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Ninja Excel Full: All 7 Certifications
From “I can open a spreadsheet” to “I automate this with a macro”
A0
A1
A2
B1
B2
C1
C2
- What's included:
- All 7 certification levels, A0 through C2
- 7 downloadable, LinkedIn-ready certifications, one per final exam you pass
- 668 hands-on exercises in a live Excel environment
- Instant feedback on every exercise
- Unlimited live chat with Microsoft-certified experts
- Real Excel streamed to your browser (no Office license, works on Mac)
- 12 months of access
$389
Save $208
- The three courses separately cost $597, and two of them already cost more than all seven.
- 🔒 Secure checkout via Stripe
- One-time payment, no auto-renewal
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A guided tour of Ninja Excel, screen by screen.
Walk through a real lesson screen by screen: the spreadsheet, the task you’d get, and what happens the moment an answer is wrong.
Most People Here Started
Where You Are Now
They came from administration, finance, logistics, HR, and operations, and they all needed Excel for the job they already had.
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Built So You Can't Skip the Practice
Reading about a formula and writing one are two different skills, and only one of them shows up when your boss asks for the pivot table. Every feature below exists to make sure you practice.
Learning by Doing
Every lesson ends with you working inside a real spreadsheet.
The lesson explains it, then gives you a real spreadsheet and a task: clean this data, fix this formula. You don’t move on until you’ve done it yourself.
Excel Streaming: 100% Online
Nothing to install.
No Office license to buy.
Real Microsoft Excel runs in your browser. Mac, Windows, or Linux, and no Office subscription.
Real-Time Feedback
You find out you're wrong within 2 seconds, not 2 weeks
Type the wrong formula and it tells you right away, and shows you why you were wrong.
Online Teacher
When you get stuck, a certified expert answers you
A certified Excel expert on live chat, not a forum or a bot. They unblock the exact thing you’re stuck on.
Microlearning
You learn in 10-minute blocks that fit a real week
Short lessons you can finish on a lunch break, so a busy week doesn’t stop your progress.
Your Progress Dashboard
You always know exactly where you stand
See what you’ve mastered, what’s next, and how close you are to your next certification.
Certification
You end up with proof, not just a feeling
One certification per level you pass. Downloadable, LinkedIn-ready, and it states which skills you proved.
Choose the Excel Course That Matches Where You Are Right Now
Three courses, or all seven certifications in one path. Each course covers a defined stage of the same standard, so you know exactly which skills it proves before you buy. Every one includes hands-on exercises, expert chat and certification.
Every course runs on the same standard: the Standardized Excel Certification Model, or SECM. It defines exactly which skills each of the seven levels requires, so a certification means the same thing every time.
Most complete
Ninja Excel Full — All 7 Certifications
From “I can open a spreadsheet” to “I automate this with a macro”
A0
A1
A2
B1
B2
C1
C2
See full curriculum
$389
USD
Save $208
- The three courses separately cost $597, and two of them already cost more than all seven.
- 🔒 Secure checkout via Stripe
- One-time payment, no auto-renewal
This is the complete path. You start wherever you actually are (even from zero) and finish able to model data, build dashboards and automate the repetitive work that currently eats your afternoons. One purchase covers all seven certifications and a full year of access, so you go at your own pace.
- What's included:
- All 7 certification levels, A0 through C2
- 12 months of full platform access
- 668 hands-on exercises in a live Excel environment
- Instant feedback on every exercise
- Unlimited live chat with Microsoft-certified experts
- 7 downloadable, LinkedIn-ready certifications, one per final exam you pass
- Your personal progress dashboard
- Learn at your own pace, with no fixed schedule and no class you can miss
- Real Excel streamed to your browser (no Office license, works on Mac)
- Navigate any spreadsheet fast, with the keyboard instead of the mouse
- Format data so it’s actually readable by other people
- Write and troubleshoot core formulas without googling them
- Sort, filter and protect your files
- Build clean charts that make your point in one glance
- Build pivot tables that turn 10,000 rows into a one-screen answer
- Handle text and date data that comes in messy
- Use advanced lookups to merge data from different sources
- Write layered conditional logic (nested IFs, multi-criteria)
- Set up data validation so your files stop breaking
- Run deep database-style analysis on large datasets
- Build interactive forms and controls other people can use
- Automate repetitive tasks with macros
- Use Solver to answer optimization questions
- Design dynamic dashboards that update themselves
Or Target the Exact Level You Need
Each course bundles the certifications for that stage and includes 2 months of access.
