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How can I use Excel more efficiently?

Onur Yılmaz, Excel Engineer since 2005
Updated Oct 3, 2017

Originally Answered: how can I use Excel more efficiently?

Here goes my list:

Less mouse, more keyboard. Learn shortcuts.

Always freeze panes while you are working with tables.

Don’t use merge cells. (use Center Across Selection if you want to align your
text over multiple cells).

Don’t start working on cell A1 of the sheet. It is always a good idea to leave
at least 1–2 empty columns and rows on the left and top.

Make some formatting while you work. Not only for presentation purposes
but also for you to be able to work on the sheet more efficiently.

Learn pivot tables. They will make your life much easier.

Don’t hard code the variables in your formulas. Make them changable via
cells. Like this:

Learn the most used formulas (Excel Formulas Training - Free Video
Course ).

Don’t forget to save frequently! Don’t overwrite your existing file. Use Save-
As and always give a new name like: Myfile_V1, Myfile_V2, Myfile_V3 (you
may want to turn back to a previous stage).

And always remember this: If you find yourself making a repetitive work in
Excel, there should be an easy way for this!

Hope this helps!

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