300+ Shortcuts for Microsoft Excel

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Arrow Keys

Navigate one cell at a time in any direction

Ctrl+Arrow Keys

Move to the edge of data region (cells that contains data)

Page Down/Page Up

Move one screen down/ up

Alt+Page Down/Page Up

Move one screen right/ left

Tab/Shift+Tab

Move one cell to the next/ previous cell in worksheet

Home

Move to beginning of row

Ctrl+Home

Move to the beginning of worksheet

Ctrl+End

Move to the last cell with content of worksheet

Ctrl+G

Display the GoTo dialog box

Ctrl+G then type e.g. A50

Go to line 50, Column A

Ctrl+G then type e.g. G1

Go to column G, Line 1 in Excel

Ctrl+Backspace

Set focus back to active cell after e.g. scrolling away from it

Shift+Arrow Keys

Extend selection by one cell

Shift+Page Down/Page Up

Extend selection one screen down/ up

Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Keys

Extend selection to next non-blank cell

Shift+Home

Extend selection to beginning of the row (unfortunately, there is no Shift+End equivalent)

Ctrl+A with empty cells around current cell

Select all

Ctrl+A with filled cells around current cell

Select all cells in data-containing area. Press twice to select everything

Ctrl+Shift+Home

Extend selection to first cell of the worksheet

Ctrl+Shift+End

Extend selection from current cell to all cells with data on the worksheet

Ctrl+G

Manual selection by row/ column via GoTo menu.
A:B selects column A thru C,
1:3 selects row 1 thru 3 ,
A1:B3 select cells A1 thru B3, etc

Shift+Space

Select current row

Shift+Space, then Shift+Arrow Down/Arrow Up

Select current row, then expand selection by one row down/ up

Shift+Space, then Shift+Page Down/Page Up

Select current row, then expand selection by one page down/ up

Ctrl+Space

Select current column

Shift+Space, then Shift+Arrow Right/Arrow Left

Select current column, then expand selection by one column right/ left

Shift+Space, then Shift+Alt+Page Down/Page Up

Select current column, then expand selection by one screen right/ left

Shift+Space, then Ctrl+-

Select single row; then delete

Shift+Space, then Shift+Arrow Up/Arrow Down, then Ctrl+-

Select multiple rows; then delete

Shift+Space, thenCtrl+Shift++

Select single row; then insert one row above

Shift+Space, then Shift+Arrow Up/Arrow Down, then Ctrl+Shift++

Select multiple rows; then insert the same number rows below

Shift+Space, then Ctrl+-

Select single (or multiple) columns, then delete

Shift+Space, then Ctrl+Shift++

Select single row, then insert row below. Select multiple rows to insert multiple rows

Ctrl+Shift++ with row(s) in clipboard and a row selected

Paste Insert - paste row(s) from clipboard and shift existing content downward

Ctrl+Shift++ with column(s) in clipboard and column selected

Paste Insert - paste column(s) from clipboard and shift existing content to the right

Ctrl+Shift++

With cells that are not complete rows/columns - Open insert cell/ row/ column menu

Ctrl+-

With cells that are not complete rows/columns - Open delete cell/ row/ column menu

Shift+Arrow Down, F2, then Ctrl+Enter

Fill single cell content down to all cells selected with Shift+Arrow Down

Shift+Arrow Up, F2, then Ctrl+Enter

Fill single cell content up to all cells selected with Shift+Arrow Down

Ctrl+D

Duplicate cell or line above (Duplicate Down)

Ctrl+R

Duplicate cell or line above (Duplicate Right)

Shift+Space, then Ctrl+D

Duplicate content from row above of selection

Ctrl+Space, then Ctrl+R

Duplicate column content from column to the left of selection

Ctrl+'

Duplicate single cell from above during editing a Cell. Similar to Ctrl+D, but on single cell only and applies to when editing. This also allows e.g. amend text from above to the current cell content.

Press and hold Ctrl, then click or click and drag

Add non-adjacent cells to a selection. While continue to hold Ctrl, click on selected cells or drag ranges to de-select.

F8

Extend selection from current cell; same effect as pressing and holding Shift. There is an 'Extend Selection' texts at in Excel Status Bar. Press Escape to exit Extend Selection Mode

Shift+F8

Enter Locked Selection Extend Mode. Now you can add non-adjacent cells to a selection. There is an 'Add or Remove Selection' text at bottom of Excel Window

Shift+F8, then click on cells or click+drag cell ranges

Add non-adjacent cells or ranges to locked selection

Shift+F8, then Arrow Keys, then 2x Shift+F8 on a single cell

Add non-adjacent single cells to locked selection

Shift+F8, then Arrow Keys, then Shift+Arrow Keys, then 1x Shift+F8 selected range.

