Excel Training
Excel Beginners Training Course
£245 + VAT for most venues (£345 + VAT for London)
1 day
This one-day course provides the perfect introduction to Microsoft's popular spreadsheet application. You'll learn how to create formulae, make your worksheets look pretty, create charts and print out your work. Take the fear-factor out of Excel, and enjoy lunch in a local restaurant at the same time!
Course details
Locations:Manchester, London
Next course:Tue 11 September 2018
Time:09.30-16.30
Course Contents
Excel basics
Numbers, text and dates- Moving around
- Selecting cells
- Working with files
- Moving and copying
Creating formulae
- Understanding BODMAS and brackets
- AutoSum (totals and other functions)
- Using the function wizard
Formatting worksheets
- Inserting/deleting rows/columns
- Fonts, colours and alignment
- Boxes, lines and shading
- Simple number formats
- Using the Format Painter
Basic printing
- Using print preview
- Margins and orientation
- Scaling (fitting to a page)
- Printing the selected cells
Charts
- Selecting data
- Quick ways to create charts
- Changing the chart type
- Formatting and printing charts
Worksheets
- Inserting/deleting sheets
- Moving and copying sheets
- Moving between sheets
- Linking sheets with formulae
If time
Cell comments
- Adding and editing comments
- Printing comments
Why Choose Us?
No more than 6 people per class- Proper restaurant lunch included
- 533 references viewable online
- Free USB stick containing course files
- Genuine Wise Owl trainers only
- Unbelievably good courseware
Sample customer feedback
Julie Truong (Symphony EYC)
Paul Bremner (Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service)
Liz Clarke (Whitecroft Lighting Ltd.)
Lewis Prescott (Home Retail Group PLC)
Gary McIsaac (Live Nation (Music) UK Limited)
There are lots more where these came from (or just refresh this page to change the quotes shown).
You should not attend this course if you're not already comfortable using Windows. The course uses Excel 2016, although the course will also be relevant for those using Excel 2007, 2010 or 2013.
Scheduled Excel Introduction training dates
Here are the Excel Introduction courses we have scheduled for the next 3 months:
| Dates | Days | Venue | Price | Booking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 11 September 2018 | 1 | Manchester | £245 | Book places |
| Tuesday 09 October 2018 | 1 | London | £345 | Book places |
| Wednesday 07 November 2018 | 1 | Manchester | £245 | Book places |
| Tuesday 27 November 2018 | 1 | London | £345 | Book places |
| Tuesday 11 December 2018 | 1 | Manchester | £245 | Book places |
| Date(s) | Venue |
|---|---|
| 11/09 | Manchester |
| 09/10 | London |
| 07/11 | Manchester |
| 27/11 | London |
| 11/12 | Manchester |
All prices exclude VAT. If you can't see the dates you want, ask us about running onsite Excel training at your offices (we'll even provide and set up the computers).
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Excel exercises
We've published all of our Microsoft Excel exercises online, so you can see whether you like our approach before booking an introductory Excel course (or any other, for that matter).
View Excel, Excel VBA or PowerPivot exercises
Excel videos
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