Tips for Learning Excel as Quickly as Possible

Posted on 07/01/2020 by Niko Venev

If you’ve found yourself in a bind and need to learn Microsoft Excel as fast as you can, you’ll be relieved to know that you can familiarize yourself with the fundamentals of the program fairly quickly. After making strategic decisions regarding which features and functions to concentrate on, applying a few simple study tips, and using good time-management skills, you can gain a working knowledge of Excel in as little as a day and easily implement it to perform your professional duties.


       

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How Can I Learn Excel Quickly?

If you want to learn Excel fast, the first thing that you must do is to identify the specific features and functions that you’ll need to know to perform your particular job. While many employees may consider the software to be intimidating, most businesses, including those that fall under the “corporate” category, don’t require their employees to know all of the ins and outs of the program to do their jobs.

Inquire with your boss and find out which specific Excel skills will be required to produce relevant work output. If you’re waiting on clarification, start with the basics and learn how to:

  • Enter and manage Excel data
  • Create formulas
  • Perform functions
  • Sort lists

If you anticipate needing to learn advanced skills, you may need to add other topics to your training sessions, such as:

  • PivotTables
  • Charts and graphs
  • VLOOKUP
  • Data analysis
  • Report generation

To save time, avail yourself of shortcuts. The Excel program has a number of keyboard shortcuts that can both simplify and speed up your learning process. Instead of struggling to find a function in menus and feeling overwhelmed, you can memorize the corresponding keyboard shortcut to use it in a snap. For example, instead of searching for the Page Layout tab, you can simply press ALT+P to be automatically taken to that tab.

Take advantage of features that can streamline your workflow. If you’ve identified the features and functions that you’ll be regularly using to perform your job, add them to your Quick Access Toolbar. You can even organize the features based on how often you use them by using your right-click menu options to select “Customize Quick Access Toolbar.”

To ensure proper assimilation of your new Excel skills, approach learning concepts one by one. Dedicate specific blocks of time to learning about each relevant Excel topic, and don’t move on to the next until you master it. Excel knowledge tends to build upon itself, meaning that you must understand basic concepts before moving on to more advanced functions. Take a short break after learning each concept so that you can assimilate the information and consult reference materials, such as online tutorials or support documents, if you need clarification on a topic.

 

How Can I Learn Excel in One Day?

The easiest way to learn Excel in one day is to sign up for hands-on, instructor-led courses that cover the basic concepts that you need to learn to achieve a working knowledge of the software. At Certstaffix Training, we offer a number of classes that can help you develop your Excel skills. Most courses require just a day to complete, though the most advanced topics may require different time commitments. Our Data Analysis with PivotTables class, for example, only requires a half-day of instruction, while our VBA Programming class lasts three days.

Enroll in one of our online or in-person classes today to experience a convenient way to master Excel!

 

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