Keys For Working in A Spreadsheet: Note To Enlarge The Help Window To Fill The Screen
Keys For Working in A Spreadsheet: Note To Enlarge The Help Window To Fill The Screen
Press To
Arrow keys Move one cell up, down, left, or right
CTRL+arrow key Move to the edge of the current data
region
HOME Move to the beginning of the row
CTRL+HOME Move to the beginning of the
worksheet
CTRL+END Move to the last cell on the
worksheet, which is the cell at the
intersection of the rightmost used
column and the bottom-most used
row (in the lower-right corner), or the
cell opposite the home cell, which is
typically A1
PAGE DOWN Move down one screen
PAGE UP Move up one screen
ALT+PAGE DOWN Move one screen to the right
ALT+PAGE UP Move one screen to the left
CTRL+PAGE DOWN Move to the next sheet in the
workbook
CTRL+PAGE UP Move to the previous sheet in the
workbook
CTRL+F6 or CTRL+TAB Move to the next workbook or window
CTRL+SHIFT+F6 or Move to the previous workbook or
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB window
F6 Move to the next pane in a workbook
that has been split
SHIFT+F6 Move to the previous pane in a
workbook that has been split
CTRL+BACKSPACE Scroll to display the active cell
F5 Display the Go To dialog box
SHIFT+F5 Display the Find dialog box
SHIFT+F4 Repeat the last Find action (same as
Find Next)
TAB Move between unlocked cells on a
protected worksheet
Press To
END Turn End mode on or off
END, arrow key Move by one block of data within a
row or column
END, HOME Move to the last cell on the
worksheet, which is the cell at the
intersection of the rightmost used
column and the bottom-most used
row (in the lower-right corner), or the
cell opposite the home cell, which is
typically A1
END, ENTER Move to the last cell to the right in
the current row that is not blank;
unavailable if you have selected the
Transition navigation keys check
box on the Transition tab (Tools
menu, Options command)
Press To
SCROLL LOCK Turn SCROLL LOCK on or off
HOME Move to the cell in the upper-left
corner of the window
END Move to the cell in the lower-right
corner of the window
UP ARROW or DOWN Scroll one row up or down
ARROW
LEFT ARROW or RIGHT Scroll one column left or right
ARROW
Press To
CTRL+P or Display the Print dialog
CTRL+SHIFT+F12 box
Press To
Arrow keys Move around the page when
zoomed in
PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN Move by one page when
zoomed out
CTRL+UP ARROW or Move to the first page when
CTRL+LEFT ARROW zoomed out
CTRL+DOWN ARROW or
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW Move to the last page when
zoomed out
Press To
SHIFT+F11 or Insert a new worksheet
ALT+SHIFT+F1
F11 or ALT+F1 Create a chart that uses the current
range
ALT+F8 Display the Macro dialog box
ALT+F11 Display the Visual Basic Editor
CTRL+F11 Insert a Microsoft Excel 4.0 macro
sheet
CTRL+PAGE DOWN Move to the next sheet in the
workbook
CTRL+PAGE UP Move to the previous sheet in the
workbook
SHIFT+CTRL+PAGE Select the current and next sheet in
DOWN the workbook
SHIFT+CTRL+PAGE UP Select the current and previous sheet
in the workbook
Press To
ENTER Complete a cell entry and move
down in the selection
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 move up
in the selection
TAB Complete a cell entry and move to
the right in the selection
SHIFT+TAB Complete a cell entry and move to
the left in the selection
ESC Cancel a cell entry
BACKSPACE Delete the character to the left of
the insertion point, or delete the
selection
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
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
SHIFT+F2 Edit a cell comment
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
Press To
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
appear 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 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 outline border
CTRL+SHIFT+_ Remove outline borders
CTRL+B Apply or remove bold formatting
CTRL+I Apply or remove italic formatting
CTRL+U Apply or remove an underline
CTRL+5 Apply or remove strikethrough
formatting
CTRL+9 Hide rows
CTRL+SHIFT+
((opening parenthesis) Unhide rows
CTRL+0 (zero) Hide columns
CTRL+SHIFT+)
(closing parenthesis) Unhide columns
6. KEYS FOR EDITING DATA
Press To
CTRL+C Copy the selection
CTRL+X Cut the selection
CTRL+V Paste the selection
DELETE Clear the contents of the selection
CTRL+HYPHEN Delete the selection
CTRL+Z Undo the last action
CTRL+SHIFT+PLUS Insert blank cells
SIGN
Press To
ENTER Move from top to bottom within the
selection (down), or move in the
direction that is selected on the Edit
tab (Tools menu, Options
command)
SHIFT+ENTER Move from bottom to top within the
selection (up), or move opposite to
the direction that is selected on the
Edit tab (Tools menu, Options
command)
TAB Move from left to right within the
selection, or move down one cell if
only one column is selected
SHIFT+TAB Move from right to left within the
selection, or move up one cell if only
one column is selected
CTRL+PERIOD Move clockwise to the next corner of
the selection
CTRL+ALT+RIGHT Move to the right between
ARROW nonadjacent selections
CTRL+ALT+LEFT Move to the left between nonadjacent
ARROW selections
Press To
CTRL+SHIFT+* Select the current region around the
(asterisk) active cell (the current region is a
data area enclosed by blank rows and
