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Excel Advanced Course (2 days)

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Topics covered on this course

  • Advanced IFs

    Subtopics

    1. Revision of single IFs
    2. Nesting =IF
    3. =IFS and =SWITCH
  • Lookup functions

    Subtopics

    1. The XLOOKUP function
    2. VLOOKUP for continuous values
    3. VLOOKUP for exact matches
    4. Data validation for exact matches
  • Advanced lookup functions

    Subtopics

    1. The XMATCH function
    2. Combining =INDEX and =MATCH
    3. The OFFSET function
  • Text functions

    Subtopics

    1. Basic text functions
    2. Finding and replacing text
    3. Extracting and joining text
  • Multiple worksheets

    Subtopics

    1. Group editing
    2. Formulae across sheets
    3. 3D summing across sheets
  • Advanced tables

    Subtopics

    1. Removing duplicates
    2. Advanced filters (multiple criteria)
    3. Adding and removing subtotals
    4. Grouping/outlining controls
  • Pivot tables

    Subtopics

    1. Creating pivot tables
    2. Changing the aggregation function
    3. Drilling down
    4. Filtering and sorting
  • Advanced pivot tables

    Subtopics

    1. Grouping fields
    2. Showing % of grand totals, etc
    3. Slicers and timelines
  • Getting data (was Power Query)

    Subtopics

    1. Using different data sources
    2. Query steps
    3. Massaging data before loading it
    4. The "Column by example" transform
  • Advanced charts  

    Subtopics

    1. Combination charts
    2. Regression and trendlines
    3. Picture charts
    4. Sparklines
  • Scenarios  

    Subtopics

    1. Creating what-if scenarios
    2. The scenario manager
  • Goal-seeking  

    Subtopics

    1. Targeting a given value
    2. Setting the number of iterations

Topics marked will be covered if time allows.

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And some benefits specific to online training:

  • Courseware posted to you in advance
  • Separate pre-course check-up included
  • Our clever Wordsworth system means you can use our laptops (and we can see them)

We've been in business over 30 years - we must be doing something right!

Advanced Excel course dates

The table below lists the Advanced Excel courses that we currently have scheduled (click on one of the tabs to filter the list).

Date(s) Date(s) Duration Venue Price Times  
Thu/Fri 06-07 February 2025 06-07 Feb 2 days Online £725.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Mon/Tue 03-04 March 2025 03-04 Mar 2 days Manchester £950.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Wed/Thu 12-13 March 2025 12-13 Mar 2 days Online £725.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Thu/Fri 03-04 April 2025 03-04 Apr 2 days Manchester £950.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Thu/Fri 03-04 April 2025 03-04 Apr 2 days Online £725.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Mon/Tue 02-03 June 2025 02-03 Jun 2 days Manchester £950.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Mon/Tue 09-10 June 2025 09-10 Jun 2 days Online £725.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Thu/Fri 03-04 July 2025 03-04 Jul 2 days Manchester £950.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Mon/Tue 07-08 July 2025 07-08 Jul 2 days Online £725.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Wed/Thu 06-07 August 2025 06-07 Aug 2 days Online £725.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Mon/Tue 01-02 September 2025 01-02 Sep 2 days Manchester £950.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Thu/Fri 04-05 September 2025 04-05 Sep 2 days Online £725.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Thu/Fri 02-03 October 2025 02-03 Oct 2 days Manchester £950.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Thu/Fri 02-03 October 2025 02-03 Oct 2 days Online £725.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Mon/Tue 03-04 November 2025 03-04 Nov 2 days Manchester £950.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Mon/Tue 03-04 November 2025 03-04 Nov 2 days Online £725.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Tue/Wed 02-03 December 2025 02-03 Dec 2 days Online £725.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book

If you can't see the course you want listed above, don't despair! If you can muster 3 or 4 people together, it may well be worth organising an onsite course at your office (we'll provide and set up the computers), or else an online course tailored to your needs.

We don't currently have any Excel Advanced courses scheduled in our London training centre. We may consider adding dates - it's always worth asking.

Alternatively, if you have a handful of like-minded people in your organisation, you could consider booking your own bespoke Excel Advanced course, whereby you get to pick the dates, training delivery method and venue!

Date(s) Date(s) Duration Venue Price Times  
Mon/Tue 03-04 March 2025 03-04 Mar 2 days Manchester £950.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Thu/Fri 03-04 April 2025 03-04 Apr 2 days Manchester £950.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Mon/Tue 02-03 June 2025 02-03 Jun 2 days Manchester £950.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Thu/Fri 03-04 July 2025 03-04 Jul 2 days Manchester £950.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Mon/Tue 01-02 September 2025 01-02 Sep 2 days Manchester £950.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Thu/Fri 02-03 October 2025 02-03 Oct 2 days Manchester £950.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Mon/Tue 03-04 November 2025 03-04 Nov 2 days Manchester £950.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book

If you can't see the course you want listed above, don't despair! If you can muster 3 or 4 people together, it may well be worth organising an onsite course at your office (we'll provide and set up the computers), or else an online course tailored to your needs.

Date(s) Date(s) Duration Venue Price Times  
Thu/Fri 06-07 February 2025 06-07 Feb 2 days Online £725.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Wed/Thu 12-13 March 2025 12-13 Mar 2 days Online £725.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Thu/Fri 03-04 April 2025 03-04 Apr 2 days Online £725.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Mon/Tue 09-10 June 2025 09-10 Jun 2 days Online £725.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Mon/Tue 07-08 July 2025 07-08 Jul 2 days Online £725.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Wed/Thu 06-07 August 2025 06-07 Aug 2 days Online £725.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Thu/Fri 04-05 September 2025 04-05 Sep 2 days Online £725.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Thu/Fri 02-03 October 2025 02-03 Oct 2 days Online £725.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Mon/Tue 03-04 November 2025 03-04 Nov 2 days Online £725.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Tue/Wed 02-03 December 2025 02-03 Dec 2 days Online £725.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book

If you can't see the course you want listed above, don't despair! If you can muster 3 or 4 people together, it may well be worth organising an onsite course at your office (we'll provide and set up the computers), or else an online course tailored to your needs.

