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CALUMET ACCOUNTANT The Official Publication of the Calumet Chapter IMA –081 Hammond Serving Northwest Indiana and the South Chicago Suburbs
VOLUME 67 ISSUE 10 MARCH 2012
this issue
President’s Message 2
Board of Directors 3-4
Webinar: Coping with Change 5
Personal Development 6-8
Professional Development 9
Upcoming Events 10-11
The IMA and the CMA 12-16
Tech Tips 17
Bianca Green, Louis Armstrong told us so, www.threadless.com
Threadless is an online community of artists and an e-commerce website founded in Chicago by Jake Nickell and Jacob
DeHart. They started the company with $1,000 of their own money. Threadless posts about 1,000 designs submissions per
week. These designs are put to a public vote and assigned ratings based on feedback. The top scoring designs are printed on
clothes and sold online through its website, www.threadless.com. Threadless also has a store located at 3011 Broadway St in
Chicago Illinois and the outlet sells the latest two weeks of top winning designs. The whole catalog of Threadless merchandise
is available at the company’s headquarters located at 1260 W. Madison in Chicago IL. (I would love the Calumet Chapter of
the IMA to be able to visit the company headquarters and hear from someone at the company in 2012-2013 so if you have a
contact there, please let the board know.) This edition of the Calumet Accountant features artwork showcased by Threadless.
Threadless has also partnered with Gap and with Thermos to sell some of the clothing merchandise and artwork. Threadless
compensates the artists with corporate gift cards, and retains the rights on the designs for clothing. The artist keeps the
rights on all other forms of design mediums.
In 2006 Wired magazine dubbed this method of doing business as crowdsourcing. According to Merriam Webster, crowd-
sourcing is the combination of crowd and outsourcing and means “the practice of obtaining needed services, ideas, or con-
tent by soliciting contributions from a large group of people especially from an online community rather than from traditional
employees or suppliers.”
As we come into the home stretch of the 2011-2012 chapter year, I am pleased by many of the accomplishments we have
achieved these past few years. We are doing a great job of raising the awareness of the Calumet Chapter of the IMA to new
individuals, accounting and finance professionals, and college students. Please continue to get the word out about our Chap-
ter and help us grow even more. I am encouraged to find out that some of our group are working on obtaining the CMA certi-
fication. I am proud that we continue to offer excellent technical speakers and quality technical meetings. Finally, I am grati-
fied to have you as a member. It is because of you that our Chapter continues on its path of success. With the aide of the
surveys this year we know that we need to find some locations that better serve the needs of the group. Please let us know if
you have any suggestions. You can email me, use the online survey form, or even the online contact form at our website. We
have increased our online presence with our website http://www.imacalumet.com and continue efforts to keep our Linkedin
group relevant.
We may not yet be at the point of crowdsourcing, and Chaptersourcing may not make it into the dictionary, but we need your
help. We ask you to consider joining the Calumet Chapter board. Current needs are listed in the newsletter and on the chap-
ter website. The period of service is from June 1 through May 31 but you can join us anytime. Board meetings will be held on
Thursdays in the summer and are usually held before each regular meeting at 5:15 p.m. Any member is welcome to stop by a
board meeting. Even if you can not commit to serving on the board you can help us out by recommending speakers, topics,
and locations that have an appropriate meeting room for our group. To show that we are listening I remind you that this
month’s meeting which traditionally has been “Our Biggest Night of the Year” has been moved to the Charley Horse of Mun-
ster by popular demand. I hope to see you there and please send your suggestions to me at [email protected] or speak
with any board member. We would be happy to listen to your ideas.
Regards,
Mark T. Camarena, CMA
President, Calumet Chapter IMA
Visit us online at http://www.imacalumet.com
630.530.6707 (W)
e-mail me anytime [email protected]
Message from Mark T. Camarena, President
Administration and Finance
Special Activities Director
Director in charge of coordinating special events
AV Tech Director
Director in charge of locating, setting up, and running audio and visual components for special events and meetings
Communications and Community Relations
Social Media Director
Director(s) in charge of website maintenance, Facebook and Linkedin maintenance
Community Relations Director
Director in charge of community outreach and coordinating community service for the Chapter
Chapter Historian
Director in charge of maintaining chapter documents, newsletters, roster books, and other relevant me-dia
Education and Professional Development
CPE Director
Director in charge of CPE certificate maintenance and record keeping
CMA Director
Director in charge of coordinating sponsor discounts for CMA candidates and encouraging members to take the CMA exam
Academic Relations Director
Director in charge of communicating with area professors about the IMA and the Chapter, and promoting and coordinating the Chapter as guest speakers for classes and accounting groups
Open Board Positions Be a part of something exceptional. The Board of the Calumet Hammond 081 Chapter is always in search of great talent. Joining the Board is an excellent opportunity for you to showcase your talent and build your professional network. Don't hesitate, join today and help build our Chapter into something brilliant. Please contact Mark Camarena at [email protected] or Richard Mielcarz at [email protected] for further information.
“Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen
Keller, Louis Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson and Albert Einstein.” -H.
Jackson Brown Jr.
Calumet Chapter IMA
http://www.imacalumet.com
IMA Calumet
Institute of Management
Accountants-Calumet
Chapter
Officers and Directors 2011—2012
Mark T. Camarena - President 630-530-6707 (w) [email protected] Jim Spice - Secretary 815-933-0491 (w) [email protected] Deb Heim - Treasurer 630-378-6308(w) debra.heim@patterson_medical.com Adolph Ferber - Vice President of Administration 219-322-5848 (h) [email protected] Richard Mielcarz Vice President of Communications and New Member Chair 708-799-6234 (h) [email protected] Bill Biller - Vice President of Professional Education 219-765-3587 (h) [email protected] Anthony Fontana Vice President of Membership Retention 708-534-5000 ext 5494 (w) [email protected] Wes Christensen - Corporate and Academic Development 708-687-9087 [email protected]
Yolanda Peoples - Director of Member Participation
Al Zurawski Director of Employment and Chapter Photogra-
pher 219-477-4488 ext 222 (w) [email protected]
Warren Cebulko - Director of Program Rosters 312-808-3890 (w) [email protected] Dr. Heikki Heino - Director of Manuscripts 708-367-0034 (w) [email protected] Brian Guse - Director At Large 219-362-1531(w) [email protected] Kyle Jones - Director Of Public Relations 219-616-6606 [email protected] John Kitzmiller - Newsletter Director 708-923-0558 [email protected] Adam O’Hare - Associate Director, Membership Growth and Retention, [email protected] Alan Arendt - Assistant Treasurer
Interested in joining the board?
The Calumet Hammond Chapter is always looking for new talent, consider joining and showcasing yours! Please consult page two and find
something that will make you stand out and be heard.
Abstract Circuit board, Simon Osborne www.threadless.com
“When you walk into a restaurant, you don’t just say,
“Bring me some food.” Instead, you’re specific—you
pick exactly what you want from the menu. Do the
same for your life. Don’t just say, “My goal over the
next five years is to be happy. “ Be specific. The
clearer and more vividly you visualize a goal, the easier
it becomes to achieve or acquire it. If possible, ride in
it, fly in it, visualize it, rehearse it, get pictures of it.
The list the steps needed to attain it.”
-Dan Zadra, Where Will You Be Five Years from To-
day?, 2009
Coping With Change
Date: Tuesday, March 20,
2012 1:00 PM Eastern Day-
light Time
CPE Credit: 1.5 hr
Price: Free Field of Study: Personal De-velopment Research Area of Practice: Management Advisory Ser-vices Program Level: Basic Program Prerequisites: None Instructional Method: Group- Internet Advance Preparation: Download participation guide Offered by the IMA - www.imanet.org
Institute of Management Ac-countants (IMA) is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continu-ing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Spon-sors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the accep-tance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be ad-dressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Ave-nue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site:www.nasba.org
Webinar: Coping With Change
Change is all around us – sometimes causing stress. Change cannot be escaped, but you can learn to handle change. This course is designed to increase your comprehen-sion of change and its impact on individual lives. In addition, this course focuses on the development of techniques to better cope with the ever-present change occur-ring around you.
Learning Objectives: After this webinar, attendees will be able to: Define Change
Describe the impact of change on individuals
Recognize why and when change is necessary
Identify common barriers to change Identify techniques to cope with change Offered by the IMA, go to: http://tinyurl.com/7zxpn3m after logging into the IMA website.
-Nacho Diaz, Saving Money, www.threadless.com
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VERBAL/NONVERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
A 4 hr Professional Development Session
The Fox River Valley IMA Chapter will be hosting a 4-hour
Professional Development Session on Saturday, March
10th.
