Master Microsoft Excel with the Microsoft Excel Master Class, a comprehensive training program designed for professionals, business users, analysts, managers, and IT specialists who want to improve their spreadsheet, data analysis, reporting, and productivity skills.
Duration 4 days – 28 hrs
Overview
The Microsoft Excel Master Class provides practical advanced Excel training for professionals who want to improve their productivity, analyze complex datasets, create professional reports, and develop powerful spreadsheet solutions. The course takes participants from intermediate Excel skills to advanced techniques, providing a structured learning experience focused on practical workplace applications.
Participants will strengthen their knowledge of advanced Excel formulas and functions, including lookup, logical, statistical, text, date, and reference functions. They will learn how to combine formulas, manage complex calculations, validate information, and extract meaningful insights from large datasets.
The training also provides comprehensive coverage of Excel data analysis and reporting tools, including Tables, Advanced Filters, PivotTables, PivotCharts, Slicers, charts, and conditional formatting. Participants will learn how to organize and analyze data efficiently and transform raw information into clear, professional reports and interactive dashboards.
A key component of the Microsoft Excel Master Class is working with advanced data tools such as Power Query and Power Pivot. Learners will explore how to import, clean, consolidate, and analyze data from multiple sources, helping them handle more complex reporting and data management requirements.
The course also introduces Excel dashboards and automation, enabling participants to create visually effective reports and automate repetitive tasks using basic Macros. Participants will learn how to record, edit, and use macros while understanding essential macro security practices.
Through hands-on exercises and realistic business scenarios, learners will develop practical skills that can be applied to financial analysis, accounting, operations, administration, business reporting, data analysis, and management decision-making.
By the end of the Microsoft Excel Master Class, participants will be able to work more efficiently with complex spreadsheets, perform advanced data analysis, build dynamic dashboards, create professional reports, process data from multiple sources, and automate repetitive Excel tasks.
Learning Objectives
- Utilize Excel’s advanced features for managing and analyzing large datasets.
- Implement time-saving functions, shortcuts, and automation through macros.
- Build complex formulas and logical conditions to extract actionable insights.
- Create dynamic dashboards using PivotTables, charts, and data validation tools.
- Leverage Power Query and Power Pivot to connect and process data from multiple sources.
- Apply conditional formatting and data validation rules for data accuracy and clarity.
- Automate repetitive tasks with basic Macros and understand macro security practices.
Audience
- Administrative staff and data analysts
- Finance, accounting, and operations professionals
- Team leaders and business managers
- Professionals looking to enhance Excel reporting and automation skills
- Anyone aiming to become an advanced Excel user
Pre- requisites
- Basic to intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- Familiarity with standard Excel tasks like formulas, formatting, and navigation
Course Content
Time-Saving Tools & Data Management 1
- Useful Excel shortcuts
- Flash Fill automation
- Selecting cells based on content
- Replicating/clearing formats
- Custom number formatting
- Advanced Filter
- Rearranging cell values
Data Management 2 & References
- Grouping rows/columns
- Auto outline and Nested Subtotal
- Print setup techniques
- Data entry restrictions
- Creating dropdown lists
- Workbook/worksheet protection
- Constant, relative, absolute references
- Naming cell ranges
- Concatenation (joining values, text, formulas)
Statistical & Table Functions
- AVERAGE, SUMPRODUCT, MAX, MIN, LARGE, SMALL
- SUBTOTAL and AGGREGATE functions
- Conditional SUM/COUNT (single & multiple conditions)
- Creating and using Excel Tables
- Structured References and Slicers
Lookup Functions
- VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP
- INDEX-MATCH dynamic lookups
- Two-way Lookup
- Lookups with multiple criteria
- XLOOKUP
Logical Functions
- Logical expressions (TRUE/FALSE)
- IS functions
- IF, Nested IF, and IFS
- Handling multiple conditions in IF statements
Text & Date Functions
- Formatting combinations (date, text, numbers)
- Extracting/subdividing text
- Character counting and testing cell content
- TODAY, NOW, DAY, MONTH, YEAR
- Dynamic and relative dates
- EOMONTH function
Reference Functions, Formatting & Charts
- CHOOSE and INDIRECT functions
- Conditional Formatting based on content, scale, rank
- Highlighting duplicates/uniques
- Creating and customizing charts
PivotTables and PivotCharts
- Inserting and configuring PivotTables
- Compound labels and dynamic data sources
- Adding PivotCharts and Slicers
Power Query, Power Pivot & Auditing
- Importing and consolidating data using Power Query
- Combining tables using Power Pivot
- Auditing formulas: dependent/precedent cells, circular references, error evaluation
Formula-Based Validation & Conditional Formatting
- Data validation based on formulas
- Cell formatting rules driven by values in other cells
- Dynamic dropdowns using INDIRECT
- Assigning formula names
Dashboards
- Preparing data for dashboard use
- Inserting visuals and charts
- Creating navigation/action buttons
- Dashboard layout and design best practices
Mail Merge & Basic Macros
- Mail Merge for generating multiple documents
- Introduction to Macros and Excel automation
- Enabling Developer Tab
- Recording Macros (Absolute vs Relative)
- Assigning and editing Macros
- Understanding Macro security