Add non-adjacent cell ranges to locked selection

These assume you are inside a cell, typically after pressing F2

F2

Edit cell. Press Escape to cancel

F2, then Shift+Home

Select Cell Content. Selects from current end of cursor to beginning

Home/End

Jump to beginning/ end of cell

Arrow Keys

Navigate by one character left/ right or one line up/ down

Ctrl+Arrow Left/Arrow Right

Navigate by one word left/ right

Shift+Arrow Keys

Select one character to the left/ right (or one line up/down)

Shift+Home/End

Select from the insertion point to beginning/ end of cell

Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Left/Arrow Right

Select or unselect one word to the left/ right

Delete/Backspace

Delete one character to the right/ left of cursor

Ctrl+Delete

Delete from cursor to end of cell

Alt+Enter

Start a new line inside cell

Enter/Shift+Enter

Complete cell entry and move one cell down/ up

Tab/Shift+Tab

Complete cell entry and move one cell right/ left

Ctrl+Enter

Complete cell entry and don't move selection

Ctrl+'

Duplicate value from Cell above into current cell at cursor position

Ctrl+;

Insert current date at cursor position

Ctrl+Shift+;

Insert current time at cursor position

All these shortcuts assume multiple cells have been selected. Try with at least 2-3 columns and rows.

Tab/Shift+Tab

Move active cell right/ left in selection

Enter/Shift+Enter

Move active cell down/ up in selection

Shift+Backspace

Select only the active cell when multiple cells are selected

Ctrl+Backspace

Show active cell within selection; helps with large selections when active cell is off screen

Ctrl+.

Move clockwise between the four corners of a selection

Ctrl+Alt+Arrow Right/Arrow Left

Move to the right/ to the left between non-adjacent selections (with multiple ranges selected)

Arrow Keys with active Selection

Cancel Selection

Ctrl+O

Open Workbook via 'new' open box to access additional locations

Ctrl+Alt+F2

Open file via classic open dialog window

Alt+F, O

File Open via Excel file manager

Alt+F, O + 1...9

Open recent file (1 thru 9)

Alt+F, O, Y1...Z

Open recent file (10 upwards)

Alt+F, O, K

File Open from OneDrive Link

Ctrl+S

Save File with current file name

F12

Save file as via standard save dialog box

Alt+F, A

File Save as via Excel file manager

Alt+F, A, K

File Save to OneDrive Link

Esc

Exit open/ save menu

Ctrl+P

Print. This won't offer Key Tips/ Options. To continue with shortcuts, use the new Key Options below.

Alt+F, P

Open File Print menu

I in Print Menu

Select printer

Alt+P if Key Tips disappear

Return Print key tips/ options

V in Print Menu

Focus on View pane; use arrow keys to forward/ backward preview pages

G in Print Menu

Page setup

N in Print Menu

Set Number of copies

Ctrl+Page Down/Page Up

Move to the next/ previous worksheet in current workbook

Alt+H, IS

Insert worksheet (Home - Insert Sheet)

Alt+H, DS

Delete worksheet Home - Delete Sheet

Alt+H, OR

Rename worksheet (Home - Format - Rename worksheet)

Alt+H, OM

Move worksheet (Home - Format - Move worksheet)

Alt+H, OT

Worksheet tab color, continue with mouse or arrow keys (Home - Format - Tab color)

Alt+W+FF

View - Freeze or unfreeze; unfreeze works for any Freeze Setting

Alt+W+R

View - Freeze first visible Row on screen

Alt+W+C

View - Freeze first Column on screen

Ctrl+9

Hide selected rows

Ctrl+Shift+9

Unhide hidden rows within the selection

Ctrl+0

Hide selected columns

Shift+F10, then U

Unhide selected columns (Ctrl+Shift+0 not working in Excel 2010, 2013, or 2016)

Alt+W S

Split or unsplit Worksheet at current position

Ctrl+Shift+7

Apply border on all sides of cell

Ctrl+Shift+-

Remove all borders from selection

Always open Border Menu first. Press Ctrl+1, then Ctrl+Tab to reach the Border Menu if it is not already active. Once Border Menu is selected, pressing Ctrl+1 later will keep focus on border menu.

Ctrl+1, then Ctrl+Tab

Open Border Menu

Alt+HB, them M

Open Border Menu

Alt+T

Toggle Top border (in border menu)

Alt+B

Toggle Bottom border (in border menu)

Alt+R

Toggle Right border (in border menu)

Alt+L

Toggle Left border (in border menu)

Alt+O

Toggle Outline order (in border menu)

Alt+I

Toggle Inside border (in border menu)

Alt+H

Toggle Horizontal interior border (in border menu)

Alt+V

Toggle Vertical interior border (in border menu)

Alt+U

Toggle Upwards diagonal border (in border menu)

Alt+D

Toggle Downwards diagonal border (in border menu)

Alt+N

Remove/ Neutralize all borders (in border menu)

Ribbon Shortcuts for borders are difficult to memorize and counterintuitive. Suggest to use Shortcuts via Border Menu (see above). Ribbon shortcuts do not toggle back, plus its difficult to see immediate result. Letters chosen as shortcut in the ribbon menu make no sense (e.g. T for Thick outside border instead of Top border)

