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Commonly Used Shortcut Keys Excel 97-2003
v6.0
Action Keystroke Action Keystroke
1 Anchoring cells F4 (in edit cell mode (F2)) 25 Go to end (contiguous range) Ctrl+Arrow Keys
2 Auditing toolbar Alt T U 26 Go to precedent cell(s) / Return Ctrl+[ / F5, Enter
3 ...Trace precedents Alt T U T 27 Group rows or columns Alt D G or (Shift+Alt+)
4 ...Trace dependents Alt T U D 28 ...Hide grouped range Alt D G H
5 ...Remove arrows Alt T U A 29 ...Show grouped range Alt D G S
6 Auto sum Alt+= 30 ...Ungroup rows or columns Alt D G or (Shift+Alt+)
7 Borders outside area Ctrl+Shift+7 31 Highlight a contiguous range Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Keys
8 Borders remove all Ctrl+Underscore (Ctrl+Shift+) 32 Highlight entire column / row Ctrl+Spacebar / Shift+Spacebar
9 Clear Alt E A 33 Move a sheet / Copy a sheet Alt E M / Alt E M, Alt+C
10 Comment inserting Shift+F2 or (Alt I M) 34 Name a cell Alt I N D or (Ctrl+F3)
11 Comment deleting Alt E A M 35 Page Break Preview / Normal Alt V P / Alt V N
12 Copy / Cut Ctrl+C / Ctrl+X 36 Page setup Alt F U
13 Paste (after copy or cut) Ctrl+V or (Enter) 37 Print Ctrl+P or (Alt F P)
14 Copy, Paste special formats Ctrl+C, Alt E S T 38 Print preview Alt F V
15 Copy, Paste special formulas Ctrl+C, Alt E S F 39 Redo Ctrl+Y
16 Delete / Insert Ctrl+ / Ctrl++ 40 Rename sheet Alt O H R
17 Deselect to original cell Shift+Backspace 41 Repeat F4
18 Edit cell / Highlight precedents F2 42 Replace Ctrl+H
19 Fill right / Fill down Ctrl+R / Ctrl+D 43 Set print area Alt F T S
20 Font change size Ctrl+Shift+P 44 Tools options Alt T O
21 Format cells Ctrl+1 or (Alt O E) 45 Undo Ctrl+Z
22 Function inserting Alt I F or (Shift+F3) 46 Workbooks toggle Ctrl+Tab
23 Go to F5 or (Ctrl+G) 47 Worksheets move between Ctrl+Page Up / Ctrl+Page Down
24 Go to constants (highlight inputs) F5, Alt+S O X 48 Zoom sizing / return to 100% Alt V Z / Alt V Z 1
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Commonly Used Shortcut Keys Excel 2007
v6.0
Action Keystroke Action Keystroke
1 Anchoring cells F4 (in edit cell mode (F2)) 25 Go to end (contiguous range) Ctrl+Arrow Keys
2 Auditing toolbar Alt M (See "Formula Auditing") 26 Go to precedent cell(s) / Return Ctrl+[ / F5, Enter
3 ...Trace precedents Alt M P 27 Group rows or columns Alt A G G or (Shift+Alt+)
4 ...Trace dependents Alt M D 28 ...Hide grouped range Alt A H
5 ...Remove arrows Alt M A A 29 ...Show grouped range Alt A J
6 Auto sum Alt+= 30 ...Ungroup rows or columns Alt A U U or (Shift+Alt+)
7 Borders outside area Ctrl+Shift+7 31 Highlight a contiguous range Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Keys
8 Borders remove all Ctrl+Underscore (Ctrl+Shift+) 32 Highlight entire column / row Ctrl+Spacebar / Shift+Spacebar
9 Clear Alt H E 33 Move a sheet / Copy a sheet Alt H O M, Alt+C
