All Excel Shortcuts Keys

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Frequently used shortcuts

Ctrl+W Close a workbook.

Ctrl+O Open a workbook.

Alt+H Go to the Home tab.

Ctrl+S Save a workbook.

Ctrl+C Copy selection.

Ctrl+V Paste selection.

Ctrl+Z Undo recent action.

Delete Remove cell contents.

Alt+H,H Choose a fill color.

Ctrl+X Cut selection.

Alt+N Go to the Insert tab.

Ctrl+B Apply bold formatting.

Alt+H, A, C Center align cell contents.

Alt+P Go to the Page Layout tab.

Alt+A Go to the Data tab

Alt+W Go to the View tab.

Shift+F10 Open the context menu.

Alt+H, B, A Add All borders.

Alt+H, D, C Delete column.

Alt+M Go to the Formula tab.

Ctrl+D Fill Down

Ctrl+R Fill Right

Ctrl+9 Hide the selected rows.

Ctrl+0 Hide the selected columns.

Ctrl+Page Down Jump next sheet

Ctrl+Page Up Jump Back sheet

Tab Moves one cell to the right in a worksheet.

Ctrl+Spacebar selects an entire column in a worksheet.

Shift+Spacebar selects an entire row in a worksheet.

Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar selects the entire worksheet.

Alt+Page up moves one screen to the left in a worksheet.

Ctrl+Page up moves to the previous sheet in a workbook.

Ctrl+Shift+Page up selects the current and previous sheet in a workbook.

Page up Moves one screen up in a worksheet.

Page down Moves one screen down in a worksheet.

Alt+Page down moves one screen to the right in a worksheet.

Ctrl+Page down moves to the next sheet in a workbook.

Ctrl+Shift+Page down selects the current and next sheet in a workbook.

Home Moves to the beginning of a row in a worksheet.

Ctrl+Home moves to the beginning of a worksheet.

Ctrl+Shift+Home extends the selection of cells to the beginning of the worksheet.

Enter In a data form, it moves to the first field in the next record.

Alt+Enter starts a new line in the same cell.

Ctrl+Enter fills the selected cell range with the current entry.

Shift+Enter completes a cell entry and selects the cell above.

Backspace Clears the content of the active cell.

Alt, W, P switches the worksheet to Page Layout view.

Alt, W, L switches the worksheet to Normal view.

Alt, W, I switches the worksheet to Page Break Preview view.

Ribbon keyboard shortcuts

Alt+Q, Move to the Tell me or Search field on the ribbon.

Alt+F Open the File menu.

Alt+H Open the Home tab.

Alt+N Open the Insert tab.

Alt+P Open the Page Layout.

Alt+M Open the Formulas tab.

Alt+A Open the Data tab.

Alt+R Open the Review tab.

Alt+W Open the View tab.

Keyboard shortcuts for navigating in cells
Move to the previous cell in a worksheet or the previous option in a
Shift+Tab dialog box.
Up arrow key Move one cell up in a worksheet.

Down arrow key Move one cell down in a worksheet.

Left arrow key Move one cell left in a worksheet.

Right arrow key Move one cell right in a worksheet.

Ctrl+Arrow key Move to the edge of the current data region in a worksheet.
Move to the last cell on a worksheet, to the lowest used row of the
Ctrl+End rightmost used column.
Extend the selection of cells to the last used cell on the worksheet
Ctrl+Shift+End (lower-right corner).
Move to the cell in the upper-left corner of the window when Scroll
Home+Scroll lock lock is turned on.
Ctrl+Home Move to the beginning of a worksheet.

Page down Move one screen down in a worksheet.

Ctrl+Page down Move to the next sheet in a workbook.

Alt+Page down Move one screen to the right in a worksheet.

Page up Move one screen up in a worksheet.

Alt+Page up Move one screen to the left in a worksheet.

Ctrl+Page up Move to the previous sheet in a workbook.

Tab key Move one cell to the right in a worksheet.

Shift+Tab key Move one cell to the left in a worksheet.

Open the list of validation choices on a cell that has data validation
Alt+Down arrow key option applied to it.
Ctrl+Alt+5 Cycle through floating shapes, such as text boxes or images.
Exit the floating shape navigation and return to the normal
Esc navigation.
Ctrl+Alt+Equal sign (=) Zoom in.
Ctrl+Alt+Minus sign
Zoom out.
(-)
Ctrl+1 Open the Format Cells dialog box.

Ctrl+Shift+F Format fonts in the Format Cells dialog box.

Ctrl+Shift+P Format fonts in the Format Cells dialog box.

F2 Edit the active cell

Shift+F2 Insert a note.

Shift+F2 Open and edit a cell note.

Ctrl+Shift+F2 Insert a threaded comment.

Ctrl+Shift+F2 Open and reply to a threaded comment.

