Free Online Course from Alison: Microsoft Excel 2026 for Beginners

Alison education platform is offering a free online course on the theme of Microsoft Excel 2026 for beginners.

Course background:

This free online Microsoft Excel 2026 course is the perfect way to start your Excel journey. This course, designed for complete beginners, will teach you how to store numbers, create rules and apply filters using the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet software. Excel is a popular productivity and work management software. Start this free online course today, and let our expert author help you become a spreadsheet master.

Course duration:

5-6 hours.

Course modules:

• Introduction to Excel 2026:

1. Introduction - Learning Outcomes.
2. Introduction to Excel 2026.
3. What's New in 2026?.
4. Using Touch.

• Introduction - Lesson Summary.

1. Getting Started with Excel 2026:
2. Getting Started - Learning Outcomes.
3. Starting and Closing Excel; Workbook, Sheets, Cells, Rows, Columns.
4. Templates; Creating, Opening, and Saving a Workbook.
5. Online, Offline, and Contextual Help.
6. Excel Options.
7. Getting Started - Lesson Summary.

• The Ribbon and Toolbars:

1. The Ribbon and Toolbars - Learning Outcomes.
2. Ribbon Interface.
3. Quick Access Toolbar.
4. Mini Toolbar.
5. Create Backup Option; Auto-Recover and Autosave.
6. The Ribbon and Toolbars - Lesson Summary.

• Entering and Deleting Data:

1. Entering and Deleting Data - Learning Outcomes.
2. Entering Text and Numbers.
3. Date Formats.
4. Formatting Cells; Editing and Deleting Data.
5. Fill.
6. Flash Fill.
7. Entering and Deleting Data - Lesson Summary.

• Formatting a Worksheet:

1. Formatting a Worksheet - Learning Outcomes.
2. Themes and Cell Styles.
3. Inserting, Deleting, Hiding and Adjusting Rows and Columns.
4. Wrap Text and Alignment.
5. Merging Cells; Applying Themes and Styles.
6. Borders.
7. Formatting a Worksheet - Lesson Summary.

• Proofing and Managing Worksheets:

1. Proofing and Managing Worksheets - Learning Outcomes.
2. Copy and Paste and Proofing.
3. Spell checking.
4. Moving, Copying, Inserting, Deleting and Locking Sheets; Multiple Worksheets.
5. Proofing and Managing Worksheets - Lesson Summary.

• Course assessment:

Microsoft Excel 2026 for Beginners - Start Your Excel Journey - Course Assessment.

Course objectives:

By the end of this course learners will be able to:

1. Recognize how to open a spreadsheet and save your work.
2. Examine how to customize your options and preferences in Excel.
3. Identify where you can access the Ribbon, the Quick Access.
4. Toolbar and Mini Toolbar options in Excel.
5. Recognize how to backup and recover your work if you ever lose it.
6. Demonstrate how to enter text, numbers, names and basic formatting.
7. Explain how to use Fill and Flash Fill.
8. Recognize how to format cells properly including text wrapping, merging, applying borders, themes and inserting, deleting and hiding cells.
9. Define how to Copy, Cut and Paste in Excel.
10. Examine how to move worksheets around and apply spell check.

Course costs:

All Alison courses are free to enroll, study and complete. To successfully complete this Certificate course and become an Alison Graduate, learners need to achieve 80% or higher in each course assessment. Once they have completed this Certificate course, they have the option to acquire an official Certificate, which is a great way to share their achievement with the world. Alison Certificate is:

1. Ideal for sharing with potential employers - include it in CVs, professional social media profiles and job applications.
2. An indication of learner’s commitment to continuously learn, upskill and achieving high results.
3. An incentive for learners to continue empowering themselves through lifelong learning.

Alison offers 3 types of Certificates for completed Certificate courses:

1. Digital Certificate- a downloadable Certificate in PDF format, immediately available to learners when they complete their purchase.
2. Certificate- a physical version of officially branded and security-marked Certificate, posted to learners with FREE shipping.
3. Framed Certificate- a physical version of officially branded and security-marked Certificate in a stylish frame, posted to learners with FREE shipping.

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