Wall Street Prep Excel Crash Course Exam with || || || || || || || ||
correct detailed solutions || ||
Keyboard Versus the Mouse || || ||
Almost everything that can be done in Excel using a mouse can also be done using the keyboard
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shortcuts
Best way to learn is to disconnect the mouse and work through Excel using only the keyboard
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Name Box ||
Tells you what cell you are in (top left below the ribbon)
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Formula Bar ||
When you insert a formula into a cell and hit return, the cell will show you the output
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The formula bar, however, will show you the formula
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Next to "fx" right below the ribbon
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Worksheets
An Excel file is called a workbook;
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You start with 1 worksheet but you can add/delete more
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The active worksheet is highlighted in Excel
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Moving Between Worksheets || ||
Ctrl + PageDown/PageUp
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,(Option + RightArrow/LeftArrow)
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Adding Worksheets ||
(Fn Shift F11)
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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
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accessed through the task-oriented tabs which organize them into nine logical categories:
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(1) Home
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(2) Insert
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(3) Draw
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(4) Page Layout
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(5) Formulas
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(6) Data
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(7) Review
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(8) View
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(9) Developer
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,How to Access Ribbon on Mac
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Ctrl Fn F2 || ||
Use arrow keys to peruse the Mac ribbon
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Mac Settings to Disable
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(1) Function Keys: Settings - Keyboard - Use F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys
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(2) Mission Control: System Preferences - Keyboard - Shortcuts - Mission Control - Disable
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"Move a space left" and "Move a space right" to use Ctrl RightArrow or Ctrl LeftArrow
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Using Function Keys || ||
Hit Fn and then the function key to use the function keys themselves on a Mac
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Open a New Workout || || ||
Ctrl N ||
Cmnd N ||
The File Tab || ||
Many Excel features (Open file, Save file, Print file, etc.) are located in this tab
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Excel also has alternative keyboard shortcuts (using Ctrl) for many of these features
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Open a File: Ctrl O (Cmnd O)|| || || || || ||
Save a File: Ctrl S (Cmnd S)
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, Print a File: Ctrl P (Cmnd P)
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Save a File || ||
Ctrl S ||
Cmnd S ||
Print a File || ||
Ctrl P ||
Cmnd P ||
Open a File || ||
Ctrl O ||
Cmnd O ||
Toolbars
Within each of the main tabs you will find all of Excel's features, grouped by commands
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Navigating to the Toolbars Without the Mouse || || || || || ||
Hit Alt and the appropriate letter (or use the right/left arrow keys) to get to the desired tab
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Once there, use the Tab and Shift Tab keys to navigate around, the Space to open a drop down,
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and Enter to select
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correct detailed solutions || ||
Keyboard Versus the Mouse || || ||
Almost everything that can be done in Excel using a mouse can also be done using the keyboard
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shortcuts
Best way to learn is to disconnect the mouse and work through Excel using only the keyboard
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Name Box ||
Tells you what cell you are in (top left below the ribbon)
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Formula Bar ||
When you insert a formula into a cell and hit return, the cell will show you the output
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The formula bar, however, will show you the formula
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Next to "fx" right below the ribbon
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Worksheets
An Excel file is called a workbook;
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You start with 1 worksheet but you can add/delete more
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The active worksheet is highlighted in Excel
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Moving Between Worksheets || ||
Ctrl + PageDown/PageUp
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,(Option + RightArrow/LeftArrow)
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Adding Worksheets ||
(Fn Shift F11)
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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:
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(1) Home
||
(2) Insert
||
(3) Draw
||
(4) Page Layout
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(5) Formulas
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(6) Data
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(7) Review
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(8) View
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(9) Developer
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,How to Access Ribbon on Mac
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Ctrl Fn F2 || ||
Use arrow keys to peruse the Mac ribbon
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Mac Settings to Disable
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(1) Function Keys: Settings - Keyboard - Use F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys
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(2) Mission Control: System Preferences - Keyboard - Shortcuts - Mission Control - Disable
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"Move a space left" and "Move a space right" to use Ctrl RightArrow or Ctrl LeftArrow
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Using Function Keys || ||
Hit Fn and then the function key to use the function keys themselves on a Mac
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Open a New Workout || || ||
Ctrl N ||
Cmnd N ||
The File Tab || ||
Many Excel features (Open file, Save file, Print file, etc.) are located in this tab
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Excel also has alternative keyboard shortcuts (using Ctrl) for many of these features
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Open a File: Ctrl O (Cmnd O)|| || || || || ||
Save a File: Ctrl S (Cmnd S)
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, Print a File: Ctrl P (Cmnd P)
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Save a File || ||
Ctrl S ||
Cmnd S ||
Print a File || ||
Ctrl P ||
Cmnd P ||
Open a File || ||
Ctrl O ||
Cmnd O ||
Toolbars
Within each of the main tabs you will find all of Excel's features, grouped by commands
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
Navigating to the Toolbars Without the Mouse || || || || || ||
Hit Alt and the appropriate letter (or use the right/left arrow keys) to get to the desired tab
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Once there, use the Tab and Shift Tab keys to navigate around, the Space to open a drop down,
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and Enter to select
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