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Excel Quick Start Tutorial: 36 Minutes to Learn the Basics

Name: Excel Quick Start Tutorial: 36 Minutes to Learn the Basics
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Rating: 4.6 (21360 reviews)

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Overview

A compact, free Excel course built around two business case studies on sales reporting and analysis. In just 36 minutes of video, it covers core functions like IF and VLOOKUP, pivot tables and charts (line, column, and 3D column), entering and editing data and formulas, formatting text and numbers, and filtering, sorting, and totaling large data tables. The instructor works through each case study step by step, explaining not just how each function works but when to use it in real business analysis.

Who it's for

Anyone prepping for an interview, starting a new office job, or wanting a fast preview before committing to a longer Excel course.

Key takeaways

Core Excel functions: IF, VLOOKUP, pivot tables, and charts
Practical use of two real sales-analysis case studies
Downloadable files, closed captions, and quizzes to reinforce learning

It's positioned as a starting point, not a complete Excel education — allow extra time to work through the case study files yourself.

About this course

Here's what some students are saying about the course in the Reviews!

"Really concise quick summary and foundation in Excel" - Clare B.

"Instruction was very easy to follow. It was like having a friend show you what to do." - Patrick M.

"Very clear and easy to understand" - Fiona M

"Great introduction to pivot tables and good examples too." - John P.

"Needed this to get ready for a new job, feeling more confident already!" - Daniel H.

"I have been using Excel for years but only in very specific ways. This course gave a good overview of major functions I have never used and didn't know existed. Will be making some accounting pivot charts right away." - Kyrie

The course is just 36 minutes - you can finish it over a lunch break! That’s how long it takes to complete the videos in this course, and come away with a strong understanding of the use of Excel in business. You’ll learn many of the important Excel functions: IF, VLOOKUP, pivot tables and charts, including line charts, column charts and 3D column charts. You’ll learn how to enter and edit data and formulas. How to format text and numbers. How to filter and sort large tables of data and calculate totals.

Only 36 minutes! How is this possible? I work through two business case studies on sales reporting and analysis, showing you how to use Excel to analyze data and answer questions, highlighting each step, and clearly explaining what I’m doing and why. You’ll learn how the functions work, and you’ll learn when, and why, to use them in business analytics. Full disclosure: plan for another 45 minutes or so to work through the case studies yourself. I provide all of the files.

And it’s free! Even though free, it includes all of the features of the standard course: downloadable files, closed captions and quizzes, to help you learn and make it stick.

This course is designed for people who are preparing for an interview. Starting a new office job. Looking to jump-start their career. And even for those people who are thinking about a longer Excel course, but who aren't sure that Excel is right for them.

But let’s make something clear: you won’t be an expert. This course is a starting point, the first step on your journey to learn business analytics. It may be as far as you need to go. Let’s find out! Click the button “TAKE THIS COURSE” and get started.