Alt+HB then O

Bottom border

Alt+HB then P

Top border

Alt+HB then L

Left border

Alt+HB then R

Right border

Alt+HB then N

No borders

Alt+HB then A

All borders

Alt+HB then A

Outside borders

Alt+HB then T

Thick outside borders

Alt+HB then B

Bottom double borders

Alt+HB then H

Thick bottom borders

Alt+HB then C

Top and thick bottom border

Alt+HB then U

Top and double bottom border

Ctrl+;

Insert static date

Ctrl+Shift+;

Insert static time

Ctrl+;, then Space, then Ctrl+Shift+;

Insert static date followed by time

=TODAY()

Insert todays date as formula

=NOW()

Insert todays date and time as formula

Ctrl+Shift+3

Apply date format to selection as dd-mmm-yy

Ctrl+Shift+2

Apply time format to selection as h:mm AM/PM

Ctrl+1

Access Format Number menu (press Ctrl+Tab if tab Is not in focus, press Tab or Ctrl+T for Type to access number format)

M

Month as single digit (e.g. 1/23/2020)

mm

Month as double digits (e.g. 01/23/2020)

mmm

Month abbreviated 3-letter (e.g. Jan/23/2020)

mmmm

Month as full name (e.g. January/23/2020)

mmmmm

Month as abbreviated 1 letter (e.g. J/23/2020)

D

Day as 1 digit number (e.g. 1/1/2020)

dd

Day as 2 digit number (e.g. 1/01/2020)

ddd

Day as 3-digit abbreviation (e.g. 1/Wed/2020)

dddd

Day as full name (e.g. 1/Wednesday/2020)

Y

Year as 2 digit number (e.g. 1/1/20)

yy

Year as 4 digit number (e.g. 1/1/2020)

Ctrl+1

Access Format Number menu (press Ctrl+Tab if tab Is not in focus, press Tab or Ctrl+T for Type to access number format)

H

Hours without leading zero

hh

Hours with leading zero

M

Minutes without leading zero

mm

Minutes with leading zero

S

Seconds without leading zero

ss

Seconds with leading zero

AM/PM

Display AM or PM

H

Time elapsed in hours (Hours in 24-hour format)

M

Time elapsed in minutes

M

Time elapsed in minutes

mmm

Month abbreviated 3-letter (e.g. Jan/23/2020)

mmmm

Month as full name (e.g. January/23/2020)

mmmmm

Month as abbreviated 1 letter (e.g. J/23/2020)

D

Day as 1-digit number (e.g. 1/1/2020)

dd

Day as 2-digit number (e.g. 1/01/2020)

ddd

Day as 3-digit abbrevation (e.g. 1/Wed/2020)

dddd

Day as full name (e.g. 1/Wednesday/2020)

Y

Year as 2-digit number (e.g. 1/1/20)

yy

Year as 4-digit number (e.g. 1/1/2020)

Ctrl+Alt+V, then T and Enter

Copy a cell via Ctrl+C, then via Paste Special, paste format of that cell to current cell

Alt+Enter

Repeat a previous cell format action on current cell

Ctrl+1

Open Format Cells dialog with last selection active

Ctrl+Shift+F

Open Format Cells dialog with Font Tab active

Ctrl+B

Apply/ remove bold format

Ctrl+I

Apply/ remove italic format

Ctrl+U

Apply/ remove underline format

Ctrl+5

Apply/ remove strikethrough formatting

Alt+H, FF

Home select Font Face; type font name supported by auto-complete or use Arrow Down to select.

Alt+H, FS

Home select Font Size; use Arrow Key, then Enter to change size

Alt+H, FC, Escape, Enter

Assign current font color to selection via Home Font Color. While escaping the font-color drop-down, the focus stays on the icon; simply press Enter to assign the current color.

Alt+HH, Escape, Enter

Assign current fill color to selected cell color via Home Higlight Cell. While escaping the highlight drop-down, the focus stays on the icon; simply press Enter to assign the current color.

Alt+HH, then N

Set to No fill color

Ctrl+Shift+~

Apply the general number format (e.g. 1000)

Ctrl+Shift+1

Apply the number format with two decimal places, thousands separator (e.g. 1,000.00)

Ctrl+Shift+2

Apply the time format with the hour and minute, and indicate AM or PM

Ctrl+Shift+3

Apply the date format with the day, month, and year

Ctrl+Shift+4

Apply the currency format with two decimal places (e.g. $1,000.00)

Ctrl+Shift+5

Apply the percentage format with no decimal places (e.g. 10%)

Ctrl+Shift+6

Apply the scientific number format

Alt+H, AL

Align Left

Alt+H, AR

Align Right

Alt+H, AC

Align Center

Alt+H, AT

Align Top

Alt+H, AM

Align Middle

Alt+H, AB

Align Bottom

Alt+H, W

Wrap or unwrap text (Home - Wrap Text)

Alt+H, MM

Merge cells - Merge

Alt+H, MU

Merge - Unmerge

Alt+H, MC

Merge and Center

Alt+H, MA

Merge Across (merge all columns, but not rows in selection)

Ctrl+`

Toggle show formulas on/off

=

Start a formula

Alt+=

Insert the AutoSum formula

Ctrl+A with formula present

Edit formula in formula Bar

Ctrl+Shift+U

Expand/ collapse formula bar

F4

After typing cell reference (eg =E4) makes reference absolute (=$E$4). Repeat if you want to toggle from absolute reference to partial or complete removal ($E$4 -> E$4 -> $E4 -> returning to E4.

