Join Dennis Taylor for an in-depth discussion in this video Create formulas rapidly, part of Excel: Tips and Tricks.
- [Instructor] In this worksheet…called HR List in our Chapter 7 file,…we want to create some statistics over in column L.…We've got headings in column M.…First of all, total compensation.…A lot of you know if we click column J…we're likely to see in the status bar…at the bottom of the screen what the total is.…If you're not seeing all these totals,…do a right-click on the status bar.…Consider checking all of these six entries right here,…or whichever ones you might need.…I usually keep them all checked.…So, that's at our fingertips.…We can see the total here, 54,468,000, and so on.…
Now, we might want to have this on…the screen up top, visible most of the time.…The numbers will be changing a lot.…We won't always want to be clicking that column.…Let's write a formula here.…I'm going to zoom in using control…on the mouse wheel to zoom in.…Many people, myself included in the past, will type =sum,…and there's certainly nothing wrong with this.…In fact, it's the correct way to get a total…if we want to add up the data in column J,…
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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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