Microsoft Excel Fundamentals

Priority Management’s Microsoft Excel Foundation course is a 2-day training course designed for beginners. This course will give you the confidence to create professional-looking spreadsheets, format them to look the way you want and start working with calculations more confidently.

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Microsoft Excel Fundamentals

This course will give you the confidence to create professional looking spreadsheets, format them to look the way you want and start working with calculations more confidently. You will learn how to print like a pro, visualise data using charts and lots of tips and tricks to help you work more efficiently.

Who is this Course for?

Excel fundamentals is for everyone who is nervous about using Excel, it may be you have never used it, or you have used it for years, but only to enter data or make minor changes.

Upcoming Microsoft Excel Course Dates

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Microsoft Excel - Fundamentals (Virtual)

February 18, 2026 - February 19, 2026
09:30 AM to 12:45 PM AEDT (Everyday)
$450 (EX GST)
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Scheduling with OverVue Course (Virtual)

February 24, 2026 - February 25, 2026
09:30 AM to 01:30 PM AEDT (Everyday)
$950 (EX GST)
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Microsoft Excel - Intermediate (Virtual)

March 19, 2026 - March 20, 2026
09:30 AM to 12:45 PM AEDT (Everyday)
$450 (EX GST)
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Overview

Audience

Format

What's Included

GETTING TO KNOW EXCEL
  • Getting to know the User Interface
  • Navigating & selecting efficiently
  • Creating a new Excel spreadsheet and entering data
CALCULATIONS
  • Simple Formulas (subtraction, calculating percentages)
  • Working with Functions (SUM, AVERAGE, MAX, MIN)
  • Using the Fill Handle to copy calculations
  • Relative vs Absolute References
FORMAT
  • Fonts & Borders
  • Alignment Options
  • Number Formats
  • Cell Styles & Themes
MODIFYING A WORKSHEET
  • Inserting rows and columns
  • Adjusting row/column dimensions
  • Hiding Rows and Columns
MANAGING LARGE WORKBOOKS
  • Working with multiple sheets
  • Calculating across sheets
  • View Options (split sheet, freeze panes)
PRINTING
  • Headers & Footers
  • Page Layout
  • Page Breaks
CHARTS
  • Creating basic charts
  • Formatting Charts
  • Modifying chart

This course is suitable for beginners – anyone who needs to format spreadsheets or to organise and analyse data. We also cater for more advanced users.

  • This is a one-day program that can be delivered face-to-face or as 2 x 3-hour virtual programs (MS TEAMS).

This workshop is not suitable for Mac Users. Should you have a Microsoft Office for Mac training requirement, please contact us for assistance.

  • Comprehensive Learning Guide

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  • Rental cost to client $95+GST per laptop + transport
  • Running Windows 11
  • Running Office 365
    • Word
    • Excel
    • PowerPoint
    • Outlook
    • OneNote
    • Added only if required - MS Project, MS Visio

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