Microsoft Excel Basic Training Course in the United States (Excel 2019 / Microsoft 365)
Beginner-friendly Excel training covering Microsoft Excel 2019 and Microsoft 365 — worksheets, formulas, formatting, tables, charts and professional workplace reports.
⏱Duration: 2 days / 16 hrs
💻Format: Hands-on Lab
🌐Delivery: On-site · Virtual
✅Pass rate: 98%
📅Next intake: 26 Aug 2026
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Navigation
Ribbon, Quick Access Toolbar, workbooks and worksheets
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Formatting
Fonts, borders, number formats, tables and conditional formatting
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Formulas
SUM, AVERAGE, COUNT, MIN, MAX, IF, relative vs absolute refs
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Charts & print
Column, pie and line charts plus print-ready layouts
Microsoft Excel Basic Training in the United States
Excel basics that stick.
Whether you're new to spreadsheets or looking to improve your workplace productivity, our Microsoft Excel Basic Training in the United States helps you build practical Excel skills through hands-on exercises and real business scenarios.
This beginner-friendly Excel course covers Microsoft Excel 2019 and Microsoft 365, teaching learners how to confidently create worksheets, organise data, use formulas, format spreadsheets, build charts and produce professional reports.
Every participant works with practical business datasets including HR reports, finance trackers, inventory sheets and administrative templates to develop workplace-ready Excel skills.
By the end of the training, learners can confidently create professional spreadsheets used in finance, HR, administration, operations and sales. No previous Excel experience is required.
Who should take this course
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Office Administrators
Daily reporting and spreadsheet duties.
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HR / Finance / Ops staff
HR executives, finance executives, account assistants and operations teams.
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Sales & business support
Sales coordinators and business support teams.
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Fresh graduates & students
Workplace Excel readiness.
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Job seekers
Build practical spreadsheet confidence for interviews.
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Corporate teams & SME owners
On-site and customised cohorts welcome.
What You'll Learn in this Excel Course
During this Microsoft Excel training course you'll learn how to navigate Excel efficiently and create professional workplace spreadsheets.
✓ Navigate Microsoft Excel and manage workbooks
✓ Enter, edit and organise data
✓ Format professional worksheets and create Excel Tables
✓ Sort and filter data
✓ Use Excel formulas — SUM, AVERAGE, MIN, MAX, COUNT and IF
✓ Apply relative and absolute references
✓ Create charts and print-ready reports
✓ Apply basic spreadsheet best practices
Microsoft Excel Skills You'll Gain
Throughout this course you'll develop practical workplace Excel skills.
✓ Spreadsheet design, data entry and data formatting
✓ Formula writing and cell referencing
✓ Conditional formatting, tables and charts
✓ Printing, workbook management and productivity shortcuts
✓ Business reporting and data organisation
Why Learn Microsoft Excel?
Microsoft Excel remains one of the most widely used business applications across finance, administration, HR, operations, logistics, procurement and project management.
Whether you are beginning your career or improving workplace efficiency, Excel continues to be one of the most valuable office productivity tools.
✓ Increase productivity and reduce manual work
✓ Improve reporting accuracy
✓ Analyse business data and create professional dashboards
✓ Make faster business decisions
Microsoft Excel Certification & Course Information
After completing the course, participants receive a certificate of completion from Nexperts EduTech.
The course is delivered through instructor-led practical sessions using Microsoft Excel 2019 and Microsoft 365 with guided exercises and workplace examples. Corporate training and Corporate / group training quote are also available for eligible organisations.
Prerequisites
✓ Basic Windows/macOS literacy
✓ Excel installed (2019 or Microsoft 365)
✓ No previous Excel experience required
→ Corporate / group training quote is available for eligible organisations.
Course Curriculum
Five modules. Hands-on Excel basics.
The Microsoft Excel Basic training follows a practical workplace sequence — workbook fundamentals, data entry, formatting, formulas, then charts and print-ready reports.
Labs
Repeatable patterns. Immediate apply.
Every learner leaves with starter templates for their department.
01
Cleanup
Normalise messy sheet.
Basics
02
HR roster
Formatted table + filters.
Format
03
Budget
IF + absolute refs.
Formula
04
Dashboard lite
Chart + print layout.
Output
05
Timed challenge
45-minute integrated task.
Exam
06
Show & tell
Share tip with class.
Capstone
+ Take-home exercise workbook with solutions.
Assessment
Practical exam. Timed spreadsheet tasks.
Closed-book practical using datasets not seen in class — mirrors workplace surprises.
Excel Basic practical
TasksFormatting + formulas + chart
Duration60 minutes
Passing80% rubric
Daily drills
01
Warm-ups
02
Formula sprint
03
Mock exam
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Pass Rate
98% pass practical first attempt.
We drill muscle memory until spreadsheet fear disappears.
Hands-onTemplates98% passcareer-readyCertificate
Why our pass rate is 98%
YouTube learning
Inconsistent practice.
Nexperts
Structured reps + feedback.
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