10 Comment inserting Shift+F2 or (Alt R C) 34 Name a cell Alt M M D or (Alt M N N) or (Ctrl+F3)
11 Comment deleting Alt R D 35 Page Break Preview / Normal Alt W I / Alt W L
12 Copy / Cut Ctrl+C / Ctrl+X 36 Page setup Alt P S P
13 Paste (after copy or cut) Ctrl+V or (Enter) 37 Print Ctrl+P or (Alt F P)
14 Copy, Paste special formats Ctrl+C, Alt H V S T or (Ctrl+Alt+V T) 38 Print preview Alt F W V or (Ctrl +F2)
15 Copy, Paste special formulas Ctrl+C, Alt H V F or (Ctrl+Alt+V F) 39 Redo Ctrl+Y
16 Delete / Insert Ctrl+ / Ctrl++ 40 Rename sheet Alt H O R
17 Deselect to original cell Shift+Backspace 41 Repeat F4
18 Edit cell / Highlight precedents F2 42 Replace Ctrl+H
19 Fill right / Fill down Ctrl+R / Ctrl+D 43 Set print area Alt P R S
20 Font change size Alt H F S or (Ctrl+Shift+P, Alt S) 44 Tools (Excel) options Alt F I
21 Format cells Ctrl+1 or (Alt H O E) 45 Undo Ctrl+Z
22 Function inserting Alt M F or (Shift+F3) 46 Workbooks toggle Ctrl+Tab
23 Go to F5 or (Ctrl+G) 47 Worksheets move between Ctrl+Page Up / Ctrl+Page Down
24 Go to constants (highlight inputs) F5, Alt+S O X 48 Zoom sizing / return to 100% Alt W Q / Alt W J
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Commonly Used Shortcut Keys Excel 2010
v6.0
Action Keystroke Action Keystroke
1 Anchoring cells F4 (in edit cell mode (F2)) 25 Go to end (contiguous range) Ctrl+Arrow Keys
2 Auditing toolbar Alt M (See "Formula Auditing") 26 Go to precedent cell(s) / Return Ctrl+[ / F5, Enter
3 ...Trace precedents Alt M P 27 Group rows or columns Alt A G G or (Shift+Alt+)
4 ...Trace dependents Alt M D 28 ...Hide grouped range Alt A H
5 ...Remove arrows Alt M A A 29 ...Show grouped range Alt A J
6 Auto sum Alt+= 30 ...Ungroup rows or columns Alt A U U or (Shift+Alt+)
7 Borders outside area Ctrl+Shift+7 31 Highlight a contiguous range Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Keys
8 Borders remove all Ctrl+Underscore (Ctrl+Shift+) 32 Highlight entire column / row Ctrl+Spacebar / Shift+Spacebar
9 Clear Alt H E 33 Move a sheet / Copy a sheet Alt H O M, Alt+C
10 Comment inserting Shift+F2 or (Alt R C) 34 Name a cell Alt M M D or (Alt M N N) or (Ctrl+F3)
11 Comment deleting Alt R D 35 Page Break Preview / Normal Alt W I / Alt W L
12 Copy / Cut Ctrl+C / Ctrl+X 36 Page setup Alt P S P
13 Paste (after copy or cut) Ctrl+V or (Enter) 37 Print Ctrl+P or (Alt F P)
14 Copy, Paste special formats Ctrl+C, Alt H V S T or (Ctrl+Alt+V T) 38 Print preview Alt F P V or (Ctrl +F2)
15 Copy, Paste special formulas Ctrl+C, Alt H V F or (Ctrl+Alt+V F) 39 Redo Ctrl+Y
16 Delete / Insert Ctrl+ / Ctrl++ 40 Rename sheet Alt H O R
17 Deselect to original cell Shift+Backspace 41 Repeat F4
18 Edit cell / Highlight precedents F2 42 Replace Ctrl+H
19 Fill right / Fill down Ctrl+R / Ctrl+D 43 Set print area Alt P R S
20 Font change size Alt H F S or (Ctrl+Shift+P, Alt S) 44 Tools (Excel) options Alt F T
