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Excel Advanced Data Course (one day)

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Topics covered on this course

  • Advanced tables

    Subtopics

    1. Removing duplicates
    2. Adding and removing subtotals
    3. Grouping/outlining controls
  • List and table functions

    Subtopics

    1. Using FILTER
    2. Using SORT and UNIQUE
    3. Using the GROUPBY function
    4. Using PIVOTBY
  • Pivot tables

    Subtopics

    1. Creating pivot tables
    2. Changing the aggregation function
    3. Drilling down
    4. Filtering and sorting
  • Advanced pivot tables

    Subtopics

    1. Grouping fields
    2. Showing % of grand totals, etc
    3. Slicers and timelines
  • Getting data with Power Query

    Subtopics

    1. Using different data sources
    2. Query steps
    3. Massaging data before loading it
    4. The "Column by example" transform
  • Using Copilot Chat

    Subtopics

    1. What to include in requests
    2. Using the results
    3. Modifying the results
  • Consolidaton  

    Subtopics

    1. Formulae across sheets
    2. 3D sums across sheets
    3. The Consolidation tool
  • Advanced charts  

    Subtopics

    1. Combination charts
    2. Regression and trendlines
    3. Picture charts
    4. Sparklines

Topics marked will be covered if time allows.

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Why Choose Us?

Here are some reasons to choose Wise Owl courses:

In addition, here are some benefits unique to classroom training:

And some benefits specific to online training:

  • Courseware posted to you in advance
  • Separate pre-course check-up included
  • Our clever Wordsworth system means you can use our laptops (and we can see them)

We've been in business over 30 years - we must be doing something right!

Advanced Excel - Data course dates

The table below lists the Advanced Excel - Data courses that we currently have scheduled (click on one of the tabs to filter the list).

We don't currently have any Excel Advanced Data courses scheduled. We may consider adding dates - it's always worth asking.

Alternatively, if you have a handful of like-minded people in your organisation, you could consider booking your own bespoke Excel Advanced Data course, whereby you get to pick the dates, training delivery method and venue!

We don't currently have any Excel Advanced Data courses scheduled in our London training centre. We may consider adding dates - it's always worth asking.

Alternatively, if you have a handful of like-minded people in your organisation, you could consider booking your own bespoke Excel Advanced Data course, whereby you get to pick the dates, training delivery method and venue!

We don't currently have any Excel Advanced Data courses scheduled in our Manchester training centre. We may consider adding dates - it's always worth asking.

Alternatively, if you have a handful of like-minded people in your organisation, you could consider booking your own bespoke Excel Advanced Data course, whereby you get to pick the dates, training delivery method and venue!

We don't currently have any online Excel Advanced Data courses scheduled. We may consider adding dates - it's always worth asking.

Alternatively, if you have a handful of like-minded people in your organisation, you could consider booking your own bespoke Excel Advanced Data course, whereby you get to pick the dates, training delivery method and venue!

About half of our courses are created bespoke for a single organisation, and either delivered onsite (usually somewhere in the UK, but we're willing to travel!) or online. For onsite courses we will usually provide and set up the necessary computers free of charge.

There are four main reasons why you might want to book tailored training like this:

  1. If you have 3 or more people, organising custom training will probably be cheaper than booking people individually onto a scheduled course.
  2. You'll be able to choose the content of any training, and be able to pause it for discussions on how you'll use software internally, or ask to take digressions.
  3. You may not be able to travel to our venues, so it might be easier to ask us to travel to you.
  4. You may not be able to make the dates of our published scheduled courses, and want to be able to choose when your training takes place.

If you'd like a quote for how much a tailored course would cost please let us know what you'd like to achieve and we'll get back to you (normally within half a working day).

What other people have said about our Excel training

Here are some comments we've received about our Excel training . You can see all of our 370 reviews here. We would like to sincerely thank the clients whose names are shown below for kindly agreeing to let us share their feedback.

"Apart from really enjoying the course, I did gain a lot of insight into how I currently use Excel and how I should use it. The course exercises are good to practice on."

Mike Walsh

Hyde Central Services Ltd

"Tutor was friendly and very knowledgeable. Kept us all engaged and answered any queries we had of our own (as a company) and advised alternatives for what wasn't possible."

Victoria Ratcliffe

Dean Group International

"A fantastic tutor and he really knows how to facilitate this training very well. I would be very happy to do another course with him."

Holly Steppel

PwC

"Great course. Really personable trainer. Good content, delivered clearly."

Rachel Brown

Southend-on-Sea City Council

"A great trainer! The course moved at the perfect pace ensuring we were following the content but covering a vast amount within 2 days."

Victoria Wilson

MLCS3 Ltd

"I thoroughly enjoyed the course. The course tutor demonstrated in-depth knowledge, he encouraged questions and made the subject interesting and enjoyable. Thank you."

Rebecca Spurling

PwC

About this Advanced Excel - Data course

Click on one of the tabs below to see the given information about this Excel course.

This course is for those who spend their time working with tables of data in Excel! During the fun day you'll learn how to:

  • work with tables of data (including using newish dynamic functions like FILTER, SORT and UNIQUE)

  • use pivot tables so much more than you'd ever imagined

  • load data from external sources using Power Query

  • use Copilot Chat to get help with managing data

If time allows the course will also show how to consolidate data across worksheets and how to create advanced charts based upon your data.

Pre-requisites

To attend this course you need to be a confident user of basic Excel functionality. You should also need to work with tables of data in Excel.

What you'll need to bring

If you book on a classroom course, the only thing you need to bring to the course is ... yourself! We even provide a notepad and a suprisingly nice pen for you to take notes with.

For online training you'll need two things:

  1. A good internet connection (otherwise you'll have a frustrating time); and
  2. A second screen (a requirement, not a nice-to-have!)

You can see full details of our online course requirements here.

For classroom training, you won't need a computer - we (obviously) will provide that. However, you're welcome to use your own laptop if you prefer, providing that you have the correct software installed.

For online training you will need a computer, but you won't need to have any software installed.  This is because you'll use Windows Remote Desktop to connect to our computers using our whizzy Wordsworth online training system, and these computers will have all of the necessary files and software installed.

When you book a place

If you book a place on one of our courses:

  • For classroom courses we will send out a joining email. That's it!
  • For online courses we will get in touch to organise a half-hour pre-course check to iron out any connection problems before the course (rather than during it). We will also ask you whether you want to receive a printed copy of the course manual (and post this to you if you do).

Whatever type of course you book, we will also send you out a reminder a few days before the course is due to take place - not that (we hope) you'll have forgotten!

After the course

After the course finishes you'll receive a digital certificate proving your attendance (we will gladly send a paper copy on request also).

We don't have any formal arrangement for answering questions after the course, but if you get stuck on something and email your trainer they should (and nearly always do!) respond as quickly as their training schedule allows.

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What other Excel courses can I take?▼

Here is a list of all of the Excel courses that we run:

What courses do you have related to this one?▼

You might like to consider invesigating these related courses:

Related course Days Level
Excel Advanced Formulae One day Intermediate or advanced
Introduction to Power BI 2 days Introduction

What are your venues for your classroom Excel courses?▼

We run our scheduled classroom training courses in the following venues:

Venue Details
Excel training in London We run our courses in London from the LandMark offices in Bevis Marks, right in the middle of the City (and close to Liverpool Street mainline station).
Excel training in Manchester We run our courses in Manchester from the Holiday Inn business centre, which is a few minutes' walk from Piccadilly station.

Booking 2 or more places? Ask about discounts:

Or ask about tailored courses at your site or online!

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