What are some of the best ways you learned/taught yourself excel?

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I mostly learned on the job. When I ran into a problem and thought if there was an easier way to do it, I'd google it and find the solution.

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Step 1. Get a job that needs excel
Step 2. Have a can-do attitude and the initiative to google things.
Step 3. Stay up until 3 in the morning fixing broken spreadsheets
Step 4. Gradually get faster until it is easy.


Pro tip: don’t ask for a guide, just google things. Literally everything.
For example:
“Why are the cells still yellow when I formatted them green?’
Google answer: conditional formatting.

If you want to solve the problem, you will solve the problem.

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If it feels too manual/difficult, there’s probably an easier way. Great advice above

Second idea... disconnect your mouse and learn the shortcuts.

Third.. just need practice with it

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ExcelWithWayne.com

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Trial by fire

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I found someone who was very good at excel and then only asked them questions when I wasn’t having luck with google or was trying to do something relatively complicated. That is to say I used them sparingly and learned most things from trial and error or the internet.

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Google and experience

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Feel free to DM me. I have a course I can share with ya that helped me become quick and efficient.

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Would love to hear what it is, too.

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i disconnected my mouse for a couple of weeks

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I was taught excel instead of reading as a child. Guess it just stuck

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