Have you ever opened an Excel file and felt a pang of unease? Rows upon rows of data, cryptic formulas sprawled across cells, and a tangle of manual formatting that seems one misstep away from chaos.

To do that, open the Macros window, select the macro, and click Options. Under Shortcut key, press the key to use with Ctrl —I chose Ctrl + J —and click OK. When choosing the key, just make sure it ...