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Microsoft Excel - Beginner to Advanced + ChatGPT + Claude Ai

Name: Microsoft Excel - Beginner to Advanced + ChatGPT + Claude Ai
Rating: 4.4 (25 reviews)

Basics to Advanced, ChatGPT, Claude AI Tools, Dashboards, Automation, VBA, Macros - All in One Comprehensive Course

Created byRavi I Vedanta Educational Academy

Last updated 10/2026

English

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What you'll learn

Master Data Management
Advanced Formula Skills
Automation and Efficiency
Data Analysis and Visualization
Excel with ChatGPT
Excel with Claude
Dashboard generation
Excel with Ai Automation

Course content

22 sections • 166 lectures • 15h 30m total length

E1.1 How to Launch MS Excel3:06
Launch Microsoft Excel using three methods: start menu via all apps, search, or run command (Windows+R). Pin to start or taskbar for quick access.
E1.2 Start Screen - Back Stage Screen - Navigating MS Excel4:29
Navigate the Excel start screen and backstage view to access home, new, open, account, and options, and learn to enable startup start screen plus use templates.
E1.3 User Interface - Navigating MS Excel Workbook Screen8:04
Navigate the Excel user interface, mastering the quick access toolbar, ribbon controller, and tabs, while understanding the name box and active cell address.
E1.4 Home Tab - Basic Editing Tools11:25
Learn basic editing and formatting in Excel, including undo/redo, overwriting versus editing cell contents, find and replace, go to, bold/italic/underline, alignment, wrap text, and merge and center.
E1.5 Copy and Paste I using Multiple Tools in MS Excel11:46
Explore essential copy and paste techniques in Excel, including values only, paste with or without formatting, paste as a picture or linked picture, and paste to multiple sheets.
Download Excel Practice Files Here0:05
E1-Quiz

E2.1 Customize Ribbon Bar – Tabs, Groups, Commands I Tools4:56
Learn to customize the Excel ribbon by creating tabs and groups, adding commands like fill color, shapes, and text to columns, and unhiding tabs for fast access.
E2.2 Text to Column – Multiple methods7:26
Explore how to convert text to multiple columns in Excel using delimited (space, at symbol) and fixed-width methods, and discover a quick autofill shortcut with ctrl+e.
E2.3 Speak Cells – Data Reading Tool4:00
Use the speak cells data reading tool in Excel to read data aloud vertically or horizontally, and add it to the quick access toolbar for easy use.
E2.4 Comments - Add, Edit, Delete, Copy Paste, Background change8:23
Add, edit, delete, and copy comments in Excel using Shift+F2 and the review tab, show all comments, then customize background colors and print options via page layout.
E2.5 Filters in MS Excel4:24
Master applying and removing filters in Microsoft Excel with ctrl+shift+l, filter data by government and country (Mexico), and sort products and prices for quick analysis.
E2.6 Freeze Panes and Split Window4:41
Explore how to use freeze panes and split screen in Excel to keep the top row and first column visible while scrolling, and compare data across panes.
E2-Quiz

E3.1 Fill Series - Basics3:28
Learn how to use Excel's autofill to create fill series with or without formatting, including fill only formatting and week days or weekends via the autofill options.
E3.2 Fill Series - Advanced7:37
Master advanced fill series in Excel by creating intervals with two numbers, autopopulating months, weeks, and custom lists, and using CTRL shortcuts for fill across right, down, left, or up.
E3.3 Fill Series - Flash Fill5:26
Master flash fill in excel to automatically generate data patterns by training the tool with examples, then press ctrl+e to fill series and join text.
E3.4 Conditional Formatting4:09
Apply conditional formatting in Excel to highlight pass and fail in green and red, and use greater than, less than, and equals rules to color total marks.
E3.5 Hyperlinks to Sheets, Web pages, Files9:01
Learn to create and manage hyperlinks in Excel to navigate between sheets, open files and web pages, and add update notes for salaries processed.
E3.6 Header and Footer Settings8:26
Learn how to set up header and footer in Excel, add page numbers, date, time, file path, and a logo, with different first page options and PDF export.
E3.7 Printing and Paper Settings5:50
Learn to print in excel with Ctrl+P, choosing between active sheet, entire workbook, or a selection, and adjust margins, orientation, paper size, and set or clear the print area.
E3.8 Import Data from Web5:47
Learn to import live web data into Excel from Worldometer, map the correct table, load into an existing sheet, and enable auto refresh every minute when the workbook opens.
E3.9 Import Data from Text File with Auto Refresh3:09
Import text data from a notepad into Excel with auto refresh, enabling updates to an existing worksheet every minute as the notepad changes.
E3.10 Import Objects into Excel8:04
Learn to import objects into Excel using create from file, with or without a link, display as icon, and manage file size while supporting text, PDF, and video formats.
E3-Quiz

