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Exploring Microsoft Excel’s Hidden Treasures

By : David Ringstrom
Book Image

Exploring Microsoft Excel’s Hidden Treasures

By: David Ringstrom

Overview of this book

David Ringstrom coined the phrase “Either you work Excel, or it works you!” after observing how many users carry out tasks inefficiently. In this book, you’ll learn how to get more done with less effort. This book will enable you to create resilient spreadsheets that are easy for others to use as well, while incorporating spreadsheet disaster preparedness techniques. The time-saving techniques covered in the book include creating custom shortcuts and icons to streamline repetitive tasks, as well as automating them with features such as Tables and Custom Views. You’ll see how Conditional Formatting enables you to apply colors, Cell icons, and other formatting on-demand as your data changes. You’ll be empowered to protect the integrity of spreadsheets and increase usability by implementing internal controls, and understand how to solve problems with What-If Analysis features. In addition, you’ll master new features and functions such as XLOOKUP, Dynamic Array functions, LET and LAMBDA, and Power Query, while learning how to leverage shortcuts and nuances in Excel. By the end of this book, you’ll have a broader awareness of how to avoid pitfalls in Excel. You’ll be empowered to work more effectively in Excel, having gained a deeper understanding of the frustrating oddities that can arise daily in Excel.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
1
Part 1: Improving Accessibility
6
Part 2:Spreadsheet Interactivity and Automation
12
Part 3: Data Analysis

Quick Access Toolbar Treasures

The Quick Access Toolbar is a customizable row of icons that you can configure at the top of your screen. In this chapter, I’ll show you how to create a keyboard shortcut for practically any feature in Excel, including certain features that Microsoft has removed from the menu interface known as the Ribbon. Of course, the Quick Access Toolbar isn’t just about keyboard shortcuts if you prefer to use your mouse to carry out tasks.

In this chapter, you’ll learn about the following topics:

  • Unhiding the Quick Access Toolbar if needed
  • A tricky keyboard shortcut nuance
  • Reposition or removing commands from the toolbar
  • Time-saving commands
  • Accessing commands that aren’t in the Ribbon
  • Creating workbook-specific toolbars
  • Creating shortcuts for Excel macros
  • Migrating Quick Access Toolbar icons between computers
  • Restoring legacy features in Excel

As you progress through this chapter, you...