Welcome to Microsoft Excel 2019 - Beginner.
Microsoft Excel is one of the major workhorses in the Microsoft Office suite of applications and arguably the most widely-used Office product. A solid understanding of how to use this program is vital to nearly everyone in most industries today. This course is designed specifically to teach you the fundamentals of Excel and give you the skills you need to begin to create and manipulate worksheets.

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Is this course for me?
If you are new to Excel, or want to improve your understanding of the Excel basics, then this course is for you. If you feel like you already know the basics, then why not try the Intermediate or even the Advanced course instead?

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How will I benefit from this course?
In this course you will learn how to:
  • Create, save, enter data, and print spreadsheets
  • Create formulas and use functions to calculate
  • Enter data, format spreadsheets, manipulate columns and rows, add headers and footers, and use page setup options to prepare them for printing
  • Handle large worksheets or multiple workbooks, use styles and themes, insert various graphic objects, and options for proofing your workbooks


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How long will it take?
 This course should take you around 5 hours and 30 minutes to complete.

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How much does it cost?
 This course is free!

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Will I get a certificate at the end?
 Yes - you will be able to download a certificate once you have have completed all of the modules within the course.

The word START and a question mark in a circleHow do I start?
 Scroll to the top of the page and click on the       Join course       button. This will take you through to the course content. You don't need to complete the course in one go - you can always continue later from where you left off.