What are some good online course platforms to learn Excel?

[Cathy]

I already use Excel at work, but would like to learn to use it in more depth. Please share your recommendations of online course providers with good free or low-cost courses in Excel.
Thanks

 

[Carolyn]

I already use Excel at work, but would like to learn to use it in more depth. Please share your recommendations of online course providers with good free or low-cost courses in Excel.
Thanks

There are quite a number of online course providers that offer courses on Excel in varying degrees of depth. I've put together a list of links for you to explore below:

• Microsoft Excel video training (Free)
• GCFLearnFree.org (Free)
• YouTube (Free)
• Excel With Business (Paid)
• Lynda.com (Free Trial)
• Udemy (Free & Paid)
• Coursera (Free or Paid)
• EdX (Free & Paid)

Happy learning

 

[Mooch]

I've been looking for a way to learn Excel with a real-world project. A lot of tutorials and courses seem to assume a business setting, with access to associated data to work with, but I don't have that. Sure, I could 'pretend', but I don't think it would be as meaningful for me to understand. If there was a course for learning Excel to manage personal finances or tracking health and well-being metrics, that would be really useful. Has anybody seen anything like that yet?

 

[Carolyn]

I've been looking for a way to learn Excel with a real-world project. A lot of tutorials and courses seem to assume a business setting, with access to associated data to work with, but I don't have that. Sure, I could 'pretend', but I don't think it would be as meaningful for me to understand. If there was a course for learning Excel to manage personal finances or tracking health and well-being metrics, that would be really useful. Has anybody seen anything like that yet?

The following courses on Udemy might be what you're looking for:

Create a Personal Budget In Excel - Manage Your Finances!
Template Included! Learn how to create a budget in Excel, how to track your spending, and forecast your future needs

Excel for Beginners: Learn Excel, Create a Budget, Have Fun!
Have fun learning 2010, 2013 Excel & 2016 Excel starting with the basics; Also learn how to create a budget in Excel!

 

[Mooch]

The thing I'm wondering about with those courses is whether they're roughly comparable to one of the Lynda intro courses. They sound quite basic, going off the course descriptions. Thanks for the suggestion, though.

 

[Carolyn]

The thing I'm wondering about with those courses is whether they're roughly comparable to one of the Lynda intro courses. They sound quite basic, going off the course descriptions. Thanks for the suggestion, though.

Yes, these courses will be comparable. I think you will struggle to find more in depth online courses in the specific areas you are interested in. My suggestion would be to determine what it is you want to achieve using Excel, and then use the many tutorials that are available to learn how to implement your goals.