Like other software or applications, Excel also has many default settings that are not suitable for you during use. Therefore, changing the defaults in Excel is necessary so that you can perform faster in the data entry process. Below are the default settings in Excel that you need to change.
1. Adjust the Excel Quick Access Toolbar
The Quick Access Toolbar is a small toolbar with options for you to operate on Excel. If we do not remember the Excel shortcut keys , use the Quick Access Toolbar for commands on Excel.
You can add the commands you want to use to this toolbar for use. Go to Excel Options and click on the commands you want to use and click Add to add .
2. Adjust default Excel font
The first time you install Office, the font and font style will be set as default. And we can change the default Excel font style if we want.
We access Options and look next to Font size to adjust the font and font style for Excel.
3. Change the default Excel view
In Excel, the default view format is Normal View. But in some special cases, you want to change the default view from Normal to Page Break Preview or Page Layout View.
In the Excel Options interface, click on General in the left column. In the right frame, you will see the Default view for new sheets option, which defaults to Normal View. We will choose Page Break Preview or Page Layout View depending on our needs.
4. Set up a fixed Workbook when opening Excel
In case you always have to use a fixed Workbook when opening Excel, you can set it up with simple operations.
We will copy the path of the Excel file and paste it into the interface as shown.
5. Adjust the number of recently displayed Excel files
When you open Excel, you can select the previously opened Excel file. We can adjust this number as we like to easily search for previously opened Excel files.
In the Advanced section , you go to the Display group to adjust, then below we will adjust the number of old Excel files that can be displayed at Show This Number of Recent Workbooks .
6. Adjust the number of sheets in Excel
In the When Creating New Workbooks settings group , look down below at Include This Many Sheets , we will fill in the number of sheets you want to open when you create a new workbook.
7. Convert units in Excel
The default unit in Excel is Inches, so it will affect your margin adjustment in Excel because the unit used is cm. At Ruler Units, we will change the Excel unit to cm for use.
8. Change the direction of the Enter key
The Enter key when used will go to the next line. But we can change the direction of the Enter key to right or left.
Click Advanced then look to the right, find the Editing Options group then click to adjust the Enter key direction at After Pressing Enter, move selection.
9. Adjust decimal points on Excel
You can adjust the thousands separator with a decimal point in Excel , or you can adjust the display position of the decimal point to your liking.
In the Advanced section on the left side of the interface, look to the right to find the Editing Options group . Find the Automatically Insert a Decimal Point option and adjust it at Places .
10. Adjust Excel's automatic calculation mode
By default, all calculations in Excel are calculated automatically. If you want to change this mode, you can do it in Options.
We click on the Formulas item , then look to the right in the Calculation Options group, you will adjust the calculation mode in Excel.
11. Set default Excel file format when saving
If you want to fix an Excel file format before saving without changing it, click Save and look at the Save Workbooks group . You will adjust the format at Save Files in This Format .
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