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About the Course

In this first course of the specialization Excel Skills for Business, you will learn the essentials of Microsoft Excel. Within six weeks, you will be able to expertly navigate the Excel user interface, perform basic calculations with formulas and functions, professionally format spreadsheets, and create visualizations of data through charts and graphs. Whether you are self-taught and want to fill in the gaps for better efficiency and productivity, or whether you have never used Excel before, this course will set you up with a solid foundation to become a confident user and develop more advanced skills in later courses. The best way to learn Excel is to use Excel. In this course, learners will solve a broad range of business problems as they apply the Excel skills and techniques they learn along the way. This course uses downloadable Excel workbooks and full data sets with applied examples and practical challenge exercises. This provides learners with countless opportunities to practice their Excel skills while discovering new and useful productivity features of Excel for a variety of business contexts. Spreadsheet software is one of the most ubiquitous pieces of software used in workplaces across the world. Learning to confidently operate this software means adding a highly valuable asset to your employability portfolio. At a time when digital skills jobs are growing much faster than non-digital jobs, make sure to position yourself ahead of the rest by adding Excel skills to your employment portfolio....

Top reviews

RV

Nov 6, 2022

They (the instructors and other people in the background) are best at what they do. Great course. Great structure. Gave me a solid foundation on the topic. Many thanks for them (you know who). Cheers.

KS

Jun 29, 2020

This is an amazing course for learners. I am having a lot of fun completing this course from the starting point. It is very much enjoyable and the way the course teachers deliver every lecture superb.

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By Clarence A

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Nov 13, 2020

Well constructed and well written, the exercises and structure of this course is very well done. If you think you know Excel, there's a couple of things here that may surprise you and supplement your pre-existing knowledge. If you're unfamiliar with Excel and want to slowly get introduced to using it, then this is perfect for you as well!

By Victor

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May 14, 2020

In the beginning, I though I new the basics of excel and this course was going to cover everything I know about MS Excel. I then found out that there are still many tip and tricks I didn't even know excel was able to make automatically adding to my existing information.

Thank you so much for the course, it has been very informative for me.

By Vincenth R U

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May 11, 2020

Great Experience as a beginner, i need more practice and review all what i take off for me to make sure that all i take is understandable. Thank You Malayan Colleges Laguna for this opportunity and thank you Coursera for this kind of experience. Big Help to us specially we dont have work today just work from home. Thanks and best regards.

By Marcelo G S S

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Mar 24, 2021

I learned a lot about the basic handling of Excel, at the same time that I am very surprised because I never believed that learning this course would be very entertaining and fun, since it will serve me a lot for the career I am studying which is economics and thus be able to work it in the future a more satisfactory and efficient way.

By Wioleta M

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Mar 15, 2021

It's really really good! Totally recommend it to everyone! I wanted to systemize my knowledge about Excel from basics and this course is perfect for that. In a very easy, professional way in clear English everything is explained. I learned a lot of small details I didn't know before (or forget). I'll definitely do also the next courses.

By Loh T F

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Jul 8, 2020

It was a well prepared and documented course I have ever attended. It was a great and satisfying online specialisation. It was easy and I do not have any problem in completing the entire course.

The explanation was thorough, clear and easy to understand.

A good job, well done , Prashan and Nicky.

Thank you, so much, Prashan and Nicky.

By Vishal B

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Jan 27, 2022

Hands down, the best Microsoft Excel course I have come across till now. The videos are concise and to the point. No beating around the bush stuff. And I will forever remember the way, one of the lecturer, Prashan says 'Practice makes permanent'. Overall, a great course. Would highly recommend for beginners like me. Everyone say wow :)

By Miroslav H

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May 12, 2020

Wonderful teachers, very interesting presentation and topics. It was exciting to go through this course and gained knowledge is very useful. Advice, go from Essentials course through Advanced course in this specialization in sequential order. There are many things to learn in each course no matter what your previous Excel knowledge is.

By Gabriela G O

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Dec 5, 2019

Recomiendo ampliamente este curso. La estrategia didáctica es pertinente y oportuna. Se cumple el propósito de cada semana mediante materiales didácticos y actividades de aprendizaje correctos. Sugiero para los estudiantes que tienen la versión de Excel en español, verificar la combinación de teclas porque no es la misma que en inglés.

By Moza A A

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Jul 23, 2020

A perfect course to start kicking out the world of Excel. I have started with a little knowledge and now I feel awesome for achieving a lot. I am no longer afraid of excel and I never thought that it is going to be as a piece of cake !! if you really want to start excelling excel, this course is the perfect match for you. Good Luck !!

