Complete Software Skills Library
All seven guides together, each with its PDF, practice files, and worked solutions.
$149
Shortcut Press/Self-paced software guides
Software skills,written downstep by step.
Shortcut Press guides are digital downloads. Each one is a PDF that walks through a program one skill at a time with annotated illustrations, then gives you practice exercises, worked solutions, and the files to do them in.
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01/The guides
Seven guides and the complete library
Each guide covers one program, from the first steps to a finished piece of work. Prices are in US dollars, and taxes are calculated at checkout.
Spreadsheet Formulas & Functions
Cell references, lookups, logical, text and date functions, and error handling, for Excel and Google Sheets.
$29
Data Analysis with Pivot Tables & Charts
Cleaning data, building pivot tables, summarizing and filtering, and choosing and formatting charts.
$39
3D Modeling Fundamentals in Blender
Navigating the interface, modeling with basic shapes, modifiers, materials, lighting, and rendering a scene.
$49
Video Editing in DaVinci Resolve
Organizing footage, cutting on the timeline, transitions, titles, color correction, audio cleanup, and exporting.
$45
Interface Design in Figma
Frames, auto layout, components, styles, and prototyping a simple app screen flow.
$35
Professional Document Formatting
Styles, headings, automatic tables of contents, page layout, and reusable templates in Word and Google Docs.
$22
Vector Illustration in Inkscape
Shapes, paths, the pen tool, text, and exporting for print and web.
$27
02/In every guide
What's inside each .zip
Every guide is built the same way. The PDF explains each skill and breaks it into numbered steps with annotated illustrations. Then you practice in an exercise and check your work against a worked solution that goes through every step.
The practice files mean you never start from a blank screen, and never practice on your own work.
.zip download
- PDF guideEach skill explained, then broken into numbered steps.
- Step-by-step instructions
- Annotated illustrations
- Practice exercises
- Worked solutionsEvery step, not only the final answer.
- Practice filesThe starter documents, spreadsheets, datasets, footage or project files the exercises use.
Software is not included. Each guide's page names the program it uses, which you obtain separately from its maker.
03/Purchase and delivery
How buying a guide works
Everything is digital. There is nothing to ship and nothing to wait for.
Choose a guide
Each guide's page lists what it covers, its level, the software it uses, what is in the .zip, and its price.
Pay at checkout
Payment is handled by a third-party payment provider. Applicable taxes are calculated at checkout.
Download the .zip
A download link is emailed to you immediately after payment and shown on the order confirmation screen.
Work through it
Open the PDF, open the practice files in your own copy of the software, and go at your own pace.
Every purchase has a 14-day refund policy, no reason needed. The Delivery Policy explains what to do if a link doesn't arrive.
04/Plainly stated
Self-study material, nothing more
Shortcut Press guides are written for working through on your own. There is no video, no live instruction, no tutoring, and no feedback on your work. Everything you get is in the .zip.
| Item | Status |
|---|---|
| PDF guide with annotated illustrations | Included |
| Practice files | Included |
| Exercises with worked solutions | Included |
| Video | Not included |
| Live instruction | Not included |
| Tutoring | Not included |
| Feedback on your work | Not included |
| The software itselfObtained separately from its maker | Not included |
05/Questions
Before you buy
The questions people ask most. Every other answer is on the FAQ page.
How do I receive my guide?
Every guide is a digital download. Right after payment, a download link is sent to the email address you used at checkout, and the same link is shown on the order confirmation screen. The download is a single .zip file. Nothing is shipped. See the Delivery Policy for details.
Is the software included?
No. The guides do not include any software. Each guide's page has a "Software required" section that names the program the guide uses. You need your own copy or access, obtained separately from the software's maker, and your use of it is governed by that maker's own terms.
Is there video or tutoring?
No. The guides are self-study material. There is no video, no live instruction, no tutoring, and no feedback on your work. You read each step, carry it out in the software, then do the exercises and check your work against the worked solutions in the guide.
What is the refund policy?
You can get a full refund on any purchase if you ask within 14 days. No reason is needed, and nothing needs to be returned. Contact us through the Contact page with your order number. Refunds go to your original payment method and are issued within 5 business days of your request; your payment provider's processing time may add a few days. See the Refund Policy.