Microsoft Excel for Mac - Basic & Advanced
Microsoft Excel for Mac - Basic & Advanced
Skills you’ll gain
Looking for an Excel course for beginners to experts? This online course has something for everyone, covering beginner, intermediate and advanced lessons in Excel for Mac. Supports Excel for Mac 2016. Also available: Excel (PC).
In 49 engaging lessons you will learn basic techniques including how to use math, statistical, logic and text functions, organize data by sorting and filtering, effectively present your data in several chart formats and more. You will also learn intermediate and advanced techniques such as how to find a value with VLOOKUP, create and format PivotTables, record basic Macros and more.
Whether you use Excel for work or study, these tutorials will start you on your journey to becoming an Excel Ninja! Learn more about how a GoSkills Excel certification can boost your career.
Video tutorials are recorded in Microsoft Excel for Mac 2016.
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Syllabus
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1
Formula Anatomy Understanding Excel Formula Anatomy. 7m
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Cell Referencing Learn about working with absolute and relative cell referencing, and techniques for copying formulas. 5m
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Function Anatomy Use to understand the anatomy of Excel functions, and what their components mean. 7m
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Math Functions Learn basic math functions including SUM, ROUND and SUBTOTAL. 5m
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Basic Statistics Learn basic statistical functions including COUNT, COUNTA, AVERAGE, MAX, MIN, MEDIAN and MODE. 5m
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Logic Functions Learn to build standalone logical IF functions, and make them more complex by nesting AND and OR within them. 5m
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Text Functions Learn to break apart text with the LEFT, RIGHT, MID, FIND and SEARCH functions, and to combine text with the & character. 6m
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Understanding Dates Understand how dates work in Excel using the TODAY, YEAR, MONTH, DAY and DATE functions. 4m
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Understanding Time Understand how time works in Excel, and how to change from whole numbers into time increments and back again. 4m
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Formula Auditing Learn to work with formula auditing tools including tracing precedent and dependent cells and formula evaluation. 4m
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Conditional Math Learn to use SUMIF, COUNTIF and SUMPRODUCT to add cells only when certain conditions are met. 6m
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External Links Learn about creating and updating external links, and about the potential dangers of external links in Excel. 5m
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Temporal Functions Learn to work with the EOMONTH and EDATE functions that easily shift dates from one month or year to another. 4m
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VLOOKUP with Approximate Match Learn to use VLOOKUP to find an approximate match and return it or the corresponding value from another column. 5m
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VLOOKUP with Exact Match Learn to use VLOOKUP to find an exact match and return it or the corresponding value from another column. 5m
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Other Lookup Methods Learn to work with INDEX, MATCH and HLOOKUP, as alternatives to the VLOOKUP function. 5m
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Sorting Learn to sort data in Excel by a single column or by multiple columns. 3m
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Filtering Learn to filter Excel data for specific words, dates, and apply multiple filters to a single data table. 5m
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Contiguous Data Learn tricks for consolidating your data so it's vertically contiguous (without blank rows) – for Tables, PivotTables and Charts. 5m
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Naming Ranges Learn about creating named ranges, and the benefits of doing so. 5m
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Excel Tables Learn about creating Excel tables, and their advantages. 5m
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Recording Macros Learn to record basic Excel macros to automate your actions (instead of doing them manually). 6m
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Creating PivotTables Learn to create and modify basic PivotTables (for quickly summarizing and highlighting data). 5m
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Formatting PivotTables Learn to control formatting and other options in PivotTables. 6m
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Calculated Fields in PivotTables Learn to create and modify basic calculated fields for PivotTables. 4m
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What-If Analysis Learn to perform what-if analysis in Excel using the Scenario Manager and Goal-Seek. 4m
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Cell Formatting Learn to work with the Format Cells dialog to apply text rotation and borders, and to center data across multiple cells. 6m
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Outlining Learn about adding and working with Excel’s outlining tools to quickly hide irrelevant sections of your worksheet. 4m
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Custom Number Formats Learn to build your own custom number formats to display dates, values and variances how you want to see them. 5m
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Conditional Formats with Built-In Rules Learn to create top/bottom and highlight cell rules, as well as to apply icon sets and data bars. 5m
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Conditional Formats with Custom Rules Learn to create custom conditional formatting rules based on formulas. 5m
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Building Column Charts Learn how to create an effective column chart by reducing ink and 'noise' that distract from the main messages. 4m
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Building Bar Charts How to create an effective bar chart by reducing ink and noise that distract from the story. 5m
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Building Pie Charts Learn how to build an effective pie chart, and when you should and shouldn’t use them. 5m
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Building Line Charts How to create an effective line chart through careful manipulation of chart elements to enhance its story telling ability. 4m
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Building Combination Line and Area Charts When you want to graph 3 line series, but only want 2 in focus most of the time. 5m
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Data Validation Learn how to use Data Validation to ensure that users enter valid data in input cells. 5m
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Data Validation Lists Use to restrict users ability to enter invalid data in cells by providing them with a drop down list of valid options. 5m
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Comments Learn about creating, reviewing and printing Excel comments. 4m
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Styles Learn how to apply built-in number styles and create your own custom styles packages. 5m
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Custom Views Learn how to create and manage Custom Views in a worksheet. 4m
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Page Setup Options Learn about page setup options, fitting print jobs on a page, headers and footers, and other ways to customize print jobs. 5m
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Security Considerations Learn about the setup and weaknesses of Excel’s security systems. 5m
Certificate
Certificate of Completion
Awarded upon successful completion of the course.
Instructor
Ken Puls
Ken Puls is a globally recognized authority in Microsoft Excel, Power Query, and Power BI, with over two decades of hands-on experience in accounting, IT, and business intelligence systems. His career began in public practice accounting and industry, where he served as both Controller and IT Director, leading numerous system implementations and designing custom business intelligence solutions from the ground up.
Ken’s deep technical expertise is matched by a passion for teaching and community engagement. He has authored several acclaimed books, including RibbonX – Customizing the Office 2007 Ribbon, Power Query Recipes, and Master Your Data with Power Query in Excel and Power BI. His writing reflects a clear, practical approach to solving real-world data challenges.
Ken Puls
Excel MVP
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How GoSkills helped Chris
I got the promotion largely because of the skills I could develop, thanks to the GoSkills courses I took. I set aside at least 30 minutes daily to invest in myself and my professional growth. Seeing how much this has helped me become a more efficient employee is a big motivation.
