Practical Excel with Claude AI (Sep 26)
Category: Technology | Duration: 2hrs | Tag: VODIRE26ADD12 | Type: Video | Course Level: Foundation | Speaker: Alan Murray | Date: 09/09/2026 14:00
Course Details
This practical course demonstrates how Claude AI can become a valuable assistant throughout your Excel workflow—from generating formulas and preparing data to analysing information and improving reports. You'll learn where Claude can genuinely save time, how to use it effectively alongside Excel, and why human judgement remains essential. Whether you work with financial data, operational reports or business analysis, you'll leave with practical techniques that can improve productivity and enhance the quality of your everyday Excel work.
Alan Murray covers the following topics during this course:
- Using Claude to understand, explain and improve Excel workbooks
- Performing day-to-day Excel operations with Claude help
- Generate, troubleshoot and modernise Excel formulas using natural language.
- Working smarter with reporting and use Claude to build and improve reports.
- Understand best practices, validation techniques and where professional judgement remains essential.
CPD Course Speaker
Computergaga
Alan Murray
Alan Murray is an experienced Excel trainer and Microsoft MVP. With over 23 years of experience as an Excel trainer, he helps users build confidence and expertise in Excel and Power BI - empowering them to solve problems, automate tasks, and work more efficiently.
Alan is the author of the ‘Advanced Excel Formulas’ and ‘Advanced Excel Success’ books and has a YouTube channel – named Computergaga – with 118,000+ subscribers and over 50 million views.
He organises the London Excel Meetup group to provide a community event for professionals to network, share, and develop their Excel skills.
Alan loves showing people what’s possible with the tools they already have. His training approach is relaxed, practical, and always focused on the needs of the people in the room. Everyone should feel confident using Excel and empowered to ask any question - no matter how simple or advanced.
Alan is the author of the ‘Advanced Excel Formulas’ and ‘Advanced Excel Success’ books and has a YouTube channel – named Computergaga – with 118,000+ subscribers and over 50 million views.
He organises the London Excel Meetup group to provide a community event for professionals to network, share, and develop their Excel skills.
Alan loves showing people what’s possible with the tools they already have. His training approach is relaxed, practical, and always focused on the needs of the people in the room. Everyone should feel confident using Excel and empowered to ask any question - no matter how simple or advanced.