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Save hours and your sanity using these 10 Excel shortcuts:

1. ALT H O I

Nothing is worse than passed along messy data. Instead of manually adjusting the column widths in the header to clean it up, try ALT H O I. ALT H O I automatically adjusts the selected cells’ column widths to equal the size of their contents.

2. ALT H O A

Now that we know how to adjust our cells' column widths automatically let's learn how to adjust their row heights! ALT H O A automatically adjusts the selected cells’ row heights to equal the size of their contents.

3. CTRL SHIFT +

It's time to retire the context menu for inserting cells. CTRL SHIFT + opens the insert dialog box, which is used to insert new cells and choose how to shift existing cells. If an entire row/column is selected, CTRL SHIFT + automatically inserts a new row/column.

4. CTRL -

Now that we know how to quickly insert new cells let's learn how to delete them. CTRL - opens the delete dialog, which is used to delete cells and choose how to shift existing cells. If an entire row/column is selected, CTRL - automatically deletes the new row/column.

5. CTRL 9

Say goodbye to using the mouse to hide rows in your worksheet, and hello to CTRL 9. CTRL 9 automatically hides the active row. If multiple rows are selected, CTRL 9 will automatically hide them all.

6. CTRL 0

Now that we’ve learned how to hide our rows without using our mouse, it’s time to learn how to hide columns. CTRL 0 automatically hides the active column. If multiple columns are selected, CTRL 0 will automatically hide them all.

7. CTRL SHIFT &

Instead of clicking through the ribbon whenever you want to add borders to a selected cell or table, try the CTRL SHIFT & shortcut instead! The CTRL SHIFT & shortcut automatically adds outside borders to the selection.

8. CTRL SHIFT _

Now that we know how to add borders without using our mouse let's learn how to quickly remove them. CTRL SHIFT _ automatically removes all borders from the selected cells.

9. ALT W VG

Team gridlines or no gridlines? If your team no gridlines, this one is for you. ALT W VG removes all gridlines from the active worksheet. If you are team gridlines… don't worry; you can hit ALT W VG again to add them back.

10. SHIFT F11

Let's say we need to insert a new worksheet into our workbook, but we lost our mouse. Not a problem! Just hit SHIFT F11. SHIFT F11 quickly inserts a new worksheet into the active workbook.

Formatting your worksheets with these shortcuts is x10 times faster than using the mouse.

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