This 1-hour, project-based course is an introduction to spreadsheets. We’ll be using Excel on the Web in this project, which is the free spreadsheet program offered by Microsoft. However, all of the concepts that you will learn in this project will be applicable to other spreadsheet programs, such as LibreOffice Calc and Google Sheets.
Excel for Beginners: Introduction to Spreadsheets
Excel for Beginners: Introduction to Spreadsheets
Instructor: Edward Falzon
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2 hours to complete
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What you'll learn
Create and format a table of data in a spreadsheet
Use formulae and functions to derive knowledge from raw data
Use conditional formatting to provide better readability to tables
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Here you will describe what the project is about...give an overview of what the learner will achieve by completing this project. This 1-hour, project-based course is an introduction to spreadsheets. We’ll be using Excel on the Web in this project, which is the free spreadsheet program offered by Microsoft. However, all of the concepts that you will learn in this project will be applicable to other spreadsheet programs, such as LibreOffice Calc and Google Sheets.
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Reviewed on Jul 20, 2023
Really informative, and thorough and well explained I really enjoyed it from the beginning to the end.
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Reviewed on Mar 6, 2023
Good information. Good for beginners and people returning to Excel.
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Reviewed on Jun 17, 2023
This was so well taught that it was easy for me to understand the content.
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