Microsoft Excel Shortcut Keys.
Shortcut | Description |
Tab | Move to the next cell, to the right of the currently selected cell. |
Ctrl+A | Select all contents of a worksheet. |
Ctrl+B | Bold all cells in the highlighted section. |
Ctrl+C | Copy all cells in the highlighted section. |
Ctrl+D | Fill down. Fills the cell beneath with the contents of the selected cell. To fill more than one cell, select the source cell and press Ctrl+Shift+Down to select multiple cells. Then press Ctrl+D to fill them with the contents of the original cell. |
Ctrl+F | Search current sheet. |
Ctrl+G | Go to a certain area. |
Ctrl+H | Find and replace. |
Ctrl+I | Puts italics on all cells in the highlighted section. |
Ctrl+K | Inserts a hyperlink. |
Ctrl+L | Opens the Create Table dialog box. |
Ctrl+N | Creates a new workbook. |
Ctrl+O | Opens a workbook. |
Ctrl+P | Print the current sheet. |
Ctrl+R | Fill right. Fills the cell to the right with the contents of the selected cell. To fill more than one cell, select the source cell and press Ctrl+Shift+Right to select multiple cells. Then press Ctrl+R to fill them with the contents of the original cell. |
Ctrl+S | Saves the open worksheet. |
Ctrl+T | Open the Create Table dialog box. |
Ctrl+U | Underlines all cells in the highlighted section. |
Ctrl+V | Pastes everything copied onto the clipboard. |
Ctrl+W | Closes the current workbook. |
Ctrl+X | Cuts all cells in the highlighted section. |
Ctrl+Y | Repeats the last entry (redo). |
Ctrl+Z | Undo the last action. |
Ctrl+1 | Changes the format of the selected cells. |
Ctrl+2 | Bolds all cells in the highlighted section. |
Ctrl+3 | Puts italics all cells in the highlighted section. |
Ctrl+4 | Underlines all cells in highlighted section. |
Ctrl+5 | Puts a strikethrough all cells in the highlighted section. |
Ctrl+6 | Shows or hides objects. |
Ctrl+7 | Shows or hides the toolbar. |
Ctrl+8 | Toggles the outline symbols. |
Ctrl+9 | Hides rows. |
Ctrl+0 | Hides columns. |
Ctrl+Shift+: | Enters the current time. |
Ctrl+; | Enters the current date. |
Ctrl+` | Changes between displaying cell values or formulas in the worksheet. |
Ctrl+' | Copies a formula from the cell above. |
Ctrl+Shift+" | Copies value from cell above. |
Ctrl+- | Deletes the selected column or row. |
Ctrl+Shift+= | Inserts a new column or row. |
Ctrl+Shift+~ | Switches between showing Excel formulas or their values in cells. |
Ctrl+Shift+@ | Applies time formatting. |
Ctrl+Shift+! | Applies comma formatting. |
Ctrl+Shift+$ | Applies currency formatting. |
Ctrl+Shift+# | Applies date formatting. |
Ctrl+Shift+% | Applies percentage formatting. |
Ctrl+Shift+^ | Applies exponential formatting. |
Ctrl+Shift+* | Selects the current region around the active cell. |
Ctrl+Shift+& | Places border around selected cells. |
Ctrl+Shift+_ | Removes a border. |
Ctrl++ | Insert. |
Ctrl+- | Delete. |
Ctrl+Shift+( | Unhide rows. |
Ctrl+Shift+) | Unhide columns. |
Ctrl+/ | Selects the array containing the active cell. |
Ctrl+\ | Selects the cells that have a static value or don’t match the formula in the active cell. |
Ctrl+[ | Selects all cells referenced by formulas in the highlighted section. |
Ctrl+] | Selects cells that contain formulas that reference the active cell. |
Ctrl+Shift+{ | Selects all cells directly or indirectly referenced by formulas in the highlighted section. |
Ctrl+Shift+} | Selects cells which contain formulas that directly or indirectly reference the active cell. |