E4.1 Characteristics of a cell1:46
Identify how Excel recognizes text, numbers, expressions, and formula errors in a cell, and how each type aligns—text left, numbers right, and true or false expressions centered.
E4.2 Cell References – Relative Ref, Absolute Ref, Mixed Ref13:59
Explore Excel cell references: relative, absolute, and mixed, using F4 toggling to lock rows or columns; learn how dragging formulas updates addresses.
E4.3 Custom View4:02
Learn to set up custom views in excel, using the view tab to create boss and sales person views by hiding or revealing fields such as gross sale, profit, date.
E4.4 Sheet protection5:38
Learn to encrypt a workbook with a password, protect the workbook, and protect individual sheets to restrict edits, then remove protection when needed.
E4.5 Cell Protection4:49
Learn how to protect cells in Excel by unlocking specific cells and protecting the sheet with a password, so users can only enter data in designated unlocked cells.
E4.6 Compare sheets side by side I View Sheets side by side5:15
Learn to compare two sheets in a single workbook in Excel by opening multiple windows, arranging them side by side, and using synchronize scrolling to compare data efficiently.
E4.7 Compare sheets from Multiple Files2:38
learn to compare sheets across multiple excel files by arranging windows in tiled, vertical, horizontal, or cascade layouts using the view tab.
E4.8 Working with cells, rows, columns, Specific Size, Auto Fit9:28
Master inserting and deleting cells, rows, and columns, resizing with manual and autofit, and applying an autofit code to automatically adjust widths and heights in Excel.
E4.9 Working with sheets rename, colour, copy, move, grouping7:08
Learn how to manage Excel sheets by inserting, deleting, renaming, hiding, unhiding, coloring, grouping, and moving or copying sheets for simultaneous formatting.
E4-Quiz

E5.1 Things to remember before starting formulas9:42
Master starting formulas in excel by always using the equals sign, identifying cell references, respecting PEMDAS, avoiding circular references, understanding data types, and using named ranges for easier formulas.
E5.2 SUM8:52
Learn to sum in Excel with the sum function, the equals sign, auto sum, and range notation (D3:D8, F8:I8), including multi-range and multi-sheet totals.
E5.3 SUMIF5:52
Learn how to use the sum if function in Excel to sum by a single condition, and use sum ifs for multiple conditions, managing range, criteria, and sum range.
E5.4 SUMIFS8:44
Learn how Excel sumif and sumifs calculate totals with one or multiple conditions, including left-to-right and right-to-left criteria, using product, region, and month examples.
E5.5 SUBTOTAL4:44
Master subtotal and aggregate in Excel to sum visible data with filters and compare it to sum. Understand data ranges like F5:F404 and how inputs affect results.
E5.6 AGGREGATE3:08
Learn to use the aggregate function to sum data while ignoring errors, compare it with sum and subtotal, and apply it with an array reference (F4:F404).
E5.7 SUMPRODUCT3:54
Master the sumproduct function in Excel to multiply cost per item by estimated or actual sales using array1 and array2 and sum the results into a grand total.
E5.8 SUMSQ3:25
The sum square function in Excel returns the sum of squares of its arguments, using data1 as x and data2 as y, giving 125 and 650 for the examples.
E5.9 SUMX2MY2, SUMX2PY2, SUMXMY2 I Maths and Trigonometry8:06
Examine formulas—sum X2 M Y2, sum X2 P Y2, and sum X M Y2—for computing differences of squares, sums of squares, and squares of differences via completing square.
E5.10 DSUM - DATA BASE SUM4:07
Learn to apply the DSUM (database sum) formula in Excel to pull total quantity and total sales by selecting the database, output field, and criteria with correctly named labels.
E5.11 IMSUM vs IMSUB – Complex Data Calculations3:31
Learn how to use IMSUM and IMSUB for complex number calculations in Excel. See IMSUM add 13+2i and 1+7i, and IMSUB subtract them, illustrating complex number calculations with alpha-numeric inputs.
E5-Quiz