Shift+F3 with empty cell

Display the 'insert function; dialog box

Shift+F3 with formula present

Edit arguments of formula at cursor position

Alt+H,FD, U

Select all Formulas (Home - Find - Formulas

Ctrl+Shift+Enter with array formula

Enter a formula as an array formula. Formula bar will show this as e.g. {=SUM(A1:A3*B1:B3)} which is the sum of A1*B2+A2*B2+A3+B3. This is an easy and concise method. Remember that each time editing the formula will require the Ctrl+Shift+Enter. Some keyboards seem to distinguish between left and right Shift key

Ctrl+`

Show/ hide all formulas. This will automatically extend all column widths which reverses when pressed again

Ctr+'

Duplicate formula from cell above

F3

Paste named range in formula

=LEFT (text, num_chars)

Return X number of chars of text from left

=RIGHT (text, num_chars)

Return X number of chars of text from right

=MID (text, start_num, num_chars)

Return X number of chars of text from middle

=LEN(text)

Returns length of text

=CONCATENATE (text, text2, …)

Concatenates/ combines multiple cells or text fragments

=FIND (find_text, within_text)

Case-sensitive search of text within provided text. Add optional start position as optional parameters.

=SEARCH (find_text, within_text)

Case-insensitive search of text within provided text. Add optional start position as optional parameters.

=TRIM(text)

Remove extra spaces from beginning and end of text

=UPPER(text)

Convert text to all upper case

=LOWER (text)

Convert text to all lower case

=PROPER (text)

Convert text to all proper case (first letter capital, rest lower case)

=SUM (value1,value2, …)

Sum values

=COUNT (value1,value2, …)

Count cells

=COUNTA (value1,value2, …)

Count cells with content

=MAX (number1, number2, …)

Maximum value

=MIN (number1, number2, …)

Minimum value

Ctrl+[

Select direct precedents

Ctrl+Shift+[

Select all precedents

Ctrl+]

Select direct dependents

Ctrl+Shift+]

Select all dependents

Alt+M+P

Formulas - Trace Precedents

Alt+M+D

Formulas - Trace Dependents

Alt+M+AA

Formulas - Remove all Arrow Traces

F9

Calculate all worksheets in all open workbooks

Shift+F9

Calculate the active worksheet

Ctrl+Alt+F9

Calculate all worksheets in all open workbooks, regardless of whether they have changed since the last calculation

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F9

Recheck dependent formulas, and then calculates all cells in all open workbooks, including cells not marked as needing to be calculated

Ctrl+T

Create auto Table from selection

Ctrl+Space

Select table column

Shift+Space

Select table row

Ctrl+Shift+L

Turn Autofilter on or off. Select table as necessary but many times Excel figures out what you want.

Alt+Arrow Down

On the field with column head, display the AutoFilter list for the current column. Press Escape to cancel

Arrow Down/Arrow Up and Sace

Select the next/ previous item in the AutoFilter list

Alt+Arrow Up

Close the AutoFilter list for the current column

Home/End

Select the first item/ last item in the AutoFilter list

Creating Pivot Tables with Shortcuts only seems to be nearly impossible; managing existing tables is doable.

Alt+NV

Insert PivotTable after selecting data range. Follow up with Alt+E for existing worksheet if desired, Tab, and type the cell reference where it should go (e.g. C1)

F10+R

Refresh PivotTable

Ctrl+-

Hide selected item

Alt+Arrow Down in header

Unhide item(s) by opening header drop-down and using Arrow Keys and Space to unhide item

Type over any field with the value hidden

Unhide item(s) (assume you have two fields 'color', and 'size' and you hid 'color'. Go into 'size' field and type 'color' - this will unhide the 'color' field

Type over any field with another field in same table

Flip current field value with the value typed

Ctrl+Shift+*

Select the entire PivotTable report

Alt+Shift+Arrow Right

Group selected PivotTable items

Alt+Shift+Arrow Left

Ungroup selected PivotTable items when on group header

Alt+JTX

Expand all fields

Alt+JTP

Collapse all fields

Ctrl+Shift+plus

Insert pivot formula/ calculated field

Alt+F1

Create Pivot Chart in same Worksheet

F1

Create Pivot Chart in new Worksheet

Ctrl+Z

Undo

Ctrl+Y

Redo (after undo) or Repeat (e.g. when applying formats)

Alt+3

Undo list (via quick access). Use Arrow Down to extend undo range.

Alt+4

Redo list (via quick access). Use Arrow Down to extend redo range.

