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The tools you use at work should feel familiar. Learn Microsoft 365 by doing useful tasks, with clear instructions and room to practice.

Start from zero. Try the Excel intro without an account.

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A glimpse of Excel practice. Your first formula is waiting.

Starting with Excel.
Growing across Microsoft 365.

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The training library

Everyday tools.
Skills you can put to use.

Start with Excel today. We’re planning a growing library of focused training for the rest of your Microsoft 365 workday.

AVAILABLE NOW

Excel
Practice Lab

From your first formula to more confident spreadsheet work.

Explore Excel training

A real place to practice, not just another video to watch.

  1. Get your first result

    Enter a simple formula and see what happens.

  2. Build the foundations

    Find cells, select ranges, and use everyday functions.

  3. Keep putting it into practice

    Revisit skills, practice formulas, and work through projects.

Try your first exercise
What’s next

More of your workday, covered.

These trainings are planned and are not yet available. Each will have its own focused learning experience.

Create & communicate

Planned
  • Word

    Create clear documents, format pages, and work with tables.

  • Outlook

    Manage email, organize your inbox, and plan your calendar.

  • PowerPoint

    Build readable slides and present your ideas with confidence.

  • OneNote

    Capture notes and organize information you can find again.

Collaborate & organize

Planned
  • Teams

    Use chats, channels, meetings, and shared files.

  • OneDrive & SharePoint

    Store, find, and share files with the right people.

  • Planner & To Do

    Organize tasks, set priorities, and follow through.

  • Loop

    Bring shared notes, ideas, and project details together.

Collect & improve

Planned
  • Forms

    Create surveys and quizzes, then explore the responses.

  • Lists

    Track information with useful views and a clear structure.

  • Power Automate

    Connect everyday tasks and build simple workflows.

  • Microsoft 365 Copilot

    Practice useful prompts and review AI-assisted work.

Also on the roadmapBookings for scheduling · Whiteboard for visual collaboration · Clipchamp for everyday video

Excel is the first available product. Future training will be offered separately; an Excel membership does not include these planned products.

Learn by doing

A small task.
A clear next step.
Real progress.

You don’t need to know where everything is. You just need a place to start.

This approach starts in Excel and will guide each new training.

  1. 1

    Follow clear instructions

    Learn what to do, where to click, and what you should see. Start with one useful skill instead of a screen full of options.

  2. 2

    Do the task yourself

    Type the formula. Select the cells. Make the change. Get feedback as you work, with a hint when you need one.

  3. 3

    Practice until it feels familiar

    Repeat a skill with new examples, then build on it. Return to your learning path and keep moving at your own pace.

For people. For the workforce.

Skills that belong
in the workday.

Digital confidence opens doors. We’re building practical training for people starting a job, growing in a role, or returning to the workforce.

For individual learners

Begin with the basics, practice without pressure, and build skills you can use in everyday work.

For teams & workforce programs

A growing training library centered on useful workplace tasks. Excel is the starting point, with more Microsoft 365 training planned.

A few helpful details

Before you start.

What can I learn right now?

Excel Practice Lab is available now. You can start the free intro lesson, explore the Excel learning path, and see the practice tools. Word, Teams, Outlook, and the other trainings listed above are planned and are not yet available.

Do I need any Excel experience?

No. The Excel intro starts with your first formula, then builds into cell selection, navigation, and everyday spreadsheet skills. Instructions walk you through each task.

Do I need to install Microsoft 365?

You can do the interactive Excel exercises in your browser. The practice area is designed to feel familiar when you move to Excel for Windows. Downloadable workbook projects are intended for practice in Excel itself.

Where do I sign in to my existing account?

Your existing Excel Practice Lab account is still yours. Sign in to Excel training to continue with your saved progress. The Excel learning experience now lives at workforceskills.app/excel.

Does an Excel membership include future training?

Excel memberships cover Excel Practice Lab. Word and the other planned training products will be offered separately. The perpetual Excel license includes current and future Excel Practice Lab Excel content while the service operates.

Your first skill starts here

Let’s make Excel
feel a little more familiar.

Try the free Excel intro

No account or Excel experience needed.