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Getting Started with Microsoft Excel: A Beginner’s Guide

Microsoft Excel is one of the most powerful and widely used spreadsheet software programs available today. Whether you’re a student, professional, or just someone looking to organize and analyze data, Excel is a tool that can help. In this beginner’s guide, we’ll go over the basics of Microsoft Excel and how to get started using it.

Basics of Microsoft Excel:

  • Microsoft Excel is a software program used to create and manage spreadsheets.
  • Spreadsheets are composed of rows and columns that allow you to organize data in a way that makes it easy to analyze and manipulate.
  • Excel offers a wide range of tools and functions that make it possible to perform complex calculations and data analysis.
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Microsoft Excel is a powerful and versatile tool that can help you organize and analyze data in a variety of ways. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced user, there’s always something new to learn about Excel. With this beginner’s guide, you now have the basics you need to get started using this program. Happy Excelling!

Alternative of Microsoft Excel

  1. Google Sheets
  2. Libre Office Calc
  3. Apple Numbers
  4. Zoho Sheet
  5. Airtable
  6. Smartsheet
  7. Ether Calc
  8. WPS Spreadsheets
  9. Soft Maker Office Spreadsheets
  10. Calligra Sheets.

Some important functions in Microsoft Excel are:

  • SUM: Adds up a range of numbers
  • AVERAGE: Calculates the average of a range of numbers
  • COUNT: Counts the number of cells in a range that contain numbers
  • MAX: Returns the largest value in a range of numbers
  • MIN: Returns the smallest value in a range of numbers
  • IF: Returns one value if a condition is true and another value if it’s false
  • VLOOKUP: Searches for a value in the first column of a table and returns a value in the same row from a specified column
  • INDEX: Returns the value of a cell in a specified row and column of a table
  • MATCH: Searches for a value in an array and returns the relative position of the value within the array

These are just a few of the many functions available in Excel and the best one(s) for a specific task depends on the needs of the user.

Md. Manik Hossain Shimul

Md. Manik Hossain is an experienced Training, Learning and Development professional with many years of experience in management, customer service and specialist learning and development roles for industry leading multinationals across a range of industries. Hossain’s experience includes extensive consultancy, writing and delivery of training; along with setup and delivery of various Management and Customer Service qualifications with 5 years of experience as Manager in a top ranked university.

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