Microsoft Excel Course: Getting Started For Beginners
- Free
- No certificate
- Beginner
- 1 h 30 min
A compact crash course in Excel basics delivered as five video lectures in a single section, about 1 hour 27 minutes in total, last updated in September 2025. It introduces the functions most often used in office work, shows how to keep large data sets in a table, covers formulas and functions, and finishes with building simple reports. The instructor, Pradeep Raj, pitches it at beginners and intermediate users alike, and mentions people working in banking as one intended audience alongside students and other professionals.
You need a copy of Microsoft Office installed and basic typing skills; the requirements also mention familiarity with data management and filters. The course is in English with auto-generated captions and is free to enrol in. As a free Udemy course it does not issue a certificate of completion, does not include Q&A or direct messaging, and may show advertisements.
What you’ll learn
- Use the Excel functions most common in office work
- Keep large data sets organised in a table
- Write formulas and functions that update dynamically
- Produce simple reports from spreadsheet data
Who it’s for
Office workers who need the everyday Excel functions and a first table-based report quickly; if you have never opened Excel, the longer beginners' course listed above is gentler.
Syllabus
One section as listed on udemy.com.
- An Introduction to Microsoft Excel (MS-Excel) 5 lessons · 1 h 28 min
Instructor
- Pradeep Raj
Course details
- Includes
- 1 module · 5 lessons
On udemy.com
Rated 4.4 out of 5 by 458 learners; 10,582 enrolled, as shown on the course page on 21 Sep 2026. These are udemy.com’s own figures, not ours.
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