Keyboard Modifications and Shortcuts
Interested to see how people alter their keyboards (if at all) and set up their personal shortcuts. This post is geeky as all hell, so no need to remind me.
Keyboard:
Remove completely
- F1
- Caps Lock
- Num Lock
- Insert
Shortcuts:
- I.E., Excel, PPT, Outlook all added to start menu with shortcuts renamed with numbers up front (E.G. "1 - Internet Explorer", "2 - Excel") so that hitting [Windows key] [1] will open Explorer etc. Same with all favorite websites in the favorites menu.
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I think people tend to take
I think people tend to take shortcuts a little too far. Shortcuts to open excel and powerpoint? Are you really creating so many excel documents that you will save yourself time by creating a shortcut? Besides, once you're in excel you can create a new book with built in keyboard shortcuts.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge fan of shortcuts. However, I only really use the built in features. I do very much support the building of macros to make repetitive tasks easier though. Have you built any interesting macros justanotherbanker?
P.S. Geeky is cool.
I do something similar. Add
I do something similar. Add shortcuts to start menu, right click the shortcut, and assign shortcut key.
So now, I can map Ctrl+Shift+E to Excel, Ctrl+Shift+P to Powerpoint, Ctrl+Shift+E to Explorer, etc.
Saves me a lot of time.
Yeah, usually it would be a bit much, but here are two reasons
The shortcuts to Excel, Explorer, etc aren't particularly useful. However, there are two exceptions:
1) When I get to work and on the way to make a shitty Flavia coffee hitting [Window][1], [Window][2], [Window][4] and having everything I need ready to go when I get back.
2) When I have an associate or vp or client (yes, this actually happened on a trip) standing over my work and he or she says something like "wait, that looks wrong, Google ______ for me because I'm curious" and then I can just go [Window][1][Alt][A][6] and be there in two seconds.
As for macros, just the usual stuff. I usually only work on macros for fuggly data/charts like 3 years NTM P/E from Factset. I'm still chugging through the encyclopedic Microsoft Excel programming guide. Anyone have a favorite book?
Streetluck, that's a good idea
Streetluck, I like that idea.