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What is Microsoft Excel?

  • Excel helps users organize numbers and data with formulas and functions. 
  • Excel is used everywhere around the world - especially used by businesses of all sizes to perform analysis. 
  • Excel produces documents often referred to as spreadsheets. 
  • Microsoft Excel is a powerful numerical and data tool. 
  • Excel is part of Microsoft Office and Office 365 and is the most widely spreadsheet in the world.

What Excel Courses Are Available?

Our Microsoft Excel training courses provide you with the skills you need to store, organize, and analyze data.  Choose from our wide range of Excel training courses: 

Introduction, Intermediate, Advanced, Data Analysis are some courses SureSkills offers. 

What is the best way to learn Excel?

There are thousands fo free tutorials Microsoft Excel - infact SureSkills runs regular free live webinars ever year. However, if you want to have a more structured course for your Excel use objectives. We offer training courses at your offices or virtually from anywhere you or your colleagues are. Introduction to Excel is a course that perfect for learners with little or no prior experience using the software.

What Can Excel Do?

Microsoft Excel provides you with all the tools to manage and analyse data. What are some of the best features? 

  • Data entry (text and numbers)
  • Charting and graphing
  • Programming (scripting to automate)
  • Time management (track times and measure periods)
  • Task management 
  • Financial modeling
  • Data management (sorting and filtering)
  • Accounting (currencies and functions)
  • Financial analysis
  • Customer relationship management (CRM) lists of all sorts
  • Anything that needs to be logged, analysed and managed

Key Benefits of Excel training?

Some of the most important benefits of providing Excel training for all employees in an organisation is to reduce errors, such as lost data and the ability to organise and share data. As a Microsoft Partner, SureSkills' training experts have the technical know-how and virtual classroom presence to educate and maximize the use of Excel within your organization.

What is the most popular Excel course?

Next Steps?

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Top Tips for Excel

1. What are the main keyboard shortcuts for Excel?

  • Ctrl + C: Copy
  • Ctrl + V: Paste
  • Ctrl + Z: Undo
  • Ctrl + S: Save

2. How do I create a new workbook?

To create a new workbook, open Excel and select "New" from the File menu. You can choose a blank workbook or a template.

3. How do I save my work in Excel?

To save your work, click on the "File" tab, then select "Save As." Choose the location where you want to save the file, enter a name, and click "Save."

4. How do I enter data into a cell?

Click on the cell where you want to enter data, type the information, and press Enter.

5. How do I format cells (e.g., font, color, borders)?

Select the cells you want to format, then use the options in the "Home" tab to change the font, color, borders, and other formatting options.

6. How do I use basic formulas (e.g., SUM, AVERAGE)?

To use a formula, click on the cell where you want the result to appear, type the formula (e.g., =SUM(A1:A10)), and press Enter.

7. How do I use VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP?

  • VLOOKUP: =VLOOKUP(lookup_value, table_array, col_index_num, [range_lookup])
  • HLOOKUP: =HLOOKUP(lookup_value, table_array, row_index_num, [range_lookup])

8. What are PivotTables and how do I create one?

PivotTables allow you to summarize and analyze data. To create one, select your data range, go to the "Insert" tab, and click "PivotTable."

9. How do I use conditional formatting?

Select the cells you want to format, go to the "Home" tab, click "Conditional Formatting," and choose the rule you want to apply.

10. How do I create charts and graphs?

Select the data you want to visualize, go to the "Insert" tab, and choose the type of chart or graph you want to create.

11. How do I sort and filter data?

Select your data range, go to the "Data" tab, and use the "Sort" and "Filter" options to organize your data.

12. What is the Data Analysis Toolpak and how do I use it?

The Data Analysis Toolpak is an Excel add-in that provides data analysis tools. To use it, enable the add-in from the "Add-Ins" section in the "File" menu, then access it from the "Data" tab.

13. Why is my formula not working?

Common issues include incorrect cell references, missing parentheses, or using the wrong function. Double-check your formula for errors.

14. How do I fix #VALUE!, #REF!, and other errors?

  • #VALUE!: Check for incorrect data types.
  • #REF!: Ensure all cell references are valid.
  • #DIV/0!: Avoid dividing by zero.

15. How do I recover an unsaved workbook?

Go to the "File" tab, select "Info," then "Manage Workbook," and choose "Recover Unsaved Workbooks."

16. How do I share my workbook with others?

Click on the "Share" button in the top-right corner, enter the email addresses of the people you want to share with, and set the permissions.

17. How do I track changes and comments?

Enable "Track Changes" from the "Review" tab to monitor edits. Use the "Comments" feature to add notes.

18. How do I protect my workbook with a password?

Go to the "File" tab, select "Info," then "Protect Workbook," and choose "Encrypt with Password."

19. How do I use Excel templates?

Go to the "File" tab, select "New," and choose from a variety of templates available.

20. How can I automate tasks with macros?

Record a macro by going to the "View" tab, selecting "Macros," and choosing "Record Macro." Perform the tasks you want to automate, then stop recording.

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