Excel Basics

Menu And
Shortcut Basics

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 Intro to Excel

Accelerator Keys

Intro to Excel

Accelerator Keys

Setting-up Excel

Productivity Tools & Shortcuts

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 2007 Intro to Excel

2010
2013

2016

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 The Interface

The Ribbon

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 Accelerator Keys

Every tab and command in Excel can

be accessed with accelerator keys

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 For example, Font Size

alt H F S

Pressing Esc allows you to go back a step

alt N esc H F S

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 But remember, Excel shows you the
accelerator keys, so no need to remember

Setting-up Excel

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 Press
File Options

OR

alt F T

Formulas
Turn this off

Recommended
for larger
models

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 Advanced
Easier to immediately
copy right

Editing will happen in

the formula bar

Productivity Tools & Shortcuts

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 MOVE AROUND

SELECT

COPY & PASTE

EDIT

MOVE AROUND
<

<
<
<

Move Cell by Cell

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 MOVE AROUND

<
ctrl
+
<
<

<
Speed Move

MOVE AROUND

PgUp

ctrl
+
PgDn

Move Sheet to Sheet

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 MOVE AROUND

alt

Access the Ribbon

SELECT
<

shift
+
<
<
<

Select Cell by Cell

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 SELECT

<
shift
+ ctrl
+
<
<

<
Speed Select

COPY & PASTE

ctrl
+ C

Copy

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 COPY & PASTE

ENTER

Paste

COPY & PASTE

ctrl
+ V

Multiple Paste

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 COPY & PASTE

ctrl
+ R or D

Fill Right or Down

EDIT

F2

Formula Bar / Worksheet Toggle

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