Ctrl+Shift+| (pipe) | Selects the cells within a column that don’t match the formula or static value in the active cell. |
Ctrl+Enter | Fills the selected cells with the current entry. |
Ctrl+Spacebar | Selects the entire column. |
Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar | Selects the entire worksheet. |
Ctrl+Home | Move to cell A1. |
Ctrl+End | Move to last cell with text on the worksheet. |
Ctrl+Tab | Move between Two or more open Excel files. |
Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Activates the previous workbook. |
Ctrl+Shift+A | Inserts argument names into a formula. |
Ctrl+Shift+F | Opens the drop-down menu for fonts. |
Ctrl+Shift+O | Selects all of the cells that contain comments. |
Ctrl+Shift+P | Opens the drop-down menu for point size. |
Shift+Insert | Pastes what is stored on the clipboard. |
Shift+Page Up | In a single column, highlights all cells above that are selected. |
Shift+Page Down | In a single column, highlights all cells above that are selected. |
Shift+Home | Highlights all text to the left of the cursor. |
Shift+End | Highlights all text to the right of the cursor. |
Shift+Up Arrow | Extends the highlighted area up one cell. |
Shift+Down Arrow | Extends the highlighted area down one cell. |
Shift+Left Arrow | Extends the highlighted area left one character. |
Shift +Right Arrow | Extends the highlighted area right one character. |
Alt+Tab | Cycles through applications. |
Alt+Spacebar | Opens the system menu. |
Alt+Backspace | Undo. |
Alt+Enter | While typing text in a cell, pressing Alt+Enter moves to the next line, allowing for multiple lines of text in one cell. |
Alt+= | Creates a formula to sum all of the above cells. |
Alt+' | Allows formatting on a dialog box. |
F1 | Opens the help menu. |
F2 | Edits the selected cell. |
F3 | After a name is created, F3 will paste names. |
F4 | Repeats last action. For example, if you changed the color of text in another cell, pressing F4 changes the text in cell to the same color. |
F5 | Goes to a specific cell. For example, C6. |
F6 | Move to the next pane. |
F7 | Spell check selected text or document. |
F8 | Enters Extend Mode. |
F9 | Recalculates every workbook. |
F10 | Activates the menu bar. |
F11 | Creates a chart from selected data. |
F12 | Save As option. |
Shift+F1 | Opens the "What's This?" window. |
Shift+F2 | Allows the user to edit a cell comment. |
Shift+F3 | Opens the Excel formula window. |
Shift+F5 | Brings up a search box. |
Shift+F6 | Move to previous pane. |
Shift+F8 | Add to selection. |
Shift+F9 | Performs calculate function on active sheet. |
Ctrl+F3 | Open Excel Name Manager. |
Ctrl+F4 | Closes current window. |
Ctrl+F5 | Restores window size. |
Ctrl+F6 | Next workbook. |
Ctrl+Shift+F6 | Previous workbook. |
Ctrl+F7 | Moves the window. |
Ctrl+F8 | Resizes the window. |
Ctrl+F9 | Minimize current window. |
Ctrl+F10 | Maximize currently selected window. |
Ctrl+F11 | Inserts a macro sheet. |
Ctrl+F12 | Opens a file. |
Ctrl+Shift+F3 | Creates names by using those of either row or column labels. |
Ctrl+Shift+F6 | Moves to the previous worksheet window. |
Ctrl+Shift+F12 | Prints the current worksheet. |
Alt+F1 | Inserts a chart. |
Alt+F2 | Save As option. |
Alt+F4 | Exits Excel. |
Alt+F8 | Opens the macro dialog box. |
Alt+F11 | Opens the Visual Basic editor. |
Alt+Shift+F1 | Creates a new worksheet. |
Alt+Shift+F2 | Saves the current worksheet. |
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