Alt+Enter outside edit cell mode

Repeat last action. E.g. try to set a cell bold with Ctrl+B, then go to a different cell and press Alt+Enter; great to cascade formatting across multiple cells

Ctrl+X

Cut cell(s) to clipboard

Ctrl+C

Copy cell(s) to clipboard

Ctrl+V

Paste cell(s) from clipboard

Ctrl+plus

Insert Paste - Paste cell and push content downward or rightward. Works great for entire rows and columns.

Ctrl+Alt+V

Open Paste Special Menu (requires a prior copy to Clipboard)

Ctrl+Alt+V, then V, Enter

Paste Values

Ctrl+Alt+V, then T, Enter

Paste Formats

Ctrl+Alt+V, then E, Enter

Paste Transposed

Ctrl+Alt+V, then W, Enter

Paste Column Width

Ctrl+Alt+V, then U, Enter

Paste Values and Number Formats

F3

Paste a defined name into a formula

Ctrl+F

Display the Find and Replace dialog box (with find selected)

Ctrl+H

Display the find and replace dialog box (with replace selected)

Esc

Close the find and replace dialog Box (with focus on dialog box)

Shift+F4

Find next (with search box closed)

Ctrl+Shift+F4

Find previous (with search box closed)

Alt+Tab, or Ctrl+F/H when losing focus

Toggle focus between find/ replace dialog box and worksheet

Alt+F

Find next with find dialog box active

Alt+I

Find all with find dialog box active

* in search option

Use as Asterix for searching multiple characters

? in search options

Use as wildcard for searching any single character, Use '~' before '?' when searching special characters.
~* searches for *
~~ searches for ~
~? searches for ?

These are worth memorizing as they identical across most Office Applications

Ctrl+F1

Minimize/ restore Excel ribbons

Alt+F

File Ribbon

Alt+H

Home Ribbon

Alt+N

Insert Ribbon

Alt+JD

Draw Ribbon

Alt+G

Design Ribbon

Alt+W

View Ribbon

Alt+R

Review Ribbon

Alt+Y

Help Ribbon

Alt+M

Formula Ribbon

Alt+A

Data Ribbon

Alt+B

Adobe Ribbon (if installed)

Alt+L

Developer Ribbon (if activated)

Shift+Alt+Right Arrow with cell or cell range selected

Group selected cells with option to group as Row- or Columns Group

Ctrl+Space, then Shift+Alt+Arrow Right

Group columns

Shift+Space, then Shift+Alt+Arrow Right

Group rows

Shift+Alt+Arrow Left

Ungroup rows or columns

Alt+A, then H

Hide group (Collapse) via Data - Hide group

Alt+A, then J

Show group (Expand) via Data - Show group*

Ctrl+8

Hide Outline Symbols

Shift+F10, then 2x I, then Enter

Open hyperlink

Shift+F10, then R

Remove one or multiple hyperlink(s)

Ctrl+K

Insert or edit hyperlinK (for complete cell only)

Shift+F2

Insert/ edit a cell comment

1x Escape when in Comment, then Arrow Keys

Move comment

2x Escape when in Comment

Escape comment editing and return to cell

Ctrl+Shift+O

Select all cells with comments

Shift+F10, then M

Delete single comment (or multiple with multiple comments selected)

Tab/Shift+Tab

Move to the next/ previous field which can be edited

Enter/Shift+Enter

Move to the first field in the next/ previous record

Page Down/Page Up

Move to the same field 10 records forward/ back

Ctrl+Page Down

Move to a new record

Ctrl+Page Up

Move to the first record

Home/End

Move to the beginning/ end of a field

Shift+F7

Display the thesaurus dialog box

F7

Display the spelling dialog box

Alt+F, IE

Enable Editing for protected view (File Info Enable Editing)

Alt+F4

Close Excel

F1

Help

Alt+'

Style dialog box

Ctrl+F3

Define a name or dialog

Ctrl+Shift+F3

Create names from row and column labels

Alt+F1

Create and insert chart with data in current range as embedded Chart Object

F11

Create and insert chart with data in current range in a separate Chart Sheet

Alt+F11

Open VBA editor window

Ctrl+F6

Scroll between open workbooks

Alt+F8

Display macro dialog box

Created by admin on 10/30/2014. Last updated by Kuros on 3/16/2022

 

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Comment #65 by Allan_Roberts Feb 20, 2023 at 10:14 am  Reply

Tried again and now like the Lightroom PDF option sends me to a URL that then hangs to a blank page "https://shortcutworld.com/pdf/eyJ0b2tlbiI6ImI3OTIxNzRhOTgyZDQ5YjIwYTEzIiwiaWQiOjc2N30"

Comment #64 by Allan_Roberts Feb 20, 2023 at 10:11 am  Reply

Hi the download as PDF option doesn't seem to work, if gives a 404 error?

Comment #63 by Bharath Mar 6, 2021 at 03:09 am  Reply

Hi , Am working before in 2013 excel in that am able to use Filter Shortcut Filter dropdown key (ctl+shift +l) for Filter drop down (Alt+down arrow). But Now am using Excel 2019 in this for filter (ctrl + shift+ l) it is working but Filter drop down shortcut key is not working can you please help what is the shortcut key.

