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Table of Contents 1

File ………………………………………………………………….. 2
Ribbon ……………………………………………………………. 2
Active Cell ……………………………………………………….. 3
General …………………………………………………………… 4
Selection …………………………………………………………. 5
Navigation ………………………………………………………. 6
Number Formatting ………………………………………… 7
Extend Selection ……………………………………………… 8
Select Special ………………………………………………….. 9
Cell Edit mode …………………………………………………. 10
Entering data …………………………………………………… 11
Formatting ………………………………………………………. 12
Borders ……………………………………………………………. 13
Dialog Box ……………………………………………………….. 13
Formulas …………………………………………………………. 14
Pivot Tables ……………………………………………………… 15
Grid Operations ………………………………………………. 16
Workbook ……………………………………………………….. 17
Other ………………………………………………………………. 18
Excel Ninja Shortcuts 2

File Win Mac

Create new workbook Ctrl N ⌘ N

Open workbook Ctrl O ⌘ O

Save workbook Ctrl S ⌘ S

Save as F12 ⌘ ⇧ S

Print file Ctrl P ⌘ P

Open print preview window Ctrl F2

⌘ W
Close current window Ctrl W

Close Excel Alt F4 ⌘ Q

Ribbon

Expand or collapse ribbon Ctrl F1 ⌘ ⌥ R

Activate shortcut key tips Alt

Move to next ribbon control Tab Tab

Move to previous button Shift Tab ⇧ Tab

Accept and Confirm Enter Return

Help for button upon mouse over F1

A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with
smarter people. -Will Rogers
Excel Ninja Shortcuts 3

Active Cell Win Mac

Shift Backspace ⇧ Delete
Select active cell only
Ctrl Backspace ⌘ Delete
Show active cell on worksheet
Ctrl . ^ .
Move active cell clockwise in
selection
Enter Return
Move active cell down in selection Shift Enter ⇧ Return

Move active cell up in selection Tab Tab

Shift Tab ⇧ Tab
Move active cell right in a selection

Move active cell left in a selection

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
― Nelson Mandela
 Excel Ninja Shortcuts 4

General Win Mac

Open help F1 ⌘ /

Undo last action Ctrl Z ⌘ Z

Redo last action Ctrl Y ⌘ Y

Copy selected cells Ctrl C ⌘ C

Repeat last action F4 ⌘ Y

Cut selected cells Ctrl X ⌘ X

Paste content from clipboard Ctrl V ⌘ V

Display Paste Special Alt E S ^ ⌘ V

Display Find and Replace Ctrl F ⌘ F

Find with replace selected Ctrl H ^ H

Find previous match Ctrl Shift F4 ⌘ ⇧ G

Find next match Shift F4 ⌘ G

Create embedded chart Alt F1 Fn ⌥ F1

Create chart in new worksheet F11 Fn F11

Toggle Autofilter Ctrl Shift L ⌘ ⇧ F

“Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your
self-confidence.” ― Robert Frost
 Excel Ninja Shortcuts 5

General Continued Win Mac

Activate filter dropdown Alt ↓ ⌘ Shift F

Insert table Ctrl T ^ T

Select table row Shift Space ⇧ Space

Select table column Ctrl Space ^ Space

Select table Ctrl A ⌘ A

Selection

Select entire row Shift Space ⇧ Space

Select entire column Ctrl Space ^ Space

Select entire worksheet Ctrl A ⌘ A

Add adjacent cells to selection Shift ⇧

Add non-adjacent cells to selection Ctrl ⌘

Same selection in next column ⌥ Tab

Same selection in previous column ⌥ ⇧ Tab

Toggle add to selection mode Shift F8 Fn ⇧ F8

Cancel selection Esc Esc

“Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.”

― Martin Luther King Jr.
Excel Ninja Shortcuts 6

Navigation Win Mac

↓
Move one cell right

↓
Move one cell left

Move one cell up ↓ ↓

Move one cell down ↓ ↓

Fn ⌥ ↓

Fn ⌥ ↓
Move one screen right Alt PgDn
Fn ↓
Move one screen left Alt PgUp
Fn ↓
Move one screen up PgUp

Move one screen down PgDn

Move to right edge of data region Ctrl

↓

Move to left edge of data region Ctrl

↓

Move to top edge of data region Ctrl ↓

Move to bottom edge of Fn

↓

data region
Ctrl ↓

Fn ^
↓

Move to beginning of row Home

Fn ^
↓

Move to last cell in worksheet Ctrl End

Move to first cell in worksheet Ctrl Home

“Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in.”
― Leonardo da Vinci
 Excel Ninja Shortcuts 7

Navigation Continued Win Mac

Turn End mode on End

↓
Fn

Number Formatting

Apply general format Ctrl Shift ~ ^ ⇧ ~

Apply currency format Ctrl Shift $ ^ ⇧ $

Apply percentage format Ctrl Shift % ^ ⇧ %

Apply scientific format Ctrl Shift ^ ^ ⇧ ^

Apply date format Ctrl Shift # ^ ⇧ #

Apply time format Ctrl Shift @ ^ ⇧ @

Apply number format Ctrl Shift ! ^ ⇧ !

