This document lists shortcut keys for Microsoft Excel. It provides shortcuts for formatting text, navigating and selecting cells, copying and pasting, inserting and deleting items, printing, calculating worksheets, displaying dialog boxes, creating charts and macros, saving files, and maximizing windows. Many shortcuts use the Ctrl, Alt, Shift, and F keys in combinations. For example, Ctrl+C copies selected cells, Ctrl+V pastes, and F2 edits the active cell.
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MS Excel Short Cut
This document lists shortcut keys for Microsoft Excel. It provides shortcuts for formatting text, navigating and selecting cells, copying and pasting, inserting and deleting items, printing, calculating worksheets, displaying dialog boxes, creating charts and macros, saving files, and maximizing windows. Many shortcuts use the Ctrl, Alt, Shift, and F keys in combinations. For example, Ctrl+C copies selected cells, Ctrl+V pastes, and F2 edits the active cell.
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Ctrl combination shortcut keys
Short Cut Description
Ctrl + 0 Hides the selected columns Ctrl + 1 Displays 'Format Cells' dialog box Ctrl + 2 Applies or removes bold formatting (also Ctrl + B) Ctrl + 3 Applies or removes italic formatting (also Ctrl + I) Ctrl + 4 Applies or removes underlining (also Ctrl + U) Ctrl + 5 Applies or removes strikethrough Ctrl + 6 Alternates between hiding and displaying objects Ctrl + 8 Displays or hides the outline symbols Ctrl + 9 Hides selected rows Ctrl + A Selects entire worksheet Ctrl + C Copies selected cells Ctrl + D Uses Fill Down command to copy the contents and the format of the topmost cell of a selected range into the cells below Ctrl + F Displays Find and Replace dialog box, with Find tab selected Ctrl + H Displays Find and Replace dialog box, with Replace tab selected Ctrl + K Displays Insert Hyperlink dialog box for new hyperlinks or Edit Hyperlink dialog box for selected existing hyperlinks Ctrl + L Displays Create Table dialog box (also Ctrl + L) Ctrl + N Creates a new blank workbook Ctrl + O Displays Open dialog box to open or find a file Ctrl + P Displays Print tab Ctrl + R Uses Fill Right command to copy the contents and format of the leftmost cell of a selected range into the cells to the right Ctrl + S Saves the active file Ctrl + V Inserts contents of Clipboard at the insertion point and replaces selection. After cut/copy. Ctrl + W Closes selected workbook window Ctrl + Y Repeats last command or action if possible Ctrl + Z Uses Undo command to reverse the last command or to delete the last entry that you typed Ctrl + ; Enters current date Ctrl + '+' Opens Insert dialog box Ctrl + '-' Opens Delete dialog box Ctrl + ' Copies a formula from the cell above the active cell into the cell or the Formula Bar Ctrl + PgUp Switches between worksheet tabs, from left-to-right Ctrl + PgDn Switches between worksheet tabs, from right-to-left Ctrl + Spacebar Selects current column
Microsoft Excel Short Cut Keys
Function key shortcuts Short Cut Description F1 Displays the Excel Help task pane Ctrl + F1 Displays or hides the ribbon ALT + F1 Creates an embedded chart of the data in the current range ALT + SHIFT + F1 Inserts a new worksheet F2 Edits the active cell Ctrl + F2 Displays the print preview area F3 Displays the Paste Name dialog box SHIFT + F3 Displays the Insert Function dialog box F4 F4 Repeats the last command or action When a cell reference is selected in a formula, F4 Cycles through all the various combinations of absolute and relative references Ctrl + F4 Closes the selected workbook window ALT + F4 Closes Microsoft Excel F5 Displays the Go To dialog box (also Ctrl + G) Ctrl + F5 Restores the window size of the selected workbook window F6 Switches between the worksheet, ribbon, task pane, and Zoom controls in a worksheet that has been split. F6 includes the split panes when switching between panes and the ribbon area SHIFT + F6 Switches between the worksheet, Zoom controls, task pane, and ribbon Ctrl + F6 Switches to the next workbook window when more than one workbook window is open F7 Displays the Spelling dialog box Ctrl + F7 Performs the Move command on the workbook window when it is not maximized. F8 Turns extended mode on or off. SHIFT + F8 Enables you to add a non-adjacent cell or range to a selection of cells by using the arrow keys Ctrl + F8 Performs the Size command when a workbook is not maximized ALT + F8 Displays the Macro dialog box F9 Calculates worksheets in all open workbooks SHIFT + F9 Calculates the active sheet F10 Turns key tips on or off (same as ALT) SHIFT + F10 Displays the shortcut menu for the selected item Ctrl + F10 Maximizes or restores the selected workbook window F11 Creates a chart of the data in the current range in a separate Chart sheet SHIFT + F11 Inserts a new worksheet ALT + F11 Opens the Microsoft Visual Basic For Applications Editor, in which you can create a macro by using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) F12 Displays the Save As dialog box
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