Avoid menu commands and use the mouse to insert and delete, as well as hide and unhide, columns and rows. Before inserting, deleting, and hiding, right-click the columns or rows you want to change and then select options from the pop-up menu. To unhide, select surrounding columns or rows before right-click and unhide.
- [Voiceover] There're quick easy ways…to insert and delete columns and rows, or cells,…also to hide and unhide columns and rows.…You really need the menu system…in getting to these features.…I want to add a new column to the left of column C.…I don't have to click column C.…I'll simply point the mouse toward that panel…where the letter C is and right-click,…and there's that shortcut menu, Insert…to get a new column to the left.…Let me undo that with Ctrl+Z.…Suppose I wanted a new column to the left of column C…and also to the left of column F.…
I'll click column C, and now with the Control key…I'll click column F, and then right-click immediately…and Insert.…We're getting two new columns to the left that way.…Let's again undo.…Occasionslly you use a keystroke shortcut.…If I click a column letter, for example C, and press Ctrl+,…we simply get a new column to the left immediately.…Or if I click row 5 and click Ctrl+,…we get a new row above row 5 immediately.…At a later time we might come back and say,…"I don't need row 5."…
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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