E6.1 AVERAGE1:24
Master the Excel average formula to obtain the average of selected cells, using the range directly instead of sum and division, demonstrated with B4:B5 yielding 300.
E6.2 AVERAGEA2:43
Explore the difference between average and averagea in Excel. Learn how averagea treats text as zero and counts all range cells, while average uses only numeric inputs.
E6.3 AVERAGEIF vs AVERAGEIFS5:29
Compare average if and average ifs to compute averages under one or multiple conditions, using average range, criteria ranges, and practical examples with apples and north region.
E6.4 Weighted Average with VBA Code4:20
Learn how to implement weighted average in Excel, using either the built-in formula or a VBA code solution, with a clear data and weights example.
E6-Quiz

E8.1 LOGICAL TEST with Comparative Operators3:40
Explore logical functions and comparative operators in Excel, using equals to, not equals to, greater than, less than, and greater than or equals to and less than or equals to.
E8.2 IF6:03
Learn how the Excel if function performs a single logical test, using its syntax to return a value if true or false, with text results like pass or fail.
E8.3 IF AND vs IF OR5:04
Explore how to use Excel's if and and if or constructs to perform multiple logical tests, distinguishing all-subject pass criteria from at least one subject pass for student promotions.
E8.4 IFS vs NESTEDIF7:18
Explore how the IFS formula handles multiple logical tests in Excel and compare it with nested IF. Learn when to use each to print multiple results for different score ranges.
E8.5 IFERROR3:37
Use the IFERROR function to trap and handle errors in a value 1 divided by value 2, returning the result or zero when the division isn't possible, protecting other formulas.
E8.6 SWITCH5:27
Explore how the switch function in Excel replaces nested ifs and ifs for multiple tests, by mapping a single input cell like A5 to grades A to E.
E8-Quiz

E9.1 LEFT, RIGHT, MID and LEN4:46
Master left, right, mid, and len functions to extract characters from text strings and measure their length in Excel, including starting positions and character counts.
E9.2 FIND vs SEARCH2:14
Explore two Excel formulas Find and Search to locate a character's position in a cell. Find is case sensitive and requires exact match, while Search ignores case for any match.
E9.3 REPLACE vs SUBSTITUTE5:24
Compare replace and substitute in Excel: replace uses a start position and character count, while substitute replaces text without specifying position.
E9-Quiz

E10.1 CONCAT vs CONCATENATE2:14
Learn how to use excel's concat and concatenate formulas to join multiple text strings, insert spaces between items, and handle ranges.
E10.2 TEXT9:07
Learn how to convert numbers and dates to text in Excel using the TEXT function, format as currency, date, time, and decimals, with practical keyboard shortcuts.
E10.3 UPPER, LOWER, PROPER1:09
Convert text in Excel using the upper, lower, and proper formulas. Learn to select input and apply these formulas to transform data into uppercase, lowercase, or proper case.
E10.4 TRIM1:04
Master the trim function in Excel to remove extra spaces from text. Apply the trim formula to clean up text like Hello world and Vedanta Academy, preventing double spaces.
E10.5 SPELLNUMBER with VBA code4:11
Learn to add a VBA spell number function in Excel to convert numbers to words, with default dollars and optional currency and decimals.
E10.6 TEXT-TO-NUMBER with VBA code2:15
Learn how to convert text to numbers in Excel using a text-to-number VBA code, add the macro via alt+f11, and apply spell number and text-to-number conversions for large values.
E10-Quiz

Requirements

Basic Computer Knowledge: Familiarity with using a computer, including opening applications and managing files.
Access to Microsoft Excel: Students will need access to Microsoft Excel (preferably 2016 or later) to practice the lessons.
Willingness to Learn: No prior experience with Excel is required, but students should be eager to explore new features and enhance their skills.
Internet Connection: To access course materials, video tutorials, and download resources, a stable internet connection is recommended.

Description

Microsoft Excel Beginner to Advanced Course with ChatGPT, Claude, Dashboards, Macros and VBA

Build Practical Excel Skills for Academic, Business and Professional Applications

Microsoft Excel is an essential spreadsheet application used across accounting, finance, business administration, education, sales, human resources and many other professional fields. Learning Excel can help you organise information, perform accurate calculations, analyse data, prepare reports and complete everyday spreadsheet tasks more efficiently.

The Microsoft Excel Beginner to Advanced Course with ChatGPT and Claude offers a structured learning path covering Excel fundamentals, formulas, functions, data management, reporting, visualisation, automation and AI-assisted productivity.

Whether you are starting from scratch or want to strengthen your existing Excel knowledge, this course introduces practical techniques relevant to real-world spreadsheet activities.

