# 164|EXCEL – Keyboard Shortcuts **URL:** \ **Category:** Challenges\ **Tags:** data-analytics, intro, learningpath, keyboard-shortcuts\ **Created:** [March 12, 2024, 11:23pm UTC](https://www.techhub.training/t/164-excel-keyboard-shortcuts/2261 "2024-03-12T23:23:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Shawn\_McDougal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.techhub.training/shawn_mcdougal/32/7519_2.png) [@Shawn\_McDougal](https://www.techhub.training/u/Shawn_McDougal)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2025, 3:36am UTC](https://www.techhub.training/t/164-excel-keyboard-shortcuts/2261/42 "2025-03-13T03:36:47Z")
Time to Complete: 30 min Challenge: Beginner/Intermediate It was fun to play around with only using shortcuts. Also I seemed to get a slightly different solution than others, but my final solution is the same with Solver. ![Screenshot 2025-03-12 21.35.14](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weeklytechchallenge/original/2X/f/f8e7694ec2c2d5556179742ae00484a81f0baa61.png) ---
**Author:** ![Abigail\_Dillon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.techhub.training/abigail_dillon/32/7489_2.png) [@Abigail\_Dillon](https://www.techhub.training/u/Abigail_Dillon)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2025, 4:14am UTC](https://www.techhub.training/t/164-excel-keyboard-shortcuts/2261/43 "2025-03-13T04:14:06Z")
Time: 35 minutes rating: beginner/intermediate solution: ![Screen Shot 2025-03-12 at 10.13.29 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weeklytechchallenge/original/2X/1/1e23cdbb437ea1cfcaed5d7866e40013998ec982.png) ---
**Author:** ![Michelle\_Black](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.techhub.training/michelle_black/32/7034_2.png) [@Michelle\_Black](https://www.techhub.training/u/Michelle_Black)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2025, 5:29am UTC](https://www.techhub.training/t/164-excel-keyboard-shortcuts/2261/44 "2025-03-13T05:29:34Z")
Time: 25 minutes Challenge: It felt harder than begginer for me. But, it was a great challenge. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weeklytechchallenge/original/2X/c/c6b1c23980a5593da290b8c20f390a8206f54112.png) ---
**Author:** ![jacksonbutler10](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.techhub.training/jacksonbutler10/32/7280_2.png) [@jacksonbutler10](https://www.techhub.training/u/jacksonbutler10)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2025, 5:50am UTC](https://www.techhub.training/t/164-excel-keyboard-shortcuts/2261/45 "2025-03-13T05:50:55Z")
Time to complete: 1 hour Difficulty: Intermediate This was really good at helping me learn a bunch of shortcuts. I also liked the review on Solver. ![Screenshot 2025-03-12 234948](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weeklytechchallenge/original/2X/b/bdafec7b9a9429c3485184daa3f7c02ad5732397.png) ---
**Author:** ![David\_Fox](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.techhub.training/david_fox/32/7089_2.png) [@David\_Fox](https://www.techhub.training/u/David_Fox)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2025, 4:40pm UTC](https://www.techhub.training/t/164-excel-keyboard-shortcuts/2261/46 "2025-03-13T16:40:11Z")
Time 40 Min: Difficulty: Medium ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weeklytechchallenge/original/2X/a/ae71f49ee580c781af27fec7542cf1836489deb0.png) ---
**Author:** ![Miles\_Fawson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.techhub.training/miles_fawson/32/11190_2.png) [@Miles\_Fawson](https://www.techhub.training/u/Miles_Fawson)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2025, 10:42pm UTC](https://www.techhub.training/t/164-excel-keyboard-shortcuts/2261/47 "2025-11-10T22:42:18Z")
Time to complete: 45 minutes. Difficulty: Easy Learned the importance of adding constraints to Solver. Discovered that almost everything in Excel can be done without a mouse or trackpad. ![solver](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weeklytechchallenge/original/2X/b/b4aa74534f97aa52474a5d18e33c329e19693b39.png) ---
**Author:** ![Dusti\_Ellsworth](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.techhub.training/dusti_ellsworth/32/11199_2.png) [@Dusti\_Ellsworth](https://www.techhub.training/u/Dusti_Ellsworth)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2025, 2:27am UTC](https://www.techhub.training/t/164-excel-keyboard-shortcuts/2261/48 "2025-11-11T02:27:05Z")
![Employee Data](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weeklytechchallenge/original/2X/a/a5f6b28fe0546e30d785ebf1682bbb97d1a1dd0b.png) ![Sales Mix Analysis](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weeklytechchallenge/original/2X/8/8752e779fccac7d73371aece4ec7065ac2330f34.png) [HW\_Challenge164\_Data.xlsx](https://www.techhub.training/uploads/short-url/5aDMQYrxhpNeF3CgM109EdVBd7T.xlsx) (120.1 KB) ---
