Wall Street Prep: Excel Crash Course 100% Pass

Wall Street Prep: Excel Crash Course 100% Pass Keyboard Versus the Mouse Almost everything that can be done in Excel using a mouse can also be done using the keyboard shortcuts Best way to learn is to disconnect the mouse and work through Excel using only the keyboard Name Box Tells you what cell you are in (top left below the ribbon) Formula Bar When you insert a formula into a cell and hit return, the cell will show you the output The formula bar, however, will show you the formula Next to "fx" right below the ribbon Worksheets An Excel file is called a workbook; You start with 1 worksheet but you can add/delete more The active worksheet is highlighted in Excel Moving Between Worksheets Ctrl + PageDown/PageUp (Option + RightArrow/LeftArrow) Adding Worksheets (Fn Shift F11) Columns Alphabetically labeled (A, B, C, etc.) Rows Numerically labeled (1, 2, 3, etc.) Main tabs Although we focus on shortcuts, virtually all commands, functions, and Excel features can be accessed through the task-oriented tabs which organize them into nine logical categories: (1) Home (2) Insert (3) Draw (4) Page Layout (5) Formulas (6) Data (7) Review (8) View (9) Developer How to Access Ribbon on Mac Ctrl Fn F2 Use arrow keys to peruse the Mac ribbon Mac Settings to Disable (1) Function Keys: Settings - Keyboard - Use F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys (2) Mission Control: System Preferences - Keyboard - Shortcuts - Mission Control - Disable "Move a space left" and "Move a space right" to use Ctrl RightArrow or Ctrl LeftArrow Using Function Keys Hit Fn and then the function key to use the function keys themselves on a Mac 00:0201:18 Open a New Workout Ctrl N Cmnd N The File