Top 10 Excel Double Click Mouse Tricks

There are a lot of times when the mouse beats the keyboard in terms of efficiency in Excel. Here are the Top 10 Double Click Cell in Excel Tricks for Excel Power Users like you! You will have a fun time increasing your productivity with these tricks!

Key Takeaways

• Quickly Show or Hide the Excel Ribbon – Double-clicking any tab on the Ribbon will hide or show the Ribbon instantly, giving you more screen space when needed.

• Use Format Painter Repeatedly – Double-click the Format Painter tool, and you can apply the copied format to multiple cells without needing to reselect the tool each time.

• Auto Adjust Column Widths – Double-click the boundary between column headers, and Excel will automatically resize the column to fit the widest cell content perfectly.

• Fill Formulas Down Quickly – Double-click the fill handle (small square at the corner of a cell) to copy formulas or values down a column as far as there is data in the adjacent column.

• Rename Worksheets Fast – Double-click the worksheet tab to immediately edit and rename the sheet without needing to right-click.

There are times where we just want more space in our Excel Window and it is very easy to hide the Ribbon.

Double click on the active tab in your Excel Ribbon to hide it.

Then you can double click in Excel again to show the Excel Ribbon.

 

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This is one very cool trick that saved me a lot of time! I wanted to copy the formatting, and I had to click the Format Painter multiple times.

It was cumbersome! Turns out there’s an option to lock in your Format Painter, so that you can reuse it again and again!

Pick the cells you want to copy the format from.

Double-click the Format Painter button.

You can now apply it again and again without pressing the Format Painter button!

Way before I found out about this tip, I had to rename worksheets by right-clicking on the sheet name, click on the Rename option, then type my name.

That’s a lot of steps!

An easier way, is to simply Excel double click cell on the sheet name and you can rename it right away!

Imagine you had a Table, and you are creating a new column based on a formula’s output.

You can apply the same formula to the rest of the column with just a double-click.

Pick the cell that contains your formula.

Double-click the lower right corner of the cell  to copy the formula to the rest of the column.

You now have your formula applied to the whole column!

If you have shapes, you can quickly edit shapes with just a double-click.

Double-click on your shape and you can edit the text of the shape quickly.

There are a lot of times when I had data in a column but I could not see all of my data because the columns were too cramped!

Instead of adjusting the columns manually, there is a great double-click tip.

Double-click on the right edge of the column header you wish to resize and it will resize the column automatically for you!

Whenever I had a large set of data, I had to painstakingly scroll up to down, left to right, to move across the data…and boy, does it take a long time to scroll to the end of the data!

Turns out, there is a trick to quickly move across your data through double clicks!

Pick a cell you want to start on with.

Double click on the edge of where you want to go to.

For example, if we double click on the bottom edge of the cell, that means we will go downwards to the end of the data.

We have been quickly transported to our end of the data, without scrolling at all!

Whenever I had a chart and wanted to format it, I had to right-click the chart to select the formatting options. Turns out it is easily accessible through double clicking!

Double click on the border of your chart to access the formatting options.

The Format Panel is shown right away.

Have you ever been given a Pivot Table, however you wanted to investigate the source data behind it to gain a better understanding?

Double click will help you with this too!

Have your Pivot Table ready.

Pick a cell that you wanted to drill down on.  In our example, Quarter 1 Total Sales.

Double click on that cell.

Excel will open a new worksheet with the data relating to that cell. This is how you can use Excel double click to source!

(This data is for show only and any changes made here will not be reflected in the Pivot Table).

You can also use the double click to close your Excel Workbook!

Go to the upper left corner of your Excel Application.

Double click on it and your Excel Workbook will close.

Frequently Asked Questions

How can I quickly hide or show the Excel Ribbon?
Simply double-click any tab (like Home, Insert, etc.) on the Ribbon, and it will toggle between showing and hiding.

How do I use Format Painter multiple times without reselecting it?
Double-click the Format Painter icon, and you can apply the copied format repeatedly until you press Esc or click the icon again.

Is there a fast way to adjust column widths to fit content?
Yes, just double-click the line between two column headers, and Excel will auto-adjust the column to fit the longest entry.

How can I fill down formulas without dragging?
Place your formula in a cell, then double-click the fill handle (bottom-right corner of the cell)—Excel will auto-fill down based on adjacent data.

Can I rename a worksheet without using the right-click menu?
Absolutely! Double-click directly on the sheet tab, and you’ll be able to rename the worksheet instantly.