Excel Beginner Course
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About the Excel Beginner Course
The Excel Beginner course is a one-day introduction for people new to spreadsheets, with no prior Excel knowledge needed. You'll learn to create, format, calculate and print workbooks, write basic formulas and functions, work with cell ranges and use time-saving shortcuts, leaving you able to build neat, accurate spreadsheets with confidence.
Who should do this course?
This course is designed for people who are either new to Excel or who want to fill in gaps and gain confidence and independence using Excel.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- ▪ Understand the origins of and basic uses for spreadsheets
- ▪ Create, modify, save and close a simple workbook
- ▪ Format cells, rows and columns in a workbook
- ▪ Adjust the sizing of columns and rows in a worksheet
- ▪ Format fonts and numbers
- ▪ Select ranges of cells in a workbook
- ▪ Create formulas that perform calculations in a workbook
- ▪ Copy and fill data in a workbook
- ▪ Create and work with functions in a workbook
Prerequisites
No prior knowledge of Microsoft Excel is required; however, participants need to have general mouse and keyboard skills and an understanding of personal computers and the Windows operating system.
Excel Beginner Course Details
$385 incl GST
- Duration:1 Day
- Max. Class Size:10
- Avg. Class Size:5
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Study Mode:
Classroom Online Live
- Level:Beginners
- CPD Hours:6 hours
- Course Times: Classroom: 9.00am - 5.00pm approx(Local Time) Online Live: 9.00am - 5.00pm approx(AEST or AEDT)
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Excel Beginner Course Content
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Unit 1: Basics of Excel
- Starting Excel from the Desktop
- Learning about Excel Start Screen
- Using Excel Workbook Screen
- Understanding How Excel Works
- Using the Ribbon
- Show and Collapse the Ribbon
- Backstage View in Excel
- Working with Backstage View
- Working with Shortcut Menus
- Understanding Dialog Boxes
- Working with Dialog Boxes
- Understand the Quick Access Toolbar
- Working with QAT Commands
- Learning about Status Bar
- Closing Excel Safely
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Unit 2: Create a New Workbook
- Understanding Excel Workbooks
- Using the Blank Workbook Template
- Working with Text
- Working with Numbers
- Working with Dates
- Understanding the Fill Handle
- Understanding Formulas
- Typing Formulas
- Save a New Workbook
- Spelling Check
- Doing Basic Changes
- Print a Worksheet
- Closing a Workbook Safely
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Unit 3: Working with Workbooks
- Opening a Workbook
- Understanding Workbook Navigation
- Using the Keyboard to Navigate
- Working with 'Go To'
- Working with Files and Folders Dialog Box
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Unit 4: Edit a Workbook
- Learn Data Editing
- Overwrite Cell Contents
- Edit Longer Cell Content
- Change and Update Formulas
- Removing Cell Content
- Deleting Data
- Working with Undo and Redo
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Unit 5: Learning Formulas and Functions
- Introduction to Formulas
- Using Formulas That Add
- Using Formulas That Subtract
- Working with Multiply and Divide Formulas
- Introduction to Excel Functions
- Adding using SUM Functions
- Using SUM for Non-Contiguous Ranges
- Working with Average
- Finding a Maximum Value
- Finding a Minimum Value
- Using More Complex Formulas
- Working with What if Formulas
- Understanding Error Messages
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Unit 6: Selecting Cell Ranges
- Understanding Cells and Ranges
- Selecting Contiguous Ranges
- Selecting Non-Contiguous Ranges
- Working with Special Selection Techniques
- Select Larger Ranges
- Select Rows
- Select Columns
- View Range Calculations
- Create an Input Range
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Unit 7: Copying Data in Excel
- Understanding Copying in Excel
- Using Fill for Quick Copying
- Copy from One Cell to Another
- Copy from One Cell to a Range
- Copy from One Range to Another
- Copy Relative Formulas
- Copy to a Non-Contiguous Range
- Copy to Another Worksheet
- Copy to Another Workbook
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Unit 8: Special Pasting in Excel
- Understand Pasting Options
- How to Paste Formulas
- How to Paste Values
- How to Paste Without Borders
- How to Paste as a Link
- How to Paste as a Picture
- Using Paste Special Dialog Box
- How to Copy Comments
- How to Copy Validations
- Copying Column Widths
- Perform Arithmetic Operations with Paste Special
- Copy Formats with Paste Special
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Unit 9: Moving Data in Excel
- Understanding Moving in Excel
- Move Cells and Ranges
- Move by Dragging
- Move Data to Other Worksheets
- Move Data to Other Workbooks
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Unit 10: Font Formatting in Excel
- Understand Font Formatting
- Work with Live Preview
- Working with Fonts
- How to Change Font Size
- Grow and Shrink Fonts
- Bolding Cells
- Italicising Text
- Underlining Text
- Change Font Colours
