Excel Tips and Tricks

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

• Contact: Kerri Sorenson, kerri.sorenson@csulb.edu, learnandgrow@calpoly.edu
• Date and Time: September 23 | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
• Location: Zoom