Advanced Excel Core Level 3

If you use Excel for budgets, timesheets, reports or other data that needs calculating, this advanced one-day course will improve your ability to organise and analyse data.

Learners must be confident creating formulas that use Absolute Cell References ($ to fix cells when copied) and more complex functions like IF. You will take functions further and be able to make them more powerful by nesting them.

Our public dates for this course are in the classroom and online, via Live Online Learning. This course is also available for private group bookings for your organisation — please contact us for availability, pricing and customisation options.

Course Overview

Prices

  • Standard Price

    £300*
  • Public Sector Price

    £250*
  • Charity Price

    £200*
  • *Per person, excluding VAT

  • Duration

    1 day
  • Class size

    8 approx.
  • Location

    Interactive online sessions delivered via Zoom. The link is sent to you after booking.

    Classroom

    Public classroom sessions are held at 3rd Floor, 9 Alie Street, London E1 8DE

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  • Requirements

    Learners must be confident creating formulas that use Absolute Cell References ($ to fix a cell) and how to use more complex functions like IF. If you’re not confident with those, look at our Excel Core Level 2 course.

Course Overview

This Excel Core Level 3 course can be held either in the classroom or online as Live Online Learning. The outline for both formats is the same, however the classroom session offers more time with the trainer to work on exercises, ask questions and complete activities.

What you will learn

By the end of this advanced one-day Excel course, you will be able to:

  • Create Partial Absolute Cell References to lock just the Column or just the Row reference in a formula.
  • Move around a spreadsheet speedily using Range Names and use them in formula to improve accuracy and readability.
  • Input accurate data entry by using Data Validation. e.g., enter a number within a certain range, enter a date within a certain period, choose from a given list to avoid errors.
  • Use IF and Nested IF statements to check whether one or more conditions are met.
  • Use the OR function to check whether any of the specified conditions are met and if so, return a value of TRUE.
  • Use the AND function to check whether ALL of the specified conditions are met and if so, return a value of TRUE.
  • Create calculations based on single or multiple conditions. For example, calculate a discount for those over a specific age or ordering a high volume (IF with AND and OR).
  • Use the SWITCH function to swap a value for something else.
  • Use the MINIFS function to return the lowest value amongst multiple criteria.
  • Use the MAXIFS function to return the highest value amongst multiple criteria.
  • Use some functions to clean up your data so it can be analysed accurately.
  • Cross reference data using a Lookup function. For example, look up an age and place it in a category e.g., 16 to 25.
  • Use IFERROR to tidy up your results.

Course Timetable

Range Names, Logical and Statistical Functions

  • Range Names
  • Partial Absolute Cell References
  • Data Validation
  • Logical and Statistical Function: IF, AND, OR, IFs, SWITCH, MINIFS, MAXIFS

Cleaning up Data (Text Functions and Features)

  • The Difference between CONCAT and TEXTJOIN
  • TEXT BEFORE
  • TEXT AFTER
  • TEXT SPLIT
  • Flash Fill

Lookups

  • The difference between VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP
  • The IFERROR Function
  • XLOOKUP

Please Note: The trainer will prioritise content according to the needs and pace of the group, so there may be topics which are left to the end which will be covered if there is time.

This course will be taught in the latest version of the software. We can train this in older versions if needed – please get in touch for more information and availability.

Information for Mac users

If you are a Mac user, please let us know when booking. If the course is held in the classroom at Happy, the training is held on PCs so we recommend that you bring your Macbook with you (we are not able to provide an additional monitor). For online training, please let us know when booking and you can use your Mac as normal. We provide a PDF with shortcuts for Mac users and your trainer will refer to this throughout the training.

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Group Learning Events

If you have three or more learners, a private group course could be cheaper.

We can tailor the content to your team, and host the training remotely, at your workplace or here at Happy's HQ in Aldgate, Central London.

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See our available course dates below, or contact us for bespoke options.

First, choose your delivery style — live online learning or in the classroom (at Happy's HQ in London).

The Small Print

For Live Online Interactive Learning sessions (webinars)

The course will run remotely for a full day consisting of three 90-minute live online sessions with independent work in between. 

All learners will need to install Zoom on their machines. Full technical requirements are on the Zoom website. Your link will be included in your joining instructions once you have booked your place — if you haven't received this email then please contact our team.

Learners should log into the training session 10 minutes before the start time to ensure that they have downloaded and set up Zoom correctly. The course will start precisely on time and it may not be possible to go back over material missed by late arrivals.

Please ensure you read our Terms and Conditions before booking for our payment terms and cancellation policy.

For classroom sessions

All public classroom sessions take place at Happy's HQ in London at Robert Dolan House, 9 Alie Street, London E1 8DE. Please see our Contact Us page for full directions and a PDF map.

The course will run from 10am to 4:45pm (lunch is served 1pm to 1:45pm — we offer a choice of 3 cold bowl dishes). Please be careful to arrive by 9:45am for registration and refreshments. The course will start precisely on time and it may not be possible to go back over material missed by late arrivals. If you arrive over 30 minutes late you may be asked to leave and attend another day.

Please ensure you read our Terms and Conditions before booking for our payment terms and cancellation policy.

Mac Users

If you are a Mac user, please let us know when booking. If the course is held in the classroom at Happy, the training is held on PCs so we recommend that you bring your Macbook with you (we are not able to provide an additional monitor). For online training, please let us know when booking and you can use your Mac as normal. We provide a PDF with shortcuts for Mac users and your trainer will refer to this throughout the training.

The happy Guarantee

We want everyone to go away from our courses feeling as though they have learnt useful, practical skills that they can use straight away when they go back to work.

If you don’t feel that your training has been useful or if you are unhappy in any way, please get in touch with our Customer Services team within 30 days of the course. We will be happy to offer you additional support and training free of charge to help you to gain the skills you need, or if you’d prefer, a full refund.

Coronavirus Update

We are monitoring the Coronavirus pandemic closely and are following all current Government guidelines. Please see our Coronavirus Policy for more details and the latest information.

If you have any questions or concerns, contact our friendly team, available Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

 

Your post-course support package

  • Included in the price of both online and classroom programmes
  • 2 years of free access to our IT Helpline
  • Unlimited access - call or email our team as often as you need
  • Ask about any content covered on your course

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Did you know...

...there are so many Excel functions that will make your job more efficient?

These include V/HLOOKUP, IF, COUNTIF, SUMIF functions and so much more. How to use dynamic VLOOKUP with MATCH function is also covered in Excel Core Level 3 course. 

If this isn't what you're looking for, we also run a range of specialised Excel courses. Take a look at the courses below:

Analysing Excel Data for Better Business Decisions to enable you to quickly and effectively analyse data by using techniques such as interactive Dashboards, Conditional Formatting and Pivot Tables. Find out more

Excel Without Maths to explore several cool Excel features that will help make Excel better and more efficient for you, all without having to use formulas! Find out more