Join Dennis Taylor for an in-depth discussion in this video Become more proficient with these short tips, part of Excel for Mac 2011: Tips and Tricks.
- We're looking at a worksheet called "TinyTips,"…and on the left-hand side in Column A,…you'll see a list of the tips we're gonna be discussing.…Now, many of these I've used…in different movies in this course.…Overall they'll make you a more efficient user of Excel.…Let's start with the first one,…"Press 'Control + Return' to complete a cell entry…"and keep the active cell in place."…I'm about to write a formula in cell "D2."…"=,"…the salary that's in "C2,"…times "%" and "E1,"…I want that to be an absolute address,…so I'll press "Command + T,"…and then I'll finish the formula…by putting in a "+" and clicking on cell "C2."…I don't want to press "Return" because…that moves the active cell downward,…I simply will press "Control + Return."…It keeps the active cell in place.…
I'm ready to copy this now.…Don't have to re-position the cell.…I'll double-click the lower-right hand corner,…and another tip, press "Control + ." just to make sure…we know this got copied as far…as we would have wanted it to be copied.…"Control + ." moves the active cell…
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 Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome44s
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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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