How to Become an Excel Expert

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How to Become an Excel Expert
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• Microsoft's Excel spreadsheet application is used
  frequently in office scenarios and is therefore
  an excellent skill to add to a resume.
  Advertising yourself as an Excel expert may give
  you an advantage over other applicants,
  especially in administrative support positions.
  Excel experts are often tasked with organizing
  and explaining data to non-financial managers.
  It's smart to become an Excel expert before
  applying for positions or working toward a
  promotion.

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1. Take a class

• Joining a class at a technical college, community
  center or library may offer the quickest route to
  familiarity with the program, especially for
  those who have no experience with Excel
  techniques or other spreadsheet applications.

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2. Search for videos on Excel methods and
features.

• The first website linked in the Sources" section
  of this article contains a number of videos that
  will help with Excel techniques.

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3. Borrow how-to books on Excel.

• Be sure to study the most current book on Excel
  along with older versions, because the features
  of the program change every few years. An Excel
  expert should be able to use any version of
  Excel.

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4. Practice your skills.

• The most mundane household finance duties can be
  turned into Excel technique learning and
  practicing opportunities.
• For example, you could export your online bank
  account statement into Excel and create a pivot
  table from the data to practice this advanced
  Excel feature.
• Answer any questions your spouse or roommate may
  have about household finances using Excel
  applications and features.

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5. Familiarize yourself with all Excel menus and
submenus.

• Knowing where to find the options and features
  you need can be a significant portion of your
  quest to learn. It will also help you become
  comfortable with the logic behind advanced Excel
  features and how they are organized in the user
  interface.

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6. Try unfamiliar advanced Excel features.

• This is the best way to identify where your
  skills are lacking.
• You may be surprised which features you can teach
  yourself simply by jumping in to them.

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Tips

• Save your Excel file after adding each feature.
  It is sometimes easier to close the file and open
  a fresh copy than to remove a feature that is not
  working as intended. Saving frequently will
  ensure that you lose as little work as possible.
• Use the help feature in Excel. You can often find
  step-by-step instructions and examples to help
  you work through even the most difficult
  processes in advanced Excel.

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Thank You

• Excel Expert
• Chaitanya Sagar