By Germán L B L

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Mar 15, 2020

I can see the effort of trying to stablish a methodology that fit on the different excel versions and format worldwide in order to make a standardized exam, great job! Also, tips, exams questions and extra material encourage you to find different ways and explore more all excel option...

Thanks i have learned a lot.

By tofu T

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Oct 4, 2020

I was skeptical about this course teaching me anything new, but I was pleasantly proven wrong. As Nicky said, most of us are self-taught and that leaves us with a lot of unknown blind spots. Everything was explained in detail, and whatever was left for us to figure out on our own was solvable. This course has left me very satisfied.

By Ellen K

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Aug 29, 2020

Excellent class very challenging but feel more confident about my skills in excel. Liked working on the graphs mostly. Liked how I could go back and review what I missed on the test. The instructors were excellent very engaging! The tech department got back to me right away on what I thought might be a tech issue. I would recommend!

By Arfaz A M

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Jun 28, 2020

I often felt learning Excel is complicated due to the numerous resources available online and various books. This course is a must do- Although its important that you begin from the Excel essentials course as you end up being surprised with a whole lot of excel functionalities that exist. A must do course i would say. All the best !

By Pragyan S

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May 7, 2020

This course was amazing. Hadn't expected all these skills could be learned so fluidly. Loved the ninja tricks and keyboard shortcuts! Now, I am determined to complete all the upcoming parts of this course up to the advanced :)

<3 Thanks Prasant and Nicky; you are great teachers <3

<3 Thanks Macquarie University <3

<3 Thanks Coursera <3

By ANA T

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Sep 16, 2019

I find this class very motivating and extremelly helpful! I recently graduated with a degree in Business Administration and I see the importance of having very good excel skills. I'm planning to continue taking these classes until I'm able to master Excel! Thank you for setting up such an exciting and important class for business!

By Md. A H M

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Mar 17, 2021

Excellent course to start learning Excel. The instructors explained stuffs in a way so that absolute beginners can grasp the content very easily. I became very confident at handling excel workbooks after taking one or two weeks of class and continued to get more comfortable as i went along with the course.

!...HIGHLY RECOMMENDED...!

By Sanju D

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Jan 23, 2021

It was a great course. I have learned important and essential skills in Microsoft Excel. As I am an undergraduate in Quantity Surveying (in Sri Lankan University), this course will definitely help me to grow up in skills during my academic as well as a professional career.

Thank you very much for providing us such a valuable course!

By Priyanshu S

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Jun 28, 2020

Starting with another course in this specialization, so it is easily understandable how good this course is, to have a strong foundation, this course is highly recommended. I am going to enroll in the whole specialization as the whole course is structured in a good manner, and made for everyone, also with the one with no knowledge.

By Sumit M

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Dec 9, 2021

We keep using the tools taught in this course without even knowing the name of the tool and its full potential and utility. The course is well structured and presented in small modules which makes it easier to grasp. It also intrigues curiosity to explore more and in the process learn more and retain the learnings in the long run.

By Veronica K

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May 1, 2020

Very helpful in learning basic functions of Excel & proper names of things. As an experienced user, I found the videos and practice challenges were extremely useful in teaching more in-depth knowledge, useful shortcuts and detailed descriptions of functions within Excel. I'm excited to move on to the other sections of this course!

By Maria T

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Nov 20, 2019

This course is simply amazing. All instructions are provided in a clear manner by both instructors, and the skills i've gained over such a short period of time are simply amazing. It has already made my work much more easier. I didn't know Excel was so much fun! I plan to enroll for the next parts of the course as well. Thank you!

By Charissa B

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Nov 23, 2020

Excellent introductory course, even for someone like me who's been using Excel for some time now but had gaps in my knowledge. This was a great course to fill in the gaps in my knowledge and help me move towards become a more proficient user of Excel. Love the worksheets where I could just do the work and follow along as I do it.

By Yogesh D J

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May 20, 2020

excellent course before starting this course i dont know much about Excel.Now i know excel really well as practice makes permanent.Thanks to Teacher Nicky and Prashan who made this course and explain it very perfectly."WOW' experience for me.those who dont know much about excel dont think just enroll to this course.Happy learning

By Seif H H E

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Apr 29, 2020

THIS course add many information to me. this course is excellent. i have learned in this course how to sum -subtraction-division-multi ply - how to make table- print -furmoula - filter-sort-find and replace - and many many other skills ---- this course is above my expectations - i apprciate and thankful for macquarie university