any tips for learning microsoft excel?? computer experts?

Question

hi , I am 22 and I dont know how to use microsoft excel!!!!!!!!!!!!
it is so embarrasing I am really bad at it, what is the fastest and easiest way to learn excel. please give me serious advices. any videos or audio books or web pages with diagrams.

Answer 1

Try this site if free and it has video to show you how to do it aswell http://www.mistupid.com/contents.htm It good site

Answer 2

Do not look toward Microsoft to help. I have gone through this the hard way. Of course you will fumble around in order to learn. May I suggest you purchase the Excel 2003 for Dummies reference book. It does not come in an easy reading child's version BUT it is probably the best around ($21.99). Also, I bought an inexpensive set of CDs for $19.99: Instant Office XP & Windows, with 6 CDs, Deluxe Edition. Put out by Topics Entertainment, Renton WA. Has instruction CDs for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook and Windows. It is not the greatest but certainly better than nothing and a good way to get started. Think I got it at a BEST BUY or CompUSA. Good luck!

Answer 3

Ok,
I was 36 when I was first introduced to Excel. My boss showed me the basics, and I self taught myself by reading and applying the information in the help files. Now, (7 years later), I get calls from around the world from former co-workers needing to get Excel to do something. Keep experimenting. Keep "save as-ing" before you experiment, just in case you mess something up. There's very little you can't do with Excel. Now they're teaching me how to use Access. I also went to 3, one day classes at a local community college. Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced. Lots of info can be picked up in those 1 day classes, but you gotta keep on using it, or you'll forget how it works.

Good Luck.

Answer 4

I learned quite well with Video Professor. The best one was at the Bayonne Public Library.....It seemed to start out wwith the smallest steps and built up logically. VP appears to jump unnecessarily and not emphasize what would appear to be an important point... But, that is just my opinion. Excell itself has a Tutorial in the Office edition I believe...As with anything else...spend TIME with it...GOOD LUCK!!!!

Answer 5

go to textnet.ca.....they sell text books for colleges. If you click on lambton college and find the excel course in the list of courses...it will give you the texts rewuired for this course. You may buy the text...it comes with a CD that you work with to learn the program. I'm taking the course next month. You wont be taking th course...but the text + CD should teach you how to use the program.

Answer 6

Try the Excel for Dummies book. Or try www.mrexcel.com. Or consider buying the Video Professor guide to Excel.

Answer 7

Check out Excell for Dummies, then find a project from around your house. Listing bills, or anything you could keep track of and practice. Read up on a new function and practice it every day. Once your going it will be second nature, just keep learning new functions.

Answer 8

Find some example projects on the web. When you run into a problem, search google for the problem. You'll get into it and be an Excel Master in no time. ;)

Answer 9

open excel and make sure your task pane is open....View>>task pane... in the search box type tutorials and it will offer all kinds of advice. You can also click Help>>Microsoft office online. for updates and advice.
i prefer the online help as you will never memorize everything out a book and its good to know how to get help instantly by just typing in a relevant word. You can also click F1 and use the inboard wizard

Answer 10

take a non-credit course at you local community college. generally you can beceom certified in MS Office in quite a short amount of time. Excel is pretty neat once you know how to use it, its a lot more then just a spread sheet. in many cases is will automatically add of subtract the number if you choose.

Answer 11

if there was it wouldnt be self taught now would it? no but seriously im a computer genius and i learned everything but just playing with computers. if you want to learn about it just open word and explore it. See what everything does, just play around. Click on the "help" tab by the top and read the manual. do that with every program.