Microsoft Excel Essentials

Being able to use spreadsheets can make your life so easy in performing everyday calculations and analysis. Whether you are running your own small business, or need to prepare work schedules and rosters for example, Excel is ideal.

Increase your accuracy and productivity.

Spreadsheets have the great advantage of allowing you to automate many calculations secure in the knowledge that they will be speedy to do, and always accurate and reliable.

MS Excel Essentials skills include:
Basics of Excel
Simple calculations
Creating graphs and charts
Automating calculations
Practical applications e.g. cashflow planning
Introduction to ‘If then’ calculations

Course Aims
The course is for anyone with an interest in producing simple spreadsheets. It takes participants from the beginning to being able to create and edit practical spreadsheets. It shows participants how to create basic graphs and charts.

Participants gain an understanding of the use of spreadsheets for quickly calculating and analysing numeric data.

Graphs and charts are also explored together with various styles and how they might be used in presentations.

Participants are also introduced to the idea of  forecasting with spreadsheets.

Certification

Participants receive the Griffin College Certificate in Essential Microsoft Excel Skills.

Course  Entry

Entry is open

NOTES

Participants need good general IT skills.

This is not a Microsoft-accredited course.

Duration and Times

The course runs over 1 day from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm with a break at lunchtime.

The course is delivered online in real time by the tutors.

E&OE