Excel expert David H. Ringstrom, CPA coined the phrase "Either you work Excel, or it works you!" In this comprehensive presentation, David will show you ways to move efficiently through repetitive tasks by utilizing keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft Excel. Not only will David review commonly used keyboard shortcuts, but he'll also show you have to craft your own custom shortcuts both by way of Excel's Quick Access toolbar and also by using Excel's Macro Recorder to create macros that can be played back with a keystroke. Along the way, David will point out the nuances involved in certain keystrokes and techniques so that you don't solve one problem in Excel and inadvertently create new ones.

David demonstrates every technique at least twice: first, on a PowerPoint slide with numbered steps, and second, in the subscription-based Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) version of Excel. David draws your attention to any differences in the older versions of Excel (2021, 2019, 2016, and earlier) during the presentation as well as in his detailed handouts. David also provides an Excel workbook that includes most of the examples he uses during the webcast.

Learning Objectives:-

• Recall the keyboard shortcut for selecting the current region within an Excel worksheet.
• Recall the location of the Scroll Lock indicator in Excel.
• Recall the keyboard shortcut that allows you to close the current workbook without closing Excel.

Areas Covered:-

• Accessing a free template in Excel that provides a listing of 50 keyboard shortcuts.
• Capitalizing on keyboard shortcuts to make navigating within a table easier.
• Displaying all formulas in a worksheet at once with the Show Formulas feature.
• Exploring shortcuts that can streamline copying and pasting data in Excel.
• Hiding and unhiding columns and rows quickly by way of keyboard shortcuts.
• Learning how the Table feature empowers you to improve the integrity of Excel spreadsheets.
• Leveraging Excel’s Quick Access Toolbar to create a shortcut that enables you to filter lists with a keystroke instead of multiple mouse actions.
• Navigate Excel menus entirely by keyboard shortcuts.
• Navigate through the new Save As dialog box that appears in Microsoft 365 solely with keyboard shortcuts.
• Recording a macro for applying a highlight color to any selection of cells and then contrasting two different ways to create keyboard shortcuts for the macro.
• Reorganizing the Quick Access Toolbar to prioritize frequently used keyboard shortcuts.
• Restoring Full Screen View in Excel 2013 and later as well as enabling a keyboard shortcut for this feature.