Join Dennis Taylor for an in-depth discussion in this video Activating formatting tools - two quick methods, part of Excel for Mac 2011: Tips and Tricks.
- We're looking at a worksheet called Formatting Tools.…Keep in mind that on the Home tab in the ribbon,…they're lots of formatting buttons.…Nearly half of this screen is filled up with a number…of formatting options, but not all formatting options…are visible and sometimes we need to go behind the scenes.…The social security numbers in Column D…don't look as good as the could.…We need to add dashes to them…and we can do it by way of formatting.…How do we get there?…I'm going to click Column D.…The option is not available on the Home tab,…so I'll press cmd+1.…
It activates the Format Cells dialogue box…and many times like this one it doesn't necessarily…go to the tab that we want to go to.…I'm gonna go to the Number tab here, so I'll click it.…And there is a special option here under the Categories,…Special for Social Security Number.…I'll simply double-click it and now we see the dashes.…Now at other times we might wanna use this feature…in a different kind of way, but almost the same way.…I also want to adjust the Phone column.…
Author
Dennis Taylor
Released
6/4/2015Learn the top shortcuts, find out how to most efficiently navigate and control the display, and discover the best ways to select, enter, and format data. The course also includes ways to leverage drag-and-drop features, shortcuts for formulas and operations, data management efficiency techniques, guidelines for working with charts efficiently, and a selection of quick tips.
- Converting formulas to values with a simple drag
- Entering today's date or time instantly
- Accessing Ribbon commands from the keyboard
- Creating split screens fast
- Navigating and zooming quickly
- Entering data more efficiently
- Performing calculations without formulas
- Applying formatting with keyboard shortcuts
- Quickly cleaning up extra spaces and deleting duplicate entries
Skill Level Appropriate for all
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome48s
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1. Top Ten Shortcuts
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Zooming in and out quickly2m 12s
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2. Display Shortcuts
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3. Navigation Shortcuts
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4. Selection Shortcuts
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5. Data Entry and Editing Shortcuts
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Accelerating data entry7m 37s
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Enhancing editing tools3m 28s
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6. Formatting Shortcuts
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7. Drag and Drop Techniques
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8. Formula Shortcuts
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Using AutoSum shortcuts3m 36s
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Using rounding shortcuts4m 38s
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Generating random numbers6m 20s
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9. Operational Shortcuts
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10. Data Management Techniques
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11. Tips for Using Charts and Visual Objects
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12. Ten Tiny Tips
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Conclusion
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Next steps26s
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