For total beginners
Basic Excel Course
A0
A1
A2
B1
B2
C1
C2
$199
USD
This is for you if…
- You freeze a little every time someone sends you a spreadsheet to fix
- You can enter data, but you copy formulas without knowing what they do
- You want to put Excel on your resume without feeling like you're lying
What you'll learn
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- Spreadsheet layout and structure
- Core navigation
- Essential keyboard shortcuts
- Basic math functions
- Cell and number formatting
- Sorting data
- Protecting and securing spreadsheets
- Building clear charts and graphics
- Practical logical formulas (IF and friends)
- Basic statistical formulas
What you'll be able to do afterwards
Open any file and find your way around in seconds, build formulas you actually understand, clean up data so it reads well, and turn a table into a chart your manager gets in one glance. This is the level that ends the daily “how do I do this again?”
For the one who already "Knows Excel"
Intermediate Excel Course
A0
A1
A2
B1
B2
C1
C2
$199
USD
This is for you if…
- You get it done, but it takes you three hours instead of twenty minutes
- Pivot tables are the thing you quietly avoid and hope nobody asks for
- Your job description says "Advanced Excel" and you'd rather that were true
What you'll learn
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- Building and configuring professional pivot tables
- Text functions for messy data
- Date and time modeling
- Advanced lookups (matching and merging datasets)
- Complex conditional logic and nested conditions
- Data validation and error control
What you'll be able to do afterwards
Turn a raw 10,000-row export into a clean report in one sitting. Merge data from two systems without copy-pasting. Build files that don’t break when someone else types in them. This is the level where Excel starts saving you hours instead of costing them.
For the go-to Excel person
Advanced Excel Course
A0
A1
A2
B1
B2
C1
C2
$199
USD
This is for you if…
- You're the person everyone asks, and you still redo the same task monthly
- You want the analyst, operations, or finance job, not the one you have
- You've heard "Macro" and "Solver" for years and never touched either
What you'll learn
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- Deep database-style analysis
- Advanced pivot table techniques
- Designing interactive data forms and controls
- Automating tasks with macros
- Optimization with Solver
- Building rich, dynamic data dashboards
What you'll be able to do afterwards
Replace the monthly report you build by hand with something that updates itself. Model scenarios and let Solver find the answer. Ship dashboards your team actually opens every week. This is the level that prepares you for the job above yours.
Still not sure? The Full track covers all three courses for $389, less than buying two of them separately, and it gives you 12 months of access instead of 2.
Free Excel Videos vs. Paid Online Courses vs. Ninja Excel
YouTube is genuinely great for one thing: answering a question you already know how to ask. But Excel isn't a subject you understand. It's a skill you build, and building it takes practice that gets corrected as you go.
