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Excel Introduction Course (one day)

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Topics covered on this course

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  • Excel basics

    Subtopics

    1. Numbers, text and dates
    2. Moving around
    3. Selecting cells
    4. Working with files
    5. Moving and copying
  • Creating formulae

    Subtopics

    1. Understanding BODMAS and brackets
    2. AutoSum (totals and other functions)
    3. Using the function wizard
  • Formatting worksheets

    Subtopics

    1. Inserting/deleting rows/columns
    2. Fonts, colours and alignment
    3. Boxes, lines and shading
    4. Simple number formats
    5. Using the Format Painter
  • Basic printing

    Subtopics

    1. Using print preview
    2. Margins and orientation
    3. Scaling (fitting to a page)
    4. Printing the selected cells
  • Worksheets

    Subtopics

    1. Inserting/deleting sheets
    2. Moving and copying sheets
    3. Moving between sheets
    4. Linking sheets with formulae
  • Charts  

    Subtopics

    1. Selecting data
    2. Quick ways to create charts
    3. Changing the chart type
    4. Formatting and printing charts
  • Cell notes  

    Subtopics

    1. Adding and editing notes
    2. Printing notes

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!

Introduction to Microsoft Excel course dates

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

If you can't see the course you want listed, don't despair! If you can muster 3 or 4 people together, it may well be worth organising an onsite course at your office (we'll provide and set up the computers), or else an online course tailored to your needs.

Date(s) Date(s) Duration Venue Price UK times  
Monday 01 June 2026 01 Jun 1 day Online £525.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Thursday 25 June 2026 25 Jun 1 day Manchester £725.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Tuesday 07 July 2026 07 Jul 1 day Online £525.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Thursday 06 August 2026 06 Aug 1 day Online £525.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Thursday 03 September 2026 03 Sep 1 day Manchester £725.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Monday 07 September 2026 07 Sep 1 day Online £525.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Wednesday 07 October 2026 07 Oct 1 day Online £525.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Monday 02 November 2026 02 Nov 1 day Manchester £725.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Thursday 05 November 2026 05 Nov 1 day Online £525.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Monday 07 December 2026 07 Dec 1 day Online £525.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book

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We don't currently have any Excel Introduction 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 Introduction course, whereby you get to pick the dates, training delivery method and venue!

If you can't see the course you want listed, don't despair! If you can muster 3 or 4 people together, it may well be worth organising an onsite course at your office (we'll provide and set up the computers), or else an online course tailored to your needs.

Date(s) Date(s) Duration Venue Price UK times  
Thursday 25 June 2026 25 Jun 1 day Manchester £725.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Thursday 03 September 2026 03 Sep 1 day Manchester £725.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Monday 02 November 2026 02 Nov 1 day Manchester £725.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book

Show these times in your country and time zone.

If you can't see the course you want listed, don't despair! If you can muster 3 or 4 people together, it may well be worth organising an onsite course at your office (we'll provide and set up the computers), or else an online course tailored to your needs.

Date(s) Date(s) Duration Venue Price UK times  
Monday 01 June 2026 01 Jun 1 day Online £525.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Tuesday 07 July 2026 07 Jul 1 day Online £525.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Thursday 06 August 2026 06 Aug 1 day Online £525.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Monday 07 September 2026 07 Sep 1 day Online £525.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Wednesday 07 October 2026 07 Oct 1 day Online £525.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Thursday 05 November 2026 05 Nov 1 day Online £525.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Monday 07 December 2026 07 Dec 1 day Online £525.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book

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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 392 reviews here. We would like to sincerely thank the clients whose names are shown below for kindly agreeing to let us share their feedback.

"Thoroughly enjoyed this course and I found it all useful. I went into the course already thinking I knew a lot about VBA having self trained myself a couple of years back - however, I learnt so many efficiencies and new methods that I look forward to trying out my learning in new tasks over the next weeks and months. A shout out also to our trainer who I thought was not only very knowledgeable but also a genuinely lovely person. He really wanted us to get the most out of the course and I loved how engaged he was with us a group at all times of the day (including lunch)."

Sean Rowley

Nationwide Building Society

"The VBA course was great. I learnt a lot in 3 days and didn't feel like I had to practice alone at all. There was sufficient support the whole time and could ask any questions I wanted without slowing the progress. The course was finished timely and we learnt more than expected. The course came well recommended and I am likely to recommend to anyone else who needs similar training."

Kieran Patel

Nationwide Building Society

"Very good course, relatable examples."

Emily Weston

MLCS3 Ltd

"The whole experience was very positive. Clear pre-course communication and remote working assessment was great. An excellent trainer, interactive, positive and patient. Handled individual delegate issues quickly and without causing undue delay to others."

Mario Yeomans

Sellafield Ltd

"The course was great! Our trainer was very engaging and patient with questions and he was enthusiastic throughout the day. All the tips and tricks were so useful and I am certainly going to use these in my job going forward. I am also very grateful to him for spending half of the lunch break with me helping me with a macro problem on a workbook that I use in my job. He took to time to go through the macros with me and explained how they worked. It was beyond what he was meant to do but it has helped my team out hugely by fixing it. During the course it was clear our trainer had a great deal of knowledge of Excel but helping me with the macro problem was amazing and he clearly knows Excel very well. The course also came highly recommended from colleagues."

Nina Witchell

PwC

"Trainer was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the subject, and able to answer any question I had. The course was delivered at an appropriate speed, ensuring that no one was left behind."

Charlotte Jackson

Sellafield Ltd

About this Introduction to Microsoft Excel course

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

This online course will give you a gentle introduction to Microsoft's ever-popular spreadsheet program.  You'll learn how to:

  • Get started with creating spreadsheets in Excel

  • Create and copy basic formulae

  • Format your worksheets so that they look more interesting

  • Print out your work; and

  • Create basic charts to illustrate your figures

You don't need any experience to attend this course, although you should be comfortable using Windows and a mouse. 

Pre-requisites

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.

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.

FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)

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What other Excel courses can I take?▼

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

Course name Days
Excel Introduction (this course) One day
Excel Intermediate One day
Excel Advanced 2 days
Power Query For Excel One day
Excel Business Modelling 2 days
Excel VBA macros 2 days
Advanced VBA 2 days
Fast track Excel VBA 3 days

What courses do you have related to this one?▼

You might like to consider invesigating these related courses:

Related course Days Level
Excel Intermediate One day Introduction
Excel Advanced 2 days Introduction
Excel VBA macros 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 Bishopsgate, 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.
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