Learn the basics of Microsoft Excel 2013 and how to create spreadsheets with this free online Excel course.

In this introductory course on using Microsoft Excel 2013, you'll learn the basics of using Excel, from opening up the software to formatting, proofing your worksheets, and managing different Excel workbooks. The course starts off with the basics of what Excel is and what’s new in Excel 2013, along with introducing the touchscreen interface. Then the course teaches you about the basics of a spreadsheet layout, using templates and the help menus, and setting Excels options.

Next, the course will teach you about the Excel interface using commands, the ribbon and toolbars. You will also learn about the various ways of entering and deleting data from a spreadsheet. The course then introduces you to formatting your worksheet from adding themes and cell styles to text wrap and alignment all for visually improving and organizing your spreadsheets. Lastly, the course goes through proofing your worksheets and how to copy, paste, move and manage worksheets between workbooks and within a workbook.

This course is perfect for people just starting their journey in Excel who want to learn the basics about how to use and operate a spreadsheet. In this detailed course your expert instructor will take you through the essential things you need to learn when getting started in MS Excel 2013. So start this course today, and by the end of the week you’ll have developed new skills for using Excel with confidence.