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7 Secret Double-Click Tricks for Excel Users

June 29th, 2009 @ 10:00 am

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Categories: Documents, Software, Time-Savers

Tags: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Rick Broida

Calling all spreadsheet jockeys: The Pointy Haired Dilbert blog has seven productivity boosters for Excel, all of them based on double-clicking in places you probably never though to double-click.

For example, did you know that 2x-clicking the Office button (the big icon in the upper-left corner) closes the program? Of course, a single click in the top-right corner accomplishes the same thing, so let’s move on to one of the better tips:

Adjust column widths by selecting multiple columns and double clicking on the separators

I have to admit, some of these double-click shortcuts were news to me. And be sure to peruse the post’s accompanying comments for some other tips from users. Then feel free to hit the comments right here if you have double-click tricks of your own to share.

By the way, the author doesn’t say if these Excel 2007 shortcuts will work in earlier versions of the program. If you’re able to put them to the test in, say, Excel 2003, hit the comments and tell us which ones work. [via Lifehacker]

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    ryanbodnar

    06/30/09 | Report as spam

    RE: 7 Secret Double-Click Tricks for Excel Users

    Features that work in Excel 2003:

    Double click on Excel logo to close - yes
    Adjust column width - yes
    Include a split - yes
    Ribbon menu - no (duh, no ribbon in '03)
    Auto fill - yes
    Jump to last item - yes
    Lock a feature - yes

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