Up & Running With Google Sheets

Learn Google Sheets for data analysis and visualization, and build data literacy skills with fun, real-word projects!

What you'll learn

Learn how to create and manage worksheets and navigate the Google Sheets interface

Build foundational data literacy skills, including managing, exploring, analyzing and visualizing data

Write formulas and functions to aggregate values, create logical tests, join data, and manipulate text and dates

Use Pivot Tables to explore and analyze data, including grouping, sorting, filtering and more

Learn data visualization and storytelling best practices, and bring data to life using common charts and graphs

Apply sharing and collaboration tools like notes, comments, timelines, protection, and web publishing

Requirements

We'll be using Google Sheets for course demos (free, in-browser)

No experience required – we'll start with the absolute basics!

Description

This is a hands-on, project-based course designed to help you build the skills you need to manage, explore, analyze, and visualize data in Google Sheets.We’ll start by introducing the Sheets interface and workflow, then dive into spreadsheet fundamentals like table structures, data types, formatting, sorting and filtering.From there we’ll dig into formulas and functions, introduce key topics like syntax, reference types, and common errors, and practice applying some of the most common and powerful techniques for data management and analysis. We’ll use functions to count and aggregate values, create logical tests, join data across tables, manipulate text and date values, and more.Next we’ll introduce Pivot Tables, an essential spreadsheet tool for data exploration. We’ll prepare raw data for analysis, create views to slice and dice the data, and apply tools like sorting, grouping, and calculated fields. We’ll also dive into the world of data visualization and storytelling, review best practices for effective design, and bring our data to life using visuals like bars and columns, line and area charts, scatterplots and maps.Last but not least, we’ll demonstrate some of Google Sheets’ unique sharing and collaboration features, including comments, notifications, edit history, sheet protection, and more.COURSE OUTLINE:Intro to Google SheetsIn this section we’ll introduce Google Sheets, create & manage spreadsheets, explore its interface, review important settings, and draw comparisons with Microsoft ExcelSpreadsheet FundamentalsIn this section we’ll cover spreadsheet fundamentals, including data literacy concepts like tables, cell references, sorting & filtering, data types, formatting, and moreFormulas & FunctionsIn this section we’ll introduce essential formulas & functions you need to work with data in Google Sheets, including math, logical, text, date, and lookup functionsData Analysis with Pivot TablesIn this section we’ll cover exploring & analyzing data with pivot tables, Google Sheets’ essential “drag & drop” tool that lets you perform calculations without formulas or functionsData Visualization with Charts & GraphsIn this section we’ll cover visualizing data with charts & graphs, including how to identify the right chart type, how to format it properly, and how to use it to tell a storySharing & CollaborationIn this section we’ll cover Google Sheets’ sharing & collaboration options, including sharing spreadsheets with others, collaborating in real time, setting notifications, and more__________Ready to dive in? Join today and get immediate, LIFETIME access to the following:6 hours of high-quality video6 quizzesUp & Running with Google Sheets ebook (100+ pages)Downloadable project files & solutionsExpert support and Q&A forum30-day Udemy satisfaction guaranteeIf you're ready to build powerful, practical data literacy and analytics skills with Google Sheets, this is the course for you.Happy learning!-Enrique Ruiz (Lead Excel & Google Sheets Instructor, Maven Analytics)

