Join Dennis Taylor for an in-depth discussion in this video Drag and insert cells with the Shift key, part of Excel: Tips and Tricks.
- [Instructor] In this worksheet called HR List…in our chapter six file, I've decided I need to have…the phone column to the left of social security.…One method of approaching this is to put in…a new column to the left of column D,…then move the phone data over,…then get rid of the empty column that results.…But it's much faster if we simply…drag the data using the shift key.…I'm going to select column E…and then point to any edge, probably the left,…and as I start to drag this…I've got the shift key held down.…
I'll drag it over to here, let go of the mouse,…we simply move the data leftward.…Now, we can do this with multiple columns…we can move left to right, works very smoothly and easily.…At a later time after working with this for awhile,…I've decided I want the social security number…and status to be to the left of phone,…or think of it as phone going to the right of status.…Either way, highlight these, I'll drag an edge,…this time the top edge maybe,…shift key's held down, drag it over to here,…let go of the mouse, we move the columns that way.…
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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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