Microsoft Excel Essentials

A video-led introduction to Excel for people starting from nothing. The page notes that it was recorded using Excel 2016 and says nearly all of the functionality shown applies to newer and older versions. The course opens with launching the program, opening and saving workbooks and personalising the interface, then explains how a spreadsheet works and how to enter numbers, text and dates and adjust the view. The second half turns to calculation: basic formulas, the essentials of lookup and logical functions, handling times and dates, and creating graphs and charts from your data.

Alison rates it Beginner Level, lists an average duration of 3 to 4 hours, and notes that the modules contain video; it is self-paced, available in English and CPD-accredited, with an assessment at the end. The course is free to study in full. As with other Alison courses, the certificate offered at the end is an optional purchase in digital or printed form; if you do not want to pay, a free Learner Record documents your completion.