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Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Associate (MO-210) Online Training

Get ready for the Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Associate (MO-210) exam with this practical Microsoft Office training course. Build real-world Excel skills as you manage worksheets and workbooks, manipulate data cells and ranges, create structured tables, and perform operations using core formulas and functions. Learn how to design charts, use conditional formatting, and prepare workbooks for collaboration and distribution, all while gaining the confidence needed to pass the MO-210 and elevate your professional credibility. Passing the MO-210 exam not only increases your productivity with Excel, but also counts towards earning your Microsoft Office Specialist: Associate (Microsoft 365 Apps) certification.

Updated August 2025

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7h 54mTotal
7h 54m

Who This Course Is For

Designed for office staff, desk workers, and students who’ve used Excel but don’t know the pro-level tips and tricks. If you manage budgets, invoices, or logs of any kind, this training will open up the world of truly excellent spreadsheets and help you earn the MOS: Excel Associate.

Course Curriculum

  • Premium skill.Learn General Excel Principles51m
  • Premium skill.Format and Structure Workbooks50m
  • Premium skill.Import Data, and Use Lists and Tables53m
  • Premium skill.Perform Calculations and Operations1h 1m
  • Premium skill.Create Basic Charts and Visualisations55m
  • Premium skill.Apply Page Layout Options52m
  • Premium skill.Export or Collaborate with Excel52m
  • Premium skill.Excel Specialist Revision Challenges48m
  • Premium skill.Excel Specialist Formulas Exercises51m

For IT leaders

What IT leaders need to know before assigning this course

Unstandardized Excel use creates operational risk: inconsistent workbooks, formula errors, unclear reports, and avoidable rework when teams share files across departments. This MO-210-aligned course helps IT Directors and Training Managers standardize foundational Excel capability for help desk staff, operations teams, administrative users, and business-facing IT Practitioners who support Microsoft 365 users.

The course is beginner-level and requires about 7 hours 53 minutes per learner, making it practical for onboarding plans, quarterly upskilling, or certification readiness programs. Teams work through general Excel principles, workbook formatting, data import, lists and tables, calculations, charts, page layout, exporting, collaboration, and revision/formula exercises. For change management, Team Leads can assign it before spreadsheet-heavy reporting cycles or Microsoft Office Specialist exam prep. CBT Nuggets Playlists and Team Reporting help IT leaders structure the rollout and verify completion across the team.

Team Impact

How this training helps your team succeed

IT teams complete this training to reduce spreadsheet inconsistency and help business users produce cleaner, more reliable Excel workbooks in Microsoft 365 environments. The course focuses on practical Excel work: organizing workbooks, importing and structuring data, performing calculations, presenting results visually, and preparing files for sharing or printing.

  • Cleaner operational reporting: Teams can format and structure workbooks so reports are easier to read, maintain, and hand off.
  • Fewer data-handling mistakes: Training on importing data, lists, and tables supports more consistent spreadsheet workflows.
  • Better decision support: Basic charts and visualizations help teams turn workbook data into clear summaries for stakeholders.
  • More reliable distribution: Page layout, export, and collaboration skills help staff prepare spreadsheets for review, sharing, or presentation without last-minute formatting issues.

After completion

Knowledge & ability your team will gain

Knowledge

  • Core Excel principles used in Microsoft 365 Apps.
  • How workbook structure and formatting affect readability and maintenance.
  • How imported data, lists, and tables support organized spreadsheet workflows.
  • How formulas and calculations are used to perform routine Excel operations.
  • How basic charts, visualizations, page layout, export, and collaboration features support business reporting.

Ability

  • Create and structure workbooks using consistent formatting practices.
  • Import data and organize it into lists and tables.
  • Build and apply formulas for common calculations and workbook operations.
  • Create basic charts and visualizations to communicate spreadsheet data.
  • Apply page layout settings and export or collaborate on Excel files.
  • Use revision challenges and formula exercises to reinforce MO-210 exam readiness.

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