Summary of Excel Shortcuts You SHOULD Know!

Summary of Main Ideas and Concepts

The video focuses on essential Excel shortcuts that enhance productivity and efficiency for users working with data in Excel. The presenter emphasizes that these shortcuts are beneficial for anyone who regularly uses Excel, including colleagues and peers.

Key Excel Shortcuts Presented

• Adding and Deactivating Filters:
  • Ctrl + Shift + L: Toggle filters on/off for a selected dataset.
• Creating Tables:
  • Ctrl + T: Convert a range of data into a table with options for styling and adding totals.
• Navigating Data:
  • Ctrl + Down Arrow: Jump to the bottom of the dataset.
  • Ctrl + Right Arrow: Jump to the right.
  • Ctrl + Left Arrow: Jump to the left.
  • Ctrl + Up Arrow: Jump back up.
  • Ctrl + Shift + Down/Right Arrow: Highlight everything down/right from the current position.
• Formatting Cells:
  • Ctrl + 1: Open the format cells dialog box for selected cells.
• Auto Sum:
  • Alt + Equals (=): Automatically insert the SUM function for adjacent numbers.
• Pasting Values Only:
  • Ctrl + C (copy), Alt + E + S + V (paste special): Paste copied data as values only.
• Inserting New Lines in Cells:
  • Alt + Enter: Add a new line within the same cell.
• Selecting Data:
  • Ctrl + A: Select the entire dataset.
• Inserting Charts:
  • Alt + F1: Insert a default chart from the selected data.
• Flash Fill:
  • Ctrl + E: Automatically fill in data patterns based on the first entry.
• Highlighting Rows and Columns:
  • Shift + Space: Highlight the entire row.
  • Ctrl + Space: Highlight the entire column.
• Inserting and Removing Rows/Columns:
  • Ctrl + Plus (+): Insert a new row/column after selecting the row/column.
  • Ctrl + Minus (−): Remove a selected row/column.
• Moving Rows:
  • Dragging a selected row while holding Shift inserts it between other rows without replacing them.
• Hiding Rows and Columns:
  • Ctrl + 0: Hide a column.
  • Ctrl + 9: Hide a row.
• Identifying Hidden Cells:
  • Alt + ;: Highlight visible cells to check for hidden rows/columns.
• Adding Timestamps:
  • Ctrl + ;: Add the current date.
  • Ctrl + : (colon): Add the current time.
• Highlighting Constants:
  • F5, Alt + S, O, X, Enter: Highlight all cells with constants (no formulas).

Recommendations

• Choose three new shortcuts to practice regularly.
• Share additional useful shortcuts in the comments section.

Additional Information

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