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Excel for Beginners

Excel for Beginners

Date: Wednesday 19th March
Time: 9am to 4pm
Price: Fully funded under the Help into Mentoring programme
Venue: Barclays Eagle Lab, The Bus Station, Bransty Row, Whitehaven, CA28 7XE


This course is suitable for delegates who are new to Excel or are self-taught and wish to ensure they make the most of the basic functions. There are no prerequisites however, you must have a basic understanding of using a PC, including keyboard and mouse familiarity.
The aim of the course is to provide you with the skills to create and print a spreadsheet containing text, numbers and simple formulae and calculations.

The course covers:

  • How to start
  • The Quick Access Toolbar and File Menu
  • Exploring your Workbook
  • About Workbooks
  • Getting Help with Excel
  • Working with Excel
  • Moving your Data
  • Basic Excel Features
  • Smart Tags and Options Buttons
  • Editing Tools
  • The Formulas Tab
  • The Data Tab
  • The Home Tab
  • The Insert Tab
  • The Review Tab
  • Using Recommended and Standard charts
  • Chart Elements
  • Chart Tools - Design & Format
  • Cell Formatting
  • Conditional Formatting
  • Enhancing a Worksheet’s Appearance
  • Using the View Tab
  • Managing a Single Window
  • Managing Multiple Windows
  • Printing your Workbook
  • Print Page Layout options

Delegates must have a laptop (or equivalent) running Excel for Microsoft 365(not online version).