Sequences that do real work
Single shortcuts save seconds. These chains are how a model gets audited, cleaned up and turned into output in minutes. Each one is written for Windows; Mac users can follow the same steps through the menus.
Number formats and the color code
Open Format Cells with Ctrl 1, go to Number, then Custom, and paste a code. Formats change how a value looks, never the value itself, so formulas keep working.
Font colors every reviewer expects
1,250.0Blue: hardcoded inputs and historicals
=C14*(1+D8)Black: formulas on the same sheet
=IS!F22Green: links to another sheet
=[Comps.xlsx]Output!D9Red: links to another file
8.5%Yellow fill: key assumptions to check