Below is a listing of all the major shortcut keys usable in Microsoft Excel. See the computer shortcuts page if you are looking for shortcut keys used in other programs.
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| F2 | Edit the selected cell. |
| F3 | After a name has been created, F3 will paste names. |
| F4 | Repeat last action. For example, if you changed the color of text in another cell, pressing F4 will change the text in cell to the same color. |
| F5 | Go to a specific cell. For example, C6. |
| F7 | Spell check selected text or document. |
| F11 | Create chart from selected data. |
| Ctrl+Shift+; | Enter the current time. |
| Ctrl+; | Enter the current date. |
| Alt+Shift+F1 | Insert New Worksheet. |
| Alt+Enter | While typing text in a cell, pressing Alt+Enter will move to the next line, allowing for multiple lines of text in one cell. |
| Shift+F3 | Open the Excel formula window. |
| Shift+F5 | Bring up search box. |
| Ctrl+1 | Open the Format Cells window. |
| Ctrl+A | Select all contents of the worksheet. |
| Ctrl+B | Bold highlighted selection. |
| Ctrl+I | Italic highlighted selection. |
| Ctrl+K | Insert link. |
| Ctrl+S | Save the open worksheet. |
| Ctrl+U | Underline highlighted selection. |
| 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+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+1 | Change the format of selected cells. |
| Ctrl+5 | Strike through highlighted selection. |
| Ctrl+P | Bring up the print dialog box to begin the printing process. |
| Ctrl+Z | Undo last action. |
| Ctrl+F3 | Open Excel Name Manager. |
| Ctrl+F9 | Minimize current window. |
| Ctrl+F10 | Maximize currently selected window. |
| Ctrl+F6 | Switch between open workbooks or windows. |
| Ctrl+Page up | Move between work sheets in the same document. |
| Ctrl+Page down | Move between work sheets in the same document. |
| Ctrl+Tab | Move between Two or more open Excel files. |
| Alt+= | Create a formula to sum all of the above cells. |
| Ctrl+’ | Insert the value of the above cell into the cell currently selected. |
| Ctrl+Shift+1 | Format number in comma format. |
| Ctrl+Shift+4 | Format number in currency format. |
| Ctrl+Shift+3 | Format number in date format. |
| Ctrl+Shift+5 | Format number in percentage format. |
| Ctrl+Shift+6 | Format number in scientific format. |
| Ctrl+Shift+2 | Format number in time format. |
| Ctrl+Arrow key | Move to next section of text. |
| Ctrl+Space | Select entire column. |
| Shift+Space | Select entire row. |
| Ctrl+- | Delete the selected column or row. |
| Ctrl+Shift+= | Insert a new column or row. |
| Ctrl+Home | Move to cell A1. |
| Ctrl+~ | Switch between showing Excel formulas or their values in cells. |
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