3 Time-Saving Shortcuts for Word and Excel That You Had No Idea Existed
August 30, 2016 / / Comments Off on 3 Time-Saving Shortcuts for Word and Excel That You Had No Idea Existed
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You probably know the keyboard shortcuts for copy and paste, but here are a few little-known shortcuts for Microsoft Word and Excel (on Windows) that you may not have known before. These handy tips will speed up your workflow.
Insert a link into a Word/Excel document
- Head to the website you want to link to and copy the URL.
- Head back to Word, highlight the text you want to transform into a link, and hit Ctrl +Â K.
- Instantly, it brings up the link dialogue box and you can paste in the URL you just copied.
- Your link is now instantly created!
Bonus: This shortcut also works in Excel.
Open recent files in Word/Excel
Do you ever close a document, only to immediately realize you need to open it again? To do this quickly and efficiently, here’s a shortcut:
- Hit Alt + F + O + 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 to open the file you’re looking for
Create tables without using the table menu in Word
If you’re in need of just a small, basic table, you can insert one into your Word document without ever having to touch your mouse:
- Hit the + key, followed by the Tab key. Repeat this as many times as you want. Each space in between the plus signs will represent a cell.
- When you’re finished, hit Enter, and Word will insert your table.
