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Excel Shortcuts :
| Shortcut
key |
Action |
Menu
equivalent
comments |
Version |
| Ctrl+A |
Select
All |
None |
All |
| Ctrl+B |
Bold |
Format,
Cells, Font, Font Style, Bold |
All |
| Ctrl+C |
Copy |
Edit,
Copy |
All |
| Ctrl+D |
Fill
Down |
Edit,
Fill, Down |
All |
| Ctrl+F |
Find |
Edit,
Find |
All |
| Ctrl+G |
Goto |
Edit,
Goto |
All |
| Ctrl+H |
Replace |
Edit,
Replace |
All |
| Ctrl+I |
Italic |
Format,
Cells, Font, Font Style, Italic |
All |
| Ctrl+K |
Insert
Hyperlink |
Insert,
Hyperlink |
Excel
97/2000 |
| Ctrl+N |
New
Workbook |
File,
New |
All |
| Ctrl+O |
Open |
File,
Open |
All |
| Ctrl+P |
Print |
File,
Print |
All |
| Ctrl+R |
Fill
Right |
Edit,
Fill Right |
All |
| Ctrl+S |
Save |
File,
Save |
All |
| Ctrl+U |
Underline |
Format,
Cells, Font, Underline, Single |
All |
| Ctrl+V |
Paste |
Edit,
Paste |
All |
| Ctrl
W |
Close |
File,
Close |
Excel
97/2000 |
| Ctrl+X |
Cut |
Edit,
Cut |
All |
| Ctrl+Y |
Repeat |
Edit,
Repeat |
All |
| Ctrl+Z |
Undo |
Edit,
Undo |
All |
| F1 |
Help |
Help,
Contents and Index |
All |
| F2 |
Edit |
None |
All |
| F3 |
Paste
Name |
Insert,
Name, Paste |
All |
| F4 |
Repeat
last action |
Edit,
Repeat. Works while not in Edit mode. |
All |
| F4 |
While
typing a formula, switch between absolute/relative refs |
None |
All |
| F5 |
Goto |
Edit,
Goto |
All |
| F6 |
Next
Pane |
None |
All |
| F7 |
Spell
check |
Tools,
Spelling |
All |
| F8 |
Extend
mode |
None |
All |
| F9 |
Recalculate
all workbooks |
Tools,
Options, Calculation, Calc,Now |
All |
| F10 |
Activate
Menubar |
N/A |
All |
| F11 |
New
Chart |
Insert,
Chart |
All |
| F12 |
Save
As |
File,
Save As |
All |
| Ctrl+: |
Insert
Current Time |
None |
All |
| Ctrl+; |
Insert
Current Date |
None |
All |
| Ctrl+" |
Copy
Value from Cell Above |
Edit,
Paste Special, Value |
All |
| Ctrl+?/b> |
Copy
Fromula from Cell Above |
Edit,
Copy |
All |
| Shift |
Hold
down shift for additional functions in Excel? menu |
none |
Excel
97/2000 |
| Shift+F1 |
What?
This? |
Help,
What? This? |
All |
| Shift+F2 |
Edit
cell comment |
Insert,
Edit Comments |
All |
| Shift+F3 |
Paste
function into formula |
Insert,
Function |
All |
| Shift+F4 |
Find
Next |
Edit,
Find, Find Next |
All |
| Shift+F5 |
Find |
Edit,
Find, Find Next |
All |
| Shift+F6 |
Previous
Pane |
None |
All |
| Shift+F8 |
Add
to selection |
None |
All |
| Shift+F9 |
Calculate
active worksheet |
Calc
Sheet |
All |
| Shift+F10 |
Display
shortcut menu |
None |
All |
| Shift+F11 |
New
worksheet |
Insert,
Worksheet |
All |
| Shift+F12 |
Save |
File,
Save |
All |
| Ctrl+F3 |
Define
name |
Insert,
Names, Define |
All |
| Ctrl+F4 |
Close |
File,
Close |
All |
| Ctrl+F5 |
XL,
Restore window size |
Restore |
All |
| Ctrl+F6 |
Next
workbook window |
Window,
... |
All |
| Shift+Ctrl+F6 |
Previous
workbook window |
Window,
... |
All |
| Ctrl+F7 |
Move
window |
XL,
Move |
All |
| Ctrl+F8 |
Resize
window |
XL,
Size |
All |
| Ctrl+F9 |
Minimize
workbook |
XL,
Minimize |
All |
| Ctrl+F10 |
Maximize
or restore window |
XL,
Maximize |
All |
| Ctrl+F11 |
Inset
4.0 Macro sheet |
None
in Excel 97. In versions prior to 97 - Insert, Macro, 4.0 Macro |
All |
| Ctrl+F12 |
File
Open |
File,
Open |
All |
| Alt+F1 |
Insert
Chart |
Insert,
Chart... |
All |
| Alt+F2 |
Save
As |
File,
Save As |
All |
| Alt+F4 |
Exit |
File,
Exit |
All |
| Alt+F8 |
Macro
