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Comment author: falenas108 26 April 2011 09:43:10PM 11 points [-]

Transfering data from one excel spreadsheet to something else: Control C, alt tab, control V, alt tab. Repeat.

I am now in charge of all data related things in my office, and I'm just a high school intern.

Comment author: Alicorn 26 April 2011 09:49:26PM 9 points [-]

My mom had an office job of some sort a couple decades ago, and told me an anecdote in which she completely dumbfounded one of her co-workers by making use of various software capacities. My mother had learned of these capacities by reading the manual.

Comment author: nazgulnarsil 27 April 2011 01:27:44PM 10 points [-]

RTFM/Googlefu is the defining superpwer of this generation.

Comment author: NihilCredo 27 April 2011 01:02:38AM *  3 points [-]

Control C, alt tab, control V, alt tab. Repeat.

Install AutoHotkey, write the one-line script RWin::Send ^c!{tab}^v!{tab}, and save seven keypresses out of eight :)

Comment author: falenas108 27 April 2011 01:09:31AM -1 points [-]

I so want to use that. Sadly, NIH doesn't allow downloads from the internet.

Comment author: NihilCredo 27 April 2011 01:30:57AM 1 point [-]

USB pens / optical discs?

Comment author: wedrifid 27 April 2011 02:42:23PM 5 points [-]

I am now in charge of all data related things in my office, and I'm just a high school intern.

Special mention for the superpower of 'making people feel appreciated when given a task of data entry'.

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