Ctrl+Shift+Plus sign (+) Open the Insert dialog box to insert blank cells.
Ctrl+Minus sign (-) Open the Delete dialog box to delete selected cells.

Ctrl+Shift+Colon (:) Enter the current time.

Ctrl+Semicolon (;) Enter the current date.

Ctrl+Grave accent (`) Switch between displaying cell values or formulas in the worksheet.
Copy a formula from the cell above the active cell into the cell or the
Ctrl+Apostrophe (') formula bar.
Ctrl+X Move the selected cells.

Ctrl+C Copy the selected cells.

Ctrl+V Paste content at the insertion point, replacing any selection.

Ctrl+Alt+V Open the Paste Special dialog box.

Ctrl+I or Ctrl+3 Italicize text or remove italic formatting.

Ctrl+B or Ctrl+2 Bold text or remove bold formatting.

Ctrl+U or Ctrl+4 Underline text or remove underline.

Ctrl+5 Apply or remove strikethrough formatting.

Switch between hiding objects, displaying objects, and displaying
Ctrl+6 placeholders for objects.
Ctrl+Shift+Ampersand
Apply an outline border to the selected cells.
sign (&)
Ctrl+Shift+Underscore
Remove the outline border from the selected cells.
(_)
Ctrl+8 Display or hide the outline symbols.

Ctrl+D Fill Down

Ctrl+R Fill Right

trl+Shift+Tilde sign (~) Apply the General number format.

Ctrl+Shift+Dollar sign
Apply the Currency format with two decimal places
($)
Ctrl+Shift+Percent sign
Apply the Percentage format with no decimal places.
(%)
Ctrl+Shift+Caret sign (^^) Apply the Scientific number format with two decimal places.
Ctrl+Shift+Number
Apply the Date format with the day, month, and year.
sign (#)
Ctrl+Shift+At sign (@) Apply the Time format with the hour and minute, and AM or PM.
Ctrl+Shift+Exclamation
Apply the Number format with two decimal places
point (!)
Ctrl+K Open the Insert hyperlink dialog box.
F7 Check spelling in the active worksheet or selected range.
Display the Quick Analysis options for selected cells that contain
Ctrl+Q data.
Ctrl+L or Ctrl+T Display the Create Table dialog box.

Ctrl+Shift+G Open the Workbook Statistics dialog box.

Keyboard shortcuts for making selections and performing actions

Ctrl+A Select All Data

Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar Select the entire worksheet.

Ctrl+Shift+Page down Select the current and next sheet in a workbook.

Ctrl+Shift+Page up Select the current and previous sheet in a workbook.

Shift+Arrow key Extend the selection of cells by one cell.

F8 Turn extend mode on and use the arrow keys to extend a selection.
Add a non-adjacent cell or range to a selection of cells by using the
Shift+F8 arrow keys.
Add a non-adjacent cell or range to a selection of cells by using the
Alt+Enter arrow keys.
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 cell above.

Ctrl+Spacebar Select an entire column in a worksheet.

Shift+Spacebar Select an entire row in a worksheet.

Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar Select all objects on a worksheet when an object is selected.

Ctrl+Shift+Home Extend the selection of cells to the beginning of the worksheet.

Ctrl+Shift+Asterisk
Select the current region around the active cell.
sign (*)
Select the first command on the menu when a menu or submenu is
Home visible.
Ctrl+Y Repeat the last command or action, if possible.

Ctrl+Z Undo the last action.

Turn on or off tooltips for checking formulas directly in the formula
Ctrl+Alt+P bar or in the cell you’re editing.
Edit the active cell and put the insertion point at the end of its
F2 contents.
Ctrl+Shift+U Expand or collapse the formula bar.

Esc Cancel an entry in the cell or formula bar.

Enter Complete an entry in the formula bar and select the cell below.

Ctrl+End Move the cursor to the end of the text when in the formula bar.

Ctrl+Shift+End Select all text in the formula bar from the cursor position to the end.
F9 Calculate all worksheets in all open workbooks.

Shift+F9 Calculate the active worksheet.

Calculate all worksheets in all open workbooks, regardless of
Ctrl+Alt+F9 whether they have changed since the last calculation.
Check dependent formulas, and then calculate all cells in all open
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F9 workbooks, including cells not marked as needing to be calculated.
Alt+Shift+F10 Display the menu or message for an Error Checking button.
Insert argument names and parentheses when the insertion point
Ctrl+Shift+A is to the right of a function name in a formula.
Alt+Equal sign ( = ) Insert the AutoSum formula

Ctrl+E Flash Fill

Cycle through all combinations of absolute and relative references
F4 in a formula if a cell reference or range is selected.
Shift+F3 Insert a function.
Ctrl+Shift+Straight Copy the value from the cell above the active cell into the cell or the
quotation mark (") formula bar.
Alt+F1 Create an embedded chart of the data in the current range.
Create a chart of the data in the current range in a separate Chart
F11 sheet.
Alt+M, M, D Define a name to use in references.
Paste a name from the Paste Name dialog box (if names have been
F3 defined in the workbook).
Enter Move to the first field in the next record of a data form.

