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Excel Basic Course – International Beginner Guide

Excel Basic Course – International Beginner Guide



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Welcome to the Excel Basic International Course, a complete beginner-friendly learning path designed to help you master the world’s most widely used spreadsheet tool. Whether you are starting from zero or refreshing your skills, this course will guide you step by step through the essential features of Microsoft Excel.

By the end of this course, you will be able to create spreadsheets, use formulas, analyze data, build tables, create charts, and work efficiently using shortcuts and best practices adopted in professional environments worldwide.

Why This Course Matters

Excel is a global standard in business, finance, data analysis, project management, and everyday productivity. This course follows international standards aligned with:

  • ICDL / ECDL – Spreadsheets
  • MOS Excel Associate
  • Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
  • Corporate Excel onboarding programs

Each lesson is clear, structured, and practical, with real examples and exercises you can replicate and adapt to your own work.

What You Will Learn

  • How Excel works and how to navigate its interface
  • How to enter, clean, and format data correctly
  • How to use essential formulas and functions
  • How to create tables, apply filters, and use conditional formatting
  • How to build charts and perform basic data analysis
  • How to work faster with shortcuts and best practices
  • How to complete a real-world Excel project

Course Structure

The course is divided into 7 modules, each containing short, focused lessons. Below is an overview of what each module covers.

Module 1 – Introduction to Excel

This module introduces the Excel environment and teaches you how to navigate workbooks and worksheets.

Lessons

  • 1.1 What Is Excel and Why It Matters Worldwide – Understand Excel’s role in business and data analysis.
  • 1.2 The Excel Interface – Learn the Ribbon, tabs, groups, and the Formula Bar.
  • 1.3 Workbooks, Worksheets, Cells, and Ranges – The basic building blocks of Excel.
  • 1.4 Saving and Managing Files – XLSX, CSV, PDF, and file organization.

Module 2 – Data Entry and Formatting

Learn how to enter clean data and format it professionally using international standards.

Lessons

  • 2.1 Entering Data – Text, numbers, dates, and times.
  • 2.2 Formatting Cells – Fonts, alignment, borders, and styles.
  • 2.3 Number Formats – Currency, percentages, and date formats.
  • 2.4 AutoFill and Flash Fill – Speeding up repetitive tasks.
  • 2.5 Basic Data Cleaning – TRIM, CLEAN, PROPER.

Module 3 – Essential Formulas and Functions

Master the most important formulas used worldwide in business and data analysis.

Lessons

  • 3.1 How Formulas Work – Operators, syntax, and order of operations.
  • 3.2 Relative vs Absolute References – Understanding $A$1 in a simple way.
  • 3.3 Math Functions – SUM, AVERAGE, MIN, MAX.
  • 3.4 Counting Functions – COUNT, COUNTA, COUNTBLANK.
  • 3.5 Text Functions – LEFT, RIGHT, MID, LEN, CONCAT.
  • 3.6 Logical Functions – IF, AND, OR.

Module 4 – Working with Tables

Learn how to convert data into structured tables and apply sorting, filtering, and conditional formatting.

Lessons

  • 4.1 Creating Excel Tables
  • 4.2 Sorting Data
  • 4.3 Filtering Data
  • 4.4 Conditional Formatting
  • 4.5 Removing Duplicates

Module 5 – Basic Data Analysis Tools

Discover Excel’s built-in tools for analyzing data and creating visual insights.

Lessons

  • 5.1 Basic Charts – Column, line, and pie charts.
  • 5.2 Quick Analysis Tool
  • 5.3 Introduction to PivotTables
  • 5.4 Sorting and Filtering for Analysis
  • 5.5 Basic Statistics – AVERAGE, MEDIAN, MODE.

Module 6 – Productivity and Shortcuts

Work faster and more efficiently using shortcuts and best practices.

Lessons

  • 6.1 Keyboard Shortcuts – Windows and macOS.
  • 6.2 Freeze Panes and Split View
  • 6.3 Find and Replace / Go To Special
  • 6.4 Data Validation – Dropdown lists.
  • 6.5 Best Practices for Clean Spreadsheets

Module 7 – Final Project

Apply everything you have learned by building a complete Sales Dashboard using real data.

Project Includes

  • Data table
  • Formulas
  • Conditional formatting
  • Charts
  • Summary section

Related Learning Paths

Start the Course

Begin with the first lesson:
Lesson 1.1 – What Is Excel and Why It Matters Worldwide

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