Courses >> Creating a Basic Budget with Excel
6 Activities
18 Minutes
Beginner
Contributed by Carol Hull, Kixal
Topics: Productivity
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Learn basic computer skills needed to create a basic household budget using spreadsheet programs like Microsoft Excel. Skills include creating a spreadsheet, entering data, writing formulas, applying formatting, inserting rows, and copying data to paste into a new sheet.

Activities in This Course

1
Planning a Budget
03:00
1 03:00

Planning a Budget

This lesson will give you an overview of how to plan for a basic household budget.

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2
Creating a Budget
03:00
2 03:00

Creating a Budget

This lesson will explain which computer programs can be used to create a budget.

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3
Organizing a Budget
03:00
3 03:00

Organizing a Budget

This lesson will teach you how to create a budget and enter data using a spreadshe...

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4
Formatting Cells
02:15
4 02:15

Formatting Cells

This lesson will teach you formatting techniques for cells in a spreadsheet.

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5
Formulas and Functions
04:30
5 04:30

Formulas and Functions

This lesson will teach basic mathematical calculations.

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6
Budget Templates
03:00
6 03:00

Budget Templates

This lesson will teach you how to create a budget template.

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