**Author:** ![KristiannaDay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.techhub.training/kristiannaday/32/11205_2.png) [@KristiannaDay](https://www.techhub.training/u/KristiannaDay)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2025, 3:23am UTC](https://www.techhub.training/t/164-excel-keyboard-shortcuts/2261/49 "2025-11-11T03:23:45Z")
![Screenshot 2025-11-10 at 8.21.48 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weeklytechchallenge/original/2X/5/5543576ddb4db019be0be1158cf2770f985869bf.png) ![Screenshot 2025-11-10 at 8.22.32 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weeklytechchallenge/original/2X/9/9bdffedd950d81e1776e5991c7d27a12f97cb203.png) ---
**Author:** ![Cameron\_Jenkins](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.techhub.training/cameron_jenkins/32/11207_2.png) [@Cameron\_Jenkins](https://www.techhub.training/u/Cameron_Jenkins)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2025, 3:24am UTC](https://www.techhub.training/t/164-excel-keyboard-shortcuts/2261/50 "2025-11-11T03:24:18Z")
Time to Complete: 100 Minutes Difficulty: Hard I learned how to use keys to really work in excel. Great practice for the future and working with key shortcuts ![Screenshot 2025-11-10 at 8.22.05 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weeklytechchallenge/original/2X/3/354adb8df94934cf281660403b5820c4fb13c0b7.png) ---
**Author:** ![Samuel\_Burchell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.techhub.training/samuel_burchell/32/11206_2.png) [@Samuel\_Burchell](https://www.techhub.training/u/Samuel_Burchell)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2025, 3:24am UTC](https://www.techhub.training/t/164-excel-keyboard-shortcuts/2261/51 "2025-11-11T03:24:29Z")
Time to complete: 90 Minutes Difficulty: Hard Learned that through shortcuts my hands can stay on the keyboard. Very useful to get familiar with shortcuts. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weeklytechchallenge/original/2X/f/f7e58515141f9994ca0d21839a1bdaf5845a5747.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weeklytechchallenge/original/2X/f/fd221d04d22f4f67f4d7779fc5dd5c23424f4c74.png) ---
**Author:** ![Sophie\_Updike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.techhub.training/sophie_updike/32/11212_2.png) [@Sophie\_Updike](https://www.techhub.training/u/Sophie_Updike)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2025, 3:46am UTC](https://www.techhub.training/t/164-excel-keyboard-shortcuts/2261/52 "2025-11-11T03:46:18Z")
Time to Complete 75 Minutes Difficulty: Hard It was a great challenge to learn how useful shortcuts can be! ![Screenshot 2025-11-10 2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weeklytechchallenge/original/2X/d/de5b547dcf3c398537bce298e848109bfa9110b1.png) ![Screenshot 2025-11-10 204537](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weeklytechchallenge/original/2X/a/ae2cc88ba2566715dcb0de3ead038d30810ab977.png) ---
**Author:** ![Yuchen\_Huang](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.techhub.training/yuchen_huang/32/11219_2.png) [@Yuchen\_Huang](https://www.techhub.training/u/Yuchen_Huang)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2025, 3:52am UTC](https://www.techhub.training/t/164-excel-keyboard-shortcuts/2261/53 "2025-11-11T03:52:00Z")
![Screenshot 2025-11-10 at 20.49.36](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weeklytechchallenge/original/2X/7/72c9b10cf115b05e28d1371f5c9c9668f0b354ac.png) ![Screenshot 2025-11-10 at 20.50.21](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weeklytechchallenge/original/2X/c/c4ab7bde68db981f8108d1fe910f356ff1458715.png) ---
**Author:** ![McKay\_Cook](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.techhub.training/mckay_cook/32/11222_2.png) [@McKay\_Cook](https://www.techhub.training/u/McKay_Cook)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2025, 4:06am UTC](https://www.techhub.training/t/164-excel-keyboard-shortcuts/2261/54 "2025-11-11T04:06:38Z")
Time to complete: 90 minutes Very hard to use on a mac Shortcuts certainly take time to get used to but are very useful. ![Screenshot 2025-11-10 at 9.03.25 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weeklytechchallenge/original/2X/f/f353fa1f0fa818244a485c3292b44ac2b2dbd002.png) ![Screenshot 2025-11-10 at 9.03.46 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weeklytechchallenge/original/2X/d/d5a12a746811a8e11910b83115e8573946a3e048.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![David\_Nelson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.techhub.training/david_nelson/32/11225_2.png) [@David\_Nelson](https://www.techhub.training/u/David_Nelson)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2025, 4:10am UTC](https://www.techhub.training/t/164-excel-keyboard-shortcuts/2261/55 "2025-11-11T04:10:17Z")