The subject matter will be: Verbal/Nonverbal Communica-
tions: A Workshop on (Mis)perceptions of Self and Others
and the presenter will be Chris Miller of College of DuPage.
Registration and Continental Breakfast will begin at 8AM;
the session will begin at 8:30A and run until 12P. The ses-
sion will be held at the Naperville Municipal Building, 400
S. Eagle St. (Naperville, IL). The conference room does
have a maximum; so make sure to reserve early!
***In consideration of the current economic conditions,
we are holding the cost of the event at previous years, and
offering 1/2 price to our unemployed chapter members.
Nick Tassone, Tin Can Conversations Poster, www.threadless.com
$40 for IMA members (doesn't matter which Chapter), $20 for
students, $20 for unemployed FRV IMA Chapter members; $50
for non-IMA members (guests). (Cash or Check; no credit
cards accepted)
RSVP deadline: 5PM Wednesday March 7th Please RSVP to
Sheryl Elliot via e-mail ([email protected]) or phone
(630-801-4688). We will not be asking you to prepay for the
session, however if you make a reservation please let me
know at the earliest if something has changed and you are
unable to attend.
Chris Miller Bio
After receiving his Master of Arts in Communication from
Northern Illinois University in 1999 Chris Miller immediately
moved into his passion: teaching. His teaching career initially
began at Kishwaukee College in 1999, but he has been an As-
sistant Professor of Speech Communication College of Dupage
since 2002. Professor Miller first became interested in speech
communication when he was an undergraduate student at
Solano Community College in Suisun City, CA when his speech
instructor asked him to join their speech and debate team.
After that he was hooked. After a successful speech career in
California (Gold Medal in Duo Interpretation and Silver Medal
in Program of Oral Interpretation at the two-year national
competition), Professor Miller was recruited by Northern Illi-
nois University and moved himself and his girlfriend (now
wife, they have been dating since 1992) to Illinois where he
continued to compete on the NIU speech and debate team.
He claims his greatest achievements are his State Informative
Speaking award in 1997 only to be bested by the 3rd place
overall at the four-year national championships in After Dinner
Speaking. When his competitive career ended he realized he
wanted to extensively explore communication from an aca-
demic angle. In graduate school Professor Miller studied In-
terpersonal Communication with an emphasis in Health Com-
munication. Professor Miller's focus was on the Emergency
Medical Technician-Patient relationship and published the first
work ever on this dyadic relationship. After graduate school
Professor Miller knew his passion was teaching and conse-
quently wanted to make his career at the two-year level. He
wanted to go back and give to this population of students as
his teachers did for him. Professor Miller has provided work-
shops for IMA in the past, but has also been a guest lecturer
for Painter's District #30, and developed a workshop entitled,
"Speak it Write" with Professor Jason Snart, also of College of
Dupage. Additionally, Professor Miller hosts a bi-weekly on-
line comedy show entitled "That Beepin' Show that is pro-
duced also through College of Dupage.
Do It For Yourself by Melissa Leonard, Gleim Chapter Coordinator
Do you have feedback on what you have read or suggestions on future topics? Maybe you
are studying for the exam or have recently passed and want to share tactics you used. Email
Gleim at [email protected] with your comments..
Melissa Leonard Gleim Publications, Inc.
Chapter Coordinator 4201 NW 95th Blvd. , Gainesville, FL 32606
[email protected] 800.847.5346 ext. 131 (ph) / 352.375.6940 (fx)
The CMA designation is a worthwhile pur-suit with many benefits, and you are more likely to succeed in staying on task when you are doing it for YOU. I have written many times in these monthly arti-cles about the value of becoming certi-fied; perhaps this has encouraged some of you to pursue the CMA, and perhaps you have also found your own personal reasons and motivation. Dr. Gleim and my manager encouraged me to take the exam for a position I wanted, but I had to find my own per-sonal motivation to be able to put aside more leisurely activities and stay focused. For me, it came down to two things. The first was a desire to learn more about accounting and what it takes to prepare for the CMA Exam. I wanted to put into action all the study tips and instruction I have shared with candidates over the years. The second was a sense of per-sonal achievement that comes from pass-ing the CMA exam. While this can some-times be the most underrated benefit of passing the exam, it was a huge motiva-tor for me. Perhaps your accounting professor told you of the benefits to your career and that is what got you thinking about the exam initially, but it was your immediate desire to be more highly valued in the job race than your peers that actually moti-vated you to take the CMA. Maybe you are a seasoned professional and, while
your fellow IMA chapter members may have encouraged you to pursue the certi-fication, your motivation to pass the exam stems from having your eyes on that big promotion at work. It is great to have influences on your goals, but your own personal motivating factors are what will help you stay focused throughout your exam preparations. When stress from your personal or pro-fessional life gets in the way, it can be easy to slip into habits that are not pro-ductive. That's when you have to remind yourself why you started preparing for the exam in the first place so you make positive and productive choices in your study habits. I definitely had to do this when studying for Part 1. Now that I have moved on to Part 2, I find that I have to remind myself at least once a week of my reasons for taking this exam, especially during the holiday season. Small adjustments to your schedule will feel less like a chore and more like an opportunity to succeed when you have your own personal motivation. Find your motivation for passing the CMA exam and DO IT FOR YOURSELF!