dialog box |
Tools,
Macro, Macros in Excel 97 Tools,Macros - in earlier versions |
Excel
97/2000 |
| Alt+F11 |
Visual
Basic Editor |
Tools,
Macro, Visual Basic Editor |
Excel
97/2000 |
| Ctrl+Shift+F3 |
Create
name by using names of row and column labels |
Insert,
Name, Create |
All |
| Ctrl+Shift+F6 |
Previous
Window |
Window,
... |
All |
| Ctrl+Shift+F12 |
Print |
File,
Print |
All |
| Alt+Shift+F1 |
New
worksheet |
Insert,
Worksheet |
All |
| Alt+Shift+F2 |
Save |
File,
Save |
All |
| Alt+= |
AutoSum |
No
direct equivalent |
All |
| Ctrl+` |
Toggle
Value/Formula display |
Tools,
Options, View, Formulas |
All |
| Ctrl+Shift+A |
Insert
argument names into formula |
No
direct equivalent |
All |
| Alt+Down
arrow |
Display
AutoComplete list |
None |
Excel
95 |
| Alt+?/b> |
Format
Style dialog box |
Format,
Style |
All |
| Ctrl+Shift+~ |
General
format |
Format,
Cells, Number, Category, General |
All |
| Ctrl+Shift+! |
Comma
format |
Format,
Cells, Number, Category, Number |
All |
| Ctrl+Shift+@ |
Time
format |
Format,
Cells, Number, Category, Time |
All |
| Ctrl+Shift+# |
Date
format |
Format,
Cells, Number, Category, Date |
All |
| Ctrl+Shift+$ |
Currency
format |
Format,
Cells, Number, Category, Currency |
All |
| Ctrl+Shift+% |
Percent
format |
Format,
Cells, Number, Category, Percentage |
All |
| Ctrl+Shift+^ |
Exponential
format |
Format,
Cells, Number, Category, |
All |
| Ctrl+Shift+& |
Place
outline border around selected cells |
Format,
Cells, Border |
All |
| Ctrl+Shift+_ |
Remove
outline border |
Format,
Cells, Border |
All |
| Ctrl+Shift+* |
Select
current region |
Edit,
Goto, Special, Current Region |
All |
| Ctrl++ |
Insert |
Insert,
(Rows, Columns, or Cells) Depends on selection |
All |
| Ctrl+- |
Delete |
Delete,
(Rows, Columns, or Cells) Depends on selection |
All |
| Ctrl+1 |
Format
cells dialog box |
Format,
Cells |
All |
| Ctrl+2 |
Bold |
Format,
Cells, Font, Font Style, Bold |
All |
| Ctrl+3 |
Italic |
Format,
Cells, Font, Font Style, Italic |
All |
| Ctrl+4 |
Underline |
Format,
Cells, Font, Font Style, Underline |
All |
| Ctrl+5 |
Strikethrough |
Format,
Cells, Font, Effects, Strikethrough |
All |
| Ctrl+6 |
Show/Hide
objects |
Tools,
Options, View, Objects, Show All/Hide |
All |
| Ctrl+7 |
Show/Hide
Standard toolbar |
View,
Toolbars, Stardard |
All |
| Ctrl+8 |
Toggle
Outline symbols |
None |
All |
| Ctrl+9 |
Hide
rows |
Format,
Row, Hide |
All |
| Ctrl+0 |
Hide
columns |
Format,
Column, Hide |
All |
| Ctrl+Shift+( |
Unhide
rows |
Format,
Row, Unhide |
All |
| Ctrl+Shift+) |
Unhide
columns |
Format,
Column, Unhide |
All |
| Alt
or F10 |
Activate
the menu |
None |
All |
| Ctrl+Tab |
In
toolbar: next toolbar |
None |
Excel
97/2000 |
| Shift+Ctrl+Tab |
In
toolbar: previous toolbar |
None |
Excel
97/2000 |
| Ctrl+Tab |
In
a workbook: activate next workbook |
None |
Excel
97/2000 |
| Shift+Ctrl+Tab |
In
a workbook: activate previous workbook |
None |
Excel
97/2000 |
| Tab |
Next
tool |
None |
Excel
97/2000 |
| Shift+Tab |
Previous
tool |
None |
Excel
97/2000 |
| Enter |
Do
the command |
None |
Excel
97/2000 |
| Shift+Ctrl+F |
Font
Drop Down List |
Format,
Cells, Font |
All |
| Shift+Ctrl+F+F |
Font
tab of Format Cell Dialog box |
Format,
Cells, Font |
Before
97/2000 |
| Shift+Ctrl+P |
Point
size Drop Down List |
Format,
Cells, Font |
All |
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