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Excel Basics: Get Started with Tables

Learn how to use Excel as a digital tool for assignments, research, teaching, service, or the job market.

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September 2, 2025, 3:30pm - 4:45pm
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Hybrid: Online and in Yablon Financial Resources Lab, Room 244, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center
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Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff
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Hosted by: Lippincott Library

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This introductory workshop is intended for Penn undergraduate students, graduate students, predocs, postdocs, faculty, and staff who are new to organizing data in electronic spreadsheet software (e.g.: Excel). The session is suited to learners interested in using Excel as a digital tool for assignments, research, teaching, service, or the job market. This workshop provides an orientation to table-formatted data and Microsoft Excel as a step toward supporting data analysis (systematically handling and interpreting data) in Excel.

After this workshop, learners should be able to

  • Highlight a table's structure
  • Group related data
  • Insert missing content

Expectations

  • Work-along with instructor: 35 min.
  • Solo/Group practice: 20 min.
  • Lecture: 20 min.

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