Paul Barnhurst argues merged cells have no place in Excel models and that financial modelers should master keyboard shortcuts and learn Python within Excel, even though he doesn't use it himself.
Should modelers primarily use keyboard shortcuts? Yes. Are merge cells ever acceptable in a model? Never. I get such a variance on that. My favorite answer was somebody said, my saying around the office is use merge cells, you go to hell. That was probably the most forward answer I got. Should financial modelers learn Python in Excel? Yes, but I don't.
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