Category

Hold

Press

Keyword

Format Data

Ctrl

column

Format Data

Ctrl

format

Format Data

Ctrl + Shift

time

Format Data

Ctrl

strikethrough

Select Cells

Ctrl

object

Select Cells

Ctrl

toolbar

Outline Data

Ctrl

outline

Format Data

Ctrl

row

Enter Data

Ctrl

'

copy

Format Data

Alt

'

style

Format Data

Ctrl + Shift

'

number

Edit Data

Ctrl

delete

Format Data

Ctrl + Shift

border

Format Data

Ctrl + Shift

number

Enter Data

Ctrl + Shift

"

copy

Format Data

Ctrl + Shift

date

Format Data

Ctrl + Shift

currency

Format Data

Ctrl + Shift

percent

Format Data

Ctrl + Shift

&

border

Format Data

Ctrl + Shift

row

Format Data

Ctrl + Shift

column

Select Cells

Ctrl + Shift

region

Move within Selection

Ctrl

move

Select Cells

Ctrl

array

Enter Data

Ctrl + Shift

time

Enter Data

Ctrl

date

Select Cells

Alt

cells

Select Cells

Ctrl

dependent

Select Cells

Ctrl + Shift

dependent

Select Cells

Ctrl

difference

Select Cells

Ctrl + Shift

unequal

Select Cells

Ctrl

precedent

Select Cells

Ctrl + Shift

precedent

Format Data

Ctrl + Shift

number

Enter Data

Ctrl

formula

Edit Data

Ctrl + Shift

insert

Enter Data

Alt

AutoSum

Enter Data

Ctrl

formula

Enter Data

Ctrl + Shift

formula

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Select Cells

Ctrl

Enter Data
Move and Scroll

Ctrl

Move and Scroll

All

Arrow key

move

Arrow key

move

Arrow key

move

Select Cells

Ctrl + Shift

Arrow Key

select

Select Cells

Shift

Arrow Key

select

Format Data

Ctrl

Enter Data

bold

Backspace delete

Move and Scroll

Ctrl

Backspace scroll

Select Cells

Shift

Backspace select

Edit Data

Ctrl

copy

Enter Data

Ctrl

fill

Enter Data

Ctrl

Delete

delete

Delete

delete

Enter Data
Enter Data

Alt

Move and Scroll

Ctrl

End

move

Select Cells

Ctrl + Shift

End

select

Enter Data

Alt

Enter

line break

Enter Data

Ctrl

Enter

fill

Enter Data

Ctrl + Shift

Enter

array

Enter Data

Shift

Enter

complete

Enter Data

Enter

complete

Enter Data

Esc

cancel

Esc

close

Esc

Start

F1

Help

F10

shortcut

F10

menu

F10

maximize

F11

chart

Menus
Windows

Ctrl

Help
Menus

Shift

Menus
Windows

Ctrl

Charts

Down Arrow AutoComplete

Macros

Alt

F11

VBE

Macros

Ctrl

F11

macro

Worksheets

Shift

F11

worksheet

Workbook

Ctrl

F12

open

F12

save as

Workbook
Workbook

Shift

F12

save

Print

Ctrl + Shift

F12

print

Charts

Alt

F2

chart

Enter Data

Shift

F2

comment

F2

edit

F2

worksheet

Enter Data
Worksheets

Alt + Shift

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Enter Data

Ctrl

F3

name

Enter Data

Ctrl + Shift

F3

name

Enter Data

Shift

F3

function

Enter Data

F3

name

Enter Data

F4

repeat

Move and Scroll

Shift

F4

find

Windows

Ctrl

F4

close

Move and Scroll

Shift

F5

find

F5

go to

F5

restore

F6

dialog box

Move and Scroll

Windows

Ctrl

Dialog Box
Move and Scroll

Ctrl

F6

window

Move and Scroll

Ctrl+Shift

F6

window

Move and Scroll

Shift

F6

pane

Move and Scroll

F6

pane

Edit Data

F7

spell

Windows

Ctrl

F7

move

Macros

Alt

F8

macro

Select Cells

Shift

F8

select

F8

select

Select Cells
Windows

Ctrl

F8

size

Enter Data

Ctrl + Alt

F9

calculate

Enter Data

Shift

F9

calculate

Enter Data

F9

calculate

Windows

Ctrl

F9

minimize

Move and Scroll

Ctrl

Home

move

Home

move

Move and Scroll

Select Cells

Ctrl + Shift

Home

select

Select Cells

Shift

Home

select

Format Data

Ctrl

italic

Enter Data

Ctrl

hyperlink

Move within Selection

Ctrl + Alt

Left Arrow

move

Outline Data

Alt + Shift

Left Arrow

group

Select Cells

Ctrl + Shift

comment

Print

Ctrl

print

Move and Scroll

Alt

Page Down move

Move and Scroll

Ctrl

Page Down move

Move and Scroll

Page Down move

Select Cells

Shift

Page Down select

Worksheets

Ctrl + Shift

Page Down select

Move and Scroll

Alt

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move

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Move and Scroll

Ctrl

Move and Scroll

Page Up

move

Page Up

move

Select Cells

Shift

Page Up

select

Worksheets

Ctrl + Shift

Page Up

select

Windows

Alt

Windows

Print Screen copy

Print Screen copy

Enter Data

Ctrl

Move within Selection

Ctrl + Alt

Right Arrow move

Outline Data

Alt + Shift

