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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

Transferring your Quick Access Toolbar between computers

You can export your toolbar settings to a special file that you can then import into Excel on another computer. You’re out of luck in this regard if you use Excel for macOS, but with Excel for Windows, users can conduct the following steps:

  1. Access the Quick Access Toolbar section of the Excel Options dialog box.
  2. Click on Import/Export | Export All Customizations, as shown in Figure 3.15:

Figure 3.15 – Exporting customizations

  1. Optionally, specify a location and/or a new filename.
  2. Click on Save.
  3. Transfer the .exportUI file to your new computer, such as via email, or archive the file into a folder of your choice to create a backup of your current customizations.

Carry out these commands on any other Windows computer where you wish to apply the customizations (or restore the settings on your current computer):

  1. Access the Quick Access Toolbar section...