Microsoft Excel Training Courses Overview

Excel Foundation

  • Entering & editing data: shortcuts & tips to increase productivity
  • Formatting text and values
    • Resizing data, formatting data & cell colours
    • Formatting data types: values, currency, dates
  • Modifying worksheets
    • selecting / resizing columns & rows
    • entering & deleting columns & rows
    • moving & copying data
    • renaming worksheet tabs
  • Adding & working with comments and notes
  • Constructing basic formulas
    • Adding, subtracting, multiplying & dividing
    • Combining formulas & when to use brackets
    • Calculating percentages
  • Introduction to Excel functions
    • How to use SUM, MIN, MAX, AVERAGE, COUNT & COUNTA
    • Using functions to analyse data
  • Working with large spreadsheets
    • Filtering data
    • Using Freeze Panes
    • Hiding columns and rows
  • Introduction to Excel charts

Excel Intermediate

  • Using absolute cell references
    • Copying formulas
    • Linking formulas across worksheets
  • Conditional formatting
    • Creating custom rules
    • Highlighting cell colours
  • Conditional logic
    • Using the IF function
    • Outputting text
  • Working with the VLOOKUP function
    • Searching databases
    • Understanding range lookup types
  • Data validation
    • Creating drop-down menus
    • Using validation menus with VLOOKUP functions
  • Introduction to Pivot Tables
    • Sorting & filtering data
    • Grouping & sub-totalling
  • Creating Pivot Charts

Excel Intermediate plus

  • Nested functions
    • Working with AND & OR
    • Nesting multiple IF functions
  • Maths & Statistical functions
    • SUMIF, COUNTIF, AVERAGEIF
    • SUMIFS, COUNTIFS, AVERAGEIFS
  • Using the MATCH & INDEX functions as an alternative to VLOOKUP
  • Working with Text Data
    • Using Text to Columns on imported data
    • Tidying the database
    • Using the TRIM function
    • FIND & MID functions
    • Working with FLASHFILL
  • Advanced PivotTables
    • Working with multiple columns & fields
    • Using the filter fields

Excel Advanced

  • Working with Tables
    • Naming tables
    • Entering rows & columns
    • Working with total rows
    • Formatting table styles
  • Advanced conditional formatting
    • Using formulas to determine which cells to format
    • Highlighting whole rows
    • Checking data length
  • Working with array formulas
    • Understanding array formulas & their uses
    • Using the TRANSPOSE function
  • The OFFSET function
    • Querying databases
    • Creating dynamic graphs
  • Using the database functions
    • DSUM, DAVERAGE, DCOUNT
  • Using SLICERS with Pivot Tables & Pivot Charts
  • Creating a dashboard with Pivot Tables, Pivot Charts & Slicers
  • Introduction to Power Query & Power Pivot
    • Importing data from multiple files & sources
    • Creating Queries
    • Transforming data