Excel 101: A Beginner’s & Intermediate’s Guide for Mastering the Quintessence of Microsoft Excel (2010–2019 & 365) in No Time!

Excel has a way of turning a simple table into a much more capable tool—once you know where its useful features are hiding. In Excel 101, Johannes Wild presents a hands-on introduction to Microsoft Excel, with a path from everyday essentials to more advanced tools for working with information.

The material is divided into “Basic” and “Expert” topics, so new users can build a foundation while more experienced spreadsheet users can focus on areas they want to strengthen. Illustrated, step-by-step explanations and practical examples keep the emphasis on doing, not just reading.

Start with the spreadsheet essentials

The opening chapters orient readers to Excel’s interface and settings, then introduce practical ways to work with worksheets, formatting, shortcuts, and common tools. This groundwork helps make the program’s menus and features easier to navigate as the topics become more involved.

Make formulas and data work harder

From cell references and core functions to data queries and forecasting, the book explores features that can help organize information and draw useful conclusions from it. Its approach connects the tools to practical examples, giving readers a chance to see how spreadsheet decisions work in context.

Explore the expert-level tools

Later material reaches into macros, add-ins such as Data Analysis and Solver, and Excel error messages. The Basic and Expert signposting offers a helpful way to approach the chapters: work through the foundations first, or head toward the topics that match your current experience.

Learn by trying the examples

Wild encourages readers to practice the instructions directly in Excel. That makes this guide well suited to learners who prefer to test a feature in a worksheet as they encounter it, whether they are building confidence with everyday tasks or exploring more advanced spreadsheet functions.

The book identifies Excel 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and Office 365 as supported versions, while noting that some features may differ between releases. For a focused introduction to Excel’s commonly used capabilities—and a guided step toward more sophisticated ones—Excel 101 offers a clear place to begin.