28 October 2026
Wed
Get confident with Microsoft Excel on this practical one-day introduction course for beginners.
Covering the interface, formulas, functions, charts and formatting from the ground up.
Get confident with Microsoft Excel on this practical one-day introduction course for beginners. Covering the interface, formulas, functions, charts and formatting from the ground up.
This is the ideal course for anyone new to using Excel.
Learn how to create and edit spreadsheets, work with formulas and functions, create charts and graphs to visualise data, apply formatting to make it easier to read and understand your spreadsheets, and sort data for efficient analysis.
This course provides an excellent foundation in Excel, empowering you to confidently manipulate data, and perform basic data analysis tasks.
Once you've completed this course, our Microsoft Excel Advanced course covers PivotTables, VLOOKUP, Power Query and macros.
For those who want to automate Excel with code, our Excel VBA course goes even further.
| Course dates | Days | Location | Places | RRP | Discount | You pay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 October 2026 | Wed | Online | Fully booked | £349 | £349 + VAT | ||
| 3 November 2026 | Tue | London Islington | Available | £349 | £120 | £229 + VAT | |
| 9 December 2026 | Wed | Online | Available | £349 | £100 | £249 + VAT | |
| 8 January 2027 | Fri | London Islington | Available | £349 | £70 | £279 + VAT | |
| 4 February 2027 | Thu | Online | Available | £349 | £50 | £299 + VAT | |
| 2 March 2027 | Tue | London Islington | Available | £349 | £349 + VAT | ||
| 1 April 2027 | Thu | Online | Available | £349 | £349 + VAT | ||
| 27 April 2027 | Tue | London Islington | Available | £349 | £349 + VAT | ||
| 24 May 2027 | Mon | Online | Available | £349 | £349 + VAT | ||
| 24 June 2027 | Thu | London Islington | Available | £349 | £349 + VAT | ||
| 21 July 2027 | Wed | Online | Available | £349 | £349 + VAT | ||
| 19 August 2027 | Thu | London Islington | Available | £349 | £349 + VAT | ||
| 15 September 2027 | Wed | Online | Available | £349 | £349 + VAT |
| Course dates | Days | Location | Places | RRP | Discount | You pay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 November 2026 | Tue | London Islington | Available | £349 | £120 | £229 + VAT | |
| 8 January 2027 | Fri | London Islington | Available | £349 | £70 | £279 + VAT | |
| 2 March 2027 | Tue | London Islington | Available | £349 | £349 + VAT | ||
| 27 April 2027 | Tue | London Islington | Available | £349 | £349 + VAT | ||
| 24 June 2027 | Thu | London Islington | Available | £349 | £349 + VAT | ||
| 19 August 2027 | Thu | London Islington | Available | £349 | £349 + VAT |
| Course dates | Days | Location | Places | RRP | Discount | You pay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 October 2026 | Wed | Online | Fully booked | £349 | £349 + VAT | ||
| 9 December 2026 | Wed | Online | Available | £349 | £100 | £249 + VAT | |
| 4 February 2027 | Thu | Online | Available | £349 | £50 | £299 + VAT | |
| 1 April 2027 | Thu | Online | Available | £349 | £349 + VAT | ||
| 24 May 2027 | Mon | Online | Available | £349 | £349 + VAT | ||
| 21 July 2027 | Wed | Online | Available | £349 | £349 + VAT | ||
| 15 September 2027 | Wed | Online | Available | £349 | £349 + VAT |
Private & team training
Available as private, bespoke or team training at our centre, live online, or at your venue. Customise the outline, train as a group, or book a one-to-one with an expert.
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Private & team training
Available as private, bespoke or team training at our centre, live online, or at your venue. Customise the outline, train as a group, or book a one-to-one with an expert.
The Excel Interface
Opening a worksheet
Amending data in a worksheet
Using Backstage View
Understanding the Ribbon
Using & customising the Quick Access toolbar
Creating, saving and opening a new workbook
Entering numbers, text and dates in a workbook
Deleting cell contents
Quickly sorting data
Adding, deleting and naming sheets
Inserting columns and rows
Deleting columns and rows
Using AutoFill
Using Cut, Copy and Paste
Using Undo and Redo
Writing a basic formula
Understanding the order of BODMAS
The Sum function and AutoSum function
Creating statistical functions (Average, Max and Min)
Working with Relative References when copying formulas
Font formatting
Borders and shading
Number formatting (currency etc)
Alignment options
Clearing formats
Setting page margins & page orientation
Creating a Header & Footer
Printing all or part of a worksheet
Setting print titles for large worksheets
Creating a chart
Changing the chart type
Basic formatting of charts
This course is also available as a private course. If you wish we can tailor the content for your team. Please contact us for more details.
Ideal for complete beginners who need to use Excel at work — including administrators, PAs, marketing assistants and anyone new to spreadsheets. No prior Excel experience required.
I haven't done an online course like this before and I am surprised how it was to learn. I enjoye dit
Lisa was very personable and clearly has a lot of knowledge. I really appreciated the foresight into the intermediate courses and reference…
Lisa G is a great teacher, truly engaging and helpful. Thank you so much
Explaining each section and allowing us to take time and understand it all - Patience
Explaining things in different ways so everyone can understand.
Very engaging and interesting sessions - proactive
The trainning was very good. The explanantion in every step was very clear. TThe trainer is very nice and calm. I really enjoyed the day an…
Well prepared with spreadsheets to work on. Kevin kept me engaged and knew the answer to anything we asked
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