Customize the Quick Access Toolbar .................................................................................. 4
Customize the Ribbon............................................................................................................ 6 Export Ribbon Customizations to a File ............................................................................ 10 Configure Excel to Use the Mouse Wheel for Zooming ................................................. 12 Move in a Different Direction When You Press Enter..................................................... 14 Automatically Insert a Decimal Point ................................................................................ 16 Configure When Excel Warns You About Long Operations........................................... 18 Pin Excel to the Windows 7 Taskbar.................................................................................. 20 Make a Workbook Faster by Saving it as Binary ............................................................. 22 Open a New Window for a Workbook ............................................................................. 24 Allow Only Certain Values in a Cell ................................................................................... 26 Apply Text or Formatting to Multiple Worksheets .......................................................... 28 Quickly Display the Office Clipboard ................................................................................ 30 Use Dialog Box Controls to Input Data ............................................................................. 32 Check for Accessibility Problems ....................................................................................... 36
Increase the Number of Recent Documents .................................................................... 40
Open Workbooks Automatically at Startup ...................................................................... 42 Create a Workspace of Workbooks ................................................................................... 44 Specify a New Default File Location .................................................................................. 46 Set the Default Font and Font Size for New Workbooks ............................................... 48 Set the Default Number of Worksheets for New Workbooks ....................................... 50 Repair a Corrupted Workbook File .................................................................................... 52 Convert a Workbook to a PDF File .................................................................................... 54 Create a Workbook Template ............................................................................................ 56 Create a New Workbook from an Existing File ................................................................ 58 Compare Two Workbooks Side by Side ........................................................................... 60 Check for Features Not Supported by Earlier Excel Versions ........................................ 62
Create Custom Date and Time Formats............................................................................ 68 Set the Default Width for All Columns .............................................................................. 70 Hide Columns and Rows ..................................................................................................... 72 Create a Custom Fill List...................................................................................................... 74 Maximize Work Space by Turning Off Window Elements ............................................. 76 Create a Custom Cell Style.................................................................................................. 78 Build a Custom Table Style ................................................................................................. 80 Create a Custom Color Scheme ......................................................................................... 82 Create a Custom Font Scheme ........................................................................................... 84 Save a Custom Workbook Theme ..................................................................................... 86 Build a Custom Header and Footer ................................................................................... 88 Customize the Excel Status Bar .......................................................................................... 90 Minimize the Ribbon ............................................................................................................ 91
Paste a Formulas Result ..................................................................................................... 94
Show Formulas Instead of Results ..................................................................................... 96 Use a Watch Window to Monitor a Cell Value ................................................................ 98 Use Absolute Cell References in a Formula ...................................................................100 Create an Array Formula...................................................................................................102 Apply Range Names to Formulas ....................................................................................104 Create a Link to Another Worksheet ...............................................................................106 Combine Two Ranges Arithmetically...............................................................................108 Troubleshoot a Formula by Stepping Through Each Part ............................................110 Skip Data Tables When Calculating Workbooks............................................................112 Turn On Iterative Calculations ..........................................................................................114 Display Text Rather than Error Values.............................................................................116 Check for Formula Errors in a Worksheet ......................................................................118 Audit a Formula to Locate Errors .....................................................................................120
Highlight Cells That Meet Some Criteria .........................................................................124
Highlight the Top or Bottom Values in a Range ............................................................126 Analyze Cell Values with Data Bars .................................................................................128 Analyze Cell Values with Color Scales.............................................................................130 Analyze Cell Values with Icon Sets ..................................................................................132 Create a Custom Conditional Formatting Rule ..............................................................134 Calculate Multiple Solutions to a Formula .....................................................................136 Plug Multiple Input Values into a Formula .....................................................................138 Calculate the Break-Even Point ........................................................................................142 Consolidate Data from Multiple Worksheets .................................................................144 Filter Table Data..................................................................................................................148 Remove Duplicate Values from a Table ..........................................................................150 Create an Outline Automatically ......................................................................................152 Enable the Analysis ToolPak Add-In ................................................................................154
Build a PivotTable from an Excel Table...........................................................................158
Create a PivotTable from External Data ..........................................................................160 Refresh PivotTable Data ....................................................................................................164 Add Multiple Fields to the Row or Column Area...........................................................166 Add Multiple Fields to the Data Area ..............................................................................168 Move a Field to a Different Area ......................................................................................170 Apply a Report Filter ..........................................................................................................172 Apply a PivotTable Quick Style .........................................................................................174 Change the PivotTable Summary Calculation ................................................................176 Customize the PivotTable Field List .................................................................................178 Create a PivotChart from a PivotTable ............................................................................179
Understanding External Data ............................................................................................182
Import Data from a Data Source .....................................................................................184 Import Data from an Access Table ..................................................................................186 Import Data from a Word Table ......................................................................................188 Import Data from a Text File ............................................................................................190 Import Data from a Web Page .........................................................................................194 Import Data from an XML File..........................................................................................196 Refresh Imported Data ......................................................................................................198 Separate Cell Text into Columns ......................................................................................200
Understanding Microsoft Query.......................................................................................204
Define a Data Source .........................................................................................................206 Start Microsoft Query.........................................................................................................210 Tour the Microsoft Query Window ..................................................................................211 Add a Table to the Query..................................................................................................212 Add Fields to the Query ....................................................................................................214 Filter the Records with Query Criteria .............................................................................216 Sort the Query Records .....................................................................................................218 Return the Query Results ..................................................................................................220
Open a Read-Only Version of a Workbook ....................................................................224
Mark a Workbook as Final to Avoid Accidental Editing ...............................................226 Protect Workbooks by Shortening the AutoRecover Interval ......................................228 Specify the Cells that Users Can Edit ...............................................................................230 Hide a Formula ...................................................................................................................232 Protect a Range with a Password .....................................................................................234 Protect the Data in a Worksheet ......................................................................................236 Protect a Workbooks Windows and Structure ..............................................................238 Restore a Previous Version of a Workbook....................................................................240 Hide a Worksheet ...............................................................................................................242 Track Workbook Changes .................................................................................................244
Open a Workbook in Protected View ..............................................................................248
Block Dangerous Excel File Types ....................................................................................250 Set the Macro Security Level ............................................................................................252 Digitally Sign Your Excel Macros ......................................................................................254 Create a Trusted Location for Opening Files .................................................................256 Inspect a Workbook for Private Data ..............................................................................258 Assign a Password to a Workbook ..................................................................................260 Turn On Parental Control in Excel ...................................................................................262 Disable External Data Connections and Links................................................................264 Apply a Digital Signature to a Workbook .......................................................................266
Record a Macro ..................................................................................................................270
Open the VBA Editor ..........................................................................................................272 Explore the Excel Object Model........................................................................................274 Add a Macro to a Module .................................................................................................276 Run a Macro ........................................................................................................................278 Assign a Shortcut Key to a Macro ....................................................................................280 Assign a Macro to the Quick Access Toolbar .................................................................282 Assign a Macro to the Ribbon ..........................................................................................284