List of Shortcut Keys: Display and Use Windows
List of Shortcut Keys: Display and Use Windows
List of Shortcut Keys: Display and Use Windows
Shortcut Command
Display and use windows
Note When the task pane (task pane: A window within an Office application that provides
commonly used commands. Its location and small size allow you to use these commands
while still working on your files.) is visible, F6 includes that pane when switching between
panes.
SHFT+F6 Switch to the previous pane in a worksheet that has been split.
Note When the task pane is visible, SHIFT+F6 includes that pane when switching between
panes.
CTRL+F6 When more than one workbook window is open, switch to the next workbook window.
CTRL+SHFT+F6 Switch to the previous workbook window.
CTRL+F7 When a workbook window is not maximized, perform the Move command (on the Control
menu for the workbook window). Use the arrow keys to move the window, and when finished
press ESC.
CTRL+F8 When a workbook window is not maximized, perform the Size command (on the Control
menu for the workbook window). Use the arrow keys to resize the window, and when finished
press ENTER.
CTRL+F9 Minimize a workbook window to an icon.
CTRL+F10 Maximize or restore the selected workbook window.
PRTSCR Copy a picture of the screen to the Clipboard.
ALT+PRINT SCREEN Copy a picture of the selected window to the Clipboard.
ALT+SHFT+F10 Display the menu or message for a smart tag. If more than one smart tag is present, switch
to the next smart tag and display its menu or message.
DOWN ARROW Select the next item in a smart tag menu.
UP ARROW Select the previous item in a smart tag menu.
ENTER Perform the action for the selected item in a smart tag menu.
F6 Move to a task pane (task pane: A window within an Office application that provides
commonly used commands. Its location and small size allow you to use these commands
while still working on your files.) from another pane in the program window. (You may need to
press F6 more than once.)
Notes If pressing F6 doesn't display the task pane you want, try pressing ALT to place focus
on the menu bar, and then pressing CTRL+TAB to move to the task pane. In a worksheet
that has been split (Window menu, Split command), F6 includes the split panes when
switching between panes.
CTRL+TAB When a menu or toolbar (toolbar: A bar with buttons and options that you use to carry out
commands. To display a toolbar, press ALT and then SHIFT+F10.) is active, move to a task
pane. (You may need to press CTRL+TAB more than once.)
TAB or SHFT+TAB When a task pane is active, select the next or previous option in the task pane
CTRL+SPACEBAR Display the full set of commands on the task pane menu
DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW Move among choices in a selected submenu; move among certain options in a group of
options
SPACEBAR or ENTER Open the selected menu, or perform the action assigned to the selected button
SHFT+F10 Open a shortcut menu (shortcut menu: A menu that shows a list of commands relevant to a
particular item. To display a shortcut menu, right-click an item or press SHIFT+F10.); open a
drop-down menu for the selected gallery item
HOME or END When a menu or submenu is visible, select the first or last command on the menu or
submenu
PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN Scroll up or down in the selected gallery list
CTRL+HOME or CTRL+END Move to the top or bottom of the selected gallery list
F10 or ALT Select the menu bar (menu bar: The horizontal bar below the title bar that contains the
names of menus. A menu bar can be the built-in menu bar or a custom menu bar.), or close
an open menu and submenu at the same time.
TAB or SHFT+TAB When a toolbar is selected, select the next or previous button or menu on the toolbar.
CTRL+TAB or CTRL+SHFT+TAB When a toolbar is selected, select the next or previous toolbar.
ENTER Open the selected menu, or perform the action for the selected button or command.
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Shortcut Command
SHFT+F10 Display the shortcut menu (shortcut menu: A menu that shows a list of commands relevant to
a particular item. To display a shortcut menu, right-click an item or press SHIFT+F10.) for the
selected item.
ALT+SPACEBAR Display the Control menu for the Excel window.
DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW When a menu or submenu is open, select the next or previous command.
LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW Select the menu to the left or right. When a submenu is open, switch between the main menu
and the submenu.
HOME or END Select the first or last command on the menu or submenu.
ESC Close an open menu. When a submenu is open, close only the submenu.
CTRL+DOWN ARROW Display the full set of commands on a menu.
CTRL+7 Show or hide the Standard toolbar.
SPACEBAR Perform the action for the selected button, or select or clear the selected check box.
First letter of an optn in a drop-down list Open the list if it is closed and move to that option in the list.
ALT+ the underlined letter in an optn Select an option, or select or clear a check box.
ALT+DOWN ARROW Open the selected drop-down list.
ENTER Perform the action for the default command button in the dialog box (the button with the bold
outline, often the OK button).
ESC Cancel the command and close the dialog box.
Use the Open, Save As, and Insert Picture dialog boxes
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Shortcut Command
TAB Select the next item in the Help task pane.
SHFT+TAB Select the previous item in the Help task pane.
ENTER Perform the action for the selected item.
