CTRL Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL Keyboard Shortcuts
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Ctrl+PgDn Switch between worksheet tabs, from left-to-right.
Ctrl+PgUp Switch between worksheet tabs, from right-to-left.
Ctrl+Shift+& Apply an outline border to the selected cells.
Ctrl+Shift_ Remove an outline border from the selected cells.
Ctrl+Shift+~ Apply the General number format.
Ctrl+Shift+$ Apply the Currency format with two decimal places, and negative numbers in
parentheses.
Ctrl+Shift+% Apply the Percentage format with no decimal places.
Ctrl+Shift+^ Apply the Scientific 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+Shift+* Select the current region around the active cell. In a PivotTable, it selects the
entire PivotTable report.
Ctrl+Shift+: Enter the current time.
Ctrl+Shift+" Copy the value from the cell above the active cell into the cell or the Formula
Bar.
Ctrl+Shift+Plus (+) Display the Insert dialog box to insert blank cells.
Ctrl+Minus (-) Display the Delete dialog box to delete the selected cells.
Ctrl+; Enter the current date.
Ctrl+` Alternate between displaying cell values and displaying formulas in the
worksheet.
Ctrl+' Copy a formula from the cell above the active cell into the cell or the Formula
Bar.
Ctrl+1 Display the Format Cells dialog box.
Ctrl+2 Apply or remove bold formatting.
Ctrl+3 Apply or remove italic formatting.
Ctrl+4 Apply or remove underlining
Ctrl+5 Apply or remove strikethrough.
Ctrl+6 Alternate between hiding and displaying objects.
Ctrl+8 Display or Hide the outline symbols.
Ctrl+9 Hide the selected rows.
Ctrl+0 Hide the selected columns.
Ctrl+A Select the entire worksheet. If the worksheet contains data, Ctrl+A will select
the current region. Pressing Ctrl+A a second time will select the entire
worksheet. When the insertion point is to the right of a function name in a
formula, it displays the Function Arguments dialog box.
Ctrl+Shift+A Insert the argument names and parentheses when the insertion point is to the
right of a function name in a formula.