Join Dennis Taylor for an in-depth discussion in this video Format phone and social security numbers, part of Excel: Tips and Tricks.
- [Instructor] We're looking at the worksheet called…HR List in our chapter nine file.…Columns D and E are certainly not typical…when you see Social Security numbers nearly always…you see dashes within them,…and in phone numbers you might see periods,…you might see slashes, you might see parenthesis…it's certainly atypical the way we're seeing them here.…Now, let's say maybe somebody had a good idea,…just wasn't finished.…When you type Social Security numbers,…you don't need to type the dashes,…and it wasn't done here but ideally what you should be doing…almost from the beginning, and we can certainly do it now…is apply a special format.…
I'm going to right click on column D,…and go right into Format Cells…on the Number tab, the category Special,…and off to the right Social Security number.…You can double click it or if you select it…and just click OK, watch what happens.…The dashes have been applied, now they're in the format,…in the same way the dollar signs are in the format.…If you click on a cell that's got dollar signs in it,…
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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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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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