You probably already know how to display the formulas in cells rather than the results of those formulas, right? If you're like most people, you follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Display Options for a worksheet.
A much faster way to get the same result is to simply press Ctrl+`. (That's hold down the Ctrl key while you press the accent grave, which is the backwards apostrophe just to the left of the 1 key and above the Tab key.) The shortcut is a toggle, which means that you can press it repeatedly to switch between the display of formulas and results.
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2018-11-07 06:12:48
JMJ
Quite useful! But does anybody knows where I could find a list of such shortcuts on non-English keyboards?
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