| Criterion | Free Videos & YouTube | Online Course Marketplaces | Ninja Excel |
|---|---|---|---|
| How you learn | You watch, and practicing afterward is on you | You watch, and practicing afterward is still on you | You watch, then you do it in a live spreadsheet before you move on |
| Practice | You have to invent your own exercises, or skip them | Exercise files you download and do on your own, if you get to them | 668 structured exercises built into the lessons |
| When you make a mistake | Nobody tells you. You keep the bad habit | You open the instructor's solution file and hope you spot the difference | Instant feedback the moment you get it wrong, with the reason |
| When you get stuck | You search for another video, or ask in the comments | You post in a Q&A board and wait | Live chat with Microsoft-certified Excel experts |
| Structure | Random playlists, huge gaps, no clear order | One course with a syllabus. Where it leaves you is wherever that course ends | 7 progressive levels (A0 → C2), each one built on the last |
| Knowing your real level | You have no idea how good you actually are | You finished a course. You still don't know what level that makes you | A defined standard tells you exactly which skills you've proved |
| Proof for employers | None | A certificate of completion, which says you watched it | A certification you earn by passing a final exam, downloadable and LinkedIn-ready |
| Software required | You need your own paid Office license to follow along | Also your own Office license. The course doesn't come with Excel | None. Real Excel is streamed to your browser, on Mac, Windows or Chromebook |
| What it costs you | $0 in money. Weeks of scattered hours, and skills that don't hold | Cheaper up front, and worth it if you're the kind of person who finishes things on your own | From $199, with a defined path and an end date |
| Do you actually retain it? | You recognize it. You can't reproduce it | Same problem, better production values | You've done it 40 times. You can reproduce it |
Frequently Asked Questions
Not if you start at the beginning. A0 assumes zero experience: it opens with how a spreadsheet is laid out and how to move around it, so the Basic course and the Full track are both built for someone who has never written a formula.
The Intermediate and Advanced courses are different: each one picks up where the previous stage ended, so they do assume you already have those skills. Every course card lists what it expects under Prerequisites, so check that before you buy.
An up-to-date browser (Chrome, Firefox or Edge) and an internet connection. There’s nothing to download or install. If you plan to study from a work computer, some networks block external sites, so we publish a list of required domains you can send to your IT team.
No, and you don’t need to buy anything else on top of the course. We stream real Microsoft Excel directly to your browser, so you’re practicing in the actual software without owning a license. There’s nothing to install and nothing to activate.
Yes. Because Excel runs on our servers and streams to your browser, it works identically on Mac, Windows and Linux. You don’t need Boot Camp or a virtual machine, and there’s no cut-down “Mac version” with features missing. You get the same full Excel every student gets.
Lessons are built in short blocks, so 20–30 minutes a few times a week is enough to keep moving. The Basic, Intermediate and Advanced courses give you 2 months of access; the Full track gives you 12 months. You set the pace, because there are no live classes and nothing to miss.
The curriculum runs across seven progressive levels. Each one builds directly on the one before, so you master the foundations before advanced tools unlock. A0–A2 is foundational, B1–B2 is intermediate, C1–C2 is advanced and automation.
With our own standard, the Standardized Excel Certification Model (SECM). A skill label only means something once somebody defines it, and on a resume nobody has: it’s whatever the person writing it decided it meant. SECM defines exactly which skills each of the seven levels requires, so passing one is something an employer can actually check. It’s also why our course names are precise instead of vague: Intermediate is B1 and B2, with a published syllabus you can read before you buy.
Yes. Every level ends in a final exam, and passing it unlocks an official Ninja Excel certification. You download it and add it straight to your LinkedIn profile or resume, one per level you pass, so the Full track earns you seven. It’s our credential, not a Microsoft exam. It’s useful to an employer because our SECM standard states exactly which skills you demonstrated, instead of leaving them to guess how good you actually are.
Both start by explaining the concept. The difference is what happens next. In a video course, practicing is on you: you’re supposed to pause, rebuild the example on your own copy of Excel, and somehow spot your own mistakes. Here the exercise is the lesson. You get a real spreadsheet task in real Excel, the platform checks it the moment you submit, and it tells you why something is wrong. If you’re still stuck, an expert answers you on chat instead of you hunting for another tutorial.
Yes. The interactive demo is a guided walkthrough of the platform, open to anyone (no email, no credit card, no signup). It walks you through Ninja Excel screen by screen, so you can see what you’d be paying for before you pay for it.