Start with Microsoft Excel Fundamentals

Begin by exploring the Excel interface, workbook structure, worksheets, cells, rows, columns and commonly used tools.

Learn how to enter and organise data, use fill series, manage worksheets and work with essential spreadsheet controls. These foundational topics help you develop the confidence to create and maintain structured Excel workbooks.

Learn Essential and Advanced Excel Formulas

Formulas and functions are central to effective spreadsheet work. This course includes dedicated lessons on several important categories of Excel functions.

Explore SUM-related, AVERAGE-related and COUNT-related formulas for numerical calculations and data summaries. Study logical and IF-related functions to evaluate conditions and support rule-based calculations.

Develop skills in text extraction, text manipulation, formatting, conversion and date and time calculations. Financial functions introduce additional methods for working with numerical and finance-related information.

The course also covers lookup-related formulas, helping you understand how to search for and retrieve information from spreadsheet data.

These skills are useful for preparing expense statements, tracking transactions, summarising sales, checking records and maintaining business reports.

Analyse Data with PivotTables and Visualisation Tools

Excel is valuable not only for storing information but also for interpreting it.

Learn about PivotTables, charts, 2D maps, 3D maps and other visualisation features that can help present spreadsheet information in an understandable format.

Explore how structured data can be summarised and represented visually to support comparisons, identify patterns and communicate business information.

Create Excel Dashboards and Practical Projects

The course includes a dedicated section on Excel projects, dashboards, infographics and data visualisation.

Discover how spreadsheet calculations, summaries and visual elements can contribute to useful reporting solutions.

Dashboard-related skills are relevant to sales monitoring, expense analysis, financial reporting, business performance reviews and management presentations.

Practical projects provide opportunities to connect different Excel topics and understand their applications beyond individual formulas.

Introduction to Excel Macros and VBA

Repetitive spreadsheet activities can consume valuable time. Excel macros and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) provide ways to automate supported tasks.

This course introduces macros and VBA, including foundational automation concepts.

Understanding these tools can help you recognise opportunities to simplify recurring spreadsheet operations and develop further skills in Excel automation.

Explore ChatGPT and Claude for Excel-Related Work

Artificial intelligence is increasingly relevant to spreadsheet productivity.

The course includes dedicated sections on ChatGPT, AI tools, Excel add-ins and Claude.

Explore how AI assistants can support tasks such as understanding formulas, explaining spreadsheet concepts, troubleshooting errors, suggesting approaches to data analysis and assisting with automation ideas.

AI-generated formulas, explanations and code should always be reviewed and tested before being used in important business work. Learners should also avoid sharing confidential or sensitive spreadsheet data with external AI services without appropriate permission.

Understand Data Validation and Spreadsheet Controls

Learn about Excel data validation and its role in managing data entry.

Data validation can help establish input rules, improve consistency and reduce common entry mistakes.

Combined with spreadsheet organisation and formula techniques, these controls support more reliable workbook management.

Develop Career-Relevant Excel Knowledge

The course includes professional development, career guidance and interview preparation topics.

Excel skills are relevant to a wide range of roles, including accounts assistants, office administrators, reporting executives, sales coordinators and professionals who work with business data.

Although completing a course does not guarantee employment, developing and practising spreadsheet skills can strengthen your preparation for Excel-related workplace responsibilities.

Who Should Take This Course?

This course is suitable for beginners, students, job seekers, accountants, entrepreneurs, business owners, office employees and working professionals.

Basic computer knowledge is helpful. Previous advanced Excel experience or programming knowledge is not required to begin the foundational lessons.

Begin Your Excel Learning Journey

Build your understanding of Excel step by step, from basic spreadsheet operations to formulas, PivotTables, dashboards, macros, VBA and AI-assisted workflows.

Explore the course curriculum and start developing practical Microsoft Excel skills for everyday professional use.

Career-relevant skills

Learners may develop skills applicable to spreadsheet-intensive responsibilities in the following areas:

Skill area - Example application

Spreadsheet management-Maintaining structured business records

Formula-based calculations-Preparing expenses, totals and numerical summaries

Data analysis-Reviewing sales, costs and operational data

Reporting-Preparing periodic business summaries

Data visualisation-Communicating results through charts and dashboards

Data quality-Using validation rules to improve input consistency

Automation awareness-Identifying repetitive tasks suitable for macros

AI literacy-Reviewing AI-assisted formulas, explanations and code

These are transferable workplace skills, not promises of employment, promotion or professional certification.

