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There needs to be an Excel "pro mode" where the mouse is disabled and you have to do all navigation by keyboard. People would become so much more efficient that
by PascLeRasc 8y ago
There needs to be an Excel "pro mode" where the mouse is disabled and you have to do all navigation by keyboard. People would become so much more efficient that way.
- jstanley 8y agoIf "pro mode" is optional, it would be no more effective than the existing "pro mode" of simply taking your hand off the mouse.
- function_seven 8y agoI'd use it. If there was a pro mode buried in a sub-dialog of the options panel, I would turn it on and see if I could make it for 10 minutes. Then 15, then 20 and so on. Instead of reaching for the mouse when I wanted to give up, I'd have to click on [File] > [Options] > [Advanced] and clear the "Enable pro mode" checkbox. Wait... no. I'd have to enter [ALT], F, T, ↓, ↓, ↓, ↓, ↓, [ALT]+R (to get to Pr̲o Mode), then [SPACEBAR] :)
- cm2187 8y agoAnd where hitting F1 doesn't launch some useless help app.
- froindt 8y agoI physically removed the F1 key from my keyboard. Particularly useful since I use F2 to edit cells. I mess up a lot when I help other people on their computers though.
- intended 8y agoHaha, that’s how analysts were trained at one of my old firms - they just removed the mouse and forced everyone to get work done in short deadlines. One of the rare times a gaming habit and keyboard skills was an advantage.
- PascLeRasc 8y agoNPR's Planet Money covered a firm that would go around with scissors and cut mouse cords when new employees used them in Excel. Good episode: https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2017/05/17/528807590/episode-606-spreadsheets https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2017/05/17/528807590/epis...