Take the Full track. It starts at A0 and you can skip anything you already know, so you can’t overshoot or undershoot, and it works out cheaper than buying two of the individual courses. If you’d rather buy a single course, pick the one whose “This is for you if…” list sounds most like your Monday morning.
It’s a one-time payment, with no auto-renewal and no card kept on file. What you see is what you pay, and your access runs for the period listed on your course.
For total beginners
Basic Excel Course
Includes certifications A0 + A1 + A2
2 months of access
What you'll be able to do
You'll navigate any spreadsheet fast with the keyboard and format data so other people can actually read it. You'll sort and filter it, lock a file so nobody breaks your formulas, and write the core formulas you currently google: SUM, ROUND, IF, COUNTIF and the rest. By the end you can turn a table into a chart that makes your point in one glance.
A0 · Intro Level
This is for you if you have never had to do more than type into a cell.
- 1 · Introduction and Menu
- Tabs · Ribbon and Group · Contextual Tabs
- 2 · Spreadsheet Interface
- Grid · Name Box · Sheets · Formula Bar · Status Bar
- 3 · Navigation
- Scroll bars · Zoom · Keyboard Navigation · Selecting Cells with Mouse · Select Cells with Keyboard · Tab and Enter
- 4 · Shortcuts and Tricks
- Insert and Delete columns and rows · Column and Row Sizes · Undo and Redo · Quick Access Toolbar · Freeze Panes
- 5 · Files and Formats
- Enter Data · Edit Data · Cell Fill · Save · Font · Borders · Alignment
- Final Exam A0
- Pass it to earn the A0 certification
A1 · Beginner
This is for you if you can enter data, but the file still looks like something nobody wants to open.
- 1 · Excel Format
- Center text across cells · Text orientation · Merge Cells · Cell Styles · Format Numbers · Format Text · Percentages · Currency · Create a Cell Style
- 2 · Sort Data
- Data Preparation · One-Level Sort · Multi-Level Sort · Auto Fill · Flash Fill · Drop-down List · Cells and Range Names
- 3 · Filter Data
- Prepare Data to Filter · Clear Filters · Filter by specific words · Text Filters · Filter by dates · Filter Multiple Columns
- 4 · Page Layout and Printing
- Custom Views · Page Layout · Reference data in another workbook
- 5 · File Protection
- Protect Sheet · Unlock Cells · Hide Formulas · Protect Workbook
- 6 · Formulas 1
- What is a Formula? · The four operations · Calculation Order · Cell References · Copy and Paste Formulas · Absolute References · Mixed References
- Final Exam A1
- Pass it to earn the A1 certification
A2 · Elementary
This is for you if you copy formulas from other files without knowing what they do.
- 1 · Intro to Functions
- What is a Function? · Create a Function · Advantages · Operations within functions · Errors
- 2 · Math and Statistical Functions 1
- SUM · ROUND · COUNT and COUNTA · COUNTBLANK · MAX and MIN · Functions within Functions
- 3 · Math and Statistical Functions 2
- AVERAGE, MEDIAN, MODE.SNGL · SUMPRODUCT · LARGE and SMALL · RAND and RANDBETWEEN · More mathematical functions
- 4 · Logical and Conditional Functions 1
- IF · AND and OR · Nesting IF, AND, OR · SUMIF · COUNTIF · COUNTIFS · SUMIFS · IFERROR · IFS
- 5 · Tables
- Create a Table · Table Styles · Sort and Filter · Slicer · Convert and Resize · Style Options
- 6 · Charts and Types
- Chart Essentials · Formatting · Bar · Line · Combo · Pie · Doughnut · Funnel · Sparklines
- Final Exam A2
- Pass it to earn the A2 certification
Prerequisites: none. Every unit ends with an assessment, and each of the three certifications ends with a final exam.
Ready to start? You'll get access the moment you check out.