Comment #62 by alex20850 Apr 9, 2019 at 10:25 am  Reply

In the list for Excel 2016, next is spelled bext. [Shift]+[F4] Find bext (with search box closed)

Reply #1 admin Apr 10, 2019 at 09:33 am

fixed. thank you!

Comment #61 by Luis Pina III May 23, 2018 at 03:13 pm  Reply

Aligned Center is misspelled as Align Cight.

Reply #1 admin Apr 24, 2018 at 01:17 pm

fixed. thx.

Comment #60 by Luis Pina III May 23, 2018 at 11:54 am  Reply

The following shortcut is in correcct: Ctrl+Space, then Ctrl+Shift++ Select single row, then insert row below. Select multiple rows to insert multiple rows

Reply #2 admin May 23, 2018 at 12:17 pm

You are correct. Should have been Shift+Space. fixed. Thank you!

Reply #1 Luis Pina III May 23, 2018 at 12:04 pm

It Select column and insert one to the right.

Comment #59 by Hobibor Oct 9, 2017 at 06:23 am  Reply

Please tell me . How to do Merge & center by Short Cut Key of Key board.

Reply #2 Waliullah Jul 24, 2018 at 04:27 am

Alt+H+M+C

Reply #1 Navneet Jan 4, 2018 at 08:17 am

first select cell range which you want to merge and press ALT+M+C

Comment #58 by Seenivasan Aug 19, 2017 at 02:50 am  Reply

How Do The Scrol Loch Relized The Loptop Short Cut Key ASAP Send Me Answer

Comment #57 by malav Aug 18, 2017 at 08:01 am  Reply

filter short cut key ?

Reply #1 Seenivasan Aug 19, 2017 at 02:53 am

ALT+D+F = Filter In Excel Keys

Comment #56 by Pradeep Kumar Chaudhary May 29, 2017 at 03:12 am  Reply

Dear Sir, Mujhe MSExcel me Amount ko wrod me cheng karna karna he permanent please suggest that

Comment #55 by RAVINATH Apr 5, 2017 at 05:21 am  Reply

What is the shortcut of column filter.. thanks..

Reply #1 rank17 Apr 8, 2017 at 05:47 am

CTRL+SHIFT+L

Comment #54 by imann08 Feb 16, 2017 at 10:38 am  Reply

Under section 19 Auto Tables, the shortcuts for select column and select row are incorrect. It should be Shift+Spacebar for selecting rows and Ctrl+Spacebar for selecting columns

Reply #1 admin Feb 17, 2017 at 10:22 am

fixed. thanks!

Comment #53 by anshurock680@gmail.com Aug 17, 2016 at 03:57 am  Reply

thanks

Comment #52 by Terr Apr 28, 2016 at 02:24 pm  Reply

Small fix: In Excel 2013 Shortcuts, Section 8 (Applying Borders), the second to last shortcut (Outside Borders) has an 'A' where it should have an 'S'. The note to the right explaining the shortcut correctly highlights the 'S'.

Comment #51 by Manu Apr 19, 2016 at 08:10 am  Reply

Thanks a lot,,,,,,its really worth for learners Regards, Manu

Comment #50 by mahasenadhipathi Apr 13, 2016 at 06:45 am  Reply

Thanks a lot for providing this information.It will be good if focus is made on excel formulae little more.

Comment #49 by RUPALI PILANE Mar 11, 2016 at 03:13 am  Reply

Thanks, Its very useful site.

Comment #48 by JCHY Feb 7, 2016 at 11:05 pm  Reply

The below keyboard shortcut for switching among non-adjacent selections: 'Ctrl+Alt+Arrow Right/Ctrl+Alt+Arrow Left' - Move to the right / to the left between non-adjacent selections (with multiple ranges selected) It works great in my Excel 2010; while it is no longer available in my Excel 2013. May ask is there any fix on it or has it been removed from Excel 2013 (which I found is very useful) Thanks a lot!

Comment #47 by Elby Feb 4, 2016 at 03:04 pm  Reply

You are missing insert symbol: Alt+I then S

Comment #46 by shiva kumar Jan 8, 2016 at 07:06 am  Reply

how to shift the entire row to the left

Comment #45 by SHurley Jan 6, 2016 at 09:35 am  Reply

The insert row command is priceless - 'ctrl shift =' I have been working with excel for thirty years and always forget how to do this. This is much easier to remember.

Reply #1 admin Jan 6, 2016 at 03:55 pm

I know; it is too much fun; While updating the list to Excel 2016, I expanded my own use to consequently select a line before [Shift]+[Space] in combination with other line(s) in the clipboard and use it as 'Paste Insert'. Also i try to remember it as [Ctrl]+[Shift]+[+], to match it with the [-] for the delete line. Thanks for the feedback!

Comment #44 by susmita Jan 2, 2016 at 11:23 pm  Reply

Very helpful page for all..

