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15 Essential Excel Keyboard Shortcuts That Will Instantly Boost Your Productivity

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  Microsoft Excel is one of the most popular productivity applications globally. No matter if you are a student, an accountant, a business analyst, an office professional, or an entrepreneur, Excel is designed to keep you organized, analyzing and managing data efficiently. Many people use lots of mouse clicks and navigating through menus, but it can be a lot quicker and more productive to use keyboard shortcuts. Shortcuts save you repetitive actions, decrease distractions, and concentrate on work. Learning just a few of the shortcuts can save hours per month. This guide will introduce you to 17 must-know Excel shortcuts that will boost your productivity and make you smarter. 1.  The reason Excel shortcuts are valuable.The value of Excel shortcuts. Keyboard shortcuts offer a number of benefits: Faster spreadsheet navigation Increased productivity Aiming to decrease the use of the mouse.Trying to minimize mouse use. Improved workflow e...

Excel Basics - Part 3: Understanding Rows, Columns, Cells, and Cell Referencing

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In the prior Excel course sections, we discussed the basics around workbooks, worksheets, and cells. Now that you know the basics of the Microsoft Excel layout, we can take the next step, and learn the basics of how the Excel application organizes spreadsheets and how cells and groups of cells are identified. This is called cell referencing, and it is the core of nearly all activities you will perform in Excel. As you create calculations, work with data, create charts, or perform a data summary, you will use cell references in all those activities. In this section you will learn about rows, columns, and addresses along with cell ranges. Cell References Basics:   Think about hundreds or thousands of values on a spreadsheet, how would you perform a calculation? Instead of typing or selecting each value, you can refer to the cells that contain those numbers. Instead of having to type:   10 + 20 + 30 You would just write:   A1 + A2 + A3 Referencing cells in a s...