21 Format cells Ctrl+1 or (Alt H O E) 45 Undo Ctrl+Z
22 Function inserting Alt M F or (Shift+F3) 46 Workbooks toggle Ctrl+Tab
23 Go to F5 or (Ctrl+G) 47 Worksheets move between Ctrl+Page Up / Ctrl+Page Down
24 Go to constants (highlight inputs) F5, Alt+S O X 48 Zoom sizing / return to 100% Alt W Q / Alt W J
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Commonly Used Shortcut Keys Excel Mac 2008
v6.0
Action Keystroke Action Keystroke
1 Anchoring cells Cmd+T (in edit cell mode (Ctrl+U)) 25 Go to end (contiguous range) Ctrl+Arrow Keys
2 Auditing toolbar Ctrl+F2 T Enter AU Enter 26 Go to precedent cell(s) / Return Ctrl+[ / F5, Enter
3 ...Trace precedents Ctrl+F2 T Enter AU Enter Enter 27 Group rows or columns Cmd+Shift+K
4 ...Trace dependents Ctrl+F2 T Enter AU Enter T Enter 28 ...Hide grouped range Ctrl+F2 D Enter GR Enter Enter
5 ...Remove arrows Ctrl+F2 T Enter AU Enter A Enter 29 ...Show grouped range Ctrl+F2 D Enter GR Enter Enter
6 Auto sum Cmd+Shift+T Enter 30 ...Ungroup rows or columns Cmd+Shift+J
7 Borders outside area Cmd+Option+0 (zero) 31 Highlight a contiguous range Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Keys
8 Borders remove all Cmd+Option+- (minus) 32 Highlight entire column / row Ctrl+Spacebar / Shift+Spacebar
9 Clear All Ctrl+F2 E Enter A Enter Enter 33 Move a sheet / Copy a sheet Ctrl+F2 E Enter M Enter / (Cmd+R)
10 Comment insert or read Shift+F2 34 Name a cell Ctrl+L
11 Comment delete Shift+F2 Delete 35 Page Layout / Normal Ctrl+F2 V Enter P Enter / N Enter
12 Copy / Cut Ctrl or Cmd+C / Ctrl or Cmd+X 36 Page setup Ctrl+F2 F Enter P Enter
13 Paste (after copy or cut) Ctrl or Cmd+V or <fn>Enter 37 Print Ctrl+P
14 Copy, Paste special formats Ctrl+F2 E Enter P (Paste Spl.) Enter, Cmd+T 38 Print preview Mac operating system function
15 Copy, Paste special formulas Ctrl+F2 E Enter P (Paste Spl.) Enter, Cmd+F 39 Redo Cmd+Y
16 Delete / Insert Ctrl+- (minus) / Ctrl+I 40 Rename sheet Ctrl+F2 FO Enter S Enter Enter
17 Deselect to original cell Shift+Delete 41 Repeat Cmd+Y
18 Edit cell / Highlight precedents Ctrl+U 42 Replace Ctrl+H
19 Fill right / Fill down Ctrl+R / Ctrl+D 43 Set print area Ctrl+F2 F Enter PR Enter Enter
20 Font change size Cmd+Shift+. (period) / , (comma) 44 Tools (Excel) options Cmd+, (comma)
21 Format cells Cmd+1 45 Undo Ctrl (or Cmd)+Z
22 Function inserting Shift+F3 46 Workbooks toggle Ctrl+Tab
23 Go to F5 (or Ctrl+G) 47 Worksheets move between <fn>+Ctrl+Down Arrow / Up Arrow
24 Go to constants (highlight inputs) F5 Cmd+S Cmd+O Cmd+X Enter 48 Zoom sizing / (return to 100%) Ctrl+F2 V Enter Z Enter / (Cmd+1)
To access the menu bar w/o using the mouse you must hold Ctrl and press F2. You may then jump to a menu with the keyboard letters and use the down arrow to access it. This takes the place of the Alt key that is used in Windows.
