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You Suck at Excel - Joel Spolsky (Reupload)

A reupload of Joel Spolsky's talk teaching spreadsheet users the Excel features they are probably missing, such as keyboard navigation, named ranges, tables and lookups. The original disappeared and this copy comes from the Wayback Machine.

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Why HN readers recommended it

HN commenters call it an internet classic that makes you a more proficient Excel user, and note it is still relevant despite predating newer functions like XLOOKUP.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
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Topic
excel productivity
Format
tutorial
Level
intro
HN recommenders in dataset
7
HN mentions in dataset
8
Recommendation years in dataset
2024–2026

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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  • That A1 mode is Excel "Baby-Mode", you can switch to R1C1 mode in settings. Things are far easier then, and more sane. His Excel-lence also recommends this: [VIDEO]

    tichiian on Hacker News · 2024-05
    In Pyspread – Pythonic Spreadsheet

  • Nothing capability-wise! Just speed and ease of manipulation. Maybe an analogy is doing image processing. One could write filters and other manipulations in code, or use something like Photoshop. It turns out Photoshop is a great interface for many of those tasks. I think the …

    mbforbes on Hacker News · 2024-05
    In Improvements to data analysis in ChatGPT

  • [VIDEO] will turn you into a more proficient user of Excel. However, make sure you know the limits of Excel... [LINK]

    surfingdino on Hacker News · 2024-06
    In The Microsoft Excel superstars throw down in Vegas

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