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Excel Essentials

Excel appears in more African job adverts than any other software. This course takes you from a blank sheet to confident daily use: entering data properly, writing formulas that do not break, using lookups, and building a clean summary report you can hand to a manager.

2h 30m 11 lessons 4.8 15k learners

Course content

Module 1: Getting Comfortable

Cells, sheets and clean data entry

  • The Grid: Cells, Rows and Columns6 min
  • Entering Data the Right Way7 min
  • Formatting Without Ruining Your Data6 min

Module 2: Formulas That Do the Work

From SUM to logical tests

  • Your First Formulas7 min
  • Copying Formulas and Absolute References7 min
  • Making Decisions with IF7 min

Module 3: Finding and Summarising Data

Lookups and pivot tables

  • VLOOKUP and XLOOKUP8 min
  • Sorting, Filtering and Cleaning7 min
  • Pivot Tables in Ten Minutes8 min

Module 4: Presenting Your Numbers

Charts, printing and sharing

  • Charts That Communicate6 min
  • Printing, Sharing and Next Steps6 min