Most people have a basic knowledge of how to use popular software such as Microsoft Office, but to get the most out of it you should either watch a tutorial or follow the on screen help and tips tools to show you the functions available.

So many people use Excel and are not aware of the majority of the functions that you can perform and end up wasting numerous hours doing task manually rather than using the built in functions and equations options. Adding up columns, removing duplicate cells and working out percentages manually allow for human error, whereas getting Excel to do the hard work for you not only saves you time but also can save on costly mistakes.

There are companies that offer extremely comprehensive training of PC software and often these courses are quite reasonable. You may save the money you spend on the course in time very quickly.