Excel Fundamentals for the Real World

Transform your relationship with Excel! This comprehensive course turns Excel beginners into confident data wizards through practical, bite-sized lessons that actually stick. Say goodbye to Google searches and hello to spreadsheet confidence.

What Makes This Course Different?

As a 3x Microsoft MVP, I've created practical Excel training that blends technical expertise with real-world applications – no dry theory, just skills you'll actually use tomorrow.

  1. Practical Application: Every lesson focuses on solving real business problems, not theoretical concepts.

  2. Progressive Learning: Skills build logically from basic formulas to Power Query automation, creating a complete Excel toolkit.

  3. Engaging Format: Digestible, entertaining lessons that keep you focused without the typical spreadsheet boredom.

Learning Excel Is a Journey…and Your First Destination is This Course

I can promise you this - you’re not going to learn Excel overnight. But every expert started somewhere. Whether you're opening Excel for the first time or brushing up on the basics, this course is your perfect starting point.

This Excel Essentials course is designed for you if:

  • You’re brand new and want to feel confident navigating Excel

  • You’ve used Excel before but want to sharpen your skills with fresh tips and techniques

  • You’re already advanced and want a solid refresher on the fundamentals

If any of that sounds like you, you’re in the right place. Let’s take that first step together.

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Start your Excel journey with the same course that’s helped thousands others build confidence and skill.

By the end of this training, you’ll be able to:

  • Navigate large spreadsheets with ease

  • Use time-saving shortcuts to boost productivity

  • Select and apply the right formulas for your tasks

  • Clean up messy data and turn it into structured, usable sets

  • Uncover insights and trends hidden in your data

  • Organize and manage complex datasets efficiently

  • Build clear, impactful reports

  • Automate repetitive tasks to save time

  • Create dynamic reports using PivotTables

  • Import and transform data using modern Excel tools

  • And much more!

This course starts with the fundamentals—perfect for beginners or anyone needing a refresher. You’ll get a guided tour of the Excel interface, learn how to enter and manipulate data, and practice using essential formulas.

As you progress, you’ll explore more advanced features like conditional formatting, charts and graphs, and even get a sneak peek at Power Query.

What sets this course apart? It’s not just about what Excel can do—it’s about how you can use it in real-world scenarios. Every concept is paired with practical examples you can apply right away.

Here’s Everything That’s Included:

  • 14 Modules

  • Downloadable Workbooks

  • Lifetime Access

  • Certificate of Completion

  • Function & Shortcut Guide

  • Direct Access to Senna

    • Maximize Course Offerings

    • Best Practices to Enhance Your Learning Experience

    • Download Course Files

    • Structure of the Workbook

    • The Excel Ribbon

    • Customizing the Excel Interface

    • Data Entry & Editing Data

    • Basic Excel Formulas

    • Text-to-Speech Feature

    • Dates & Times

    • AutoFill Data

    • Flash Fill

    • Comments & Notes

    • Go-To Hacks

    • Data Validation

    • Screen Tips

    • Pictures, Shapes & Objects

    • Navigation Shortcuts

    • Copy, Move & Hide Worksheets

    • Freeze Panes & Split Screen

    • Hide, Unhide, Insert & Adjust Columns & Rows

    • Copy & Paste Data

    • Protecting Worksheets & Ranges

    • Order of Operations

    • Most Common Formulas

    • Essential Rule

    • Absolute & Relative References

    • Named Ranges

    • Referencing Other Workbooks & Worksheets

    Circular References

    Combine Values

    • COUNT, COUNTA & COUNTBLANK

    • COUNTIF & COUNTIFS

    • SUM & AVGSUMIFS & AVERAGEIFS

    • MAX & MIN

    • ROUND

    • Date Functions

    • Time Functions

    • Formula Errors

    • Conditional Formulas

    • VLOOKUP

    • Sort Data

    • Add Subtotals

    • Filter Data

    • Delete Blank or Empty Rows

    • Fill Empty Cells

    • Remove Duplicates

    • Find, Select & Emphasize

    • Find & Replace

    • Excel Tables - Why They're So Important

    • Formatting 101

    • Better Than Merge Cells

    • Justify

    • Number Formatting

    • Conditional Formatting

    • Icons & Data Bars

    • Printing Checklist

    • Printing Options

    • Page Breaks & Printing Ranges

    • Printing Large Data Sets

    • Headers & Footers

    • PDFs & Many Sheets

    • Hyperlinks

    • Cell Styles

    • Workbook Themes

    • Custom Templates

    • Basic Charts

    • Multiple Chart Series

    • Comparison Charts

    • Combination Charts

    • Dynamic Chart Ranges

    • Pareto & Histogram Charts

    • Treemap Charts

    • Sunburst, Pie & Doughnut Charts

    • Sparkline Graphs

    • Pivot Table Prep

    • Importance of Using Tables as Data Sources

    • Sort & Analyze Pivot Data

    • Pivot Table Calculations

    • Slicers & Timelines

    • Pivot Charts

    • Pivot Tables or Formulas?

    • Import Files

    • Merge Data

    • New Calculation Engine

    • UNIQUE

    • SORT & SORTBY

    • FILTER

    • XLOOKUP

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FAQ

  • Each course varies in length but all are approximately hours of content. You are welcome to complete the courses at your own pace - whether that’s one module a week or binging your way through in one!

  • You are welcome to take this course whenever you’d like! It is a completely self-paced online course – so you decide when you start and when you finish.

  • Yes! Each course comes with lifetime access to all course materials.

  • Yes! Upon finishing the course, you will receive a certificate of completion from your Microsoft MVP instructor that you’re encouraged to share with you company and on LinkedIn!

  • We have tons of corporate members! Please email us at contact@easily-excel.com for bulk pricing discounts.

  • Yes, you have 14 days to request a refund – no questions asked.