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Excel for Beginners
Master Microsoft Excel from scratch — learn the interface, formulas, charts, data management, and real-world projects in 6 weeks.
Instructor
Bogdan IonescuExcel for Beginners is a beginner Technology course on PluQuiz AI featuring 6 modules and 36 lessons across approximately 12 hours. Last updated March 2026.
About this course
Overview of what this course covers and who it is for.
This comprehensive beginner course takes you from opening Excel for the first time to building real-world projects like budget trackers and sales dashboards. You will learn to navigate the interface, format professional spreadsheets, write essential formulas (SUM, IF, VLOOKUP), create stunning charts, manage data with tables and validation, and troubleshoot common errors. Each week builds on the last, so by the end you will be confident and productive in Excel.
What you will learn
Outcomes
Navigate the Excel interface and manage workbooks confidently
Format spreadsheets professionally with fonts, colors, and number formats
Write essential formulas using SUM, AVERAGE, IF, VLOOKUP, and more
Create and customize charts to visualize data effectively
Use tables, conditional formatting, and data validation to manage data
Build real-world projects like budgets and dashboards from scratch
Study pace
At 60 minutes per day, you would finish in 2 weeks.
Full curriculum
What’s inside
- What Is Excel and Why Learn It?Free Preview20m
- The Excel Interface Tour20m
- Navigating Workbooks and Worksheets20m
- Entering and Editing Data20m
- Saving and File Management20m
- Essential Keyboard Shortcuts20m
- Basic Cell FormattingFree Preview20m
- Number Formats20m
- Working with Rows and Columns20m
- Sorting Data20m
- Filtering Data20m
- Find and Replace20m
- How Formulas WorkFree Preview20m
- SUM, AVERAGE, COUNT20m
- MAX, MIN, and COUNTA20m
- The IF Function20m
- Absolute vs Relative References20m
- VLOOKUP and XLOOKUP20m
- Why Visualize Data?Free Preview20m
- Creating Your First Chart20m
- Line Charts and Area Charts20m
- Pie Charts and Doughnut Charts20m
- Customizing Charts20m
- Sparklines and Quick Analysis20m
- Excel TablesFree Preview20m
- Conditional Formatting20m
- Data Validation20m
- Text Functions20m
- Date and Time Functions20m
- Printing and Page Setup20m
- Project: Personal Budget TrackerFree Preview20m
- Project: Sales Dashboard20m
- Introduction to PivotTables20m
- Collaboration and Sharing20m
- Common Errors and Troubleshooting20m
- Your Excel Learning Path Forward20m
Your instructor
Learn directly from the author of this course.
Bogdan Ionescu
Course creator
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Frequently asked questions
How long does Excel for Beginners take to complete?
Excel for Beginners contains 6 modules. Most learners complete it in 12 hours.
Is Excel for Beginners free?
Yes — Excel for Beginners is free to enroll.
Mar 2026
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