Online Class: Microsoft Excel Level 3

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12Lessons
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7Hours
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0.7CEUs
Course Description
In the digital age, proficiency in Microsoft Excel is not just a valuable skill—it's often a necessity. While many professionals can navigate Excel with basic knowledge, the true potential of this powerful software unfolds only when you delve into its more advanced features. Our Microsoft Excel Level 3 course is meticulously designed to transition intermediate users into Excel experts, capable of harnessing its full capabilities to meet complex data challenges in a business environment or for personal projects.
Why Advanced Excel Skills Matter
In our data-driven world, Excel is more than just a spreadsheet program; it's a versatile tool for data analysis, business modeling, and decision making. With Excel's advanced features, users can analyze complex datasets, create compelling data visualizations, and automate repetitive tasks, thereby enhancing productivity and analytical capabilities.
Who Should Take This Course?
This course is tailored for those who already possess a fundamental understanding of Excel and are ready to elevate their skills. It assumes familiarity with basic Excel functions such as:
- Navigating Excel’s interface
- Creating, naming, and managing worksheets and workbooks
- Editing and formatting cells, rows, and columns
- Using tables for organized data management
- Entering and manipulating data
- Applying basic formulas and calculations
- Understanding functions, mathematical operators, and cell references
- Utilizing What-If Analysis
- Sorting and filtering data
If you're not yet comfortable with these basics, we recommend brushing up on them or considering our introductory Excel course before advancing to this level.
Course Outline: A Deep Dive into Advanced Excel
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Pivot Tables: Simplifying Complex Data Analysis
- Transform extensive data into clear, actionable insights.
- Use Pivot Tables for efficient data summarization and analysis.
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Advanced Pivot Table Applications
- Master calculated fields, custom timelines, and data slicers.
- Extract deeper insights from large datasets.
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Data Visualization with Pivot Charts
- Turn Pivot Table data into compelling charts for presentations and reports.
- Storytelling through data: a key skill in business analytics.
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Exploring Business Scenarios with What-If Analyses
- Simulate different business scenarios and outcomes.
- Make informed decisions based on dynamic data models.
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Achieving Targets with Goal Seek and Solver
- Set and achieve specific objectives by manipulating variables.
- Discover optimal solutions for complex problems.
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Comprehensive Data Analysis with the Analysis ToolPak
- Apply advanced statistical and engineering tools to your data.
- Uncover deeper insights and solve complex problems efficiently.
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Ensuring Accuracy with Data Validation Techniques
- Maintain data integrity with validation tools.
- Create foolproof data entry processes to minimize errors.
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Streamlining Data Integration with Get & Transform
- Import, cleanse, and transform data from various sources.
- Enhance capability in handling large and diverse datasets.
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Excel Auditing and Error Troubleshooting
- Identify and resolve Excel errors with advanced auditing techniques.
- Ensure the accuracy and reliability of your spreadsheets.
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Automating Excel Tasks with Macros
- Learn to automate repetitive tasks using Macros.
- Introduction to VBA for more complex automation needs.
Conclusion: Excel Beyond Basics
By the end of this course, you'll have a robust skill set in Excel, enabling you to perform complex data analyses, create sophisticated data models, and automate routine tasks. These skills are not just an asset; they are a necessity in a world where data is at the forefront of decision-making. Enroll in Microsoft Excel Level 3 today, and unlock the full potential of this indispensable tool in the modern workplace.
