How to use Excel – What is Excel – A First Look at Excel

We start a fresh computer course for beginners by asking What is Excel ? This computer lesson about Microsoft Excel will take a first look at excel answering the question of what is excel? It starts by giving a definition and then demonstrating the type of tasks undertaken with Microsoft Office Excel by looking at the types of templates available through your Microsoft Office software. The online video computer lesson talks through the similarities between Excel and Word with the layout and The Ribbon, the excel tutorial then introduces beginners to the workbook, worksheets, columns, rows and cells.

Our computer course on how to use Excel has easy to follow step by step video computer lessons making it particularly suitable for those learning Excel for work.

This computer lesson is suitable for anyone worldwide looking to improve their computer skills and for those looking to qualify in the European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) the online tutorial will assist in the spreadsheets section.

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