Share your success! I would like to hear how you passed the CMA exam. Email Melissa Leonard, your Chapter C o o r d i n a t o r a t i m a c h a p [email protected] with your questions and feedback. Gleim is committed to helping you
accomplish your goal of passing the
exam and becoming a CMA. Your
Calumet IMA Chapter has partnered
with Gleim to ensure your success on
the CMA exam! Working together,
we will provide you the necessary
tools to prepare for this difficult
exam.
As a Calumet Chapter member, you
receive significant discounts on the
Gleim CMA Review materials and
Gleim CPE. Contact Melissa Leonard
at 800.874.5346 ext. 131 or
[email protected] to take
advantage of the offer or if you have
any questions.
Lim Heng Swee
Discover Yourself
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Gleim Publications has been helping candidates pass the CMA exam since 1980, with the most cost-
effective system combining books, Test Prep CD-Rom, audios, Gleim Online, and a Personal Coun-
selor to GUARANTEE your success on the CMA exam.
Gleim is a proud sponsor of the Calumet Hammond Chapter of the IMA and not only donated the
above certificate, but also offers chapter members a 20% to 32% discount on all CMA study materi-
als, as well as Gleim CPE, including the new ethics course. Contact Melissa Leonard
at [email protected] or call 1-800-874-5346 x 131 for further information.
“ What is life for? It is for you.”
-Abraham Maslow
Richard Lee, A Key For Everything, www.threadless.com
Wawawiwa Design, Nice to meet you, www.threadless.com
Making Meetings Matter
By Accountemps, a Robert Half Company
Most professionals have a love-loathe relationship with meetings.
They know these gatherings are a fact of business and can lead to
positive outcomes. But when they receive a meeting invitation,
they often cringe. Why? Because they know for every productive
meeting they attend, there’s another that will be a waste of time.
In a recent Robert Half survey, 27 percent of managers said their
biggest complaint about business meetings is being asked to at-
tend an unnecessary gathering. And nearly one-third of respon-
dents said a session that is not kept on schedule — either starting
or ending late — is their top pet peeve.
Being able to determine when a get-together is truly essential is a
critical skill for managers. And when a meeting is deemed neces-
sary, whether it will be held in-person, online or via a conference
call, steps must be taken to ensure everyone’s time is well spent.
Here are some tips to help you earn a reputation as a thoughtful
meeting organizer:
Reassess the ‘regular’ schedule
There are several standing meetings or conference calls on the
office calendar, but does your team really need to convene so of-
ten? If you’re having a difficult time creating a meaningful agenda
for these sessions, or sense most attendees would prefer to be else-
where, you may need to dial back the frequency. Consider whether
memos, emails or briefing reports could sufficiently communicate the
information that would be covered.
Give attendees a chance to prepare
As business demands escalate, colleagues have less time to convene
during the workday. Help ensure meeting efficiency by sending out
memos in advance so everyone knows the purpose for getting together
and topics to be discussed. At minimum, attendees should receive short
but detailed agendas to review and comment on prior to the session.
Pre-meeting distribution of visual tools that will be used during the
meeting, such as a PowerPoint deck, also is becoming common practice.
This allows attendees to familiarize themselves with the information
prior to the meeting and make a note of anything they’d like to ask
about or comment on. If participants have done their homework, the
presenter also will be able to move through the deck more quickly dur-
ing the meeting, leaving more time for discussion.
