6 Youtube Channels for Beginners to Learn Excel 

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For beginners, learning Excel will certainly feel difficult if it is not supported by direct practice or watching tutorials. In this day and age, learning Excel can be done anywhere and anytime. Especially for beginners who want to learn about Excel. 

One of the learning media that you can use is the YouTube Channel. This video-based platform provides a fun, exciting and fun learning experience. The content presented by YouTube is also open to all topics, including content about Microsoft Excel Tips and Tricks. The existence of a YouTube channel will certainly help beginners in mastering Excel to become proficient. The way to access it is also easy; just type in the topic you want to search for through the YouTube search field and then click on the video and watch it.

Several YouTube channels now provide Excel tips and tricks, from the basics to applying case studies in each formula. No wonder the creators of the YouTube channel also sometimes insert special playlists to make it easier for viewers to see the specific topics they want to learn. Not bad while learning to prepare for the world of work later. You can watch videos while practicing directly in Microsoft Excel slowly and not get bored as you can watch while learning. If you want to be better at excel, you are reading the right article.

UMN will recommend some of the best YouTube channels that discuss Excel and their tips and tricks, starting from basic to advanced. Let’s get straight to the list!

1. Excel-ID

The first recommendation is Excel-ID. You can access more than five hundred videos on this channel. The contents discussed are closely related to Excel. Starting from basic Excel formulas to VBA-based programming or Excel Macros. If you are worried about not understanding English, don’t worry, the materials they share are presented in Bahasa Indonesia.

Excel-ID. Source: Excel Class ID

Excel-ID provides an explanation in the video description section in each video presented. This is so we can learn directly and stay focused on the Excel learning process. Don’t forget that this channel also provides a collection of tips and exercises to prepare for the work test. Very interesting, right?

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2. Leila Gharani

The following recommendation is Leila Gharani. You will find beginner-friendly content about learning Excel on Leila’s YouTube channel. The content presented by Leila is available in the form of shorts (short videos of a 1-minute duration) and video content. With 1.69 million subscribers and 443 videos, Leila provides tips, tricks, and hacks for Microsoft Excel. Starting from eliminating duplicate data in Microsoft Excel, freeze top row and the first column, data grouping in Excel, Excel lookup functions, and others.

Leila Gharani’s YouTube Channel. Source: NoxInfuencer

Not only presenting content on Excel hacks, but Leila Gharani’s YouTube channel also provides insights about Office products, finance and accounting. These content topics are summarized into one to increase work productivity and facilitate data analysis. In addition, Leila also shared insights about charting for data visualization purposes, starting from dynamic map charts, Gantt charts, panel charts, Excel line charts, KPI visualization, stacked charts and others. Two other exciting materials you can follow are Visualization and VBA automation. Leila also presents complete courses related to the world of Excel.

3. Ignatius Ryan

In contrast to Leila, who uses English as the language of instruction. Ignasius Ryan‘s channel uses Indonesian. If you are looking for an on-point tutorial, then this channel is the answer. The explanation is straightforward and easy to understand, especially for beginners. Exercise files have also been provided through this channel, which can be accessed and downloaded for free for each tutorial being explained. You can access the file in the video description section. Besides you can watch the video, you can also directly practice what videos we have learned.

YouTube Ignasius Ryan Source: Youtube.com

For example, if you stop by Ignasius Ryan’s YouTube Channel, try to take a peek at his playlist, “Learning Excel from Zero.” We highly recommend it for beginners who want to learn Excel from the ground up. Besides videos, as the pioneer of this channel, Ignasius also wrote an e-book about Excel that we can download. You can also see other tutorials provided on this channel. Starting from learning Microsoft Word from scratch, Excel formulas, Google Sheets tutorials, data updating tricks, and discussing careers. Ignasius Ryan also shared tips on practicing Excel questions for work tests. Check out the playlist so that you can get better at Excel. You can also check his Instagram at @ignasiusryan that has more than 240 thousand followers

4. Excel Campus

Next is Excel Campus. The channel is owned by Jon Acampora, who is a financial analyst and also a system analyst. In his channel, Jon shares various content about Excel, starting from Excel formulas, pivot tables, macros, VBA, charts, dashboards, Power Query, Power Pivot, Power BI, and so on.

Excel Campus Tutorials. Source: Excel Campus

In addition to learning Excel from Excel Campus’ YouTube, you can also increase your knowledge through the articles on their official website and by subscribing to their newsletter and accessing it once a week. This newsletter contains neverending blog updates and exclusive content.

5. ExcelIsFun

The next recommended channel for Excel training is ExcelIsFun. Doesn’t the name alone makes us feel happy? This channel will introduce you to various video tutorials about Excel, starting from basic to advanced levels with a total of 3.5 thousand videos uploaded and 806 thousand subscribers (currently). You can find various topics about Excel here, starting from Excel formulas, Charts, PivotTables, and others. There are also other topics around Excel, such as basic and advanced data analysis like Power Query, Power Pivot, DAX Formulas, Power BI and others. Don’t worry; you can also download the material in the form of an Excel file for practice and a PDF summary of each video that we can download.

YouTube ExcelIsFun. Source: Youtube.com

The ExcelIsFun YouTube Channel owner has been a business instructor at Highline Community since 2002 and MVP of Microsoft Excel in 2013. Seeing his excellent work background, you are learning from the right person, an expert tutor. You can also stop by this channel’s playlists: Excel Data Analysis, Filter Array, Excel VLOOKUP and various other tips that you can try.

6. TeachExcel

Since 2008, TeachExcel has been here to deliver structured Excel learning tutorial videos. In addition, each step shared can be used as a direct practice reference. This YouTube channel will guide viewers through data-related tasks, from simple functions to more complex concepts.

Excel Email Course. Source: TeachExcel

You will encounter topics including graphing, formatting, worksheet security, formulas, macro guides, etc. You can access various playlists based on a topic which is updated regularly.

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Well, those were recommendations for YouTube channels that you can use to learn Excel for both academic needs and the needs of the world of work later. Good luck!

By Reyvan Maulid

English translation by Levina Chrestella Theodora

Kuliah di Jakarta untuk jurusan program studi Informatika | Sistem Informasi | Teknik Komputer | Teknik Elektro | Teknik Fisika | Akuntansi | Manajemen| Komunikasi Strategis | Jurnalistik | Desain Komunikasi Visual | Film dan Animasi | Arsitektur | D3 Perhotelan , di Universitas Multimedia Nusantara. www.umn.ac.id