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-====== Excel double-click tricks ======+====== Excel mouse tricks ====== 
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 +Very useful tipps for using double-click in excel.
  
 ===== Adjust column widths by selecting multiple columns and double clicking on the separators ===== ===== Adjust column widths by selecting multiple columns and double clicking on the separators =====
 This is my favorite. You can use the same trick to adjust row heights too. This is my favorite. You can use the same trick to adjust row heights too.
 Double-click in the corner, just above scroll-bar to include a split Double-click in the corner, just above scroll-bar to include a split
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 ===== How to add a split to excel worksheet? ===== ===== How to add a split to excel worksheet? =====
 It is surprising that very few people know about split and freeze panes feature in excel. I have often seen colleagues struggling to freeze top row of a large workbook or include a split so that they can see 2 different things at a time. It is surprising that very few people know about split and freeze panes feature in excel. I have often seen colleagues struggling to freeze top row of a large workbook or include a split so that they can see 2 different things at a time.
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 (If you are wondering where the split would be created, it will be created at selected cell’s row (or column)) (If you are wondering where the split would be created, it will be created at selected cell’s row (or column))
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 ===== Auto-fill a series of cells with data or formulas by just double clicking ===== ===== Auto-fill a series of cells with data or formulas by just double clicking =====
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 The trick works for formulas, auto-fills (of numbers, dates, what not) as long as the adjacent column has data. The trick works for formulas, auto-fills (of numbers, dates, what not) as long as the adjacent column has data.
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 {{:blog:auto-fill-series-or-formulas.gif|}} {{:blog:auto-fill-series-or-formulas.gif|}}
  
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 ===== Jump to last row / column in table with double-click ===== ===== Jump to last row / column in table with double-click =====
 Just select any cell in the table and double click on the cell-border in the direction you want to go.  Just select any cell in the table and double click on the cell-border in the direction you want to go. 
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 {{:blog:go-to-last-cell-in-table-row.gif|}} {{:blog:go-to-last-cell-in-table-row.gif|}}
  
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 ===== Lock a particular feature and reuse them with double-click ===== ===== Lock a particular feature and reuse them with double-click =====
 You can lock any repeatable feature (like format painter, drawing connectors, shapes etc.) by just double clicking on the icon (in Excel 2007 this works for format painter, but for drawing shapes you need to right click and select lock drawing mode). This can save you a ton of time when you need to repeat same action several times. You can lock any repeatable feature (like format painter, drawing connectors, shapes etc.) by just double clicking on the icon (in Excel 2007 this works for format painter, but for drawing shapes you need to right click and select lock drawing mode). This can save you a ton of time when you need to repeat same action several times.
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 {{:blog:lock-format-painter.gif|}} {{:blog:lock-format-painter.gif|}}
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 +===== One click stock quotes with Alt+click =====
 +To get stock quotes in excel, enter a company stock symbol in the cell, alt+click on it to launch research pane.
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 +Source: http://chandoo.org/wp/2009/06/12/excel-mouse-tricks/
  
  
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