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Excel Keyboard Shortcuts You Wish You Knew Sooner

Microsoft Excel keyboard shortcuts

In the business world, where efficiency and accuracy reign supreme, there's one tool that stands head and shoulders above the rest: Microsoft Excel. Widely regarded as the most used and most important business tool, Excel (and now Google Sheets too!) have become an indispensable tool for organizations of all sizes and industries.


Lucky for us, our Co-Founder, Shawna Martinez, is an Excel ninja and has agreed to share all of her Excel keyboard shortcuts! Below are all the combinations you need to perform tasks quickly and efficiently in Excel.

Key

Alone

Shift

Ctrl

Alt

Shift + Ctrl

F1

Help

What's This Help

 

Insert Chart Sheet

 

F2

Edit Mode

Edit Comment

 

Save As

 

F3

Paste Name Formula

Paste Function

Define Name

 

Names From Labels

F4

Repeat Action

Find Again

Close Window

Quit Excel

 

F5

Go to

Find

Restore Window Size

 

 

F6

Next Pane

Prev Pane

Next Workbook

Switch To VBA

Prev Workbook

F7

Spell Check

 

Move Window

 

 

F8

Extend Selection

Add To Selection

Resize Window

Macro List

 

F9

Calculate All

Calculate Worksheet

Minimize Workbook

 

 

F10

Activate Menu

Context Menu

Restore Workbook

 

 

F11

New Chart

New Worksheet

New Macro Sheet

VB Editor

 

F12

Save As

Save

Open

 

Print

A

 

 

Select All 

 

Formula Arguments

B

 

 

Bold

 

 

C

 

 

Copy

 

 

D

 

 

Fill Down

Data Menu

 

E

 

 

 

Edit Menu

 

F

 

 

Find

File Menu

Font Name

G

 

 

Go to

 

 

H

 

 

Replace

Help Menu

 

I

 

 

Italics

Insert Menu

 

J

 

 

 

 

 

K

 

 

Insert  Hyperlink

 

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

M

 

 

 

 

 

N

 

 

New Workbook

 

 

O

 

 

Open Workbook

Format Menu

Select Comments

P

 

 

Print

 

Font Size

Q

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

Fill Right

 

 

S

 

 

Save

 

 

T

 

 

 

Tools Menu

 

U

 

 

Underline

 

 

V

 

 

Paste

 

 

W

 

 

Close Workbook

Window Menu

 

X

 

 

Cut

 

 

Y

 

 

Repeat Active

 

 

Z

 

 

Undo

 

 

` (~)

 

 

Toggle Formula View

 

General Format

1 (!)

 

 

Cell Format

 

Number Format

2 (@)

 

 

Toggle Bold

 

Time Format

3 (#)

 

 

Toggle Italics

 

Date Format

4 ($)

 

 

Toggle Underline

 

Currency Format

5 (%)

 

 

Toggle Strikethru

 

Percent Format

6 (^)

 

 

a

 

Exponent Format

7 (&)

 

 

a

 

Apply Border

8 (*)

 

 

Outline

 

Select Region

9 (()

 

 

Hide Rows

 

Unhide Rows

0 ())

 

 

Hide Columns

 

Unhide Columns

-

 

 

Delete Selection

Control Menu

No Border

= (+)

Formula

 

 

Auto Sum

Insert dialog

[

 

 

Direct Dependents

 

Direct Precedents

]

 

 

All Dependents

 

All Precedents

; (semicolon)

 

 

Insert Date

Select Visible Cells

Insert Time

' (apostrophe)

 

 

 

Style

Copy Cell Value Above

: (colon)

 

 

Insert Time

 

 

/

 

 

Select Array

 

Select Array

\

 

 

Select Differences

 

Select Unequal Cells

Insert

Insert Mode

 

Copy

 

 

Delete

Clear

 

Delete To End Of Line

 

 

Home

Begin Row

 

Start Of Worksheet

 

 

End

End Row

 

End Of Worksheet

 

 

Page Up

Page Up

 

Previous Worksheet

Left 1 screen

 

Page Down

Page Down

 

Next Worksheet

Right 1 screen

 

Left Arrow

Move Left

Select Left

Move Left Area

 

 

Right Arrow

Move Right

Select Right

Move Right Area

 

 

Up Arrow

Move Up

Select Up

Move Up Area

 

 

Down Arrow

Move Down

Select Down

Move Down Area

Drop Down List

 

Space Bar

Space

Select Row

Select Column

Control Box

Select All

Tab

Move Right

Move Left

Next Window

Next Application

Previous Window

Backspace

 

 

Go to Active Cell

 

 

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