Enroll in Basic →For the one who already "knows Excel"
Intermediate Excel Course
Includes certifications B1 + B2
2 months of access
What you'll be able to do
You'll clean text and dates that arrive messy, build pivot tables from scratch, merge data from two systems with VLOOKUP and INDEX-MATCH, and set up validation so your files stop breaking when somebody else types in them. You also learn to trace where a wrong number came from instead of rebuilding the sheet.
B1 · Intermediate
This is for you if the exports you receive arrive messy and you fix them by hand.
- 1 · Text Functions
- RIGHT and LEFT · SEARCH and FIND · MID · REPLACE and SUBSTITUTE · CONCAT · TEXTJOIN · TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER · TRIM · PROPER, UPPER and LOWER · LEN
- 2 · Time and Date Functions
- Sum Time · Convert Time Units · TIME · HOUR, MINUTE, SECOND · NOW and TODAY · DATE, DAY, MONTH, YEAR · EDATE and EOMONTH · DATEDIF · WORKDAY · NETWORKDAYS · WORKDAY.INTL · NETWORKDAYS.INTL
- 3 · Outline
- Grouping and outlining data
- 4 · Data Forecast
- Show Scenarios · Create Scenarios · Goal Seek · Create Forecast · Data Table
- 5 · Pivot Tables
- Pivot Table and its characteristics · Create Pivot Tables, drag and sort fields · Pivot Table Options · Refresh · Tables to design Pivot Tables · Value Field Settings · Filter
- 6 · Pivot Charts
- Building and formatting charts from a pivot table
- Final Exam B1
- Pass it to earn the B1 certification
B2 · Upper Intermediate
This is for you if you've merged two files by copy-pasting and hoping.
- 1 · Conditional Formatting 1
- Preset Rules · Detect Duplicate Values · Top and Bottom 10 Rules · Data Bars and Color Scales · Icon Sets · Manage Rules · Clear Rules · Rules with Formulas
- 2 · Data Tools
- Text to Columns · Remove Duplicates · Consolidate
- 3 · Data Validation
- Data Validation · Input Message · Error Alert · Whole Number · Date · Text Length · List · Dependent Drop-Down Lists
- 4 · Lookup Functions
- TRANSPOSE · VLOOKUP · HLOOKUP · COLUMN and ROW · COLUMNS and ROWS · MATCH · INDEX · IF with VLOOKUP · IFERROR with VLOOKUP · INDEX-MATCH
- 5 · Formula Auditing
- Trace Precedents · Trace Dependents · Show Formulas · Evaluate Formula · Error Checking
- 6 · Custom Pivot Table Tools
- Slicers in Pivot Tables · Timeline · Create Individual Reports · Refresh and Group Data
- Final Exam B2
- Pass it to earn the B2 certification
Prerequisites: Basic-level skills (A0–A2). Every unit ends with an assessment, and each certification ends with a final exam.
Ready to start? You'll get access the moment you check out.
Enroll in Intermediate →For the go-to Excel person
Advanced Excel Course
Includes certifications C1 + C2
2 months of access
What you'll be able to do
You'll automate the work you currently redo every month. Advanced pivot tables, XLOOKUP and the dynamic array functions, interactive forms other people can use without editing your file, macros you record and run, and Solver to answer questions like "what's the cheapest way to hit this number?"
C1 · Advanced
This is for you if you build the same report by hand every month.
