Excel Training Courses - Any recommendations?

**Simon1185** · 05-13-2009, 04:18 AM

Morning guys & gals,

I'm considering basic Excel training courses for my colleagues at work and wondered if anyone had any recommendations? Any I do web search swamps you with options!

My concerns are finding courses with the right content - e.g. any spreadsheets I have them produce need only be simple, clean & tidy so I don't want time and money wasted being spent showing them how to dress things up to the nines!

They simply need to learn the basics of formatting and use of functions.

I'd teach them myself but I've just learn as I went along so probably do some things in a cack-handed way(!) and won't know what need particular focus/ what can be passed over.

Thanks in advance,

Simon.

**squiggler47** · 05-13-2009, 04:23 AM

You could find a local ECDL trainer as a basic start, it teaches basic word/powerpoint/excel/access and has an internationally recognized qualification at the end of it.

It also covers file handling/e-mail/internet and optionally Dataprotection act

Other than that most local colleges run courses on excel, it depends on how much you want to spend and where you are!

Although it is basic i took it as a piece of paper, even though I have over 20 years experience with office, I have no papers, so it's a start!

**squiggler47** · 05-13-2009, 04:32 AM

As a side note I would reccommend Microsoft office Excel 2007 (or 2003) Bilble from Wiley Publishing by John Walkenback (ISBN0-470-04403-9).

I have found it an invaluable reference for excel, as it goes through almost everything, it does lack in some areas namely sumproduct() but for most purposes it covers everything, and has great examples.