Keyboard Shortcuts

BA

Summary of Keyboard Shortcuts

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241 shortcuts
Key

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F1

Help

F2

Toggle Select, Edit and Enter / Point modes

F3

Paste Names

F4

Redo / Edit (F2) Mode: Toggle $ references

F5

GoTo / Refresh File List

F6

Next Pane

F7

Check Spelling

F8

Extend Selection Mode

F9

Calculate Now

F10

Activate Menus

F11

Insert Chart on New Sheet

F12

Save As

Add (+)
Backspace

Edit and Clear

Click
Decimal
Delete

Clear

Divide (/)
Down

Move down one cell

End

Toggle End Mode

Enter

Enter value and move down

Escape

Cancel (edit, copy, cut, dialog, etc.)

Execute

Enter value and move down

Help

Help

Home

Select the first cell in the row

Insert

Toggle Overwrite mode in edit mode

Left

Move left one cell

Multiply (*)
PageDown

Page Down

PageUp

Page Up

Return

Enter value and move down

Right

Move right one cell

Space
Subtract (-) Extend Selection Mode
Tab

Tab forwards (next cell to edit)

Up

Move up one cell

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Shift
What Is (Help)
Insert / Edit Comment
Function Wizard
Find Next (from most recent search)
Find Dialog
Previous Pane
Add to Selection Mode
Calc Sheet
Activate Context Menus (Right Click)
Insert New Worksheet
Save
Collapse selection to the active cell

Cut
Extend selection down one cell
Toggle End Mode (and extend when you press SHIFT + Arrow key)
Enter value and move up
Cancel (edit, copy, cut, dialog, etc.)
Enter value and move up
What Is
Extend selection to the first cell in the row
Paste
Extend selection left one cell
Extend selection page down
Extend selection page up
Enter value and move up
Extend selection right one cell
Select Row
Add to Selection Mode
Tab backwards (previous cell to edit)
Extend selection up one cell

Ctrl
Excel 2007: Show / Hide Ribbon; Excel 2003: Show / Hide Task Pane
Excel 2007: Print; Excel 2003: SHOW.INFO()
Excel 2007: Open Name Manager; Excel 2003: Open Define Names Dialog Box
Close Window
Restore Window
Next Window / Workbook
Move Window
Size Window
Minimize Window
Toggle Maximised / Restored
Insert New Macro Sheet
Open
Open Insert Dialog Dialog Box
Scroll to show active cell
Rotates the Active Cell through the corners of the selection
Clear
Select Array
Select the last cell in the area down
Selects the last cell in the sheet
Fill value in edited cell into all cell and do not move
Bring up Start Menu (overriding an Excel command)
Fill value in edited cell into all cell and do not move
Select cell to reset window (or pane)
Copy
Select the last cell in the area left
Select current region
Next Sheet
Previous Sheet
Fill value in edited cell into all cell and do not move
Select the last cell in the area right
Select Column
Delete Cells
Next Window
Select the cell at top of region
Hide Column
Format Cells
Bold (toggle)
Italic (toggle)
Underline (toggle)
Strikethrough (toggle)
Toggle Show, Hide, and Show Placeholders for Objects

Excel 2003: Toggle Standard toolbar visibility

Toggle showing outline symbols
Hide Row
Excel 2003: Copy above cell and edit
Delete Cells
Rotates the Active Cell through the corners of the selection
Select Array
Insert current date (in Edit (F2) mode)
Select direct precedent cells
Select unequal cells in row / column of selection
Select directly dependent cells
Formula Auditing Mode
Calculate Now
Select current region, select all
Bold (toggle)
Copy
Fill down
Find Dialog
GoTo
Replace
Italic (toggle)
Insert Hyperlink
Excel 2007: Create Table; Excel 2003: Create List
New Workbook
Open Workbook
Print
Fill right
Save
Excel 2007: Insert Table
Underline (toggle)
Paste
Close Window
Cut
Redo
Undo

Alt
Excel 2007: Insert Chart as Object; Excel 2003: Insert Chart as Sheet
Save As
Close Application
Refresh
Switch to VBA Integrated Development Environment (IDE) (if open already)
Run Macro

Show VBA IDE

Undo
Open Research Pane

Open drop-down (auto-complete, filter, or validation)

Redo; In Edit (F2) Mode: insert line break
Redo

Back (hyperlink navigation)

Page Right
Page Left
Redo
Forward (hyperlink navigation)
Displays control menu
Next Application
Close drop-down (auto-complete, filter, or validation)

Excel 2003: Activates the cell style drop-down or dialog

Excel 2003: Edit Style drop down menu (if visible)

Select Visible

Autosum

Excel 2003: Activate Data menu

Excel 2003: Activate Edit menu
Excel 2007: Activate Office button; Excel 2003: Activate File menu
Excel 2003: Activate Help menu
Excel 2003: Activate Insert menu
Check Names (only when emailing not as attachment)

Excel 2003: Activate Format menu

Send Now (only when emailing not as attachment)

Excel 2003: Activate Tools menu
Excel 2003: Activate View menu
Excel 2003: Activate Window menu

Shift+Ctrl

Shift+Alt
Insert New Sheet
Save

Create Names
Find Previous (from most recent search)

Close Application

Previous Window / Workbook

Show On-Object User Interface (OOUI)

Show Script Editor
Print

Extend selection down to last cell in area down

Extends the selection to the last cell in the sheet
Fill value in edited cell into all cells and do not move
Task Manager (Windows - overriding an XL command)
Fill value in edited cell into all cells and do not move
Extend selection to the cell that resets the window or pane
Extend selection down to last cell in area left

Ungroup

Extend selection one sheet down

Extend selection Page Right

Extend selection one sheet up

Extend selection Page Left

Fill value in edited cell into all cells and do not move
Extend selection down to last cell in area right
Select contiguous area
Previous Window
Extend selection up to end of region
Show Column
Fixed decimal & comma format
Time (AM/PM) format
Date format
Currency format
Percentage format
Exponential format

Group

Outline border
Select current region
Unhide Row
Remove all borders
Fill down
Fill right
Insert current time (in edit mode)
Select all precedent cells
Select cells unequal to active cell
Select all dependent cells
General Number Format
Insert cells
Insert arguments in formula
Address Book (only when emailing not as attachment)

Font face

Toggle AutoFilter

Select Comments
Font size

Toggle Total Row

Ctrl+Alt
New Macro sheet
Open
Excel 2007: New Name
Close Application
Refresh All

Recalc Full

Thai Dictionary

Intel Chipset: Invert screen (turn 180 degrees)

Intel Chipset: Turn screen +90 degrees; else: move active cell to previous non-adjacent area within selection

Intel Chipset: Turn screen -90 degrees; else: move active cell to next non-adjacent area within selection

Indent
Intel Chipset: Display screen normally (0 degrees)

Reapply Sort / Filter

Shift+Ctrl+Alt
Print
Close Application

Recalc Full Rebuild

Outdent