Is this Microsoft Excel course suitable for complete beginners?

Yes. The syllabus starts with Excel fundamentals, basic tools, data entry and worksheet management before progressing to formulas, reporting, automation and AI topics.

What topics are covered in this beginner-to-advanced Excel course?

The curriculum covers Excel basics, formulas, text and date functions, financial and lookup functions, PivotTables, charts, maps, macros, VBA, data validation, dashboards, projects, ChatGPT and Claude.

Will I learn Excel formulas and functions?

Yes. Dedicated sections cover SUM-related, AVERAGE-related, COUNT-related, logical, text, date and time, financial and lookup formulas.

Does the course include PivotTables and Excel dashboards?

Yes. PivotTables have a dedicated section, while dashboards, infographics, projects and data visualisation are included in another section.

Can I learn Excel macros and VBA without programming experience?

The syllabus introduces macros and VBA. Previous programming knowledge is not required to begin the course, although advanced automation will require practice.

How are ChatGPT and Claude used with Microsoft Excel?

The course includes dedicated AI-related sections. ChatGPT and Claude can assist with understanding formulas, troubleshooting, explaining spreadsheet concepts and suggesting automation approaches. Their outputs should be verified.

Is this Excel course useful for accountants and finance professionals?

Yes. Spreadsheet calculations, financial functions, lookups, PivotTables and reporting concepts are relevant to accounting and finance workflows. The course is not presented as specialist accounting-software training.

Can this course help me prepare for Excel-related job interviews?

The syllabus includes career guidance and interview preparation. Practising the course topics may help you explain Excel concepts and demonstrate relevant spreadsheet skills, but employment outcomes are not guaranteed.

Do I need Microsoft 365 or a particular Excel version?

A compatible desktop version of Excel is recommended, especially for macros and VBA. Some features depend on the version, operating system and subscription. Exact software requirements should be confirmed by the course provider.

Does this course include practical projects?

Yes. The syllabus contains a section dedicated to Excel projects, dashboards, infographics and data visualisation. The number and format of downloadable practice files have not been confirmed.

Microsoft Excel beginner to advanced course with AI

Main course page

Learn Microsoft Excel from basics to advanced

Introduction

Advanced Excel course with ChatGPT and Claude

Main course page

Excel formulas and functions course for beginners

Formulas section

How to create dashboards in Microsoft Excel

Supporting tutorial

Microsoft Excel PivotTables and charts course

Data analysis section

Learn Excel macros and VBA for beginners

Automation section

Excel course for accounting and finance professionals

Audience section

Excel training for students and job seekers in India

Audience section

Learn Excel data analysis and reporting

Learning outcomes

How to use ChatGPT for Excel formulas

AI-related tutorial

How to use Claude AI with Excel

AI-related tutorial

Excel lookup and logical functions training

Formula tutorial

Microsoft Excel course with practical projects

Projects section

Beginner to advanced Excel skills for office work

Career section

Build Your Microsoft Excel Skills with Confidence

Start learning Microsoft Excel from the fundamentals and progress towards formulas, data analysis, PivotTables, dashboards, macros, VBA and AI-assisted spreadsheet workflows.

Whether you are preparing for professional responsibilities, improving your reporting skills or exploring Excel for the first time, this course offers a structured path to develop practical knowledge.

Explore the full curriculum and enrol to begin your Excel learning journey.

Who this course is for:

Beginners: Individuals with little or no experience in Excel who want to build a solid foundation.
Professionals: Working professionals looking to improve their Excel skills for better productivity and data management.
Business Owners & Entrepreneurs: Those wanting to manage their business data, finances, and operations more effectively using Excel.
Students: Learners seeking to enhance their analytical skills for academic projects and future job opportunities.
Job Seekers: Candidates looking to boost their resumes with advanced Excel skills to stand out in the job market.
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Course content

E1. MS Excel - Start-up6 lectures • 39min

E2. MS Excel – Basic Tools to know6 lectures • 34min

E3. MS Excel – Fill Series and Data, Sheet Controls10 lectures • 1hr 1min

E4. MS Excel – Working with Sheets9 lectures • 55min

E5. SUM related formulas11 lectures • 1hr 4min

E6. AVERAGE related formulas4 lectures • 14min

E7. COUNT related formulas2 lectures • 8min

E8. LOGICAL- IF related formulas6 lectures • 31min

E9. TEXT EXTRACTION AND MANIPULATION3 lectures • 12min

E10. TEXT FORMATTING AND CONVERSATION6 lectures • 20min

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