- Completely Online
- Self-Paced
- Printable Lessons
- Full HD Video
- 6 Months to Complete
- 24/7 Availability
- Start Anytime
- PC & Mac Compatible
- Android & iOS Friendly
- Accredited CEUs

Course Lessons
Lesson 1. Interactive Analysis: The Transformative Power of Pivot Tables
Lesson 1 Video
Review Practice Worksheet: Lesson-1-Activity-8698.pdf
Complete Assignment: Motives for Taking this Course
Assessment: Lesson 1 Exam
Lesson 2. Effortlessly Enhance Pivot Table Analytics
Lesson 2 Video
Review Practice Worksheet: Lesson-2-Downloadable-8700.pdf
Complete: Lesson 2 Activity
Assessment: Lesson 2 Exam
Lesson 2. Effortlessly Enhance Pivot Table Analytics
Review Practice Worksheet: Lesson-2-Downloadable-8702.pdf
Complete: Lesson 2 Activity
Lesson 3. Pivot Charts: A Visual Guide
Lesson 4 Video
Review Practice Worksheet: Lesson-3-WorkSheet-8704.pdf
Complete: Lesson 3 Activity
Assessment: Lesson 3 Exam
Lesson 4. Exploring Goal Seek and Scenario Tools in Excel
Lesson 5 Video
Review Practice Worksheet: Lesson-4-WordSearch-8705.pdf
Complete: Lesson 4 Activity
Assessment: Lesson 4 Exam
Lesson 5. Discovering Solutions with Excel's Goal Seek and Solver
Lesson 6 Video
Review Practice Worksheet: Lesson-5-WordSearch-8707.pdf
Assessment: Lesson 5 Exam
Lesson 5. Discovering Solutions with Excel's Goal Seek and Solver
Review Practice Worksheet: Lesson-5-HomeWork-8708.pdf
Complete: Lesson 5 Activity
Lesson 6. Unlocking Advanced Analysis: The Analysis ToolPak Explained
Lesson 8 Video
Review Practice Worksheet: Lesson-6-WorkSheet-8710.pdf
Complete: Lesson 6 Activity
Assessment: Lesson 6 Exam
Lesson 7. Excel Input Rules
Lesson 9 Video
Review Practice Worksheet: Lesson-7-WorkSheet-8711.pdf
Assessment: Lesson 7 Exam
Lesson 8. Mastering Queries with Excel's Get & Transform
Lesson 10 Video
Review Practice Worksheet: Lesson-8-Downloadable-8713.pdf
Assessment: Lesson 8 Exam
Lesson 9. Navigating Excel: Troubleshooting and Formula Auditing
Lesson 11 Video
Review Practice Worksheet: Lesson-9-HomeWork-8714.pdf
Assessment: Lesson 9 Exam
Lesson 10. Efficient Spreadsheet Management with Excel Macros
Lesson 12 Video
Review Practice Worksheet: Lesson-10-HomeWork-8716.pdf
Lesson discussions: End of Course Poll; Program Evaluation Follow-up Survey (End of Course); Course Comments; Course Comments
Assessment: Lesson 10 Exam
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate the ability to modify the functions and groupings within a Pivot Table to analyze revenue based on different criteria such as per customer or day.
- Design and create a Pivot Table in Excel to summarize daily membership payments from an imported SQL Server database by following step-by-step procedures.
- Analyze and apply the functionality of slicers and timelines to efficiently filter and visualize pivot table data based on user-defined criteria.
- Demonstrate the ability to create and use calculated fields in pivot tables to perform custom data analysis and calculations.
- Demonstrate the use of slicers and timelines to filter and manage pivot table data effectively for improved data visualization.
- Identify key options in the Pivot Table Calculations menu for creating and modifying calculated fields to enhance data analysis.
- Define the process of creating a pivot chart in Excel, including adding and configuring various chart elements.
- Demonstrate the ability to customize a pivot chart by changing chart types, styles, and colors for effective data visualization.
- Define the steps to perform a Goal Seek analysis in Excel to achieve a specified revenue target by adjusting payment fee percentages.
- Demonstrate the use of Excel's Scenario Manager to evaluate multiple financial projections and determine the impact of varying payment fees on net revenue.
- Define and apply the Solver tool in Excel to solve complex scenarios by setting appropriate decision variables, constraints, and solving methods.
- Demonstrate the ability to use Excel's Solver tool by setting up and solving a problem with given constraints and decision variables.
- Demonstrate the process of installing and configuring the Solver add-in in Excel to perform advanced What-If analysis tasks.
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
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