![]() Now when you copy it and paste it anywhere, you can be sure only the visible cells are getting copied. To do this, select the entire list and use the keyboard shortcut: ALT If you don’t want this to happen, you first need to select only those cells that are visible. Note that a few rows in the original data set are hidden, but when you copy-paste it, even the hidden rows get copied. Now if you copy the entire list and paste it somewhere else, it will copy all the cells (including the ones that are hidden, as shown below): Suppose you have a list in Excel and you hide a few rows. Let me first tell you why this is important. Here is a keyboard shortcut that would instantly apply data filter (or remove filters if it’s already applied): CONTROL SHIFT L While you can easily apply/remove the filter with the filter Filter option in the ribbon (in the data tab), it still takes time and a couple of clicks. Note that if you continue to hold the keys, it will keep on moving on to the previous/next worksheet. To go to the next worksheet: CONTROL PAGEDOWN To go to the previous worksheet: CONTROL PAGEUP Here is the keyboard shortcut that solves this problem. If you have a lot of worksheets in the workbook, it can drive you crazy to navigate through it. To insert the current time, use the keyboard shortcut: CONTROL SHIFT To insert the current date, use the keyboard shortcut: CONTROL This keyboard shortcut can be used to quickly insert timestamps in cells. If you already have a comment in a cell, this would open the comment and place the cursor within the comment. The cell that contains the comment would show a red triangle at the top right. ![]() When you have entered the comment, press the Escape key to come out of the comment mode. This would insert the comment and place the cursor within the comment. To quickly insert a comment in a cell, use the keyboard shortcut: SHIFT F2 If your work involves inserting a lot of comments in cells in Excel, you’ll find this shortcut mighty useful. If you want to apply the Outline border only use ALT + H + B + S. Note that this applies the “All Border” format, which means that all the cells get the border format. To quickly apply borders to the selected cells, use the keyboard shortcut: ALT + H + B + A This opens the Delete dialog box, where you can select from the following options: ![]() To delete selected cells, rows, or columns, use the keyboard shortcut: CONTROL. Also read: How to Copy Column Widths in Excel (Shortcut) #5 Delete Cells/Row/Column To select the entire column: CONTROL SPACEBARįor example, if cell B2 is selected, then Shift + Spacebar would select the second row and Control + Spacebar would select the second column. You use the following shortcuts to select an entire row or column that contains the active cell. CONTROL DĪlso read: How to use Fill Handle in Excel #4 Select Entire Row/Column Note that this would copy the contents, formulas, and formatting as well. Use it to copy the cell right above the active cell. This one would help you while entering data in Excel.
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