Reply #1 RAVINATH Apr 5, 2017 at 05:34 am

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Comment #43 by Christoff Dec 16, 2015 at 10:48 am  Reply

This shortcut seems to be missing from Excel, Data Selection: Control + . (Full stop) Move anchor cell to next corner of selected range

Reply #1 admin Dec 26, 2015 at 03:02 pm

Thanks for checking on this; this is already included in (3) Navigate Inside Selected Text Blocks on the Excel 2013 section; i made sure it got into the 2016 version as well

Comment #42 by ganesh870 Nov 27, 2015 at 02:33 am  Reply

how to connect one excel data link to another excel data.

Comment #41 by anurag2806 Oct 17, 2015 at 01:34 am  Reply

Comment #159: by anurag2806 on 10/16/2015: please tell in excel sheet if I cut a row and want to insert this cut row any where in the sheet then how to do [Reply] Reply by shilpy on 10/16/2015: FIRST OF ALL U SELECT THE ROW THEN CTRL X AND PATSE THIS ROW WHERE YOU NEED.. remarks by anurag saxena Hellow By doing this action a blank row is being created where I do ctrl+x you have answered how to cut and paste the row but I want to know after cut( ctrl+x) , I want to insert this cut cell to a place where I need once again I am projecting my query I want to cut a row and then I want to insert this cut row(not a paste row) this action I performing till now by the right click of mouse then inserting the cut row but I request that how to do this by short cut command

Reply #4 sreedath Nov 25, 2015 at 07:37 am

Hi, There is an easy way of doing it. After you cut the desired row using CTRL+X, go to the row where you want to insert it. And then follow the sequence "Shift +space" (to select the row and then "CTRL+Shift+=" (CTRL++). This will insert the row.

Reply #3 Hocky Nov 5, 2015 at 10:47 pm

Hi Anurag, In my case, I would do the following" After - select row & Ctrl +x, put your active cell in the column A - on the row you want to paste. Press the key that represent right click on the keyboard (normally it is located on the right side just next to the 'Alt' key) then press "e" and than "Enter"

Reply #2 Hocky Nov 5, 2015 at 10:47 pm

Hi Anurag, In my case, I would do the following" After - select row & Ctrl +x, put your active cell in the column A - on the row you want to paste. Press the key that represent right click on the keyboard (normally it is located on the right side just next to the 'Alt' key) then press "e" and than "Enter"

Reply #1 shilpy Oct 17, 2015 at 06:36 am

shortcut of insert a row is ctrl+

Comment #40 by anurag2806 Oct 16, 2015 at 03:28 am  Reply

please tell in excel sheet if I cut a row and want to insert this cut row any where in the sheet then how to do

Reply #2 sreedath Nov 25, 2015 at 08:26 am

Hi, There is an easy way of doing it. After you cut the desired row using CTRL+X, go to the row where you want to insert it. And then follow the sequence "Shift +space" (to select the row and then "CTRL+Shift+=" (CTRL++). This will insert the row.

Reply #1 shilpy Oct 16, 2015 at 06:48 am

FIRST OF ALL U SELECT THE ROW THEN CTRL X AND PATSE THIS ROW WHERE YOU NEED..

Comment #39 by shilpy Oct 15, 2015 at 02:38 am  Reply

SHORTCUT CTRL+; DATE CTRL+SHIFT+; TIME ALT+D+E TEXT TO COLUMN ALT+O+C+A ADJUST DATA CTRL+1 FORMET CELL ALT= SUM CTRL+2 BOLD ALT+W+F FREEZE ALT+A+M REMOVE DUBLICATE CRTL+SPACE SELECT coloumn CRTL- Remove select coloumn ALT+W+Q ZOOM SHIFT+CTRL+# DATE FORMET LEN(_) VALE COUNT add 2 column = C1 &" "&C2 Ctrl+Shift+# Applies the Date format Ctrl+Shift+: Enters the current time Ctrl+L or t Displays the Create Table dialog box Ctrl+R Uses the Fill Right command to copy Ctrl+Y Repeats the last command F12 Save AS formula as it is ctrl+~ VALUE PASTE ALT+CTRL+V PivotTable or PivotChart ALT, D, P Display Windows Help Win+F1 mouse right click Shift+F10 Opens Windows Task Manager Ctrl+Shift+Esc rename sheet alt,o,h,r

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Comment #34 by GAYATHRI Aug 24, 2015 at 12:54 am  Reply

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Comment #33 by RAFIK Aug 20, 2015 at 02:31 am  Reply

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Comment #32 by Baja Jul 23, 2015 at 10:04 am  Reply

Ctrl+Shift+L The same as Sort & Filter > Filter Adds filter to the top/selected row.

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Comment #30 by Amit Jun 24, 2015 at 09:45 pm  Reply

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Comment #29 by xtine Jun 18, 2015 at 09:34 am  Reply

As old as the post is i love it...old is gold anyway... would someone kindly get me a way of changing case in excel...this is really hectic....think think think....