About half of our courses are created bespoke for a single organisation, and either delivered onsite (usually somewhere in the UK, but we're willing to travel!) or online. For onsite courses we will usually provide and set up the necessary computers free of charge.

There are four main reasons why you might want to book tailored training like this:

  1. If you have 3 or more people, organising custom training will probably be cheaper than booking people individually onto a scheduled course.
  2. You'll be able to choose the content of any training, and be able to pause it for discussions on how you'll use software internally, or ask to take digressions.
  3. You may not be able to travel to our venues, so it might be easier to ask us to travel to you.
  4. You may not be able to make the dates of our published scheduled courses, and want to be able to choose when your training takes place.

If you'd like a quote for how much a tailored course would cost please let us know what you'd like to achieve and we'll get back to you (normally within half a working day).

What other people have said about our Excel Advanced course

Here are some comments we've received about our Excel Advanced course . You can see all of our 546 reviews here. We would like to sincerely thank the clients whose names are shown below for kindly agreeing to let us share their feedback.

"Another fab course provided by Wise Owl. The trainer was lovely, very helpful and super knowledgeable. Course content was great and covered lots of topics. Really nice venue, and great lunch choices!"

Lyndsey Bell

Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service

"A fantastic trainer who puts you at ease and is very knowledgeable and personable. It was a pleasure to spend the two days training and I would highly recommend anyone to this course."

Vicky Bailey

Cormar Carpets

"I would absolutely recommend. We had a superb trainer!"

Antoine DuQuesnay

Civil Aviation Authority

"Knowledgeable trainer and useful information included in the sessions. "

Hannah Presswell

Bedfordshire Police

"This is the second course that I have attended with Wise Owl. I really enjoyed this Excel Advance Course and know that some of the skills I have learnt will be extremely helpful in my job role and in the future. I have now completed Excel intermediate and Excel Advanced. Thank you!"

Katherine Wheeler

NHS South, Central and West CSU

"Our trainer was extremely approachable and great with the group. I found the course extremely helpful with lots of useful tips. I will recommend Wise Owl to my colleagues; it was recommended to me"

Lucy Kavanagh

National Nuclear Laboratory

About this Advanced Excel course

Click on one of the tabs below to see the given information about the course.

Serious users of Excel will enjoy learning about all its hidden goodies on this two-day course, which includes:

  • Creating advanced formulae, including using nested IF functions and text functions

  • Using lookup functions such as VLOOKUP and MATCH/INDEX

  • Loading and transforming data using Power Query

  • Using subtotals and pivot tables to analyse data

  • Using scenarios and goal-seeking for what-if analysis

And when you've been on this course, you could always learn how to program in Excel!

Pre-requisites

Delegates should already have a good working knowledge of Excel (one way to achieve this would be to attend our one-day introduction to Excel and one-day intermediate Excel courses). 

What you'll need to bring

If you book on a classroom course, the only thing you need to bring to the course is ... yourself! We even provide a notepad and a suprisingly nice pen for you to take notes with.

For online training you'll need two things:

  1. A good internet connection (otherwise you'll have a frustrating time); and
  2. A second screen (a requirement, not a nice-to-have!)

You can see full details of our online course requirements here.

For classroom training, you won't need a computer - we (obviously) will provide that. However, you're welcome to use your own laptop if you prefer, providing that you have the correct software installed.

For online training you will need a computer, but you won't need to have any software installed.  This is because you'll use Windows Remote Desktop to connect to our computers using our whizzy Wordsworth online training system, and these computers will have all of the necessary files and software installed.

When you book a place

If you book a place on one of our courses:

  • For classroom courses we will send out a joining email. That's it!
  • For online courses we will get in touch to organise a half-hour pre-course check to iron out any connection problems before the course (rather than during it). We will also ask you whether you want to receive a printed copy of the course manual (and post this to you if you do).

Whatever type of course you book, we will also send you out a reminder a few days before the course is due to take place - not that (we hope) you'll have forgotten!

After the course

After the course finishes you'll receive a digital certificate proving your attendance (we will gladly send a paper copy on request also).

We don't have any formal arrangement for answering questions after the course, but if you get stuck on something and email your trainer they should (and nearly always do!) respond as quickly as their training schedule allows.

FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions

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What other Excel courses can I take?▼

Here is a list of all of the Excel courses that we run:

Course name Days
Excel Introduction One day
Excel Intermediate One day
Excel Advanced (this course) 2 days
Excel Business Modelling 2 days
Excel VBA macros 2 days
Advanced VBA 2 days
Fast track Excel VBA 3 days
Introduction to Office Scripts 2 days
Advanced Office Scripts 2 days

What courses do you have related to this one?▼

You might like to consider invesigating these related courses:

Related course Days Level
Excel Business Modelling 2 days Introduction
Excel VBA macros 2 days Introduction

What are your venues for your classroom Excel courses?▼

We run our scheduled classroom training courses in the following venues:

Venue Details
Excel training in London We run our courses in London from the LandMark offices in Bishopsgate, right in the middle of the City (and close to Liverpool Street mainline station).
Excel training in Manchester We run our courses in Manchester from the Holiday Inn business centre, which is a few minutes' walk from Piccadilly station.
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