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I've been using Excel and Word since they came out for MS-DOS. I also taught Excel and Access for the local community college for a number of years. Honestly, the best way to learn is to pick a personal project you are interested in and have at it.
Additionally, I've played with Google doc's and a number of other open source tools. They are OK for home use. In a business environment, there are little discrepancies that limit moving back and forth with Office.
Finally, have to agree with previous post. If you really want to stand out, get one of the VBA books and work through it. I like Excel 2013 Power Programming with VBA, but any of them would probably work.
Yes to the bolded above. In my classes, I make the students apply their learning on a significant project. I can tell you first hand that many struggle with this, quite a few complain that they had to spend more time on the project than any of their other classes, and some (few) come to appreciate the power of being able to create something from scratch to solve a significant problem.
ETA: Yes, learning VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) is a very useful skill, especially since the programming model can be used across the Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint. (Only the object model is different.)
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