Getting Started with Microsoft Excel

Build confidence with Excel, learn essential formatting skills, and understand the foundations of working with data

Duration 60 minutes

Level Beginner

Completion Certificate + Badge

Course Overview

This session provides a beginner‑friendly introduction to Microsoft Excel, focusing on understanding the application, navigating the interface, and working confidently with spreadsheets.

You will explore how Excel workbooks and worksheets are structured, learn how to format and organise data effectively, and gain an introduction to formulas, tables, and filtering. The session uses practical examples to build a solid foundation for future learning.

As the first session in the Excel learning series, this course prepares you to progress onto more intermediate and advanced Excel topics with confidence.

Skills Gained

Excel Interface Navigation Understanding Spreadsheets Formatting Data Basic Formulas Tables & Filters Data Organisation

What You'll Learn

• What Excel Is Used For – Understand how spreadsheets support organisation, calculation, and analysis.

• The Excel Interface – Navigate workbooks, worksheets, the Ribbon, and key toolbars.

• Using Templates – Create spreadsheets efficiently using built‑in templates.

• Cells, Ranges & Formulas – Work with data and understand how formulas operate.

• Tables & Filters – Structure data clearly and use filters to gain insight.

Who Is This For?

This course is perfect for:

✓ New Microsoft Excel users

✓ Anyone wanting to improve spreadsheet confidence

✓ Learners preparing for intermediate Excel sessions

Prerequisites

Microsoft 365 account. No prior Excel experience is required.

Upon Completion

Digital Badge

Shareable credential for LinkedIn and professional profiles

Certificate of Completion

Official certificate to showcase your achievement

Getting Started with Excel

About this course

Getting Started with Microsoft Excel

Course Overview

Skills Gained

What You'll Learn

Who Is This For?

Prerequisites

Upon Completion

Digital Badge

Certificate of Completion

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