Crabby's shorty shortcut tips for working smarter (Part I)

I love finding ways to get my work done quicker so that I can push myself away from my desk, take a deep stretch, and ponder the many avenues I have taken on my way to Crabbydom.

What about you? What would YOU be doing if you weren't chained to your desk? How about you learn some new tricks first and figure that out later.

In this week’s column, I offer three tips for three programs: Word, Outlook and Excel; in a couple of weeks I’ll cover three more. Here are some examples of my personal tips:

• Did you know that you can create your very own keyboard shortcuts? In Word, click the Office button and then click Word Options. Click Customize on the left, and then click Customize next to Keyboard Shortcuts.
  
  This opens the Customize Keyboard dialog box, where you can choose the categories and commands you want and assign keyboard shortcuts.
  
• When you need to resend a message, do you forward it? Or hit Reply All and send it off again (sending you a copy as well)? If so, you’re working way too hard. Open up the message, click Other Actions, and then click Resend This Message.
  
• To work well in Excel you must think like Excel…be Excel. When toggling between multiple worksheets in a workbook you can always use your mouse or even the keyboard shortcuts. But what if you want to see a list of ALL the worksheets in that workbook?
  
    Right-click one of the tab navigation buttons…

... and a floating list of all the worksheets in the workbook will appear. Just click the one you want.

Want more of Crabby’s shorty shortcuts? Read the entire column on Office Online.

— Crabby

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