Excel Without Maths
Do you find Excel daunting and worry about mathematical formulas that it often involves? This is the course for you!
In this one-day Excel course, you will explore several Excel features that will help make Excel better and more efficient for you — all without having to use formulas.
This course is only available for private bookings, either for groups or as a one-to-one, held online via Zoom or in the classroom. Please get in touch for availability.
Note: Some features are not available in 2010 and 2013 versions.
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Course Overview
Due to COVID-19, our public programme is currently only being held online through our Face-to-Face Live Online learning sessions. We have had to adjust the course content slightly so it can be delivered online — please see below for the updated course outline.
However, we are now able to offer classroom training sessions for private bookings. Please get in touch for more information, pricing and availability.
This is a full-day course consisting of three 90-minute live online sessions with independent work and breaks in between. Please ensure you block out the whole day in your diary to get the most impact from your learning.
What you will learn
You will explore features in Excel that don't involve any maths but will help you produce reports in a more visually appealing way, such as:
- How to save time analysing your data with Charts, Pivot Tables and Subtotals, and feel in control
- Ways to tidy up spreadsheets using Data Validation
- Loads of exciting tips that will help you become more productive at work
And yes! All without any dreaded maths.
With increased confidence in using these Excel features it should encourage you to learn more features that include formulas. See our Beginner Excel Core Level 1 or Intermediate Excel Core Level 2 Live Online Learning sessions for Excel with formulas.
Course Timetable
Session 1: Tidy data to enable accuracy
- Copy, paste and move data from one worksheet or website
- Paste Options: Transpose data to appear vertically or horizontally
- Insert and delete rows or columns in your worksheet
- Use Freeze pane to keep a portion visible while you scroll
- Remove Duplicate data from a sheet
- Use Data Validation to limit type or size of data entered in a cell
- Use Flash Fill to automatically fill in values and combine or tidy a long list
- Use TEXTJOIN to concatenate a list
- Use Range Names for selecting and moving around
- Control the layout of your sheets when printing
Session 2: Using multiple data without maths
- Work on more than one worksheet and group them to make changes simultaneously
- Use Consolidate feature to summarise multiple sheets of data
- Sort large data into order and filter to show only the data you need
Session 3: Visualise your data
- Use Conditional Formatting to automatically change the look of cells based on its value
- Create the best chart type for your data to make them stand out and easy to understand
- Create sparklines to show trends and pattern
Session 4 (if there's time): Make your data make an impact
- Quickly convert a range of cells to a table, with its own style
- Use Subtotal to create mini summaries
- Create a Pivot Table to summarise large sets of data easily
What you will learn
You will explore features in Excel that don't involve any maths but will help you produce reports in a more visually appealing way, such as:
- How to save time analysing your data with Charts, Pivot Tables and Subtotals, and feel in control
- Ways to tidy up spreadsheets using Data Validation
- Loads of exciting tips that will help you become more productive at work
And yes! All without any dreaded maths.
With increased confidence in using these Excel features it should encourage you to learn more features that include formulas. See our Beginner Excel Core Level 1 or Intermediate Excel Core Level 2 for Excel with formulas.
Course Timetable
Session 1: Tidy data to enable accuracy
- Copy, paste and move data from one worksheet or website
- Paste Options: Transpose data to appear vertically or horizontally
- Insert and delete rows or columns in your worksheet
- Use Freeze pane to keep a portion visible while you scroll
- Remove Duplicate data from a sheet
- Use Data Validation to limit type or size of data entered in a cell
- Use Flash Fill to automatically fill in values and combine or tidy a long list
- Use TEXTJOIN to concatenate a list
- Use Range Names for selecting and moving around
- Control the layout of your sheets when printing
Session 2: Using multiple data without maths
- Work on more than one worksheet and group them to make changes simultaneously
- Use Consolidate feature to summarise multiple sheets of data
- Sort large data into order and filter to show only the data you need
Session 3: Visualise your data
- Use Conditional Formatting to automatically change the look of cells based on its value
- Create the best chart type for your data to make them stand out and easy to understand
- Create sparklines to show trends and pattern
Session 4: Make your data make an impact
- Quickly convert a range of cells to a table, with its own style
- Use Subtotal to create mini summaries
- Create a Pivot Table to summarise large sets of data easily
Which Excel course is right for you?
Making sure you’ve booked the right course isn’t always easy.
Luckily we have a handy survey to help you decide.
And if you’re still unsure, call our friendly team on 020 7375 7300 and we’ll help you work out what you need.
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.
Jodie Moore1 day agoVery good interactive course.
What's it like to learn online with Happy?
In this short video, Rachael explains how Happy makes our Live Online Learning IT programmes just as interactive and engaging as our classroom sessions.
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.
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...
...we have a wide range of courses in Excel, ranging from beginner and intermediate to expert?
Happy's extensive list of Excel courses cover everything from basic data-editing and calculations to pivot tables, formulas and functions, and specialised programmes focused on automating routine tasks and business-oriented data analysis.
Beginner Excel Core Level 1 for anyone who has never used Excel before or any other spreadsheet package. Find out more
Intermediate Excel Core Level 2 to teach you time-saving techniques including Conditional Formatting, range names and formulas such as Average, Min, Max and Count IF. Find out more
Advanced Excel Core Level 3 to take functions further, make them more powerful by nesting them, and learn ways to represent your data in a visual and readily understandable chart. Find out more