Classroom Training
Excel Introduction
Classroom training course - online version also available
£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 (COVID restrictions allowing).
Course details
Possible locations:London, Manchester, Online
Next classroom course:Tue 07 September 2021
Time:10.00-16.30
Course Contents
The contents of this course are as follows:
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
Worksheets
- Inserting/deleting sheets
- Moving and copying sheets
- Moving between sheets
- Linking sheets with formulae
If time
Charts
- Selecting data
- Quick ways to create charts
- Changing the chart type
- Formatting and printing charts
If time
Cell comments
- Adding and editing comments
- Printing comments
You should not attend this course if you're not already comfortable using Windows. The course uses Excel 365, although it will also be relevant for those using Excel 2016 or 2019.
Why Choose Us?
- No more than 5 people per class
- Proper restaurant lunch included
- 554 references viewable online
- Free USB stick containing course files
- Genuine Wise Owl trainers only
- Unbelievably good courseware
Sample customer feedback
Our thanks to everyone who agreed to share their thoughts (note that some of these reviews may be for our online courses).
Holly Palmer (Derbyshire County Council)
John Dwyer (Richmond Housing Partnership (RHP))
Rosalind Futcher (Moneybarn Limited)
Phil Chambers (North East Lincolnshire Council)
Michael Abson (Durham County Council)
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Scheduled Excel Introduction training dates
Here are the classroom Excel Introduction courses we have scheduled for the next 3 months:
| Dates | Days | Venue | Price | Booking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 07 September 2021 | 1 | Manchester | £245 | Book places |
| Tuesday 05 October 2021 | 1 | London | £345 | Book places |
| Monday 11 October 2021 | 1 | Manchester | £245 | Book places |
| Thursday 11 November 2021 | 1 | Manchester | £245 | Book places |
| Thursday 18 November 2021 | 1 | London | £345 | Book places |
| Date(s) | Venue |
|---|---|
| 07/09 | Manchester |
| 05/10 | London |
| 11/10 | Manchester |
| 11/11 | Manchester |
| 18/11 | London |
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).
Other Microsoft Excel training resources
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
They are no substitute for classroom training face-to-face, but you may find our range of Excel training videos useful.
View Excel tips, Excel VBA - Basics, Microsoft Excel or PowerPivot videos
Excel skills assessment
Find out how much you know (and how much you don't) by taking one of our Excel skills assessment tests online.
View Test your VBA knowledge or Test your Excel 365 skills skills assessment tests
Excel blogs
Browse through our Excel blogs to see if you find any nuggets of information to inspire you.
View Excel, Power BI - Excel or VBA macros blogs