Excel Workshops

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Last updated: Jan 07, 2023 by Kelly Thomas
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The Office of Information Technology provides training for many aspects of using Excel. Full descriptions of the workshops can be found below. Visit IT Workshops overview to browse and register for upcoming scheduled workshops.

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Excel and Spreadsheet Basics

Length: 1-2 hours

Description: This workshop is intended for people who are new to spreadsheets like Excel and Google Sheets and people who want to brush up on the basics of spreadsheets. It’s an introduction to spreadsheets.

Excel is Microsoft’s spreadsheet application and is a great tool for working with data, keeping lists and organizing items. In this free workshop we’ll open Excel, create a spreadsheet and go over the basics of Excel and also create, share, and edit a Google Sheet.

  • Cells, Rows, Columns

  • File options, Quick Access Toolbar, Office Ribbon

  • Zoom, Page layout, Preview page, Printing

  • Columns & Rows: Insert, resize, delete, freeze

  • Worksheets: Insert, Move, Rename, Color, Hide, Delete

  • Google Sheets: Create, Share, use

Excel: Introduction

Workshop offered: Every other term or on demand
Length: 2 hours

Description: Excel is a great tool for tracking projects, organizing data, and turning raw data into usable information. This free workshop will get beginners up to speed and also give Excel users some new tips and features.

This workshop is appropriate for people new to Excel and people who haven’t had time to really explore what Excel can do for them. An Excel workbook will be shared with attendees and used to practice the basic features of Excel.

Excel: Intermediate I and II

Workshop: Every other term or on demand.
Length: 2 hours each

Description: This workshop is intended for people who know the basics of Excel.

In this free workshop an Excel workbook will be shared with participants and we’ll use this go over some exercises in Excel.

  • Check in and open shared workbook

  • Exercises

  • Time for questions

Excel Charts and Pivot Tables

Workshop: Every other term or on demand
Length: 1.5 hours

Description: This free workshop covers Microsoft Excel charts and the powerful Excel Pivot Table feature, which is used to organize, summarize, analyze lists of data. A general knowledge and experience of the basics of Excel is required.

During the last half hour, there will be time for questions and to go over your own workbooks, so bring your questions.