An Imaginative Approach to Excel Shortcuts

by Sergio Sepúlveda

Learn Excel Shortcuts through an imaginative approach. For beginners to advanced users, take control of Excel using keyboard shortcuts and discover the powerful features of Excel. Many professionals in the workplace have a handful of ‘go to’ shortcuts. Whenever they attempt to discover more, they quickly become overwhelmed and discouraged by the great number available, and their efforts to learn fall short each time. They figure that the alternative is to google the shortcut whenever needed, but that method proves to be a distraction to the task at hand. Others will download a one-page laminate of the most popular shortcuts and stick it to the wall, but it gets buried under Post It notes by the end of the week. You may have experienced these failings for yourself. Nevertheless, it’s time for something new. One of the most powerful memory techniques is that of word association. You’re much more likely to remember something if it is novel and unique. Putting unrelated things together in uncommon places and situations create unique ideas. Our senses help us to understand the world around us. This method allows your imagination to amplify what you might see, hear, smell, touch, and taste. We can then tie these associations with specific shortcut commands in Excel. Shortcut combinations may require one to five keystrokes, which is why this technique is much more effective that the others. Strategy is where it all begins. Without a strategy, it’s easy to lose focus, time, and energy. The goal here is to effectively learn and use your shortcuts. Now is the time to add shortcuts to your arsenal of skills, and you can do it! After you learn the skill of artfully using Excel shortcuts, it is yours to keep and no one can take it from you. Are you ready to own it? This eBook covers Excel shortcuts for newer versions of Office (Office 2016 and Excel for Office 365) running on a Windows operating system. It also assumes that you are using a US keyboard. The last requirement is a dash of imagination.

266 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 21, 2018