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Certificate of completion

Finish all 84 exercises, put your name on it, and you get a document with a reference an employer can check for themselves.

Sample

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Certificate of completion

Awarded to

Your name here

for completing all 84 of the 84 exercises in the ExcelForAll course, each one solved in a working spreadsheet, with every answer checked against the method used and not only the result produced.

Completed
14 June 2026
Solved first try
61 of 84
Solved with no hints
47 of 84

An issued certificate carries its own reference and a link that confirms it. This records practice completed on ExcelForAll. It is not an accredited qualification, and it is not issued by or on behalf of Microsoft.

What it is a record of

Somebody holding this certificate sat down in front of 84 live spreadsheets on ExcelForAll and solved every one of them. Not watched, not ticked off a multiple-choice list: typed a formula into a grid and had it come out right. That is roughly 7 hours of work.

What makes the record worth anything is the checker. It reads the formula, not just the number. An exercise about SUM is failed by typing the correct total into the cell by hand, because the exercise is about SUM. So the certificate is a statement about method, which is the part of Excel that transfers to a job.

It is a narrow claim on purpose. It is not accredited, it does not come from Microsoft, and it does not say the holder is good at Excel. What it says is checkable, and anything checkable is worth more on a CV than a badge that is not.

The lessons behind it

All seventeen parts, in the order they are taught. The number beside each is how many exercises it holds.

  1. 1.Excel Basics8
  2. 2.Cells and Ranges4
  3. 3.Basic Formulas5
  4. 4.SUM and AVERAGE5
  5. 5.Cell References5
  6. 6.IF and Logic6
  7. 7.COUNTIF and SUMIF5
  8. 8.Text Functions6
  9. 9.Lookup Functions6
  10. 10.Sorting and Filtering5
  11. 11.Charts4
  12. 12.Data Analysis4
  13. 13.What Kind of Data Is This?3
  14. 14.Describing Data5
  15. 15.Dates and Rounding4
  16. 16.Things That Go Wrong Quietly5
  17. 17.Practical Challenges4

Questions

What does the certificate actually confirm?

That the named person finished all 84 exercises in the ExcelForAll course, on the date shown, in a working spreadsheet in the browser. Every one of those answers was checked against the method used and not only the number produced, so a total typed in by hand never counted as a formula. It also records how many were solved on the first attempt and how many without opening a hint.

Which lessons does it cover?

All seventeen parts of the course, from clicking a cell and reading its address through to the practical challenges. In between: ranges and the fill handle, writing formulas, SUM and AVERAGE, relative and absolute references, IF and logic, COUNTIF and SUMIF, text functions, VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP and INDEX MATCH, sorting and filtering, charts, pivot tables, data types, describing data, dates and rounding, and the failure modes that go wrong quietly.

Is it an accredited qualification?

No. Nobody accredits it, and it does not come from Microsoft or on their behalf. It is a record of practice completed on this site, which is the only thing it claims to be and the only thing it says on its face.

Does it prove I am good at Excel?

It proves you worked through the whole course and solved every exercise in a real grid. It does not certify proficiency, because nobody here sat with you and nobody here is in a position to award that. The first-try and no-hint counts are on it so a reader can judge for themselves rather than take a word for it.

How does an employer check it?

Every certificate carries a reference, and the reference resolves to a page on this site that shows the same name, date and figures. They do not need an account and the page works with JavaScript switched off. If a reference is not on our records, that page says so plainly.

Does it cost anything?

The certificate itself costs nothing extra. Finishing the course does need a plan, because the first 46 exercises are free and the rest are not, so in practice anybody holding one has paid for the second half of the course.

Can I correct the name on it?

Yes, as many times as you like. The reference and the issue date stay exactly as they were, so a link you have already put on a CV or a profile keeps working.

Does it expire?

No. The record stays, and the verification page keeps answering.

What if more exercises are added later?

Your certificate keeps the figures that were true on the day it was issued, and says how many exercises the course held at the time. It does not quietly become a certificate for a course you did not finish, and it does not stop being valid because the course grew.

How do I get it as a PDF?

Print the page and choose Save as PDF. The page is laid out for printing, so the site navigation drops away and the document comes out on its own.

Check a certificate

Been handed one? Type its reference and you will get the record we hold, or a plain statement that we hold none. No account needed, and it works with JavaScript switched off.