blank columns)
SHIFT+arrow key Extend the selection by one cell
CTRL+SHIFT+arrow Extend the selection to the last
key nonblank cell in the same column or
row as the active cell
SHIFT+HOME Extend the selection to the beginning
of the row
CTRL+SHIFT+HOME Extend the selection to the beginning
of the worksheet
CTRL+SHIFT+END Extend the selection to the last used
cell on the worksheet (lower-right
corner)
CTRL+SPACEBAR Select the entire column
SHIFT+SPACEBAR Select the entire row
CTRL+A Select the entire worksheet
SHIFT+BACKSPACE Select only the active cell when
multiple cells are selected
SHIFT+PAGE DOWN Extend the selection down one screen
SHIFT+PAGE UP Extend the selection up one screen
CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEB With an object selected, select all
AR objects on a sheet
CTRL+6 Alternate between hiding objects,
displaying objects, and displaying
placeholders for objects
CTRL+7 Show or hide the Standard toolbar
F8 Turn on extending a selection by
using the arrow keys
SHIFT+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
SCROLL LOCK, Extend the selection to the cell in the
SHIFT+HOME upper-left corner of the window
SCROLL LOCK, Extend the selection to the cell in the
SHIFT+END lower-right corner of the window
Press To
END Turn End mode on or off
END, SHIFT+arrow key Extend the selection to the last
nonblank cell in the same column or
row as the active cell
END, SHIFT+HOME Extend the selection to the last cell
used on the worksheet (lower-right
corner)
END, SHIFT+ENTER Extend the selection to the last cell in
the current row. This keystroke is
unavailable if you selected the
Transition navigation keys check
box on the Transition tab (Tools
menu, Options command).
Press To
CTRL+SHIFT+* Select the current region around the
(asterisk) active cell (the current region is a
data area enclosed by blank rows and
blank columns)
CTRL+/ Select the current array, which is the
array that the active cell belongs to
CTRL+SHIFT+O (the Select all cells with comments
letter O)
CTRL+\ Select cells in a row that don't match
the value in the active cell in that
row. You must select the row starting
with the active cell.
CTRL+SHIFT+| Select cells in a column that don't
match the value in the active cell in
that column. You must select the
column starting with the active cell.
CTRL+[ (opening Select only cells that are directly
bracket) referred to by formulas in the
selection
CTRL+SHIFT+ Select all cells that are directly or
{ (opening brace) indirectly referred to by formulas in
the selection
CTRL+] (closing Select only cells with formulas that
bracket) refer directly to the active cell
CTRL+SHIFT+} Select all cells with formulas that
(closing brace) refer directly or indirectly to the
active cell
ALT+; (semicolon) Select only visible cells in the current
selection
8. KEYS FOR SELECTING CHARTS & CHART
ITEMS
Press To
CTRL+PAGE DOWN Select the next sheet in the
workbook, until the chart sheet you
want is selected
CTRL+PAGE UP Select the previous sheet in the
workbook, until the chart sheet you
want is selected
Press To
DOWN ARROW Select the previous group of
items
UP ARROW Select the next group of items
RIGHT ARROW Select the next item within the
group
LEFT ARROW Select the previous item within
the group
Press To
ALT+key, where key is
the underlined letter in Select a field or a command button
the field or command
name
DOWN ARROW Move to the same field in the next
record
UP ARROW Move to the same field in the
previous record
TAB Move to the next field you can edit
in the record
SHIFT+TAB Move to the previous field you can
edit in the record
ENTER Move to the first field in the next
record
SHIFT+ENTER Move to the first field in the
previous record
PAGE DOWN Move to the same field 10 records
forward
CTRL+PAGE DOWN Move to a new record
PAGE UP Move to the same field 10 records
back
CTRL+PAGE UP Move to the first record
HOME or END Move to the beginning or end of a
field
SHIFT+END Extend a selection to the end of a
field
SHIFT+HOME Extend a selection to the beginning
of a field
LEFT ARROW or RIGHT Move one character left or right
ARROW within a field
SHIFT+LEFT ARROW Select the character to the left
SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW Select the character to the right
Press To
ALT+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW Group rows or columns
ALT+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW Ungroup rows or columns
CTRL+8 Display or hide outline
symbols
CTRL+9 Hide selected rows
CTRL+SHIFT+( (opening Unhide selected rows
parenthesis)
CTRL+0 (zero) Hide selected columns
CTRL+SHIFT+) (closing Unhide selected columns
parenthesis)
Press To
UP ARROW or DOWN Select the previous or next field
ARROW button in the list
LEFT ARROW or RIGHT Select the field button to the left or
ARROW right in a multicolumn field button
list
ALT+C Move the selected field into the
Column area
ALT+D Move the selected field into the
Data area
ALT+L Display the PivotTable Field
dialog box
ALT+P Move the selected field into the
Page area
ALT+R Move the selected field into the
Row area
Press To
ALT+SHIFT+RIGHT Group selected PivotTable items
ARROW
ALT+SHIFT+LEFT Ungroup selected PivotTable items
ARROW
12. KEYS TO USE WITH THE OLAP CUBE
WIZARD
Use these keys to complete Step 2 in the OLAP Cube
Wizard.
