When you hold down the Alt key for about a second, a letter appears next to each ribbon tab. Type one of the letters to activate an additional set of letters to activate the next level of commands on a tab. By pressing the Alt key and a series of letters and/or numbers you can activate a command series quickly.
- [Voiceover] Excel has hundreds of keystroke combinations.…It also has keystroke shortcut capability…that you can more or less create on your own.…If you hold down the ALT key for about a second…what pops up on the screen?…Letters next to each of the ribbon tabs.…Now if I press the letter H right now you'll see…how that's associated with the Home tab.…Look what happens next.…It activates either a two letter or a number…or a single letter option for the choices that…are available on the Home tab.…If we wanted to get to some of these features…by way of keystroke shortcuts, we can use…them with the ALT key.…
So for example, as we're looking around here…we do see that here's the letter K next to comma.…Now it'd be hard for us help you remember that.…It sounds like it could be a K, comma.…But nevertheless how would we get here to this feature?…We would've pressed ALT, H, and then K.…So let's suppose we'd like to format these numbers here…as well as these over here.…I'll highlight them all and I'll zoom in on the…worksheet holding down CTRL using the mouse wheel,…
Author
Dennis Taylor
Released
4/21/2016The course then dives into data entry and editing techniques, formatting and drag-and-drop tricks, keyboard shortcuts for working with formulas, data management strategies, and chart tricks. Short on time? Make sure to check out the "10 Tiny Tips" chapter for a quick productivity boost.
- Entering today's date or time instantly
- Converting formulas to values with a simple drag
- Undoing and redoing with keyboard commands
- Accessing the Ribbon from the keyboard
- Creating split screens fast
- Navigating in workbooks quickly
- Selecting noncontiguous ranges
- Entering data more efficiently
- Dragging and dropping data
- Performing calculations without formulas
- Applying formatting with keyboard shortcuts
- Using database techniques to work with Excel data
- Working with charts, shapes, and linked images
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome33s
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1. Top 10 Shortcuts
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Zoom in and out quickly3m 23s
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2. Ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar Tips
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3. Display Shortcuts
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4. Navigation Shortcuts
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Navigate within worksheets7m 10s
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5. Selection Shortcuts
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6. Data Entry and Editing Shortcuts
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Accelerate data entry9m 54s
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Enhance editing tools3m 40s
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7. Drag and Drop Techniques
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8. Formula Shortcuts
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Create formulas rapidly6m 26s
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Use AutoSum shortcuts3m 53s
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Use rounding shortcuts5m 30s
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Generate random numbers5m 3s
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9. Operational Shortcuts
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Re-align imported text5m 44s
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10. Formatting Shortcuts
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11. Data Management Techniques
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12. Charting and Visual Object Tips
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13. Ten Tiny Tips
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Conclusion
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Goodbye33s
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