The document lists various keyboard shortcuts that can be used in Excel to perform actions like navigating between cells and worksheets, entering and editing cell data, formatting cells and worksheets, and calculating worksheets. Shortcuts include navigation keys like Ctrl+Home to move to cell A1, data entry keys like Enter to complete a cell entry, and formatting keys like Ctrl+B to apply bold formatting. The shortcuts allow efficient navigation, data entry, editing, and formatting within Excel worksheets.
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The document lists various keyboard shortcuts that can be used in Excel to perform actions like navigating between cells and worksheets, entering and editing cell data, formatting cells and worksheets, and calculating worksheets. Shortcuts include navigation keys like Ctrl+Home to move to cell A1, data entry keys like Enter to complete a cell entry, and formatting keys like Ctrl+B to apply bold formatting. The shortcuts allow efficient navigation, data entry, editing, and formatting within Excel worksheets.
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Shortcut Key Action
Ctrl+Home Move to Cell A1.
Ctrl+End Move to last cell in the used range of the worksheet. Ctrl+Page Up Move to previous worksheet. Ctrl+Page Down Move to next worksheet. Shift+F11 New Worksheet. Alt+Tab Switch to next program. Alt+Shift+Tab Switch to previous program. Ctrl+Esc Display Windows Start menu. Ctrl+F5 Restore window size of current workbook. F6 Switch to next pane in a window that has been split. Ctrl+F6 When more than one workbook is open, switch to the next open workbook window. Ctrl+Shift+F6 Switch to the previous workbook window. Ctrl+F9 Minimize the window. Ctrl+F10 Maximize the window. Ctrl+arrow key Move to edge of current region. Home Move to beginning of row. Ctrl+Backspace Scroll to display the active cell. F5 Display the GoTo dialog. Shift+F5 Display the Find dialog. Shift+F4 Find next. Shortcut Key Action Enter Complete a cell entry and select the next cell below. Alt+Enter Start a new line in the same cell. Ctrl+Enter Fill the selected cell range with the current entry. Shift+Enter Complete a cell entry and select the next cell above. Tab Complete a cell entry and select the next cell to the right. Shift+Tab Complete a cell entry and select the previous cell to the left. Esc Cancel a cell entry. Arrow keys Move one character up, down, left, or right. Home Move to the beginning of the line. F4 or Ctrl+Y Repeat the last action. Ctrl+Shift+F3 Create names from row and column labels. Ctrl+D Fill down. Ctrl+R Fill to the right. Ctrl+F3 Define a name. Ctrl+K Insert a hyperlink. Ctrl+; (semicolon) Enter the date. Ctrl+Shift+: (colon) Enter the time. Alt+down arrow Display a drop-down list of the values in the current column of a range. Ctrl+Z Undo the last action. = (equal sign) Start a formula. Backspace In the formula bar, delete one character to the left. Enter Complete a cell entry from the cell or formula bar. Ctrl+Shift+Enter Enter a formula as an array formula. Esc Cancel an entry in the cell or formula bar. Shift+F3 In a formula, display the Insert Function dialog box. Ctrl+A When the insertion point is to the right of a function name in a formula, display the Function Arguments dialog box. Ctrl+Shift+A When the insertion point is to the right of a function name in a formula, insert the argument names and parentheses. F3 Paste a defined name into a formula. Alt+= (equal sign) Insert an AutoSum formula with the SUM function. Ctrl+Shift+" Copy the value from the cell above the active cell into the cell or the (quotation mark) formula bar. Ctrl+' (apostrophe) Copy a formula from the cell above the active cell into the cell or the formula bar. Ctrl+` (backtick) Alternate between displaying cell values and displaying formulas. F9 Calculate all worksheets in all open workbooks. When a portion of a formula is selected, calculate the selected portion and then press Enter or Ctrl+Shift+Enter (for array formulas) to replace the selected portion with the calculated value. Shift+F9 Calculate the active worksheet. Ctrl+Alt+F9 Calculate all worksheets in all open workbooks, regardless of whether they have changed since the last calculation. Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F9 Recheck dependent formulas and then calculate all cells in all open workbooks, including cells not marked as needing to be calculated. F2 Edit the active cell and position the insertion point at the end of the cell contents. If in-cell editing is turned off, moves the insertion point to the formula bar. Alt+Enter Start a new line in the same cell. Backspace Edit the active cell and then clear it or delete the preceding character in the active cell as you edit cell contents. Delete Delete the character to the right of the insertion point or delete the selection. Ctrl+Delete Delete text to the end of the line. F7 Display the Spelling dialog box. Shift+F2 Edit a cell comment. Enter Complete a cell entry and select the next cell below. Ctrl+Z Undo the last action. Ctrl+Shift+Z When the AutoCorrect smart tag is displayed, undo or redo the last automatic correction. Delete Clear the contents of the selected cells. Ctrl+ - (hyphen) Delete the selected cells. Ctrl+Shift++ (plus Insert blank cells. sign) Alt+' (apostrophe) Display the Style dialog box. Ctrl+1 Display the Format Cells dialog box. Ctrl+Shift+~ Apply the General number format. Ctrl+Shift+$ Apply the Currency format with two decimal places (negative numbers in parentheses). Ctrl+Shift+% Apply the Percentage format with no decimal places. Ctrl+Shift+^ Apply the Exponential number format with two decimal places. Ctrl+Shift+# Apply the Date format with the day, month, and year. Ctrl+Shift+@ Apply the Time format with the hour and minute, and AM or PM. Ctrl+Shift+! Apply the Number format with two decimal places, thousands separator, and minus sign (-) for negative values. Ctrl+B Apply or remove bold formatting. Ctrl+I Apply or remove italic formatting. Ctrl+U Apply or remove underline. Ctrl+5 Apply or remove strikethrough. Ctrl+9 Hide the selected rows. Ctrl+Shift+( (opening Unhide any hidden rows within the selection. parenthesis) Ctrl+0 (zero) Hide the selected columns. Ctrl+Shift+) (closing Unhide any hidden columns within the selection. parenthesis) Ctrl+Shift+& Apply the outline border to the selected cells. Ctrl+Shift+_ Remove the outline border from the selected cells. (underscore) Ctrl+9 Hide the selected rows. Ctrl+Shift+9 Unhide any hidden rows within the selection. Ctrl+0 (zero) Hide the selected columns. Ctrl+Shift+0 (zero) Unhide any hidden columns within the selection*. Ctrl+` (grave accent) Alternate between displaying cell values and displaying cell formulas. Accent grave /not a quotation mark. Alt+Shift+Arrow Group rows or columns. Right Alt+Shift+Arrow Left Ungroup rows or columns. Ctrl+6 Alternate between hiding and displaying objects. Ctrl+8 Display or hides the outline symbols. Ctrl+6 Alternate between hiding objects, displaying objects, and displaying placeholders for objects. Ctrl+Shift+$ Apply the Currency format with two decimal places. Ctrl+Shift+~ Apply the General number format. Ctrl+Shift+% Apply the Percentage format with no decimal places. Ctrl+Shift+# Apply the Date format with the day, month, and year. Ctrl+Shift+@ Apply the Time format with the hour and minute, and indicate A.M. or P.M. Ctrl+Shift+! Apply the Number format with two decimal places, thousands separator, and minus sign (-) for negative values. Ctrl+Shift+^ Apply the Scientific number format with two decimal places. F4 Repeat last formatting action: Apply previously applied Cell Formatting to a different Cell