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MS-Excel Shortucut Keys
Ctrl + N New File
Basic Operations Shift + F11 Creates a new sheet Ctrl + S Save File Ctrl + W or Ctrl + F4 Close File Ctrl + O Open file Ctrl + C Copy Ctrl + X Cut Ctrl + V Paste Ctrl + Alt + V Paste Special… Ctrl + D Copies the first cell down in a selected range Ctrl + R Copies the first cell to the cells on the right side in a selected range Ctrl + Z Undo Ctrl + Y Redo F2 To edit an entry in a cell. Select the cell and press F2 Ctrl + ; (semi-colon) Inserts the current date Ctrl + Shift + : Enters the current time Repeats the last command or action, if possible. When a cell reference or range is selected in a formula, F4 F4 cycles through all the various combinations of absolute and relative references. Ctrl + A Selects a range, then the entire sheet Ctrl + Tab Switch between open workbooks / files Movement and Selection Ctrl + Page Up Selects the sheet to the left Ctrl + Page Down Selects the sheet to the right Navigate around the sheet in the four directions very quickly. It jumps between filled cells and empty Ctrl + Arrow keys cells. Use the Shift key along, to select the range. Ctrl + Home Takes you to the top, left of the sheet Takes to the last used cell (bottom right) - it is the intersection of the last used row and last used column Ctrl + End and may be empty. Shift + Home Selects all the cells between the current cell and column A Ctrl + Shift + Home Selects all the cells between the current cell and cell A1 Ctrl + G or F5 Displays the Go To dialog box. Ctrl + [ Selects the cells that are used in the formula Ctrl + ] Selects the cells (containing formula) that use the value of the selected cell Ctrl + space bar Selects the current column(s) Shift + Space Selects the whole row. Ctrl + 1 Opens 'Format Cells' dialog box for whatever is selected Ctrl + Shift + ~ Applies General format Formatting Ctrl + Shift + 1 Applies number format Ctrl + Shift + 2 Applies time format Ctrl + Shift + 3 Applies date format Ctrl + Shift + 4 Applies currency format Ctrl + Shift + 5 Applies % format Ctrl + Shift + 6 Applies scientific number format (can be skipped) Alt + Enter Line break in a cell Ctrl + K Opens the Insert Hyperlink dialog Ctrl + T Format as table Ctrl + + Insert Cells / Rows / Columns (need selection) Ctrl + - (minus) Delete Cells / Rows / Columns (need selection) Insert / Delete, Show / Hide Ctrl + 6 Show / hide objects Ctrl + 9 Hides the selected rows Ctrl + 0 Hides the selected columns Ctrl + Shift + 9 Unhides any hidden rows within the selection Ctrl + Shift + 0 Unhides any hidden columns within the selection Ctrl + F1 Hides / shows the ribbon Ctrl + Shift + F1 Hides / shows the ribbon and tabs also Ctrl + ` (near Esc) Shows / hides all formulas on the sheet Ctrl + Shift + L Apply Filters to a range Ctrl + F / Ctrl + H Displays the Find and Replace dialog box Shift + F2 Create or edit a cell Note Miscellaneous Alt + = To automatically enter the SUM function in a cell or range Alt + down arrow Opens a drop-down list of entries already in a column Alt + F8 Opens the Macro dialog If you have a formula that is showing an error, you can see the result of part of the formula by selecting F9 the part and pressing F9. The part you select must be able to calculate on its own.