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Comment #26 by MGWT May 23, 2015 at 06:12 am  Reply

Hi all, I know that using the arrow keys within a worksheet helps you move from one cell to another with ease. From some reason, I'm not able to do that anymore :-/ pressing on the arrow keys leave the same cell marked and the entire worksheet move up-down and sideways. Have you encountered this before? How can I gain control again? Thanks in advance, Meital

Reply #1 admin May 23, 2015 at 12:10 pm

on your keyboard, you probably activated the 'scroll lock' key. press that one and it should work. There are also a couple of others like my laptop has a key to disable the function keys....

Comment #25 by B.SREENIVASULU SHETTY Apr 21, 2015 at 12:14 am  Reply

I want to learn excel programming. Please let me know how to write a programme and how to check the result of that programme.

Comment #24 by Charles Tate Apr 17, 2015 at 10:32 am  Reply

Mac: [Command][Arrow] moves to bottom, right, left, or top of data.

Comment #23 by SATISH Apr 2, 2015 at 07:22 am  Reply

I want to made a calender and show the today date (with high light). I am not able to do it. I am trying again and again but I am helpless. Can you help me?

Comment #22 by CAREE Mar 11, 2015 at 11:33 pm  Reply

Is there a keyboard shortcut to rename a worksheet?

Reply #1 fringebenny Apr 5, 2015 at 03:53 pm

Alt+o then h r Rename current worksheet (format, sheet, rename)

Comment #21 by Navdeep_singh Feb 25, 2015 at 06:19 am  Reply

how to use hlookup

Reply #1 onlineworking1 Jul 24, 2015 at 01:20 am

hlookup is use for Looks a value in the top row of a table or array of values and returns the value in the same column from a row you specify

Comment #20 by neeru Jan 5, 2015 at 06:29 am  Reply

how to remove formula base cell without any distrub my result by formula

Comment #19 by aishaok Dec 22, 2014 at 04:24 am  Reply

Sir, How to increase & decrease space in a single cell in between or among the multiple lines? Please help

Comment #18 by naveed Nov 24, 2014 at 07:39 am  Reply

How to download this page?

Reply #1 ajbroadnax Jan 8, 2015 at 12:08 pm

I recommend saving the shortcut list in .pdf format. To do this: a) Right click the ".pdf" in the upper right hand corner b) Select "Save Target as..." from the menu c) Before hitting save as, change the name for the file from "doc" to something meaningful. d) print from Adobe Acrobat or your preferred pdf reader.

Comment #17 by siddaguru Oct 21, 2014 at 06:53 am  Reply

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Comment #14 by Zandre (SA - Nelspruit) Sep 10, 2014 at 06:13 am  Reply

Great site for Excel shortcuts...You have made my life so much easier, very helpful to assist client to overcome problems with normal "clicking" not functioning...

Comment #13 by Yogi Sep 9, 2014 at 05:00 am  Reply

It is very helpful. Thank you for consolidating the details.
Obvious shortcuts like Arrow Keys, Page Up and Page down, etc could have been avoided as I'm sure 99% of the people who could navigate to this page would already know these.
Nevertheless.

Comment #12 by vinodhkumar Aug 23, 2014 at 01:14 am  Reply

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Comment #11 by Eric Richards Aug 14, 2014 at 03:13 pm  Reply

It could be a mistake for "Work with data selection"
to "select entire column" it works in OpenOffice 4.1 you need "Ctrl" + space + "Shift" I have not tried it in excel yet as I can no longer buy the excel CD.

Comment #10 by AMIT KUMAR May 28, 2014 at 12:58 am  Reply

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Comment #9 by spring82 May 20, 2014 at 04:49 am  Reply

Hey guys! There is a shortcut I can not find anywhere! if you press Ctrl + [ on a cell it directly takes you to the liked cell where the original information is. For example, if in Sheet1 I have a call which is taking the data from the sheet2, when doing this it directly takes you to the data source cell! Fine, the question now is....how to do this on the spanish keyboard? I've been searching for this shortcut on the internet but it surprises me there is no information about it! can anyone help! Great web by the way!

Reply #1 Shakir Aug 6, 2014 at 07:52 am

Ctrl+[ and if you want to come back to cell again then F5+Entr

Comment #8 by R. MURALI May 5, 2014 at 06:56 am  Reply

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Comment #7 by Mubarak Apr 19, 2014 at 09:21 am  Reply

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Comment #6 by Les Mar 31, 2014 at 01:57 pm  Reply

I have a question. In my spreadsheet I have a formula to calculate average and more data is added to the column referred to. On selecting the formula cell I get an option to Update Formula to Include Cells. This is good and what I want to do. Is there a keyboard short key that I can use to Update Formula to Include Cells as I want to put it in a macro?

Any assistance wold be most grateful.

Comment #5 by DDL Mar 29, 2014 at 10:08 am  Reply

Anybody know shortcut for inserting an entire row with Excel for Mac 2011?

Comment #4 by Bhaskar Redy Feb 24, 2014 at 02:21 am  Reply

Shorts cuts are very helpful to do office works.Thanks a lot

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