David Ringstrom’s Exploring Microsoft Excel’s Hidden Treasures is not for beginners. It is for the "intermediate user" who knows just enough to be dangerous but wants to become the office Excel wizard.
But "fine" leaves money on the table. It wastes hours of repetitive clicking. It wastes hours of repetitive clicking
Why the "File" tab is the most powerful button you’ve never clicked. You open Microsoft Excel, type your data into
We all know the drill. You open Microsoft Excel, type your data into a neat grid, hit SUM at the bottom, maybe slap on a filter, and call it a day. For 80% of users, that is Excel. It works. It’s fine. it is time to go prospecting.
Stop taking clunky screenshots of your data that become outdated the second you change a number. Ringstrom reveals how to use the Camera Tool to take a "live photograph" of a range. Paste that picture anywhere—even on a Dashboard tab—and when you update the original cells, the picture updates too. Magic.
If you have ever felt like you are working for Excel instead of Excel working for you , it is time to go prospecting. I recently got my hands on a PDF copy of David Ringstrom’s Exploring Microsoft Excel’s Hidden Treasures , and frankly, it has ruined the way I look at spreadsheets—in the best possible way.
Most people have it empty. Ringstrom argues you should cram it with 15+ commands. The hidden treasure isn't a single feature—it’s the customization of your workspace. Spend 10 minutes setting up your QAT exactly as he maps out in Chapter 3, and you will save 10 minutes every single day going forward. Yes. But only if you are ready to be frustrated.