Invite only those who need to be there
Does every person on the list of attendees really need to be present for
the discussion? Often, people are invited to meetings as a courtesy
instead of out of necessity. If someone doesn’t have a stake in the ma-
jority of items on the agenda, let that person know his or her atten-
dance is optional. A lengthy participant list also may indicate you’re
trying to accomplish too much in a single meeting.
Request that devices be turned off
By all means, ask attendees to turn off all electronics, including mobile
phones, laptops or tablet computers, during the session unless they are
being used as a planned part of the agenda. These devices can be a
powerful distraction for those who feel compelled to check messages
constantly — or to play games and update their Facebook status.
Some people do like to use electronic devices to take notes during
meetings, however, so allow some latitude. If you at least make it clear
to attendees that their full attention would be appreciated, they’ll likely
honor your request — and stick to business if they choose to keep gadg-
ets handy.
Being asked to attend an excessive number of meetings, especially
those that don’t provide value, can be frustrating for busy professionals
who may be need to push off higher priority tasks in order to be pre-
sent. Judicious scheduling will convey to your staff that if a meeting is
on the calendar, it’s for a good reason.
www.imacalumet.com
The Calumet Hammond 081 Chapter of the IMA is a Not for Profit Association for accountants and finance professionals in business. The Calumet Chapter
serves Northwest Indiana and the Southern Suburbs of Chicago. Anyone with an interest in the subject matter is welcome as a member. Look for us on Face-
book at IMA Calumet and on LinkedIn at Institute of Management Accountants—Calumet Chapter.
STUDENT AND MEMBER APPRECIATION NIGHT II
6:30 PM, TUESDAY MARCH 20, 2012
$10 Students, $25 Members and Guests
Please consider joining us as we host Doug Tillet, Vice President of Public Af-fairs for the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. This value priced event will be held at the Charley Horse Restaurant at 8940 Calumet Avenue in Munster Indiana. Networking and registration begins at 6 pm, dinner and presentation at 6:30, and we finish at 9 pm. RSVP to [email protected] or use the QR code to the left on your smart phone and fill out your contact information with RSVP 0221 in the comment area. A map to the event can be found on our web-site under Event Calendar. All are welcome, if you are a student, member, pro-spective member, or have an interest, please join us.
DOUG TILLET, FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO
Douglas Tillett joined the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago in July 2001 as Vice Presi-dent of Public Affairs. His current responsibility is to oversee the Bank's strategic media and public affairs programs.
Previously Mr. Tillett served as the spokesman for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, where he was Assistant Vice President, Public Information from 1997 to 2001. He also served as the New York Fed's Corporate Secretary in 2000 and 2001.
Prior to joining the New York Federal Reserve Bank, Mr. Tillett worked in Washing-ton, D.C. as Vice President, Public Relations for the National Association of Life Un-derwriters; Director of Information at the Small Business Administration and as Di-rector of Public Affairs at the U.S. Department of Justice; Senior Account Executive at Bailey, Deardourff and Associates, and as Director of Public Affairs for the Office of Attorney General of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Tillett graduated with a B.S. in broadcast communications from Syracuse Uni-versity and received an M.G.A. in public administration from the University of Penn-sylvania.
2011-2012 Schedule
About Our Meetings
Registration: Registration for all events starts at 6:00pm and the meetings begin promptly at 6:30pm. Cost to Attend: Unless other-
wise noted, the cost for IMA Members and guests to attend meetings is $30/per event and $15/per event for college students. There
are two value-priced events.
Tuesday March 20, 2012
Student Night and Member Appreciation Night II
To be held at the Charley Horse Restaurant at 8940 Calumet Avenue Munster Indiana; Doug Tillet, VP of Public Relations of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago will be our distinguished guest speaker for the eve-ning.
Wednesday April 25, 2012
Purdue University Calumet Hospitability Tourism Management Gourmet Dinner. Spouses/guests are wel-come and the cost is $25.00 per person. Featuring Cuisines of New York and a musical, please rsvp to Adolf Ferber by April 12, 2012. To be held at Purdue University’s Calumet new Hospitality Tourism Management Building, 2300 173rd Street in Hammond Indiana.
