Description:
Join us for a live, hands-on Excel demonstration
Join us for a live, hands-on Excel demonstration designed to help you work smarter, not harder. Whether you’re just starting out or have been using Excel for years, this session will showcase a variety of features and techniques that can improve your efficiency and elevate your spreadsheet skills. We’ll explore beginner-friendly navigation, essential keyboard shortcuts, basic formulas, and data analysis tools like PivotTables.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Navigate Excel worksheets with increased speed and confidence
- Use essential keyboard shortcuts to streamline tasks
- Build and edit basic formulas
- Create and manipulate PivotTables for data summarization
- Apply time-saving strategies to improve workflow
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This course is suitable for:
- Beginners who want to build foundational Excel skills
- Intermediate users seeking to reinforce best practices and learn new shortcuts
- Experienced users who may benefit from newer features or faster workflows
FORMAT AND LEARNING APPROACH
This is a live demonstration-based session, featuring:
- Real-time walkthroughs of Excel techniques
- Interactive Q&A throughout
- Occasional prompts for participant engagement (no prior Excel setup required)
- Tips provided in context, so you can see exactly how and when to use them
Facilitated by:
Kerri L Sorenson
Registration:
CSUN Faculty & Staff – To register for this Workshop/Session:
- When ready, select the CSU Learn button below.
- Log into CSU Learn with your CSUN Portal credentials.
- Select the “Register” button.
- Click on the bullet next to the CSUN HR icon, and select “Submit” to enroll in this session.
If a reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact L&D@ calstate.edu in advance (minimum of 72 hours is requested) and we will connect you with the workshop facilitator..
Withdraw from Session: If you need to cancel your registration, select the “Self” icon in CSU Learn. Select “Learning,” then “Registrations.” Select the box next to the session you need to cancel, and select “Cancel Registration.” In the next window, select “Confirm Cancellation.”
This session is offered by California State University, Long Beach in a Professional & Personal Development Cross Campus Collaboration program. Colleagues attending this session may hail from the Chancellor’s Office, Bakersfield, Channel Islands, Chico, East Bay, Fresno, Fullerton, Humboldt, Long Beach, Monterey Bay, Pomona, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, San Marcos, Sonoma, and Stanislaus.
Return to CSUN’s Professional & Personal Development Training Calendar at: https://www.csun.edu/development/training.
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