15 of the best Excel courses you can take online for free

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TL;DR: A wide range of online Microsoft Excel courses are available for free on Udemy.


Everyone needs to use Microsoft Excel from time to time. There really is no way to avoid it these days. You can try to stay away from spreadsheets, but they'll get you eventually.

You might not like it, but you could seriously benefit from mastering Microsoft Excel. It could give you a professional advantage, boost your productivity, or simply make your life easier by keeping everything organised. The possibilities really are endless with Excel.

Fortunately, a wide range of online courses on Excel are available to take on Udemy. Better yet, some of the best examples of these courses are actually available for free. We have checked out everything on offer and lined up a selection of standout options to get you started.

These are the best online Excel courses available for free as of July 5:

The only catch with these free courses is that you don't get a certificate of completion or direct messaging with the instructor, but don't let that stop you from enrolling. You can still learn at your own pace with unlimited access to all the content, so you don't really have anything to lose by giving it a go.

Master Excel with the best free online courses on Udemy.

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