Demasiado practico la forma en que explican las cosas, y se puede solucionar los ejercicios de manera sencilla y concisa. mis felicitaciones a los turores

By Rohit D

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Nov 8, 2020

This course is basic and everyone can try to track their monthly expenses and budget. Or to keep records that you seem to be important in day to day life.

By Shrija K

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Oct 22, 2020

I have learnt a lot from this course from simple calculation to complex data management . I thank the instructors and the university for such an guidance.

By Thiha K Z

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Sep 20, 2020

If you are beginner for Microsoft Excel, I recommend this course. Lecture video are easily understandable and can try many practices with given workbooks.

By Kenneth B I

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Sep 6, 2020

More than just an introduction, this course dives into the essential functions of Excel in a meaningful, usable way. Excellent presentation and materials.

By V A R

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Sep 6, 2020

The video lectures are easy to understand and the reading materials too.. I really liked the way Nicki made us understand each method. Thank You so much!!