Comments on: Best Practice Sharing: Excel Tips & Tricks

By: Frank

Frank — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:46:06 +0000

My favorite excel tricks:

Vlookup
Macros

I have saved my direct boss multiple hours/week by using vlookup and macros. I have also created a lot of forecasting spreadsheets that are incredibly accurate using vlookups.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:07:01 +0000

Do you know if that multiple instance of Excel trick is possible for Powerpoint? I think that would make my day.

Thanks!

By: Steph in the City

Steph in the City — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:56:49 +0000

Haha I have been known to dream about spreadsheets!
I didn’t know a few of those shortcuts, thanks.
My best Excel tip is to type what you want into the help menu e.g. “how do I make a drop-down box”. I have learned so much that way!

By: B_Griffin

B_Griffin — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:33:32 +0000

Great post Brandon

By: alexismichelle

alexismichelle — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 06:36:59 +0000

I *love* CTRL ~ it reveals all of the formulas on the page, so you can check for consistency, figure out why your formulas are not adding up, etc. I also like “F4″, which automatically freezes your cell choices (eg: $L$4), rather than you having to type in the dollar signs yourself.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:42:09 +0000

One of my favorite tools in Excel is the format brush. This brush, located in the tool bar, allows you to select the formating of one cell and apply it to another. It’s life saving!