- 1 · Advanced Pivot Table Design 1
- Report Connection · Custom Slicer Style · Multiple Consolidation Ranges (single page field) · Multiple Consolidation Ranges (custom page fields) · Calculated Field · Calculated Item · List Formulas
- 2 · Advanced Lookup Functions 1
- CHOOSE · INDIRECT · OFFSET · HSTACK and VSTACK · TOROW and TOCOL · WRAPCOLS and WRAPROWS · CHOOSECOLS and CHOOSEROWS
- 3 · Advanced Lookup Functions 2
- XLOOKUP · SORT · SORTBY · UNIQUE · FILTER · VLOOKUP to cross-reference data · Nesting VLOOKUP and INDIRECT · VLOOKUP for multiple results
- 4 · Form Controls
- Combo Box · Check Box · Spin Button · List Box · Option Button · Charts with Form Controls · Conditional Formatting with Form Controls
- 5 · Advanced Filters
- Filter by one criterion · Filter by multiple criteria · Filter using wildcard characters · Obtain unique records
- 6 · Data Validation 2
- Prevent Duplicate Data Records · Avoid transcribing irregular spaces · Dynamic ranges with the OFFSET function
- Final Exam C1
- Pass it to earn the C1 certification
C2 · Mastery
This is for you if you've heard "macro" and "Solver" for years and never touched either.
- 1 · Text Functions 2
- Nesting FIND and MID for dynamic data extraction · Nesting MID and double-nesting FIND · Nesting FIND and LEFT · TEXTSPLIT
- 2 · Statistical Functions
- RANK.EQ · FREQUENCY · MAXIFS · MINIFS · AVERAGEIF · AVERAGEIFS
- 3 · Advanced Pivot Table Design 2
- Show Values As: % of Grand Total · % of Column Total · % of Row Total · % Difference From · Running Total In
- 4 · Macros
- Fundamentals of Excel Macros · PC settings to work with Macros · Record, Run and Delete a Macro · Copy a Macro to another workbook · Create a Form with Macros · Advanced Filters with Macros
- 5 · Solver
- Enable the Solver Add-in · Working with Solver · Working with Maximum Objectives · Working with Minimum Objectives
- Final Exam C2
- Pass it to earn the C2 certification
Prerequisites: Intermediate-level skills (B1–B2). Every unit ends with an assessment, and each certification ends with a final exam.
Ready to start? You'll get access the moment you check out.
Enroll in Advanced →Most complete
Ninja Excel Full
All 7 certifications, A0 to C2
12 months of access
What you'll be able to do
You start at A0, where nothing is assumed, and finish at C2 recording macros and running Solver. Along the way you learn the formulas you currently google, pivot tables, the lookup family, interactive forms, and the automation that replaces the report you build by hand every month.
What it covers
One purchase covers all seven certifications, and you get a year to work through them. It's the same three courses in a single path, so you never have to decide where you fit: you start at the beginning and skip what you already know.
Foundations · A0 to A2
17 units, 294 exercises. Everything in the Basic Excel Course.
- A0 · Intro Level
- Introduction and Menu · Spreadsheet Interface · Navigation · Shortcuts and Tricks · Files and Formats
- A1 · Beginner
- Excel Format · Sort Data · Filter Data · Page Layout and Printing · File Protection · Formulas 1
- A2 · Elementary
- Intro to Functions · Math and Statistical Functions 1 and 2 · Logical and Conditional Functions 1 · Tables · Charts and Types
Analysis and reporting · B1 to B2
12 units, 195 exercises. Everything in the Intermediate Excel Course.
- B1 · Intermediate
- Text Functions · Time and Date Functions · Outline · Data Forecast · Pivot Tables · Pivot Charts
- B2 · Upper Intermediate
- Conditional Formatting 1 · Data Tools · Data Validation · Lookup Functions · Formula Auditing · Custom Pivot Table Tools
Automation · C1 to C2
11 units, 179 exercises. Everything in the Advanced Excel Course.
- C1 · Advanced
- Advanced Pivot Table Design 1 · Advanced Lookup Functions 1 and 2 · Form Controls · Advanced Filters · Data Validation 2
- C2 · Mastery
- Text Functions 2 · Statistical Functions · Advanced Pivot Table Design 2 · Macros · Solver
Prerequisites: none. You start at A0, which assumes zero experience. Every unit ends with an assessment, and each of the seven certifications ends with a final exam.
Ready to start? You'll get access the moment you check out.
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