“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps
learning stays young.” ― Henry Ford
 Excel Ninja Shortcuts 8

Extend Selection Win Mac

↓
Extend selection by one cell right Shift ⇧ ↓

Extend selection by one cell left Shift ⇧ ↓

↓
⇧ ↓
⇧ ↓
Extend selection by one cell up Shift ↓ ⌃ ⇧ ↓
⌃ ⇧ ↓
Extend selection by one cell down Shift ↓ ⌃ ⇧ ↓
⌃ ⇧ ↓

↓
Extend last cell right Ctrl Shift
Fn ⇧ ↓
Extend last cell left Ctrl Shift
↓
Fn ⇧ ↓
Extend last cell up Ctrl Shift ↓
Fn ⇧ ⌘ ↓
Extend last cell down Ctrl Shift ↓
Fn ⇧ ⌘ ↓
Extend selection up one screen Shift PgUp
Fn
↓
⇧

Extend selection down one screen Shift PgDn

Fn ⌃ ⇧
↓

Extend selection right one screen Alt Shift PgDn

Fn
↓

⌃ ⇧

Extend selection left one screen Alt Shift PgUp

Extend selection to start of row Shift Home

Extend first cell Ctrl Shift Home

Extend last worksheet cell Ctrl Shift End

“All I have learned, I learned from books.” ― Abraham Lincoln

 Excel Ninja Shortcuts 9

Extend Selection Continued Win Mac

Toggle extend selection mode F8 Fn F8

Select Special

Display ‘Go To’ dialog box Ctrl G ^ G

Select row difference Ctrl \

Select column difference Ctrl Shift |

⇧ O
Select cells with comments Ctrl Shift O Fn ^

Select current region Ctrl A ⌘ A

Select current array Ctrl / ^ /

Select direct precedents Ctrl [ ^ [

Select all precedents Ctrl Shift [ ^ ⇧ {

Select direct dependents Ctrl ] ^ ]

Select all dependents Ctrl Shift ] ^ ⇧ }

Select visible cells only Alt ; ⌘ ⇧ Z

“Play is the highest form of research.” ― Albert Einstein

Excel Ninja Shortcuts 10

Cell Edit mode Win Mac

⌃ U
Fn ⇧ F2
Edit the active cell F2
Esc
Insert or edit comment Shift F2
⇧ ↓
Cancel entry Esc
⇧ ↓

Select one character right Shift

↓
↓ ⌃

Select one character left Shift

⌃

↓
Move one word right Ctrl
↓
↓

⌃ ⇧

↓
Move one word left Ctrl
⌃ ⇧

↓
Select one word right Ctrl Shift
↓

Fn ⇧ ↓
Select one word left Ctrl Shift
↓

Fn ⇧
↓

Select to beginning of cell Shift Home

Delete
Select to end of cell Shift End

Delete character to the left of Fn Delete

Backspace ⌃ ⌥ Return
cursor

Delete character right Delete

New line in cell Alt Enter

“Education is no substitute for intelligence.” ― Frank Herbert
Excel Ninja Shortcuts 11

Entering data Win Mac

Enter and move down Enter Return

Enter and move up Shift Enter ⇧ Return

Enter and move right Tab Tab

Enter and move left Shift Tab ⇧ Tab

Enter same data in multiple ⌃

Ctrl Enter Return
cells

Insert current date Ctrl ; ⌃ ;

Insert current time Ctrl Shift : ⌃ ⇧ :

Fill down from cell above Ctrl D ⌃ D

Fill right from cell left Ctrl R ⌃ R

Copy formula from cell above Ctrl ‘ Fn⌃ ‘

Copy value from cell above Ctrl Shift “ ⌃ ⇧ “

Add hyperlink Ctrl K ⌘ K

Display Auto Complete list Alt ↓ ⌥ ↓

Flash fill Ctrl E

“Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing” ― Warren Buffett
Excel Ninja Shortcuts 12

Formatting Win Mac

⌘ 1
⌃ ⇧ F
⌘ B
Format (almost) anything Ctrl 1 ⌘ I
⌘ U
⌘ ⇧ X
Display Format cells font tab Ctrl Shift F ⌘
⌘
⇧ W
⇧ D
⌘ E
⌘ L
⌘ R
Apply or remove bold ⌃ ⌥ Tab
Ctrl B ⌃ ⌥ ⇧ Tab
formatting ⌘
⌘
⇧ >
⇧ <

Apply or remove italic

Ctrl I
formatting

Apply or remove underscoring Ctrl U

Toggle strikethrough formatting Ctrl 5

Toggle shadow font style

Toggle outline font style

Align center Alt H A C

Align left Alt H A L

Align Right Alt H A R

Indent Alt H 6

Remove indent Alt H 5

Increase font size one step Alt H F G

Decrease font size one step Alt H F K

“Educated men are so impressive!” ― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
Excel Ninja Shortcuts 13

