3-Day Microsoft Excel Course

This 3-day course is offered at no cost through the Career and Financial Coaching Department of JFS Dallas. It is taught by Chris Sachnik and will be held on Microsoft Teams. After you register through Eventbrite, you will receive an email with the link to join.

Day 1: Meet Excel (and Don’t Be Scared)

• Tour of the interface: ribbons, cells, and sheets
• Entering and formatting text, numbers, and dates
• Basic formulas: SUM, AVERAGE, simple math
• AutoFill, copy/paste tricks, and cell formatting
• Creating a personal checklist or budget

Tuesday, August 26

Day 2: Making It Work for You

• Sorting and filtering data
• Freezing panes and hiding rows/columns
• Cell references: absolute vs. relative
• Working with tables and totals
• Light conditional formatting

Wednesday, August 27

Day 3: Putting It All Together

• Creating a monthly budget or task tracker
• Troubleshooting formula errors
• Q&A: “Why did my spreadsheet just do that?”
• Exporting to PDF and printing tips