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David Ringstrom exclaimed “Well, this is a stupid program, you can’t do anything with it” the first time that he launched Lotus 1-2-3 in 1987, unaware that pressing the slash key displayed the menu. That moment sealed his fate as he is now a nationally recognized spreadsheet expert. In 1991, David started a spreadsheet consulting practice that he still runs today. David has taught over 2,000 webinars and published hundreds of articles, all on Excel, and he imparts spreadsheet skills to thousands of college students each year. He is the author or coauthor of five books and the technical editor of over 40 books. He is a certified public accountant and a graduate of Georgia State University and has served in the United States Navy.
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Understanding the nuances of Quick Access Toolbar shortcuts

In Excel for Windows, every command on your Quick Access Toolbar is assigned an alphanumeric keyboard shortcut. (Excel for macOS does not offer this feature.) These keyboard shortcuts entail pressing the Alt key and a shortcut code determined by the position of a command in your Quick Access Toolbar. I’ll discuss how to reposition commands on the toolbar in the Repositioning and removing icons section a little later. As shown in Figure 3.6, when you tap the Alt key, onscreen tips will show you the keyboard shortcut associated with each command:

Figure 3.6 – The Quick Access Toolbar shortcut tips

The shortcut naming convention works as follows:

  • The first nine shortcuts are assigned from 1 to 9, meaning you press Alt + 1 to access the first command, Alt + 2 for the second, and so on.
  • The 10th through 18th shortcuts are assigned from 09 to 01, meaning you press Alt + 09 to access...
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David Ringstrom

David Ringstrom exclaimed “Well, this is a stupid program, you can’t do anything with it” the first time that he launched Lotus 1-2-3 in 1987, unaware that pressing the slash key displayed the menu. That moment sealed his fate as he is now a nationally recognized spreadsheet expert. In 1991, David started a spreadsheet consulting practice that he still runs today. David has taught over 2,000 webinars and published hundreds of articles, all on Excel, and he imparts spreadsheet skills to thousands of college students each year. He is the author or coauthor of five books and the technical editor of over 40 books. He is a certified public accountant and a graduate of Georgia State University and has served in the United States Navy.
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