Microsoft excel shortcut keys
- 1. Microsoft Excel Shortcut Keys Ctrl+A Select All None Ctrl+B Bold Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Bold Ctrl+C Copy Edit, Copy Ctrl+D Fill Down Edit, Fill, Down Ctrl+F Find Edit, Find Ctrl+G Goto Edit, Goto Ctrl+H Replace Edit, Replace Ctrl+I Italic Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Italic Ctrl+K Insert Hyperlink Insert, Hyperlink Ctrl+N New Workbook File, New Ctrl+O Open File, Open Ctrl+P Print File, Print Ctrl+R Fill Right Edit, Fill Right Ctrl+S Save File, Save Ctrl+U Underline Format, Cells, Font, Underline, Single Ctrl+V Paste Edit, Paste Ctrl W Close File, Close Ctrl+X Cut Edit, Cut Ctrl+Y Repeat Edit, Repeat Ctrl+Z Undo Edit, Undo F1 Help Help, Contents and Index F2 Edit None F3 Paste Name Insert, Name, Paste F4 Repeat last action Edit, Repeat. Works while not in Edit mode. F4 While typing a formula, switch between absolute/relative refs None F5 Goto Edit, Goto F6 Next Pane None F7 Spell check Tools, Spelling F8 Extend mode None F9 Recalculate all workbooks Tools, Options, Calculation, Calc,Now
- 2. F10 Activate Menubar N/A F11 New Chart Insert, Chart F12 Save As File, Save As Ctrl+: Insert Current Time None Ctrl+; Insert Current Date None Ctrl+" Copy Value from Cell Above Edit, Paste Special, Value Ctrl+â Copy Formula from Cell Above Edit, Copy Shift Hold down shift for additional functions in Excelâs menu none Shift+F1 Whatâs This? Help, Whatâs This? Shift+F2 Edit cell comment Insert, Edit Comments Shift+F3 Paste function into formula Insert, Function Shift+F4 Find Next Edit, Find, Find Next Shift+F5 Find Edit, Find, Find Next Shift+F6 Previous Pane None Shift+F8 Add to selection None Shift+F9 Calculate active worksheet Calc Sheet Shift+F10 Display shortcut menu None Shift+F11 New worksheet Insert, Worksheet Shift+F12 Save File, Save Ctrl+F3 Define name Insert, Names, Define Ctrl+F4 Close File, Close Ctrl+F5 XL, Restore window size Restore Ctrl+F6 Next workbook window Window, ... Shift+Ctrl+F6 Previous workbook window Window, ... Ctrl+F7 Move window XL, Move Ctrl+F8 Resize window XL, Size Ctrl+F9 Minimize workbook XL, Minimize Ctrl+F10 Maximize or restore window XL, Maximize Ctrl+F11 Inset 4.0 Macro sheet None in Excel 97. In versions prior to 97 - Insert, Macro, 4.0 Macro Ctrl+F12 File Open File, Open Alt+F1 Insert Chart Insert, Chart... Alt+F2 Save As File, Save As Alt+F4 Exit File, Exit
- 3. Alt+F8 Macro dialog box Tools, Macro, Macros in Excel 97 Tools,Macros - in earlier versions Alt+F11 Visual Basic Editor Tools, Macro, Visual Basic Editor Ctrl+Shift+F3 Create name by using names of row and column labels Insert, Name, Create Ctrl+Shift+F6 Previous Window Window, ... Ctrl+Shift+F12 Print File, Print Alt+Shift+F1 New worksheet Insert, Worksheet Alt+Shift+F2 Save File, Save Alt+= AutoSum No direct equivalent Ctrl+` Toggle Value/Formula display Tools, Options, View, Formulas Ctrl+Shift+A Insert argument names into formula No direct equivalent Alt+Down arrow Display AutoComplete list None Alt+â Format Style dialog box Format, Style Ctrl+Shift+~ General format Format, Cells, Number, Category, General Ctrl+Shift+! Comma format Format, Cells, Number, Category, Number Ctrl+Shift+@ Time format Format, Cells, Number, Category, Time Ctrl+Shift+# Date format Format, Cells, Number, Category, Date Ctrl+Shift+$ Currency format Format, Cells, Number, Category, Currency Ctrl+Shift+% Percent format Format, Cells, Number, Category, Percentage Ctrl+Shift+^ Exponential format Format, Cells, Number, Category, Ctrl+Shift+& Place outline border around selected cells Format, Cells, Border Ctrl+Shift+_ Remove outline border Format, Cells, Border Ctrl+Shift+* Select current region Edit, Goto, Special, Current Region Ctrl++ Insert Insert, (Rows, Columns, or Cells) Depends on selection Ctrl+- Delete Delete, (Rows, Columns, or Cells) Depends on selection Ctrl+1 Format cells dialog box Format, Cells
- 4. Ctrl+2 Bold Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Bold Ctrl+3 Italic Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Italic Ctrl+4 Underline Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Underline Ctrl+5 Strikethrough Format, Cells, Font, Effects, Strikethrough Ctrl+6 Show/Hide objects Tools, Options, View, Objects, Show All/Hide Ctrl+7 Show/Hide Standard toolbar View, Toolbars, Standard Ctrl+8 Toggle Outline symbols None Ctrl+9 Hide rows Format, Row, Hide Ctrl+0 Hide columns Format, Column, Hide Ctrl+Shift+( Unhide rows Format, Row, Unhide Ctrl+Shift+) Unhide columns Format, Column, Unhide Alt or F10 Activate the menu None Ctrl+Tab In toolbar: next toolbar None Shift+Ctrl+Tab In toolbar: previous toolbar None Ctrl+Tab In a workbook: activate next workbook None Shift+Ctrl+Tab In a workbook: activate previous workbook None Tab Next tool None Shift+Tab Previous tool None Enter Do the command None Shift+Ctrl+F Font Drop Down List Format, Cells, Font Shift+Ctrl+F+F Font tab of Format Cell Dialog box Format, Cells, Font Shift+Ctrl+P Point size Drop Down List Format, Cells, Font