57 Shortcuts for Google Spreadsheets

Jump to: Movement within worksheets, Movement within a selected range, Entering/editing data, Miscellaneous Shortcuts

1. Movement within worksheets

Arrow Keys

Move one cell up, down, left, or right

Tab

Move one cell to the right

Shift+Tab

Move one cell to the left

End

Move to the end of the row

Ctrl+End

Go to last cell in data region

Home

Move to the beginning of the row

Ctrl+Home

Move to the beginning of the worksheet

Ctrl+Arrow Left / Ctrl+Arrow Right

Go to left-most / right-most cell in current row

Ctrl+Arrow Down / Ctrl+Arrow Up

Go to bottom-most / to-most cell in current column

Ctrl+Page Down / Ctrl+Page Up

Move to next / move to previousworksheet

Alt+Page Down / Alt+Page Up

Move one screen to the right / one screen to the left

Ctrl+Backspace

Scroll to the active cell when multiple cells are selected

Ctrl+Shift+Page Up/Page Down

Switch sheets

2. Movement within a selected range

Enter

Move from top to bottom within the selected range

Shift+Enter

Move from bottom to top within the selected range

Tab

Move from left to right within the selected range. If cells in a single column are selected, move down.

Shift+Tab

Move from right to left within the selected range. If cells in a single column are selected, move up.

3. Entering/editing data

Ctrl+a

Select the all / entire worksheet

Ctrl+b

Bold the contents of the selected cell

Ctrl+c

Copy the contents of the selected cell

Ctrl+f

Find words or phrases within the spreadsheet

Ctrl+i

Italicize the contents of the selected cell

Ctrl+p

Print

Ctrl+r

Copy the content of the selected cell right (used in combo with Shift + arrow)

Ctrl+s

Save

Ctrl+u

Underline the contents of the selected cell

Ctrl+v

Paste the contents of the selected cell

Ctrl+x

Cut the contents of the selected cell

Ctrl+y

Redo the last action

Ctrl+z

Undo the last action.

Enter

Complete a cell entry and select the cell below

Shift+Enter

Complete a cell entry and select the previous cell above

Alt+Enter

Start a new line in the same cell

Ctrl+Enter

Insert line break in a cell

Tab

Complete a cell entry and select the next cell to the right

Shift+Tab

Complete a cell entry and select the previous cell to the left

F2

Edit the active cell and position the insertion point at the end of the cell contents

Shift+F2

Edit comment

Esc

Cancel cell entry

Backspace

Edit the active cell and then clear it, or delete the preceding character in the active cell as you edit cell contents

Delete

Delete the character to the right of the insertion point, or delete the selection

Ctrl+Space

Select the entire column

Shift+Space

Select the entire row

Shift+Arrow Keys

Manual select

Ctrl+Shift+s

Make a copy of the document

Alt+Shift+5

Strikethrough formatting for the contents of the cell

Alt+Shift+&

Apply border outline to selected cells

Alt+Shift+_

Remove border outline from selected cells

Alt+Shift+t

Apply or remove top border from the selected cells

Alt+Shift+b

Apply or remove bottom border from the selected cells

Alt+Shift+r

Apply or remove right border from the selected cells

Alt+Shift+l

Apply or remove left border from the selected cells

4. Miscellaneous Shortcuts

Ctrl+Shift+Enter

Wrap current formula in an ArrayFormula

Ctrl+;

Insert current date into cell

Ctrl+:

Insert current time into cell

Ctrl+/

Open keyboard shortcuts help

Ctrl+'

View all formulas

Created by admin on 8/1/2010. Last updated by admin on 7/7/2012

 

3 Comments for 'Google Spreadsheets '   

 
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Comment #3 by Angie Sheckell Jun 11, 2018 at 10:28 am  Reply

Any shortcut to copy the cell above into current cell?

Comment #2 by thirumurthi Dec 30, 2016 at 06:57 am  Reply

formulas demo

Comment #1 by Prasad Apr 2, 2014 at 06:27 am  Reply

Any shortcut to add a new row in a spreadsheet?

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