Join Dennis Taylor for an in-depth discussion in this video Accelerate copy, move, and paste actions with the right mouse button, part of Excel: Tips and Tricks.
- [Instructor] There are numerous methods in Excel…for not only copying data but also for copying formats,…and sometimes you can use the right mouse button…to achieve these effects in a faster way.…In this worksheet called Profits, I'm clicking on cell B4.…I'm applying a different format.…I'll make it be bold, italic.…How about a blue font?…There we are.…Now, at a later time, I'm thinking I want that format…to also exist in a few other cells.…Now, if it's multiple cells,…we might use a different feature called Format Painter,…that's covered elsewhere,…but I want this format here copied…to the other cells in the same row.…
I'll point to the lower right-hand corner,…that's the fill handle.…Hold down the right mouse button.…Drag across these cells here,…Let go of the right mouse button.…There's that menu, Fill Formatting Only.…We're not copying data.…We're copying formats.…Here's another example in the worksheet to the right,…the projected budget for 2019.…I'm changing column E.…I'm thinking that I might actually want…
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10/29/2020Released
12/6/2018- Creating charts with keystroke shortcuts
- Expanding and collapsing ribbon and full-screen views
- Display shortcuts
- Efficiently navigating between workbooks and worksheets
- Selecting entire rows, columns, regions, and worksheets
- Data entry and editing shortcuts
- Rapidly creating formulas
- Operational and formatting shortcuts
- Data management techniques
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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1. Seven Significant Shortcuts
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Zoom in and out quickly2m 48s
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2. Ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar Tips
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3. Display Shortcuts
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4. Navigation and Selection Shortcuts
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5. Data Entry and Editing Shortcuts
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Accelerate data entry5m 17s
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Enhance editing tools1m 54s
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6. Drag and Drop Techniques
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7. Formula Shortcuts
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Create formulas rapidly6m 8s
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Use AutoSum shortcuts4m 12s
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8. Operational Shortcuts
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Realign imported text4m 56s
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9. Formatting Shortcuts
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10. Data Management Techniques
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11. Charting and Visual Object Tips
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12. PivotTable Tips
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13. Tiny Tips
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Conclusion
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Next steps27s
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