Proper Excel Etiquette

[AndyTampa]

Does anybody know what the proper etiquette is for placing the cursor in spreadsheets you are sharing?

I've got one supervisor who thinks I should put the cursor in A1 and another who thinks it's proper etiquette to put it below all your work to let people know you've finished that sheet.

I'm stumped and I can't find anything online about it.

If you have a source for the information, I'd appreciate that too so I can support my position when I find the right one.

 

[xenou]

I don't think there's any established custom here - just whatever works best in your workplace. Your two supervisors will definitely have to come to an agreement as it can't be both ways. I personally like to put cursors in A1 when I'm trying to leave a worksheet for someone else (using Control + Home right before the last save).

 

[Norie]

I agree with Xenou the 'best' place is in the top corner.

Opening a worksheet and finding your right in the middle of 'nowhere' can be a bit frustrating.

Usually you need to play 'hunt the data'.

 

[AndyTampa]

Well that's the weird thing. She wants me to place the cursor below all the work, but still scroll up to the upper left-hand corner. It seems counter-intuitive, but she says it's proper etiquette. I can't find where she got that.

Personally, I think A1 tells me that 'this person was done and brought the cursor home' instead of 'this person was in the middle of something when he saved it'.

I just wish I could find it written somewhere that it's A1. I wish, I wish, I wish.

 

[Norie]

Andy

I don't think you'll find it written anywhere.

I suppose if all the data can be seen then it doesn't matter where the cursor goes.

If it's not too much trouble just do it one way for one supervisor and the other way for the other one.

 

[shg]

They must both have a lot of time on their hands ...

 

[xenou]

Is it one workbook that's always the "issue"?

 

[Smitty]

I can't find where she got that.

Don't worry, I don't think anyone else can either. Frankly, that's one of the dumbest things I've ever heard, but there's also a very good reason for the Dilbert principle.

 

[Joe4]

Well that's the weird thing. She wants me to place the cursor below all the work, but still scroll up to the upper left-hand corner. It seems counter-intuitive, but she says it's proper etiquette. I can't find where she got that.

Never heard of such a thing.
Ask her where she heard that and tell her that a whole bunch of Excel gurus disagree with her!

My belief is that when someone makes a crazy/outlandish statement, the onus is on them to back it up (not on you to disprove it).
If she is one of those people who is an "expert" on everything, then I forsee a lot of headaches for you in your future!

My condolences...

 

[AndyTampa]

Unfortunately, I answer to them both and all 4 workbooks go to them both. They each trained me on two of them so they're both seeing what they didn't tell me to do.

There are some things to be said for not seeing the cursor on a cell when you open a worksheet. There are also some things (not so nice) to be said about not knowing where that darn cursor is until you move it and find you're in cell AG9832 when you were looking at something in cell B2.

I guess I'll play it by ear.

Thanks for the responses though.

I've never heard of the Dilbert principle. What is that? (I do know who Dilbert is. He works in my company.)