Function |
Short cut |
Select All |
Ctrl+A |
Bold |
Ctrl+B |
Copy |
Ctrl+C |
Fill Down |
Ctrl+D |
Find |
Ctrl+F |
Goto |
Ctrl+G |
Replace |
Ctrl+H |
Italic |
Ctrl+I |
Insert Hyperlink |
Ctrl+K |
New Workbook |
Ctrl+N |
Open |
Ctrl+O |
Print |
Ctrl+P |
Fill Right |
Ctrl+R |
Save |
Ctrl+S |
Underline |
Ctrl+U |
Paste |
Ctrl+V |
Close |
Ctrl W |
Cut |
Ctrl+X |
Repeat |
Ctrl+Y |
Undo |
Ctrl+Z |
Help |
F1 |
Edit |
F2 |
Paste Name |
F3 |
Repeat last action |
F4 |
While typing a formula, switch between absolute/relative refs |
F4 |
Goto |
F5 |
Next Pane |
F6 |
Spell check |
F7 |
Extend mode |
F8 |
Recalculate all workbooks |
F9 |
Activate Menubar |
F10 |
New Chart |
F11 |
Save As |
F12 |
Insert Current Time |
Ctrl+: |
Insert Current Date |
Ctrl+; |
Copy Value from Cell Above |
Ctrl+” |
Copy Formula from Cell Above |
Ctrl+’ |
Hold down shift for additional functions in Excel’s menu |
Shift |
What’s This? |
Shift+F1 |
Edit cell comment |
Shift+F2 |
Paste function into formula |
Shift+F3 |
Find Next |
Shift+F4 |
Find |
Shift+F5 |
Previous Pane |
Shift+F6 |
Add to selection |
Shift+F8 |
Calculate active worksheet |
Shift+F9 |
Calculate all worksheets in all open workbooks, regardless of whether they have changed since the last calculation. |
Ctrl+Alt+F9 |
Rechecks dependent formulas and then calculates all cells in all open workbooks, including cells not marked as needing to be calculated. |
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F9 |
Display shortcut menu |
Shift+F10 |
New worksheet |
Shift+F11 |
Save |
Shift+F12 |
Define name |
Ctrl+F3 |
Close |
Ctrl+F4 |
XL, Restore window size |
Ctrl+F5 |
Next workbook window |
Ctrl+F6 |
Previous workbook window |
Shift+Ctrl+F6 |
Move window |
Ctrl+F7 |
Resize window |
Ctrl+F8 |
Minimize workbook |
Ctrl+F9 |
Maximize or restore window |
Ctrl+F10 |
Inset 4.0 Macro sheet |
Ctrl+F11 |
File Open |
Ctrl+F12 |
Insert Chart |
Alt+F1 |
Save As |
Alt+F2 |
Exit |
Alt+F4 |
Macro dialog box |
Alt+F8 |
Visual Basic Editor |
Alt+F11 |
Create name by using names of row and column labels |
Ctrl+Shift+F3 |
Previous Window |
Ctrl+Shift+F6 |
Print |
Ctrl+Shift+F12 |
New worksheet |
Alt+Shift+F1 |
Save |
Alt+Shift+F2 |
AutoSum |
Alt+= |
Toggle Value/Formula display |
Ctrl+` |
Insert argument names into formula |
Ctrl+Shift+A |
Display AutoComplete list |
Alt+Down arrow |
Format Style dialog box |
Alt+’ |
General format |
Ctrl+Shift+~ |
Comma format |
Ctrl+Shift+! |
Time format |
Ctrl+Shift+@ |
Date format |
Ctrl+Shift+# |
Currency format |
Ctrl+Shift+$ |
Percent format |
Ctrl+Shift+% |
Exponential format |
Ctrl+Shift+^ |
Place outline border around selected cells |
Ctrl+Shift+& |
Remove outline border |
Ctrl+Shift+_ |
Select the current region around the active cell. In a PivotTable report, select the entire PivotTable report. |
Ctrl+Shift+* |
Insert |
Ctrl++ |
Delete |
Ctrl+- |
Format cells dialog box |
Ctrl+1 |
Bold |
Ctrl+2 |
Italic |
Ctrl+3 |
Underline |
Ctrl+4 |
Strikethrough |
Ctrl+5 |
Show/Hide objects |
Ctrl+6 |
Show/Hide Standard toolbar |
Ctrl+7 |
Toggle Outline symbols |
Ctrl+8 |
Hide rows |
Ctrl+9 |
Hide columns |
Ctrl+0 |
Unhide rows |
Ctrl+Shift+( |
Unhide columns |
Ctrl+Shift+) |
Activate the menu |
Alt or F10 |
In toolbar: next toolbar |
Ctrl+Tab |
In a workbook: activate next workbook |
In toolbar: previous toolbar |
Shift+Ctrl+Tab |
In a workbook: activate previous workbook |
Next tool |
Tab |
Previous tool |
Shift+Tab |
Do the command |
Enter |
Start a new line in the same cell. |
Alt+Enter |
Fill the selected cell range with the current entry. |
Ctrl+Enter |
Font Drop Down List |
Shift+Ctrl+F |
Font tab of Format Cell Dialog box |
Shift+Ctrl+F+F |
Point size Drop Down List |
Shift+Ctrl+P |
Select the entire column |
Ctrl+Spacebar |
Select the entire row |
Shift+Spacebar |
Select the array containing the active cell. |
CTRL+/ |
Select all cells that contain comments. |
CTRL+SHIFT+O |
In a selected row, select the cells that don’t match the formula or static value in the active cell. |
CTRL+\ |
In a selected column, select the cells that don’t match the formula or static value in the active cell. |
CTRL+SHIFT+| |
Select all cells directly referenced by formulas in the selection. |
CTRL+[ |
Select all cells directly or indirectly referenced by formulas in the selection. |
CTRL+SHIFT+{ |
Select cells that contain formulas that directly reference the active cell. |
CTRL+] |
Select cells that contain formulas that directly or indirectly reference the active cell. |
CTRL+SHIFT+} |
Select the visible cells in the current selection. |
ALT+; |
With multiple cells selected, select only the active cell. |
SHIFT+BACKSPACE |
Selects the entire worksheet. |
CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR |
If the worksheet contains data, CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR selects the current region. CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR a second time selects the entire worksheet. |
When an object is selected, CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR selects all objects on a worksheet |
Reapply the filter and sort on the current range so that changes you’ve made are included |
Ctrl+Alt+L |
Displays the Paste Special dialog box. Available only after you have cut or copied an object, text, or cell contents on a worksheet or in another program. |
Ctrl+Alt+V |