Macquarie University
Excel Skills for Business: Essentials
Macquarie University

Excel Skills for Business: Essentials

This course is part of Excel Skills for Business Specialization

Taught in English

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Nicky Bull
Dr Prashan S. M. Karunaratne
Professor Yvonne Breyer

Instructors: Nicky Bull

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals

4.9

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Beginner level

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26 hours (approximately)
Flexible schedule
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There are 7 modules in this course

In this module, you will learn about key foundational features of Excel: The Excel user interface, basic Excel terminology, how to operate essential navigational controls in Excel and how to perform basic data entry with Excel spreadsheets.

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10 videos8 readings8 quizzes1 discussion prompt

The syntax of formulas is very important in Excel. In this module, you will get introduced to formulas and functions - learn how to write them, use them to perform calculations and understand the different cell references.

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11 videos5 readings7 quizzes

Formatting helps to highlight key messages and make the data presentable. This module covers several formatting tools like font formatting, borders, alignment, number formatting, as well as the Excel styles and themes.

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10 videos4 readings7 quizzes

This module is all about working with data – and making it easy to work with. This week you will learn how you can manage your spreadsheets – find data with Filter and Sort, retrieve and change data using Find and Replace, and use Conditional Formatting to highlight specific data.

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9 videos3 readings6 quizzes

Sometimes you need to print your spreadsheets and this module will help you with that. Learn how you can optimise your spreadsheet for printing by managing margins, orientation, headers & footers, and more.

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9 videos5 readings6 quizzes

Charts are one of the most common ways to present data visually. This module walks you through creating and modifying charts in Excel.

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8 videos4 readings5 quizzes

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1 quiz

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4.9 (16,393 ratings)
Nicky Bull
Macquarie University
25 Courses1,243,723 learners
Dr Prashan S. M. Karunaratne
Macquarie University
28 Courses1,249,887 learners
Professor Yvonne Breyer
Macquarie University
23 Courses1,123,878 learners

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