Alt+F8 Create, run, edit, or delete a macro.

Alt+F11 Open the Microsoft Visual Basic For Applications Editor.

Alt+F12 Open the Power Query Editor

Keyboard shortcuts for refreshing external data

Esc Stop a refresh operation.

Ctrl+F5 Refresh data in the current worksheet.

Ctrl+Alt+F5 Refresh all data in the workbook.

Power Pivot keyboard shortcuts

Shift+F10 Open the context menu for the selected cell, column, or row.

Ctrl+A Select the entire table.

Ctrl+C Copy selected data.

Ctrl+D Delete the table.

Ctrl+M Move the table.

Ctrl+R Rename the table.

Ctrl+S Save the file.

Ctrl+Y Redo the last action.

Ctrl+Z Undo the last action.

Ctrl+Spacebar Select the current column.

Shift+Spacebar Select the current row.

Select all cells from the current location to the last cell of the
Shift+Page down column.
Select all cells from the current location to the first cell of the
Shift+Page up column.
Shift+End Select all cells from the current location to the last cell of the row.

Shift+Home Select all cells from the current location to the first cell of the row.

Ctrl+Page up Move to the previous table.

Ctrl+Page down Move to the next table.

Ctrl+Home Move to the first cell in the upper-left corner of selected table.

Ctrl+End Move to the last cell in the lower-right corner of selected table.

Ctrl+Left arrow key Move to the first cell of the selected row.

Ctrl+Right arrow key Move to the last cell of the selected row.

Ctrl+Up arrow key Move to the first cell of the selected column.

Ctrl+Down arrow key Move to the last cell of selected column.

Ctrl+Esc Close a dialog box or cancel a process, such as a paste operation.

Alt+Down arrow key Open the AutoFilter Menu dialog box.

F5 Open the Go To dialog box.

F9 Recalculate all formulas in the Power Pivot window.

Function keys

F1 displays the Excel Help task pane.

Ctrl+F1 displays or hides the ribbon.

Alt+F1 creates an embedded chart of the data in the current range.

Alt+Shift+F1 inserts a new worksheet.

Ctrl+Shift+F1 Toggles full screen mode

edit the active cell and put the insertion point at the end of its
F2 contents.
Shift+F2 adds or edits a cell note.
displays the print preview area on the Print tab in the Backstage
Ctrl+F2 view.
displays the Paste Name dialog box. Available only if names have
F3 been defined in the workbook.
Shift+F3 displays the Insert Function dialog box.
F4 repeats the last command or action, if possible.

Ctrl+F4 closes the selected workbook window.

Alt+F4 closes Excel.

F5 displays the Go To dialog box.

Ctrl+F5 restores the window size of the selected workbook window.

switches between the worksheet, ribbon, task pane, and Zoom
F6 controls.
switches between the worksheet, Zoom controls, task pane, and
Shift+F6 ribbon.
Ctrl+F6 switches between two Excel windows.

Ctrl+Shift+F6 switches between all Excel windows.

Opens the Spelling dialog box to check spelling in the active
F7 worksheet or selected range.
Performs the Move command on the workbook window when it is
Ctrl+F7 not maximized.
turns extend mode on or off. In extend mode, Extended Selection
F8 appears in the status line, and the arrow keys extend the selection.
enables you to add a non-adjacent cell or range to a selection of cells
Shift+F8 by using the arrow keys.
Ctrl+F8 performs the Size command when a workbook is not maximized.

Alt+F8 displays the Macro dialog box to create, run, edit, or delete a macro.

F9 calculates all worksheets in all open workbooks.

Shift+F9 calculates the active worksheet.

calculates all worksheets in all open workbooks, regardless of
Ctrl+Alt+F9 whether they have changed since the last calculation.
rechecks dependent formulas, and then calculates all cells in all
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F9 open workbooks, including cells not marked as needing to be
calculated.
Ctrl+F9 minimizes a workbook window to an icon.

F10 turns key tips on or off. (Pressing Alt does the same thing.)

Shift+F10 displays the context menu for a selected item.

Alt+Shift+F10 displays the menu or message for an Error Checking button.

Ctrl+F10 maximizes or restores the selected workbook window.

creates a chart of the data in the current range in a separate Chart
F11 sheet.
Shift+F11 inserts a new worksheet.
opens the Microsoft Visual Basic For Applications Editor, in which
Alt+F11 you can create a macro by using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).
F12 displays the Save As dialog box