- Change Background Colours
- Use the Format Painter
- Apply Strikethrough
- Subscripting Text
- Superscripting Text
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Unit 11: Applying Borders in Excel
- Understand Borders in Excel
- Add a Border to a Cell
- Add a Border to a Range
- Add a Bottom Border
- Add Top and Bottom Borders
- Remove Borders
- Understanding the More Borders Command
- Working with More Borders Command
- Drawing Borders
- Drawing a Border Grid
- Erasing Borders
- Format the Drawing Pencil
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Unit 12: Cell Alignment in Excel
- Understand Cell Alignment
- Using Horizontal Cell Alignment
- Using Vertical Cell Alignment
- How to Indent Cells
- How to Rotate Text
- Wrap and Merge Text
- Unmerge Cells
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Unit 13: Format Rows and Columns
- Approximate Column Widths
- Set Precise Columns Widths
- Set the Default Column Width
- Approximate Row Height
- Set Precise Row Heights
- Hide Rows and Columns
- Unhide Rows and Columns
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Unit 14: Format Numbers
- Understand Number Formatting
- Apply General Formatting
- Format for Money
- Format Percentages
- Format as Fractions
- Format as Dates
- Use the Thousands Separator
- Increase and Decrease Decimals
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Unit 15: Formatting Techniques for Numbers
- Working with Alternate Currencies
- Working with Alternate Date Formats
- Format Clock Time
- Format Calculated Time
- Working with Number Formats
- Working with Format Codes
- Create Descriptive Custom Formats
- Custom Format Large Numbers
- Custom Format for Fractions
- Padding Numbers with Custom Formats
- Aligning Numbers with Custom Formats
- Customise the Display of Negative Values
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Unit 16: Page Setup in Excel
- Strategies for Printing
- Working with Page Layout
- Using Built in Margins
- Setting up Custom Margins
- Change Margins by Dragging
- Centring on a Page
- Change Orientation
- Setting the Paper Size
- Specifying the Print Area
- Clearing the Print Area
- Insert Page Breaks
- Use Page Break Preview
- Remove Page Breaks
- Setting a Background
- Clear the Background
- Setting Rows as Repeating Print Titles
- Clearing Print Titles
- Print Gridlines
- Print Headings
- Scale to a Percentage
- Fit to a Specific Number of Pages
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Unit 17: Printing
- Understand Printing
- Preview Before You Print
- Select a Printer
- Print a Range
- Print an Entire Workbook
- Specify the Number of Copies
- Understanding Print Options
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Student Reviews
Very good introduction to Excel, Cath was calm and geneuinely interested in us all feeling comfortable completing the tasks throughout the day. I will definitely be looking at doing the intermediate course in the coming months hopefully Cath will be the instructor, thanks Cath for an informative day :)
Cath was a great trainer , simplified things, gave plenty of opportunity to ask questions . Her communication skills were great.
This lady is very good and clear and concise and made it very easy to follow. Fantastic day. It has helped me a lot today.
Duane was very clear and helpful when understanding the different features and functions of excel. He helped me with understanding the fundamentals of excel.
the course provides a great understanding of the basics needing to progress further, very informative and well instructed by instructor Duane
Duane was excellent at explaining the course - the pace was great and plenty of time was allocated to explain all the different subject matters. The course breakdown was clear and very relevant to my job requirements.
Great course, lots of excellent takeaways, even for a regular user of excel. Loved the freeze panes and header and footer info. Also the quick ref for SUM
Duane was a very good instructor The beginning was too basic for my liking, and pace was very slow. However, I use excel frequently so it might be valuable for someone with less/no experience.
Duane was so patient and made me feel so comfortable with my lack of confidence with excel. Duane encouraged us to continue trying and did not move forward until each and every one of us was up to speed. A really wonderful, encouraging tutor.
Very informative and definitely suited to a beginner in Excel, with a lot of great tips and tricks included to make using Excel much smoother!
Excellent over view, lots of small tips and tricks to make the use of excel easier-thank you Jay for your enthusiasm and great training!
I use excel almost daily in my role and learnt so much today in the beginner course. Jay worked at a great pace, and I never felt left behind.
Instruction was very clear, no pressure to complete tasks or ask questions, small group size was great. Trainer was very informative and helpful
A very practical and well laid out course. Adam the instructor was organized, knowledgeable, and accommodating
Learned some great new features and tips. Would love to go on and do the more advanced courses. Would definitely recommend to others.
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