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About the Course

In this first course of the specialization Excel Skills for Business, you will learn the essentials of Microsoft Excel. Within six weeks, you will be able to expertly navigate the Excel user interface, perform basic calculations with formulas and functions, professionally format spreadsheets, and create visualizations of data through charts and graphs. Whether you are self-taught and want to fill in the gaps for better efficiency and productivity, or whether you have never used Excel before, this course will set you up with a solid foundation to become a confident user and develop more advanced skills in later courses. The best way to learn Excel is to use Excel. In this course, learners will solve a broad range of business problems as they apply the Excel skills and techniques they learn along the way. This course uses downloadable Excel workbooks and full data sets with applied examples and practical challenge exercises. This provides learners with countless opportunities to practice their Excel skills while discovering new and useful productivity features of Excel for a variety of business contexts. Spreadsheet software is one of the most ubiquitous pieces of software used in workplaces across the world. Learning to confidently operate this software means adding a highly valuable asset to your employability portfolio. At a time when digital skills jobs are growing much faster than non-digital jobs, make sure to position yourself ahead of the rest by adding Excel skills to your employment portfolio....

Top reviews

DN

Feb 1, 2023

The explanations in this course were concise and easily understood. The course materials are very helpful with helping you get some practice in and furthering your understanding of the course content.

KS

Jun 29, 2020

This is an amazing course for learners. I am having a lot of fun completing this course from the starting point. It is very much enjoyable and the way the course teachers deliver every lecture superb.

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By Priya G

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Jul 2, 2021

the course was very helpful as it teaches you from the basic so there is no problem whether you know anything or not . After completing this course I have got an edge over my collegues.

By Intan S N

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Mar 27, 2021

Great Course! The downloadable lessons and the assessments let us practice anytime we want. Most explanations are using simple words, easy to understand for non English native speaker.

By Faye L

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Dec 2, 2020

I learned so much in this course. Though I have been using excel a lot in my previous job. This serves as a refresher for me. Thank you so much for the fruitful excel essentials course.

By Waseem U

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Nov 4, 2020

I have 8 years of experience in Microsoft excel but I learned a lot of new things so I wish I could continue free of cost because I can't pay but I want to learn. I appreciate the team.

By Erica S

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Oct 25, 2020

I thoroughly enjoyed the execution and level of interaction this course involved. The mini-lectures helped frame the context of each unit and the constant practice helped make permanent

By Desmond A B

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Sep 22, 2020

This is indeed the best course on Excel. I have learnt a lot and with my head held up high I can brag about excel to my colleagues. Next stop : Excel skills for Business: Intermediate 1

By Emily E E Y

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Aug 21, 2020

Course content was well organized. One of my highlights was learning conditional formatting. Was able to easily understand and follow along even with an older version of excel. Thanks!!

By DEVYANSHU V

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Jul 27, 2020

this course really help me to understand the basic rules, i don't even feel that i am new to excel because both prashant and nikki makes this course enjoyable and make this easy for me

By SORAYA C

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Jul 2, 2020

This course is very good. Learning materials are easy to understand. The lessons can be compiled well. The instructor speaks English not too fast. Thank you very much for ggreat course.

By Fikret E Ö

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Jun 4, 2020

This is a little long but very good excell courses. It is 6 week and since there is a lot of quizes, it will take a long time to complete. But do not hrsitate the quality of the course.

By Juan S A S

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May 7, 2020

El curso cuenta con herramientas audiovisuales y documentos muy útiles para el desarrollo del mismo, tiene una estructura bien diseñada, estoy muy contento con los resultados obtenidos.

By Aditya C

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May 1, 2020

This course provided me a strong basic concept for excel. The tutors are really amazing. They have made the videos keeping in view of learning pace of every student. Highly recommended!

By FARID-UZ- Z

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Apr 14, 2020

This course is really awesome. It made me more efficient in Excel than I was before. The syllabus and topics are prepared in such an appropriate way that it makes a newbie to an expert.

By Kyle J

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Mar 1, 2020

This is an excellent introduction to the basic concepts behind using Excel.

This is definitely a beginner course, and even at a beginner level, it teaches and allows you to do so much.

By Adriano C

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Jan 8, 2020

I'm really happy to have taken this course, I've been using Excel for years in a basic way. This course helped me to work a little more efficient and understand the mechanics behind it.

By Aaron D

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Jun 4, 2018

An excellent course. Its detailed and informative. Recommend it for both beginners as well as those with intermediate knowledge as it's a great course to brush up on the basics as well.

By Karolina S

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Jul 8, 2022

Short videos and quick tests are the best solutions for people who get bored/distracted easily!

P.S. Nicky speaks so clearly that you can practice your English pronunciation with her xD

By Sonja T

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May 14, 2022

This course was easy to navigate, but also challenging. I really enjoyed the videos, instructors and instruction. I learned skills that I've already put to use in my work! Thank you!

By killion m

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Apr 12, 2022

i really enjoyed learning here on coursera and i am glad to complete course 1, ive really learn a lot i didnt know about excel that i didnt know and i am looking forward to learn more.

By Aysha S

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Mar 9, 2022

It has been a very insightful course that has taught me the Essentials to know in excel. Thank you. My dream to becoming a Data Analyst/Business Analyst cannot be complete without you!

By 20uvfa113 2

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Aug 16, 2021

this is an excellent course, very much helpful. it was really easy to understand. the lectures were super good that i understood each and very operation. in total got insight of excel.

By Intecer A

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May 10, 2021

This course is thoroughly designed to build strong MS Excel basics for beginners. It was very helpful and I not only learned how to use excel but also enjoyed it throughout the course.

By Alice O Q

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May 6, 2021

I learned a lot in this first Excel course; Likewise, the teachers teach very well as they explain in detail and step by step. This new learning will be very useful to me in my career.

By Yee M T

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Dec 15, 2020

This course is really great. I am sure this is one of the best course in Coursea. Not only the teaching but also the quizzes and tests are excellent. Thank you for your great teaching.

By dyytan

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Oct 27, 2020

I love this course! I have been using Excel for for school and work so I was surprised at how much I learned from this course. I can't wait to take the Intermediate Excel Skill course.