Borders Win Mac

Add border outline Ctrl Shift & ⌘ ⌥ 0

Add or remove border right Alt R

↓
⌘ ⌥

Add or remove border left Alt L

↓
⌘ ⌥

Add or remove border top Alt T ⌘ ⌥ ↓

Add or remove border bottom Alt B ⌘ ⌥↓

Add or remove border Alt D

upward diagonal

Add or remove border Alt V

horizontal interior

Remove borders Ctrl Shift _ ⌘ ⌥ _

Dialog Boxes

Move to next control Tab Tab

Cancel and close the dialog box Esc Esc

Toggle between open books Ctrl Tab ⌃ Tab

Move to previous tab Ctrl Shift Tab ⌃ ⇧ Tab

Accept and apply Enter Return

Check and uncheck box Space Space

“I never learn anything talking. I only learn things when I ask questions.” - Lou Holtz
Excel Ninja Shortcuts 14

Formulas Win Mac

Toggle absolute & ⌘ T

F4
relative references

Open Insert function dialog Shift F3 Fn ⇧ F3

Autosum selected cells Alt = ⌘ ⇧ T

Toggle formulas on and off Ctrl ` Fn `

Enter array formula Ctrl Shift Enter ⌃ ⇧ Return

Calculate worksheets F9 Fn F9

Calculate active worksheet Shift F9 Fn ⇧ F9

Force calculate all worksheets Ctrl Alt F9

Evaluate part of a formula F9 Fn F9

Expand/collapse formula bar Ctrl Shift U ⌃ ⇧ U

Display function ⌃
Ctrl A A
arguments dialog box

Define Name Ctrl F3 Fn ⌃ F3

Define names from labels Ctrl Shift F3 Fn ⌃ Shift F3

Paste name into formula F3

“We learn from failure, not from success!” ― Bram Stoker, Dracula
Excel Ninja Shortcuts 15

Pivot Tables Win Mac

⌘ A

Select entire pivot table Ctrl A

Space
⌘ ⇧ K
Toggle pivot table Space ⌘ ⇧ J
field checkbox
Ctrl -
Group pivot table items Alt Shift

↓
Fn⌃ F11
Ungroup pivot table items Alt Shift ⌘ ⌥ P

↓
Hide pivot table item Ctrl -

Create pivot chart on Alt F1

same worksheet

Create pivot chart on F11

new worksheet

Open pivot table wizard Alt D P

Insert Calculated field Ctrl Shift +

“Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.” ― Socrates

 Excel Ninja Shortcuts 16

Grid Operations Win Mac

Display Insert Dialog box Ctrl Shift + Ctrl Shift +

Insert rows Ctrl Shift + Ctrl Shift +

Insert columns Ctrl Shift + Ctrl Shift +

Display Delete dialog box Ctrl - ⌃ -

Delete rows Ctrl - ⌃ -

Delete columns Ctrl - ⌃ -

Delete cells Ctrl - ⌃ -

Delete contents of selected

Delete Fn Delete
cells

Hide columns Ctrl 0 ⌃ 0

Hide rows Ctrl 9 Fn⌃ 9

Unhide rows Ctrl Shift 9 ⌃ ⇧ 9

Unhide columns Ctrl Shift 0 ⌃ ⇧ 0

Group rows or columns Alt Shift → ⌘ ⇧ K

Ungroup rows or columns Alt Shift ← ⌘ ⇧ J

Open Group Dialog Box Alt Shift → ⌘ ⇧ K

A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with
smarter people. -Will Rogers
 Excel Ninja Shortcuts 17

Grid Operations Continued Win Mac

Open Ungroup Dialog Box Alt Shift ← ⌘ ⇧ J

Hide or show outline symbols Ctrl 8 ⌃ 8

Workbook
Insert new worksheet Shift F11 Fn ⇧ F11

Go to next worksheet Ctrl PgDn Fn ⌃ ↓

Go to previous worksheet Ctrl PgUp Fn ⌃ ↑

Move to next pane F6

Move to previous pane Shift F6

⌃
Go to next workbook Ctrl Tab Tab

Go to previous workbook Ctrl Shift Tab Fn⌃ ⇧ Tab

Minimize current workbook ⌘ M

Ctrl F9
window

Maximize current workbook ⌃

Ctrl F10 Fn F10
window

Select adjacent worksheets Shift ⇧

Select non-adjacent worksheets Ctrl ⌘

⇧
Toggle scroll lock SrcLk Fn F14

“In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn.” ― Phil Collins
Excel Ninja Shortcuts 18

Other Win Mac

Open Spelling dialog box F7 Fn F7

Open Thesaurus dialog box Shift F7 Fn ⇧ F7

Open Macro dialog box Alt F8 Fn ⌥ F8

Open VBA Editor Alt F11 Fn ⌥ F11

Duplicate object Ctrl D ⌘ D

Snap to grid Alt ⌘

Hide or show objects Ctrl 6 ⌃ 6

Display Modify Cell Style Alt ‘ ⌘ ⇧ L

Display shortcut menu Shift F10 Fn ⇧ F10

Display control menu Alt Space

“We learn to do by doing.” ― Spencer W. Kimball

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