About Excel Yourself

Hello, my name is Neale Blackwood. Welcome to my online Excel training platform.

I have been sharing my knowledge and teaching people how to master Excel for over 25 years.

Since 2012 I have run over 500 live Excel webinars for thousands of people from around the world.

My Excel articles have appeared in the CPA Australia monthly magazine since 2002.

In December 2022 I was awarded with the CPA Australia WA Division President's Award for Excellence for Distinguished Service.

My book Advanced Excel Reporting for Management Accountants was published by Wiley in 2014.

The courses on this site will help you master Excel and stay up to date.

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D Smart, July 2025

Ask Me Anything – 2025

Score: 10/10

Congratulations on your 500th webinar, Neale! They're consistently excellent and always very useful! Cheers!

Trudy, July 2025

Ask Me Anything – 2025

Score: 8/10

Congratulations Neale on your 500th webinar!

As always there was some great tips and shortcuts. Thank you.

C Dewi, May 2025

Introduction to Dynamic Arrays

Score 9/10

I always learn new things from Neale: syntaxes, short cuts, the way he thinks while playing with the data!  Thanks for the free session.

FCPA

I was recently awarded the FCPA designation by CPA Australia.

This recognises my experience and achievements over many years.

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I have completed a CPA Australia course on Data Interpretation and Visualisation.

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I have completed a CPA Australia course on Data Analytics.