Overview

Section 1: Getting Started

Lecture 1 Course Structure & Outline

Lecture 2 READ ME: Important Notes for New Students

Lecture 3 DOWNLOAD: Course Resources

Lecture 4 Setting Expectations

Lecture 5 The Course Projects

Section 2: Introducing Google Sheets

Lecture 6 Section Introduction

Lecture 7 Getting Started with Google Sheets

Lecture 8 Google Sheets vs. Microsoft Excel

Lecture 9 Creating & Managing Spreadsheets

Lecture 10 PRO TIP: Desktop Shortcut

Lecture 11 Opening & Converting Excel Files

Lecture 12 The Google Sheets Interface

Lecture 13 IMPORTANT: Locale & Language Settings

Lecture 14 Version History & Recovery

Lecture 15 Key Takeaways

Section 3: Spreadsheet Fundamentals

Lecture 16 Section Introduction

Lecture 17 The Section Project & Dataset

Lecture 18 Data Terminology

Lecture 19 Navigating Data in a Spreadsheet

Lecture 20 Entering & Editing Data

Lecture 21 PRO TIP: Google Forms Data

Lecture 22 Data Types

Lecture 23 Dates in Google Sheets

Lecture 24 Number Formatting

Lecture 25 Data Validation

Lecture 26 PRO TIP: Checkboxes & Dropdowns

Lecture 27 Conditional Formatting

Lecture 28 Filtering Data

Lecture 29 Sorting Data

Lecture 30 Key Takeaways

Section 4: Formulas & Functions

Lecture 31 Section Introduction

Lecture 32 The Section Project & Dataset

Lecture 33 Formula Syntax

Lecture 34 Types of Functions

Lecture 35 Basic Math Functions

Lecture 36 Fixed vs. Relative References

Lecture 37 Common Error Types

Lecture 38 Counting Functions

Lecture 39 PRO TIP: Remove Duplicates with UNIQUE

Lecture 40 Logical Functions

Lecture 41 The IF Function

Lecture 42 Nested IF Functions

Lecture 43 AND/OR Operators

Lecture 44 The IFERROR Function

Lecture 45 Conditional Math Functions

Lecture 46 Lookup Functions

Lecture 47 The XLOOKUP Function

Lecture 48 PRO TIP: Approximate Match Lookups

Lecture 49 Basic Date & Time Functions

Lecture 50 Basic Text Functions

Lecture 51 PRO TIP: Smart Fill

Lecture 52 Key Takeaways

Section 5: Data Analysis with Pivot Tables

Lecture 53 Section Introduction

Lecture 54 The Section Project & Dataset

Lecture 55 IMPORTANT: Data Structure

Lecture 56 Creating a Pivot Table

Lecture 57 Modifying Pivot Table Views

Lecture 58 Summarize By Options

Lecture 59 Show As Calculations

Lecture 60 Sorting & Filtering

Lecture 61 Grouping Text Fields

Lecture 62 Grouping Numerical Fields

Lecture 63 Grouping Dates

Lecture 64 Calculated Fields

Lecture 65 PRO TIP: Custom Aggregation

Lecture 66 Key Takeaways

Section 6: Data Visualization with Charts & Graphs

Lecture 67 Section Introduction

Lecture 68 The Section Project & Dataset

Lecture 69 Why Visualize Data?

Lecture 70 Creating a Basic Chart

Lecture 71 Choosing the Right Chart Type

Lecture 72 Line & Area Charts

Lecture 73 Bar & Column Charts

Lecture 74 Combo Charts

Lecture 75 Pie & Donut Charts

Lecture 76 Scatterplots

Lecture 77 Maps

Lecture 78 Key Takeaways

Section 7: Sharing & Collaboration

Lecture 79 Section Introduction

Lecture 80 The Section Project & Dataset

Lecture 81 Sharing Options

Lecture 82 Notes, Comments & Chat

Lecture 83 Edit History & Notifications

Lecture 84 Protecting Sheets & Ranges

Lecture 85 PRO TIP: Timelines

Lecture 86 Publishing to the Web

Lecture 87 Key Takeaways

Section 8: BONUS LESSON

Lecture 88 BONUS LESSON

Spreadsheet users who want to build job-ready data prep, analysis, visualization and collaboration skills,Data professionals looking for an intuitive, comprehensive introduction to Google Sheets,Students looking to learn practical skills with unique, hands-on projects and demos,Anyone looking to develop core data literacy and analytical thinking skills