3. Press the TAB key to select the > button, and then
press ENTER.
3. Press CTRL+X.
5. Press CTRL+V.
Press To
F10 or ALT Make the menu bar active, or close
a visible menu and submenu at the
same time
TAB or SHIFT+TAB (when
a toolbar is active) Select the next or previous button
or menu on the toolbar
CTRL+TAB or
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (when Select the next or previous toolbar
a toolbar is active)
ENTER Open the selected menu, or
perform the action assigned to the
selected button
SHIFT+F10 Show a shortcut menu
ALT+SPACEBAR Show the program icon menu (on
the program title bar)
DOWN ARROW or UP
ARROW (with the menu Select the next or previous
or submenu displayed) command on the menu or
submenu
LEFT ARROW or RIGHT Select the menu to the left or right
ARROW or, with a submenu visible, switch
between the main menu and the
submenu
HOME or END Select the first or last command on
the menu or submenu
ESC Close the visible menu or, with a
submenu visible, close the
submenu only
CTRL+DOWN ARROW Display the full set of commands
on a menu
In a window, press To
ALT+TAB Switch to the next program
ALT+SHIFT+TAB Switch to the previous program
CTRL+ESC Show the Windows Start menu
CTRL+W or CTRL+F4 Close the active workbook window
CTRL+F5 Restore the active workbook window
size
F6 Move to the next pane in a workbook
that has been split
SHIFT+F6 Move to the previous pane in a
workbook that has been split
CTRL+F6 Switch to the next workbook window
CTRL+SHIFT+F6 Switch to the previous workbook
window
CTRL+F7 Carry out the Move command
(workbook icon menu, menu bar), or
use the arrow keys to move the
window
CTRL+F8 Carry out the Size command
(workbook icon menu, menu bar), or
use the arrow keys to size the
window
CTRL+F9 Minimize the workbook window to an
icon
CTRL+F10 Maximize or restore the workbook
window
PRTSCR Copy the image of the screen to the
Clipboard
ALT+PRINT SCREEN Copy the image of the active window
to the Clipboard
Keys for dialog boxes
In a dialog box, To
press
TAB Move to the next option or option
group
SHIFT+TAB Move to the previous option or
option group
CTRL+TAB or Switch to the next tab in a dialog box
CTRL+PAGE DOWN
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB or
CTRL+PAGE UP Switch to the previous tab in a dialog
box
Arrow keys Move between options in the active
drop-down list box or between some
options in a group of options
SPACEBAR Perform the action assigned to the
active button (the button with the
dotted outline), or select or clear the
active check box
Letter key for the first
letter in the option
name you want (when
a drop-down list box is Move to an option in a drop-down list
selected) box
ALT+letter, where
letter is the key for the
underlined letter in the Select an option, or select or clear a
option name check box
ALT+DOWN ARROW Open the selected drop-down list box
ENTER Perform the action assigned to 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
Press To
CTRL+F12 or Display the Open dialog box
CTRL+O
ALT+F2 or F12 or Save the active workbook
CTRL+S
ALT+SHIFT+F2 or Display the Save as dialog box
SHIFT+F12
ALT+1
Go to the previous folder ( )
ALT+2 Open the folder up one level from the
open folder (Up One Level button )
ALT+3 Close the dialog box, and open your
World Wide Web search page (Search
the Web button )
ALT+4 Delete the selected folder or file
(Delete button )
ALT+5 Create a new subfolder in the open
folder (Create New Folder button )
ALT+6 Switch between List, Details, Properties,
and Preview views
ALT+7 Show the Tools menu (Tools button)
Press To
SHIFT+TAB Move to the e-mail message header. Cell A1
must be the active cell when you press these
keys.
ALT+S Send the active spreadsheet as an e-mail
message
CTRL+SHIFT+ Open the Address Book
B
ALT+K Check the names in the To, Cc, and Bcc
boxes against the Address Book
ALT+PERIOD Open the Address Book in the To box
ALT+C Open the Address Book in the Cc box
ALT+B Open the Address Book in the Bcc box
ALT+J Go to the Subject box
ALT+P Open the Outlook Message Options dialog
box (View menu, Options command in a
message)
CTRL+SHIFT+ Create a message flag
G
3. Type the text you want, and then use the TAB key
to select other options in the dialog box.