The Accelerate Excel add-in provides shortcuts for Excel work in M&A, due diligence, transaction services, and other Excel-intensive finance and accounting disciplines
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Quick Tools
Formatting keyboard shortcuts and 30+ other quick time-savers.
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Navigation
Navigate and trace formulas, sheets, and workbook contents.
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Key Functions
Time-saving utilities for key functions in finance and M&A transaction services.
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Utilities
Partial automations to simplify common repetitive tasks and more.
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Selections, Copy & Paste
Streamline repetitive and complex formatting or copy-paste tasks.
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PivotTables & Data Model
PivotTable conversions, formatting shortcuts and Data Model utilities.
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Charts
Simplify chart formatting and efficiently adjust data sources.
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General
Customize formats with multiple user profiles for different clients or projects.
Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
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Accelerate Excel is a comprehensive toolkit offering additional features in Excel.
Designed by former M&A and Transaction Advisory Services (TAS) professionals, it addresses real-world challenges faced by professionals daily.
You'll find everything from customizable formatting shortcuts and enhanced navigation capabilities to automations like converting PivotTables to formatted normal cells.
Technically, Accelerate Excel is an Excel add-in that requires downloading and installation. Once installed, the Accelerate Excel tab will appear on your Excel ribbon, giving you access to all its features.
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Accelerate Excel is ideal for professionals in:
Financial due diligence (FDD)
Transaction advisory services (TAS) / transaction services (TS) / deal advisory
Investment banking / mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
Strategy consulting and other consulting/advisory roles like financial modeling and valuation
Finance & accounting roles (controlling, FP&A, etc.)
Excel power users in general
Its intuitive and user-friendly design becomes even more powerful with regular use, a given in these Excel-heavy industries.
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Everything you can do with Accelerate Excel, you can also do without it—the difference is the time it takes.
Over six months, professionals in financial due diligence (FDD) / transaction advisory services (TAS) can perform their Excel work at least twice as fast using Accelerate Excel.
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Features are easily accessible through the Accelerate Excel ribbon tab in Excel. Additional options become available in task panes once a tool is started.
Demo videos, practice files, case studies and tooltips for every tool ensure you become proficient in no time.
Tools that involve task panes or windows include a question mark button that links to a demo video on our website.
Designed with practicality in mind, this comprehensive add-in will make a noticeable impact, even if you start by using just a few tools.
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Most third-party or in-house add-ins prioritize basic formatting, such as brand and company colors.
While Accelerate Excel includes essential formatting tools, it emphasizes more technical aspects around data and analysis preparation.
We find that other Excel add-ins are often either too broad and lack necessary depth or too complex and focus on cases we consider irrelevant.
Our aim is to balance these extremes by offering a toolkit that is both comprehensive and user-friendly. For instance, the Copy & Paste tool combines numerous features in a single task pane, catering to a wide range of applications without being overly complicated.
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Yes, we offer a 14-day free trial of Accelerate Excel with full access to all features, no restrictions. Download, install, restart Excel, and your trial begins automatically.
Even after the trial period ends, you'll still have access to limited functionality like the Explore Formula feature.
Make the most of your trial by exploring our tutorials and case studies, which include examples and instructions on how to use the tools effectively.
Note: Accelerate Excel is compatible only with desktop versions of Microsoft Excel on Windows.