1 hour excel for absolute beginners (Udemy.com)
Learn the basics of Excel the powerful spreadsheet software!
Created by: John Bura
Last updated February 2014
What you will learn
- To learn Excel
- To learn how to set up a small budget
- To learn how to do math in Excel
How it compares
Against the other 355 rated Udemy courses in Excel on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.4 out of 5higher than 25% of them
- Reviews211#300 of 356 by number of reviews
- Length1 hourshorter than 95% of them
- Last updatedFebruary 2014earlier than 98% of them
Course Description
Learn how to use Excel in 1 hour! This course is a very short and comprehensive course on how to master the basics of the best spreadsheet software to date. This course is optimized by John Bura who has been teaching since 2002 and programming since 1997. You get to learn the basics of how Excel works and you get some fantastic knowledge about how computers work. If you have some previous excel experience, then this course might not be for you. Enroll in this course. It is the best course for complete beginners
Instructor Details
- 4.4 Rating
211 Reviews
John Bura
John Bura is has been a successful Udemy instructor since 2011. John Bura has been programming games since 1997 and teaching since 2002. John is the owner of the game development studio Mammoth Interactive. This company produces XBOX 360, iPhone, iPad, android, HTML 5, ad-games and more. Mammoth Interactive recently sold a game to Nickelodeon! John has been contracted by many different companies to provide game design, audio, programming, level design and project management. To this day John has 40 commercial games that he has contributed to. Several of the games he has produced have risen to the top 10 in the Apple's app store. In his spare time John likes to play ultimate Frisbee, cycle and work out.
More courses by John Bura
Kids Coding - Introduction to HTML, CSS and JavaScript! (2020)
4.2 (2,386 Reviews)
Provider: Udemy
Time: 7h
$18.99
More Excel courses
Microsoft Excel Data Analysis - Learn How The Experts Use It (2026)
5.0 (5,696 Reviews)
Provider: Udemy
Time: 3h
$39.99
Microsoft Excel: Advanced Dashboard Design (Project-Based!) (2026)
4.9 (4,868 Reviews)
Provider: Udemy
Time: 6.4h
$99.99
Master NEW Excel Functions in Office 365 & Office 2021+
4.8 (5,262 Reviews)
Provider: Udemy
Time: 7.1h
$15.99
Microsoft Excel Certification Exam Prep: MO-201 Excel Expert (2026)
4.8 (3,239 Reviews)
Provider: Udemy
Time: 8.6h
$119.99
Reviews
By Aarjav arya on 1/11/2023
It starts from the basics and is in short video format so it doesn't feel too much burdening
By Sahil Kaushal on 4/29/2022
this course help me to get my journey started with excel
By Pulkit Garg on 2/16/2021
Could be better!! You can include details about tabs and ribbons for beginners.
By Mohamed Hassan on 2/2/2021
I am building my Cv and this course is very helpful.
By Sunidhi Thakur on 12/21/2020
I loved the small modules of the lectures. Thanks, sir!
By Ishitha Amena on 12/13/2020
It is an excellent course.Mentor's teaching style is great.
By Bonnie S Bowen on 9/18/2018
He is a very good teacher. I could understand everything he talked about.
By Lisa Dunsky on 1/28/2018
No clear overview of what course will cover. Instructor seems to be making up the class as he goes along.
By Anonymized User on 9/12/2017
This is definitely a absolute beginners course and that is what I needed. It was short and direct and helped me learn quick what I needed.
By Courtney Renstrom on 8/12/2014
Great intro to Excel or refresher for those who haven't used it in a while!
Quality Score
No CourseDuck member has rated this course yet. Taken it? Give each part a thumbs up or down.
Overall Score : 88 / 100












