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Not at my bank (BB). It improves efficiency most of the time, but my computer is so slow that sometimes it's faster to just use the mouse.
Ahh, that's good to know. I was imagining analysts navigating excel like they were using typeracer and it spooked me a little.
It's definitely way faster to use excel without a mouse (once you've acclimatised) in like 80% of scenarios (exceptions would be dialogue boxes and charts imo where it gets a bit awkward). It does take some getting used to and I don't think training is enough time to fully get used to it tbh. But e.g. something I do very often is set stuff as percentages and have to add/remove a decimal point. Way faster (and more fluid) to click alt h p and alt h 0 than to take my hands off the keyboard from typing, move to my mouse, click on % etc. On the ribbon.
Makes sense! I'm hoping its good enough to know the more commonly used shortcuts and also hoping I won't get quizzed on it.
If you have to use your mouse for basic ass excel, expect to be up until the crack of dawn
Thank you intern
Definitely not. Even many years into banking I still use my mouse for a small handful of things. just habit at this point
The more keyboard shortcuts you use/know the better, really saves a significant amount of time. the quick access toolbar in both Excel and PPT will become your best friend.
Good to know, thank you so much!
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