Chapter 5. How to Work a Worksheet

The worksheet is Microsoft Excel's playing field, where all your base hits, grand slams, errors, and wild pitches occur. This chapter discusses the "innings and outs" of using worksheets, including the quickest way to get from cell A1 to cell IV65536 (and anywhere between), the hidden methods of selecting, and the basics of editing.

You probably already know many of these techniques, but here we'll present alternative methods. You might find that there is a better, or faster, way to do something you do frequently. If there's one thing Excel has a lot of, it's alternatives.

Moving Around

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