Getting Started with Excel (Half Day) - Next Course Date Friday 9 February (£65pp) at Perth Airport

If you have never used Excel before and want to find out more about it, this is the course for you. We start from the very beginning and give you the time and space to explore Explore in a fun and relaxed way.

Provider

Build Your Skill, Scone
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Description

The next course is being held at Perth Airport on Friday 9 February 2024 from 9.30 to 12.45. Topics covered are: Exploring Excel • Finding and Opening Excel • Templates in Excel • Creating a new workbook • Navigating the ribbon (how the “Tabs” work, dialogue boxes, quick access toolbar etc) • Features of a sheet (understanding rows, columns, structure, gridlines etc) • Inputting text and numbers into a spreadsheet Formatting data and cells (improvements to the appearance of a spreadsheet and its consistency) • Formatting numbers and text • Colouring data and cells • Wrapping, shrinking & merging cells & using indents • The format painter & cell styles / applying borders Basic Workbook Skills • Selecting cells & ranges • Working with rows & columns (inserting & deleting / changing width & height etc) • Working with sheets (adding & deleting worksheets / re-naming / moving) Copying and Moving Data • Copy & paste • Cut & paste • Drag & drop • Undo & redo • Find & replace (ways to make changes quickly) Working with Data • Sorting Data (how to sort one field at a time / two or more / sorting by text, values, colour etc) • Filtering Data (adding the filter button to quickly find information) Basic Functions (using the Autosum button to do calculations quickly) • Autosum, average, count, max, min Printing • Accessing print options • Choosing what to print • Previewing and printing • Page Setup • Page Orientation • Working with margins • Scaling

About Build Your Skill

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I am an experienced IT Trainer with over 20 years experience in teaching and tutoring. My speciality is in Microsoft Office software - Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook but I also do training in other aspects of Microsoft such as Teams, SharePoint and Sway. Training is delivered in a friendly and relaxed way either face-to-face or online via Teams. Whether you are a complete beginner or are looking to upskill in Microsoft software, I will be able to help you.

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Location

Scone

You will need to travel to the course location.

Level

Beginner

Style

  • Lots of Hands On
  • Some Reading & Writing
  • Some Watching
  • Some Listening
  • Some Socialising

Find out more, enquire or book via the Build Your Skill website.