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Beginners Google Sheets Training Course

This one-day beginners Google Sheets training course provides the essentials that you need to get started working with Sheets, Google's Cloud-based spreadsheet application. The course introduces the most fundamental features and functions that you might encounter in the day-to-day management of your business data and enables learners to get going with Sheets basics at a competent level.



Our On-site and Online Google Sheets courses offer a flexible teaching approach and your trainer will call you before the event to discuss your training needs. You can also combine Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced Google Sheets training courses to create a blended training programme of up to three days in duration.


Google Sheets Beginners Training Course Prerequisites

No previous knowledge of Google Sheets is needed to attend this introductory course. Learners should be able to navigate the Windows environment and be able to open, close and save files and folders.

It would also be useful (though not essential) to be familiar with Google Chrome and Google Drive before attending. If you already have some self-taught experience with Google Sheets but would rather start from scratch, or with a refresher, that's fine too.



Intended Audience

This introductory fundamentals Google Sheets course is aimed at business professionals and teams who need to become competent using Google Sheets spreadsheets and anyone who needs to get off the starting block managing, analysing or reporting upon small, medium or large datasets including:

  • Administrators
  • Accountants
  • Sales Teams
  • Financial Sector Workers
  • Customer Service & Sales Representatives
  • Analysts
  • And any other profession which depends upon data management

On-site Google Sheets Beginners Courses in the United Kingdom

Our closed courses for Google Sheets are delivered as private classes for your learners offering more flexibility than off-the-shelf courses and topics can often be tailored to meet your particular learning needs.

Sheets is one of the most powerful and useful of the Google Docs Editor apps, but also often the one with which people can struggle the most, and that they find the most frustrating to work with. In fact, having staff who are confident and proficient with Google Sheets doesn't only increase productivity and efficiency, it can even be good for morale.

Our trainers know that helping students to work more effectively isn't just a business goal, it's also empowering. They aren't just educators, they're also software champions who promote enthusiastic adoption of Sheets amongst their trainees. Before the start date they'll discuss your team's training goals with you, whether they're setting off as novice, intermediate or advanced users.

With our on-site courses our regional Google Sheets trainers come to your workplace throughout England, bringing the training to you whether you're in a major city such as London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, or anywhere else.

This offers a cost-effective way to train small groups and entire departments in the comfort of familiar surroundings from the Capital City of London to The Cotswolds, from Hampshire to Northamptonshire, West Midlands to West Yorkshire, Sussex to South Yorkshire, Norfolk to Northumberland, Lancashire to Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire to Gloucestershire, Bristol to Berkshire, Essex to the East Riding and everywhere inbetween.




We come to you: Our regional, mobile Google Sheets trainers cover most locations of mainland UK for on-site visits including the English regions of the North West, North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, Greater London, the East of England, West Midlands, East Midlands, and also some parts of the South West of England (including Wiltshire, Bristol area and Gloucestershire) and South East of England (including Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire). Virtual classroom courses are available from anywhere via live video conferencing.



Live Virtual Classroom Google Sheets Sheets Beginners Courses, UK and Beyond

If you'd rather that your team learns remotely, these small-group Google Sheets courses are also available as live virtual, interactive sessions from the comfort of your own office or workplace. These instructor-led courses are taught via MS Teams video conferencing.

Why choose virtual learning? As we've all become used to Online learning (and live virtual meetings) it is clear that virtual classroom delivery has some advantages over traditional face-to-face learning.

If you're looking for local training, then you can't get closer to your doorstep than you can with virtual learning.

Our virtual learning Google Sheets courses cater for classes of up to 10 and your learners benefit from full and immersive interaction with the trainer just as if they were in the classroom with you, with engaging hands-on training via advanced live video conferencing that is enriched by features such as live chat, private chat, and sharing screens and documents.

Our virtual classroom Google Sheets courses cost £550.00 plus VAT p/day inclusive up to 5 delegates. More learners can be added up to a limit of 10 charged at £50.00 plus VAT per person p/day. Courseware will be provided electronically.



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Expert Trainers

Our Google Sheets trainers are:

Inspirational subject experts with a wealth of experience, proven track records and excellent feedback.

Tailored Courses

Our Closed Google Sheets Courses are:

Flexible instructor-led courses catering to YOUR specific learning needs and training requirements.

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Why Choose Our Google Sheets Courses?

  • Step-by-Step Training: Instructor-led, in-person Google Sheets training with engaging step-by-step demos, lessons and hands-on exercises.

  • Q&A Courses: Dynamic and interactive Sheets courses with ample time for questions and answers.

  • The Personal Touch: Expert tuition, tailored to your team's knowledge level and learning needs, and covering the Google Sheets features and tools that your staff need most.

  • Small Class Sizes: Private, corporate training with a limit of 10 participants per session to ensure personalised attention.

  • Scalable Courses: Can be run as one or more courses, or as a training rollout bringing entire departments and organisations up to the benchmark of G-Sheets knowledge and confidence needed.

  • Regular Teaching Hours: 9.30AM to 4.30PM with a lunch hour and short breaks morning and afternoon. Courses run week days, during normal business hours.


Introduction to Google Sheets Training Course Outline

You can combine Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced Sheets topics for a blended training programme of up to three days in duration.

Actual course content may vary, depending upon your learning requirements.


  • Module 1: An Introduction to Google Sheets
    1. What is Google Sheets?
    2. Google Drive and Google Chrome Overview
    3. Navigating the Google Sheets environment
    4. Opening .Gsheet Files and Excel files
    5. Saving .Gsheet files and Google Drive
    6. File Management
    7. Adding/Deleting Worksheets
    8. Renaming, Inserting and Moving Worksheets

  • Module 2: Spreadsheet Formatting
    1. Formatting Numbers
    2. Formatting Dates
    3. Working with Fonts, Typefaces and Colours
    4. Working with Cell Formatting
    5. Using the Format Painter
    6. Inserting Rows and Columns
    7. Moving, Copying and Pasting Data
    8. Sorting and Filtering Data
    9. Freezing Panes
    10. UnDo and ReDo
    11. Hide and UnHide

  • Module 3: Introduction to Google Sheets Charts
    1. Chart Types
    2. Inserting a Chart
    3. Chart Layout and Styles

  • Module 4: Formulas in Google Sheets
    1. Simple Math Calculations
    2. Using Autofill
    3. Working with Relative and Absolute Cell References
    4. Introducing Simple Functions (sum, average, min, max, count, counta)
    5. Calculating Values Across Different Worksheets

  • Module 5: Printing your Google Sheets
    1. Selecting the Print Area
    2. Print First Row
    3. Headers and Footers
    4. Print Preview
    5. Saving as PDF
    6. Printing all Worksheets

  • Module 6: Sharing Google Sheets
    1. Saving Options
    2. Sharing Options
    3. Document Protection
    4. Sheets Compatibility


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GSheets Beginners Price Guide


Group day rates for private virtual courses & workplace courses

1-3 delegates: £450 plus VAT
4 delegates: £500 plus VAT
5 delegates: £550 plus VAT
6 delegates: £600 plus VAT
7 delegates: £650 plus VAT
8 delegates: £700 plus VAT
9 delegates: £750 plus VAT
10 delegates: £800 plus VAT

- trainer travel costs apply for on-site visits -
- prices based on one-day's training -
- Laptop hire charged separately -