DOWN ARROW and UP ARROW In a Table of Contents, select the next and previous item, respectively.
RIGHT ARROW and LEFT ARROW In a Table of Contents, expand and collapse the selected item, respectively.
ALT+LEFT ARROW Move back to the previous task Pane.
ALT+RIGHT ARROW Move forward to the next task Pane.
CTRL+SPACEBAR Open the menu of Pane options.
CTRL+F1 Close and reopen the current task pane.
RIGHT ARROW Expand a +/- list.
LEFT ARROW Collapse a +/- list.
TAB Select the next hidden text or hyperlink, or Show All or Hide All at the top of a topic
SHFT+TAB Select the previous hidden text or hyperlink, or the Browser View button at the top of a
Microsoft Office Web site article
ENTER Perform the action for the selected Show All, Hide All, hidden text, or hyperlink
ALT+LEFT ARROW Move back to the previous Help topic.
ALT+RIGHT ARROW Move forward to the next Help topic.
CTRL+P Print the current Help topic.
UP ARROW AND DOWN ARROW Scroll small amounts up and down, respectively, within the currently-displayed Help topic.
PAGE UP AND PAGE DOWN Scroll larger amounts up and down, respectively, within the currently-displayed Help topic.
ALT+U Change whether the Help window appears connected to (tiled) or separate from (untiled) the
active application.
SHFT+F10 Display a menu of commands for the Help window; requires that the Help window have active
focus (click an item in the Help window).
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Shortcut Command
F6 Switch to the next pane in a worksheet that has been split (Window menu, Split command).
Note When the task pane (task pane: A window within an Office application that provides
commonly used commands. Its location and small size allow you to use these commands
while still working on your files.) is visible, F6 includes that pane when switching between
panes.
SHFT+F6 Switch to the previous pane in a worksheet that has been split.
Note When the task pane is visible, SHIFT+F6 includes that pane when switching between
panes.
CTRL+BACKSPACE Scroll to display the active cell.
F5 Display the Go To dialog box.
SHFT+F5 Display the Find dialog box.
SHFT+F4 Repeat the last Find action (same as Find Next).
TAB Move between unlocked cells on a protected worksheet.
CTRL+SHFT+* (asterisk) Select the current region around the active cell (the data area enclosed by blank rows and
blank columns). In a PivotTable report, select the entire PivotTable report.
CTRL+/ Select the array (array: Used to build single formulas that produce multiple results or that
operate on a group of arguments that are arranged in rows and columns. An array range
shares a common formula; an array constant is a group of constants used as an argument.)
containing the active cell.
CTRL+SHFT+O (the letter O) Select all cells that contain comments.
CTRL+\ In a selected row, select the cells that don't match the formula or static value in the active
cell.
CTRL+SHFT+| In a selected column, select the cells that don't match the formula or static value in the active
cell.
CTRL+[ (opening bracket) Select all cells directly referenced by formulas in the selection.
CTRL+SHFT+{ (opening brace) Select all cells directly or indirectly referenced by formulas in the selection.
CTRL+] (closing bracket) Select cells that contain formulas that directly reference the active cell.
CTRL+SHFT+} (closing brace) Select cells that contain formulas that directly or indirectly reference the active cell.
ALT+; (semicolon) Select the visible cells in the current selection.
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Shortcut Command
Extend a selection
F8 Turn extend mode on or off. In extend mode, EXT appears in the status line, and the arrow
keys extend the selection.
SHFT+F8 Add another range of cells to the selection; or use the arrow keys to move to the start of the
range you want to add, and then press F8 and the arrow keys to select the next range.
END+SHFT+HOME Extend the selection to the last used cell on the worksheet (lower-right corner).
END+SHFT+ENTER Extend the selection to the last cell in the current row. This key sequence does not work if
you have turned on transition navigation keys (Tools menu, Options command, Transition
tab).
SCROLL LOCK+SHFT+HOME Extend the selection to the cell in the upper-left corner of the window.
SCROLL LOCK+SHFT+END Extend the selection to the cell in the lower-right corner of the window.
Enter data
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Shortcut Command
CTRL+SHFT+ENTER Enter a formula as an array formula (array formula: A formula that performs multiple
calculations on one or more sets of values, and then returns either a single result or multiple
results. Array formulas are enclosed between braces { } and are entered by pressing
CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER.).
ESC Cancel an entry in the cell or Formula Bar.
SHFT+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+SHFT+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 (name: A word or string of characters that represents a cell, range of
cells, formula, or constant value. Use easy-to-understand names, such as Products, to refer
to hard to understand ranges, such as Sales!C20:C30.) into a formula.
ALT+= (equal sign) Insert an AutoSum formula with the SUM function.
CTRL+SHFT+ (quotation mark) Copy the value from the cell above the active cell into the cell or the Formula Bar.
CTRL+' (apostrophe) Copies a formula from the cell above the active cell into the cell or the Formula Bar.