These keystrokes assume Mac has been optimized for financial modeling by following the steps in the TTS Mac Setup Guide
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Commonly Used Shortcut Keys Excel Mac 2011
v6.0
Action Keystroke Action Keystroke
1 Anchoring cells Cmd+T (in edit cell mode (Ctrl+U)) 25 Go to end (contiguous range) Ctrl+Arrow Keys
2 Auditing toolbar Ctrl+F2 T Enter AU Enter 26 Go to precedent cell(s) / Return Ctrl+[ / F5, Enter
3 ...Trace precedents Ctrl+F2 T Enter AU Enter Enter 27 Group rows or columns Cmd+Shift+K
4 ...Trace dependents Ctrl+F2 T Enter AU Enter T Enter 28 ...Hide grouped range Ctrl+F2 D Enter GR Enter Enter
5 ...Remove arrows Ctrl+F2 T Enter AU Enter A Enter 29 ...Show grouped range Ctrl+F2 D Enter GR Enter Enter
6 Auto sum Cmd+Shift+T Enter 30 ...Ungroup rows or columns Cmd+Shift+J
7 Borders outside area Cmd+Option+0 (zero) 31 Highlight a contiguous range Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Keys
8 Borders remove all Cmd+Option+- (minus) 32 Highlight entire column / row Ctrl+Spacebar / Shift+Spacebar
9 Clear All Ctrl+F2 E Enter A Enter Enter 33 Move a sheet / Copy a sheet Ctrl+F2 E Enter M Enter / (Cmd+R)
10 Comment insert or read Shift+F2 34 Name a cell Ctrl+L
11 Comment delete Shift+F2 Delete 35 Page Layout / Normal Ctrl+F2 V Enter P Enter / N Enter
12 Copy / Cut Ctrl or Cmd+C / Ctrl or Cmd+X 36 Page setup Ctrl+F2 F Enter P Enter
13 Paste (after copy or cut) Ctrl or Cmd+V or <fn>Enter 37 Print Ctrl+P
14 Copy, Paste special formats Ctrl+C, Ctrl+Cmd+V, Cmd+T 38 Print preview Mac operating system function
15 Copy, Paste special formulas Ctrl+C, Ctrl+Cmd+V, Cmd+F 39 Redo Cmd+Y
16 Delete / Insert Ctrl+- (minus) / Ctrl+I 40 Rename sheet Ctrl+F2 FO Enter S Enter Enter
17 Deselect to original cell Shift+Delete 41 Repeat Cmd+Y
18 Edit cell / Highlight precedents Ctrl+U 42 Replace Ctrl+H
19 Fill right / Fill down Ctrl+R / Ctrl+D 43 Set print area Ctrl+F2 F Enter PR Enter Enter
20 Font change size Cmd+Shift+. (period) / , (comma) 44 Tools (Excel) options Cmd+, (comma)
21 Format cells Cmd+1 45 Undo Ctrl (or Cmd)+Z
22 Function inserting Shift+F3 46 Workbooks toggle Ctrl+Tab
23 Go to F5 (or Ctrl+G) 47 Worksheets move between <fn>+Ctrl+Down Arrow / Up Arrow
24 Go to constants (highlight inputs) F5 Cmd+S Cmd+O Cmd+X Enter 48 Zoom sizing / (return to 100%) Ctrl+F2 V Enter Z Enter / (Cmd+1)
To access the menu bar w/o using the mouse you must hold Ctrl and press F2. You may then jump to a menu with the keyboard letters and use the down arrow to access it. This takes the place of the Alt key that is used in Windows.
These keystrokes assume Mac has been optimized for financial modeling by following the steps in the TTS Mac Setup Guide
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