IT Courses – Foundation Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel is the world's favourite spreadsheet application and has an incredible number of uses. Our Excel for Beginners workshop is designed for individuals with little or no experience of the application.
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Who is this course for?
Microsoft Excel is the world’s favourite spreadsheet application, with an incredible number of uses. Our Excel for Beginners workshop is designed for individuals with little or no experience of the application. It gives them the knowledge, skills and expertise to build practical, functional spreadsheets that aid productivity both in the workplace and at home.
Entry Requirements
There are no entry requirements.
What will you learn?
An Introduction to Microsoft Excel
- The anatomy of Excel
- Manipulating Sheet tabs
- Cells, rows and columns
- Cell locking, protection and security
- Saving in different file formats
- Savings and using templates
Formatting
- Using the ribbon to format
- Cell styles
- The format painter
- The format cells menu
Useful Commands
- The find and replace tool
- Freeze panes
- The fill handle
- Flash fill
Basic Formulas and Functions
- Understanding formulas
- Introducing AutoSum
- Cumulative totals
- Working with basic functions: AVERAGE, MIN, MAX, COUNT, COUNTA, COUNTBLANK, TRIM, PROPER, UPPER, LOWER, LEN, ROUND, ROUNDUP, ROUNDDOWN, TODAY, NOW
Printing and PDF Creation
- Common printing problems and how to solve them
- Page breaks
- Print areas
- Headers & Footers
Data Analysis
- Sorting
- Filtering
- Getting started with Charts
- Sparklines
How will you learn?
This workshop will be delivered on-site.
What will you need to bring with you?
How will you be assessed?
Where next?
You may want to progress to our Intermediate Excel course.
Who do you contact for more information?
For more information, contact dcgprofessional@dcg.ac.uk
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Course Information Last Updated On: January 14, 2026 9:05 am
