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SQL for Excel Users: Beginner-Friendly Guide for Excel Users (Udemy.com)

Learn SQL directly in Microsoft Excel using a free add-in—no database setup or coding experience required!

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703 reviews

Created by: Kyle Pew

Last updated May 2025

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What you will learn

  • Write and run SQL queries directly inside Microsoft Excel using a simple, built-in SQL editor
  • Use SQL SELECT, WHERE, and ORDER BY statements to retrieve and filter Excel data
  • Apply aggregate functions like SUM(), AVG(), COUNT() and group results using GROUP BY
  • Use conditional logic with CASE, IN, BETWEEN, and LIKE to perform advanced filtering
  • Perform SQL-style joins across multiple Excel tables—replacing the need for VLOOKUP or XLOOKUP
  • Convert worksheet ranges into structured Excel Tables and query them using SQL
  • Understand when to use SQL vs. Excel formulas, PivotTables, or Power Query for analysis

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Course Description

Are you an Excel power user ready to take the next step in your data journey? This course was built just for you.

"SQL for Excel Users" is your fast track to learning SQL—the language of data—in a way that feels familiar, practical, and instantly useful. If you know your way around formulas, filters, and PivotTables but feel stuck when it comes to managing larger, more complex datasets, it’s time to unlock SQL right inside Excel. No installations. No intimidating database setup. Just you, Excel, and the skills to command your data like a pro.

In this action-packed, beginner-friendly course, you’ll learn how to write SQL queries directly in Excel using a lightweight add-in. You’ll go from SELECT to JOIN, from WHERE to GROUP BY, all while working with the kinds of datasets you already use every day. Think of SQL as the next logical step in your Excel evolution—and we're going to make it simple, fast, and fun.

Whether you’re in analytics, finance, marketing, HR, or any data-driven role, this course will empower you to query smarter, report faster, and finally bridge the gap between Excel and true database power.

Enroll now and add SQL to your Excel toolkit—your future self (and your boss) will thank you.
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Instructor Details

Kyle Pew

Welcome! I'm Kyle Pew, a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), Microsoft Office Master Instructor, and Udemy Instructor Partner, with over 20 years of experience training over 2 million students in Microsoft Office and beyond. I’m passionate about helping students of all backgrounds and skill levels succeed in using tools like Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, and more, as well as diving into advanced topics like VBA and SharePoint.


With a background in media arts and animation from the San Francisco Art Institute and industry experience as a game designer at Electronic Arts, I bring a unique perspective to my training. My clients have included major corporations like Chevron, Facebook, Walmart, and many more, delivering training to both large-scale audiences and individuals, adapting each lesson to address real-world applications. My courses are built around the principle that the best way to learn is by tackling real-life challenges—allowing you to build confidence and problem-solving skills.


Join me on Udemy and let’s take your skills to the next level. When I’m not teaching, I’m enjoying time with my six children or cheering on my favorite hockey team, the San Jose Sharks.

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By Gjorgi Varelov on 9/1/2026

Gentle but not trivial introduction to SQL. A great way to learn how to use SQL without having to set up a full RDBMS and avoid dealing with all the nuances of logging in, user permissions etc of that RDBMS. Also, at the end student will learn how to circumvent somewhat cumbersome LOOKUP functions of Excel and instead solve problems by issuing elegant SQL commands while still working in Excel.

By Karthikeyan Shanmugam on 7/17/2026

The course is simple, well-structured, and very engaging. The trainer explains each topic section by section, making it easy to understand and apply the concepts. The beginner-friendly approach, along with the practical exercises, makes the learning experience enjoyable and highly effective.

By Andrea Mario Zampoleri on 7/17/2026

If you're looking for a course to get you started using SQL right away... this is the right course for you. Of course, it only covers the basic concepts. If you'd like to delve deeper into the SQL language with more advanced and structured courses, you can do so later. But it's truly impressive how this course immediately launch you into the world of SQL. Great job KP!

By Christina Esquivel on 6/17/2026

Very easy to follow. The instructors step-by-step instructions and demonstration of the concepts made the topic easier to understand. The last section on joins went a little quick and maybe needed a bit more conceptual explanation before diving into the coding. Really great course!

By Spencer Rogers on 6/9/2026

I wanted to get into crime analysis and knew learning SQL was an important step. I am enjoying the instructor in his “Excel from Beginner to Advanced” course, so I took this one. I like how I’m learning basic SQL within the context of Excel.

By Michelle Gosewisch on 5/2/2026

This course was clear, concise, and well- explained simply. Kyle does a great job of taking a topic and breaking it down into bite- sized pieces... no overwhelm here. I enjoyed this course thoroughly and am looking forward to the next one. Absolutely recommend this instructor!

By Jayanta Chakraborty on 5/1/2026

I am loving these sessions, it is just amazing, Kyle is just superb trainer, his poise, smile and easy approach make the learning fun and easy. Running SQL queries along with his videos are good way to learn SQL, thanks Kyle, I will check out for your other videos once I complete the SQL course.

By John Mullen on 2/7/2026

I had taken many SQL Courses on Data Camp and they were generally well presented. This course, however, brings things to a whole new level by combining SQL with Excel. So far, this course is very well presented and enjoyable.

By Prerana Joshi on 1/22/2026

It weas a perfect match for me. I was looking for a SQL course Excel-related and it's perfect for a SQL-beginner like me. I am very much enjoying the course! It is very insightful, well-structured, and easy to follow. Kyle is a great instructor! One of the better courses I have seen.

By Anirban Bhattacharya on 12/30/2025

It's a great course indeed, it saves a lot of time in Excel while working with a large dataset, now I type few lines of SQL code in Excel and easily get the desired output. Thus, I can avoid vlookup or xlookup or PowerQuery to get my result. Recommending every Excel user...

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