Microsoft Excel Formulas and Functions (Beginner - Advanced) with AI

About the Course:

Excel is still the go-to tool for managing numbers, reports, and analysis. But today’s professionals need more than formulas alone—they need smarter, faster ways to make Excel work for them.

In this reinvented session, you’ll not only master Excel’s most powerful formulas and functions (IF, VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, Text, and Date Functions) but also learn how to enhance them with AI tools. From writing formulas faster to auditing errors and brainstorming solutions, you’ll discover how AI can save you time and simplify complex tasks.

This course is designed to equip business professionals with practical Excel skills and AI shortcuts that deliver immediate results. Whether you’re just getting started or ready to level up, you’ll walk away with smarter ways to handle data every day.

Course Objectives:

By the end of this session, you will be able to:

• Write and apply everyday Excel formulas with confidence.
• Differentiate between relative, absolute, and mixed references.
• Use IF, nested IF, VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, and INDEX/MATCH for analysis.
• Apply text and date functions to simplify data.
• Audit formulas and fix common errors quickly.
• Use Copilot to suggest formulas and explain results.
• Use ChatGPT to troubleshoot formulas and brainstorm solutions.

Who is the Target Audience?

• Business professionals work with data daily.
• Managers, supervisors, financial professionals, administrative staff, and marketers.
• Anyone seeking to save time and make smarter decisions with Excel + AI.

Basic Knowledge:

• A basic understanding of Excel navigation (entering data, creating simple formulas).
• No AI experience necessary; tools will be demonstrated in class.