CTRL+` (single left quotation mark) Alternate between displaying cell values and displaying formulas.
F9 Calculate all worksheets in all open workbooks.
SHFT+F9 Calculate the active worksheet.
Note When a portion of a formula is selected, calculate the selected portion. You can then
press ENTER or CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER (for array formulas) to replace the selected portion
with the calculated value.
CTRL+ALT+F9 Calculate all worksheets in all open workbooks, regardless of whether they have changed
since the last calculation.
CTRL+ALT+SHFT+F9 Rechecks dependent formulas and then calculates all cells in all open workbooks, including
cells not marked as needing to be calculated.
Edit data
F2 Edit the active cell and position the insertion point at the end of the cell contents.
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.
SHFT+F2 Edit a cell comment.
ENTER Complete a cell entry and select the next cell below.
CTRL+Z Undo the last action.
ESC Cancel a cell entry.
CTRL+SHFT+Z When the AutoCorrect Smart Tags is displayed, undo or redo the last automatic correction.
Format data
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Shortcut Command
CTRL+B Apply or remove bold formatting.
CTRL+I Apply or remove italic formatting.
CTRL+U Apply or remove underlining.
CTRL+5 Apply or remove strikethrough.
CTRL+9 Hide the selected rows.
CTRL+SHFT+( (opening parenthesis) Unhide any hidden rows within the selection.
CTRL+0 (zero) Hide the selected columns.
CTRL+SHFT+) (closing parenthesis) Unhide any hidden columns within the selection.
CTRL+SHFT+& Apply the outline border to the selected cells.
CTRL+SHFT+_ Remove the outline border from the selected cells.
ALT+DOWN ARROW In the cell that contains the drop-down arrow, displays the AutoFilter list for the current
column.
DOWN ARROW Selects the next item in the AutoFilter list.
UP ARROW Selects the previous item in the AutoFilter list.
ALT+UP ARROW Closes the AutoFilter list for the current column.
HOME Selects the first item (All) in the AutoFilter list.
END Selects the last item in the AutoFilter list.
ENTER Filters the range based on the item selected from the AutoFilter list.
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Shortcut Command
Use the PivotTable and PivotChart Wizard - Layout dialog box
UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW Selects the previous or next field button in the list on the right.
LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW With two or more columns of field buttons, selects the button to the left or right.
ALT+R Moves the selected field into the Row area.
ALT+C Moves the selected field into the Column area.
ALT+D Moves the selected field into the Data area.
ALT+P Moves the selected field into the Page area.
ALT+L Displays the PivotTable Field dialog box for the selected field.
ALT+DOWN ARROW Displays the drop-down list for a field in a PivotTable or PivotChart report. Use the arrow keys
to select the field.
UP ARROW Selects the previous item in the range.
DOWN ARROW Selects the next item in the range.
RIGHT ARROW For an item that has lower-level items available, displays the lower-level items.
LEFT ARROW For an item that has lower-level items displayed, hides the lower-level items.
HOME Selects the first visible item in the list.
END Selects the last visible item in the list.
ENTER Closes the list and displays the selected items.
SPACEBAR Checks, double-checks, or clears a check box in the list. Double-check selects both an item
and all of its llower-level items.
TAB Switches between the list, the OK button, and the Cancel button.
SHFT+TAB When cell A1 is selected, moves to the Introduction box in the e-mail message header. In the
message header, moves to the Subject, Bcc (if displayed), Cc, To, and From (if displayed)
boxes, then to the address book for the Bcc, Cc, To, and From boxes, and then to cell A1.
ALT+P Opens the Outlook Message Options dialog box (Options menu, Options command).
ALT+K Checks the names in the To, Cc, and Bcc boxes against the Address Book.
ALT+PERIOD Opens the Address Book for the To box.
ALT+C Opens the Address Book for the Cc box.
ALT+B If the Bcc box is displayed, opens the Address Book for the Bcc box.
ALT+J Goes to the Subject box.
CTRL+SHFT+G Creates a message flag.
ALT+A Adds interactivity to the range or sheet being sent.
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Shortcut Command
Work with macros
CTRL+RIGHT SHFT Switches to right-to-left paragraph direction (the text must contain only neutral characters
(neutral characters: Characters that do not have strong right-to-left or left-to-right language
attributes. Numerals are an example of neutral characters.)).
CTRL+LEFT SHFT Switches to left-to-right paragraph direction (the text must contain only neutral characters).
ALT+SHFT+UP ARROW In Japanese text for which you've displayed phonetic guides, moves the pointer into the
phonetic guides.
ALT+SHFT+DOWN ARROW Moves the pointer from the phonetic guides back to the parent string of characters.
NUM LOCK, ALT+numeric pad numbers Enter a unicode character.
ALT+X Pressed immediately after typing the hexadecimal code for a unicode character, converts the
numbers to the character. Pressed immediately following a unicode character, converts the
character to its hexadecimal code.
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