Time to complete: 60 minutes Harder to use on a MAC Shortcuts certainly take time to get used to but are nice! ![Screenshot 2025-11-10 at 9.09.11 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weeklytechchallenge/original/2X/2/2dc5184ad7ad75af2ae5ab1d9419bfe0c66846c9.png) ![Screenshot 2025-11-10 at 9.09.21 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weeklytechchallenge/original/2X/b/ba57f93b450ef4009687faaa42c52fc27fd2244f.png) ---
**Author:** ![Kensei\_Nagao](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.techhub.training/kensei_nagao/32/11197_2.png) [@Kensei\_Nagao](https://www.techhub.training/u/Kensei_Nagao)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2025, 4:38am UTC](https://www.techhub.training/t/164-excel-keyboard-shortcuts/2261/56 "2025-11-11T04:38:53Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weeklytechchallenge/original/2X/5/5e289fd8e4c1593030a531b4e225981403d8312c.png) T ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weeklytechchallenge/original/2X/f/fab77f0143ea99b72441dac5badf3538953f7d56.png) Time to complete:45 minutes Had to do it on library’s computer since mine was not working. Formulas are really useful if I actually remember them. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Bown](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.techhub.training/michael_bown/32/11231_2.png) [@Michael\_Bown](https://www.techhub.training/u/Michael_Bown)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2025, 5:19am UTC](https://www.techhub.training/t/164-excel-keyboard-shortcuts/2261/57 "2025-11-11T05:19:07Z")
![Screenshot 2025-11-10 221841](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weeklytechchallenge/original/2X/a/a6e977d20da530f4da13b49a3c4f31999c68af0a.png) ![Screenshot 2025-11-10 221801](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weeklytechchallenge/original/2X/2/255acea815f39bef1e88f87cc4948883c206be06.png) ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Bown](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.techhub.training/michael_bown/32/11231_2.png) [@Michael\_Bown](https://www.techhub.training/u/Michael_Bown)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2025, 5:19am UTC](https://www.techhub.training/t/164-excel-keyboard-shortcuts/2261/58 "2025-11-11T05:19:54Z")
Time to complete: 60 minutes Had to go from my Mac to a PC Good way to learn shortcuts! ---
**Author:** ![Kevin\_Luc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.techhub.training/kevin_luc/32/11215_2.png) [@Kevin\_Luc](https://www.techhub.training/u/Kevin_Luc)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2025, 5:47am UTC](https://www.techhub.training/t/164-excel-keyboard-shortcuts/2261/59 "2025-11-11T05:47:23Z")
Time to complete: 90 minutes Difficulty: Hard Was a fun excursion learning how to use shortcuts and not rely on a mouse. ![Screenshot 2025-11-10 224239](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weeklytechchallenge/original/2X/1/1c9cf691af298e1e305661289e2439f3bf646736.png) ![Screenshot 2025-11-10 224159](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weeklytechchallenge/original/2X/e/ef2b7f8ab956a7c95f85513410d61456650b4991.png) ---
**Author:** ![Harley\_Sigmon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.techhub.training/harley_sigmon/32/11214_2.png) [@Harley\_Sigmon](https://www.techhub.training/u/Harley_Sigmon)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2025, 6:13am UTC](https://www.techhub.training/t/164-excel-keyboard-shortcuts/2261/60 "2025-11-11T06:13:31Z")
![Screenshot 2025-11-10 231048](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weeklytechchallenge/original/2X/0/046685284ea5b4f79037c49ce166b4f0537b1e83.png) ![Screenshot 2025-11-10 231101](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weeklytechchallenge/original/2X/b/b8409d643e7d6fba2789d9e8b0831596b5d81b1c.png) Difficulty: Hard Time: ~45mins Tough at first but learned a lot of useful shortcuts that will make things faster going forward ---
**Author:** ![Isaac\_Berlin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.techhub.training/isaac_berlin/32/11244_2.png) [@Isaac\_Berlin](https://www.techhub.training/u/Isaac_Berlin)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2025, 6:37am UTC](https://www.techhub.training/t/164-excel-keyboard-shortcuts/2261/61 "2025-11-11T06:37:53Z")
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