broughtonblue Posted 13 June 2011 Share Posted 13 June 2011 I would like to learn how to use excel, but as a complete novice I'm wondering what the best way to go is? I don't use it at work so can't ask colleagues, are those 'for dummies' books any good or would they be baffling? I'm using office 10, any advice, help would be much appreciated. Remember the 'complete novice' bit when you reply!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mee-9 Posted 13 June 2011 Share Posted 13 June 2011 I've learnt how to use Excel since I was little, been bought up with Microsoft software throughout education. I'd try saying, try getting to grips with basics. Formulae's for adding/subtracting/dividing/multiplying. Then experiment with graphs and other aspects. I'm fairly advanced when it comes to Spreadsheets, if you want any advice or anything mate, just pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyT Posted 13 June 2011 Share Posted 13 June 2011 I did a 3 month course in it, albeit basics. I cannot remember a thing about it now. Didn't have a clue then and don't now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ousefox Posted 13 June 2011 Share Posted 13 June 2011 I've gone through school and used excel, but never actually known how to use it apart from the very basics. Even managed to get a GCSE using it at the top grade, but wouldn't have much of a clue if it was put infront of me now. Never actually been taught how to use it properly which i find quite odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 13 June 2011 Share Posted 13 June 2011 There should be some decent tutorials on the web. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB11 Posted 13 June 2011 Share Posted 13 June 2011 Excel's an amazing piece of software, and if you can learn how to use it properly then it makes anything to do with numbers a breeze! You can also use it to make things look nice in way of formatting. The way that I learnt was simply to play with it, and then when I wanted to do something but I couldn't, I'd Google it. Excel Forum was a godsend. There was a FIFA PS3 league on here a few years, before you could create leagues within FIFA, so I created a spreadsheet for it. This. Just get emersed in little projects because then you're more motivated to learn it and there's a final end product. I believe that someone on here uses Excel professionally as part of their job? A Londoner I think?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broughtonblue Posted 13 June 2011 Author Share Posted 13 June 2011 I did a 3 month course in it, albeit basics. I cannot remember a thing about it now. Didn't have a clue then and don't now. Thanks for your input mate!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broughtonblue Posted 13 June 2011 Author Share Posted 13 June 2011 I've learnt how to use Excel since I was little, been bought up with Microsoft software throughout education. I'd try saying, try getting to grips with basics. Formulae's for adding/subtracting/dividing/multiplying. Then experiment with graphs and other aspects. I'm fairly advanced when it comes to Spreadsheets, if you want any advice or anything mate, just pm Thanks mate, as I said I'm a complete novice so you really wouldn't want me to pm you all the time, but if I get really confused I might pm you occasionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 13 June 2011 Share Posted 13 June 2011 Never really liked Excel but seeing as I have been undertaking a course in IT at college, I found myself having to learn it and use it because we had to undertake a unit named 'Advanced Spreadsheet Skills'. I didn't understand it initially, but after doing the unit my Excel techniques have significantly increased and I now use a range of formulas throughout my spreasheets which I make for college or just for home. Learn the basics first, and then move on. Some of the advancing formulas do come in handy from time to time, and as the above post says, Excel is pretty good once you learn it all. Mind you, I am still learning it as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trav Le Bleu Posted 13 June 2011 Share Posted 13 June 2011 I did a 3 month course in it, albeit basics. I cannot remember a thing about it now. Didn't have a clue then and don't now. So did I and mostly forgotten it too. Passed easily - didn't listen in class and was helping teacher by the end - I basically just kept using the "help" function to teach myself. As I remember it's not that complicated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wymsey Posted 13 June 2011 Share Posted 13 June 2011 I do genuinely use it to monitor my monthly cash flow intakes/drawings. Been taught the formulae at School and still use it. Using graphs is one that is more confusing with the styles on offer etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterborofox Posted 13 June 2011 Share Posted 13 June 2011 I find things like this are best self taught. Play around with it, make last seasons lague table on it with the formulas and you help yourself learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mee-9 Posted 13 June 2011 Share Posted 13 June 2011 Thanks mate, as I said I'm a complete novice so you really wouldn't want me to pm you all the time, but if I get really confused I might pm you occasionally. No problem mate, any time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simmo86 Posted 14 June 2011 Share Posted 14 June 2011 I've learnt to use it through work, as DB11 says amazing bit of kit when it gets used to its potential. I'd like to think I'm at a decent standard with it now but there's so much more I could learn about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the Hat Posted 14 June 2011 Share Posted 14 June 2011 I guess you might have called me an Excel super user, but you get out of practice pretty quick. And my work are tight on upgrades so we are still using Excel 2003.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfc"weasel" Posted 14 June 2011 Share Posted 14 June 2011 Brilliant bit of kit, makes making graphs and everything so easy. Also, you can use it to find averages and the like and it also has a linear regression(I think it's called that) function that we used for out stats GCSE last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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