Friday April 27, 2012
A tour of the CME Group in Downtown Chicago with a “Go Dutch lunch”. If you have a suggestion on which part of the trading floor you would like to tour, please email Tony Fontana at [email protected]
Tuesday May 15, 2012
Stock Market Outlook
Chuck Carlson will look into his crystal ball and lend us his expertise on the outlook for the market. This will be at Theo’s Restaurant, 9144 Indianapolis Boulevard Highland Indiana. Spouses/guests are welcome. This evening’s finale will be “The Passing of the Gavel” by President Mark Camarena.
“So many of our dreams at first seem impos-
sible, then seem improbable, and then, when
we summon the will, they soon seem inevita-
ble.”
-Christopher Reeve
Greg-Guillemin, Smooth Minimal—Superman, www.threadless.com
The Institute of Managerial Accountants (IMA) represents more than 60,000 accountants and financial professionals worldwide. The majority of these professionals work inside businesses and organiza-tions. They comprise the essential elements of financial management, organizational development, integrity, ethics and governance, and short and long term business goal management.
The Certified Management Accountant Credential (CMA) offered by the IMA is an advanced profes-sional certification that reflects the necessary accounting and financial management skills demanded in today’s business environment.
The CMA exam was first offered in 1972. Today over 30,000 accountants and financial professionals have earned this highly recognized and global title.
Professionals who have earned the CMA hold key management roles at top multinational firms and offer their companies the real world relevance, critical knowledge, and leadership abilities to compete in today’s dynamic global business environment.
For further information please contact Richard Mielcarz Vice President of Communications and New Member Chair 708-799-6234 (h), epost: [email protected] or Wes Christensen - Corporate and Aca-demic Development, 708-687-9087, epost: [email protected].
CMA:
The Essential
-Wayne Gretzky
Member Profile
How Do I Update My Member Profile at the IMA?
It's as easy as 1,2,3 to update your member profile at the IMA Website.
1. Go to the IMA website at www.imanet.org and log into your account .
2. Login with your member number and passcode. If you lost your member number or don't know it, email Dick Mielcarz
at [email protected] and he will forward it to you. If you have never registered on the site, then the initial password is your last
name. You will be prompted to create a new password.
3. Click on the "My Profile" link next to your name at the top of the page and edit your pro-file. Be sure to keep your information including any email changes current so we are better
able to keep you apprised of any Chapter happenings.
Source: Institute of Management Accountants, Inc. Montvale New Jersey www.imanet.org/ima_home.aspx
Source: The Institute of Managerial Accountants Inc, 10 Paragon Drive, Montvale, New Jersey
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http://www.youtube.com/user/LinkUpIMA
The Institute Of Management Accountants YouTube Page
The IMA maintains a YouTube channel filled with videos addressing the CMA exam
process, CMA study guides and resources, coverage of the IMA Annual Conference, and
insights from IMA leaders. Be sure to visit the IMA YouTube channel for further insight
on the IMA and the CMA.
Accelerating Microsoft Excel
To... Use this shortcut
Open a new workbook Press Ctrl+N.
Move left to right, cell by cell Press Tab, or press the Right Arrow key.
Move right to left, cell by cell Press Shift+Tab, or press the Left Arrow key.
Move down, cell by cell Press Enter, or press the Down Arrow key.
Move up, cell by cell Press Shift+Enter, or press the Up Arrow key.
Move down or up to the last empty or non-empty cell Press Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow or Up Arrow.
Move to the last empty or non-empty cell to the right or
left
Press Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow or Left Arrow.
Erase data in the current cell Press Backspace.
Insert a return within a cell Press Alt+Enter.
Return to the beginning of the row Press HOME.
Advance to the next worksheet Ctrl+Page Down
Go to the previous worksheet Ctrl+Page Up
Enter the date Press Ctrl+Semicolon (;).
Enter the time Press Ctrl+Shift+Colon (:).
Find out about the style within the cell Press Alt+Apostrophe (‘).
Display the Format Cells dialog box Press Ctrl+1.
Apply the general number format Press Ctrl+Shift+Tilde (~).
Apply the currency number format Press Ctrl+Shift+Dollar Sign ($).
Apply the percentage number format Press Ctrl+Shift+Percent (%).
Apply a border Press Ctrl+Shift+Ampersand (&).
Remove a border Press Ctrl+Shift+ underscore (_).
Hide the selected columns Press Ctrl+0 (zero).
Hide the selected rows Press Ctrl+9.
Keyboard Short Cuts for Microsoft
Excel
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