Right Arrow group

Menus

Alt

Spacebar

menu

Select Cells

Ctrl

Spacebar

column

Select Cells

Ctrl + Shift

Spacebar

objects

Select Cells

Shift

Spacebar

row

Move and Scroll

Ctrl

Tab

window

Move and Scroll

Ctrl+Shift

Tab

window

Move within Selection

Shift

Tab

left

Tab

right

Move within Selection

fill

Windows

Alt

Tab

program

Windows

Alt + Shift

Tab

program

Format Data

Ctrl

underline

Edit Data

Ctrl

paste

Windows

Ctrl

close

Edit Data

Ctrl

cut

Enter Data

Ctrl

repeat

Edit Data

Ctrl

undo

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Result
Hide columns
Display the Format Cells dialog box
Apply Time format
Apply or remove strikethrough formatting
Alternate between hiding objects, displaying objects, and
displaying placeholders for objects
Show or hide the Standard toolbar
Display or hide outline symbols
Hide rows
Copy formula from cell above
Style dialog box
Apply number format
Delete selection
Remove outline borders
Apply Number format with 2 decimal places, thousands
separator
Copy value from cell above
Apply the Date format with the day, month, and year
Apply Currency format
Apply Percentage format with no decimal places
Apply the outline border
Unhide rows
Unhide columns
Select the current region
Move clockwise to the next corner of the selection
Select current array
Enter the time
Enter the date
Select visible cells in current selection
Select direct dependents
Select all dependents
Select differences
Select unequal cells
Select direct precedents
Select all precedents
Apply Exponential number format
Toggle formula view
Insert blank cells
Insert the AutoSum formula
Display Formula Palette after typing function name in formula
Insert the argument names and parentheses for a function
after you type a function name in a formula

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Select the entire worksheet

Move one character up, down, left, or right
Move to edge of current region
Move one cell up, down, left, or right
Extend the selection to the last nonblank cell in the same
column or row as the active cell
Extend the selection by one cell
Apply or remove bold formatting
Delete character to left of insertion point, or delete selection
Scroll to display the active cell
Select only the active cell when multiple cells are selected
Copy the selection
Fill down
Delete text to the end of the line
Delete character to right of insertion point, or delete selection
Display the AutoComplete list
Move to the last cell on the worksheet
Extend the selection to the last used cell on the worksheet
(lower-right corner)
Start a new line in the same cell
Fill the selected cell range with current entry
Enter formula as array formula
Complete cell entry and move up in selection
Complete cell entry and move down in selection
Cancel a cell entry
Close visible menu or submenu
Show the Windows Start menu
Open the Help Task pane
Show a shortcut menu
Make the menu bar active
Maximize or restore the workbook window
Create a chart that uses the current range
Display the Visual Basic Editor
Insert a Microsoft Excel 4.0 macro sheet
Insert a new worksheet
Display the Open dialog box
Open the Save As dialog box
Save the file
Display the Print dialog box
Create a chart that uses the current range
Edit a cell comment
Edit the active cell and position the insertion point at the end
of the line
Insert a new worksheet

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Define a name
Create names from row and column labels
Paste a function into a formula
Paste defined name into formula
Repeat the last action
Repeat the last Find action (Find Next)
Close the active workbook window
Display the Find dialog box
Display the Go To dialog box
Restore the active workbook window size
In a range selection box, switch focus to the worksheet
Move to the next workbook or window
Move to the previous workbook or window
Move to previous pane in workbook that has been split
Move to next pane in split workbook
Display the Spelling dialog box
Carry out Move command (workbook icon menu, menu bar),
or use arrow keys to move the window
Display
the Macro
Add another
rangedialog
of cellsbox
to the selection; or use the arrow
keys to move to the start of the range you want to add, and
then
F8 and a
the
arrow keys
to select
the next
range
Turn press
on extending
selection
by using
the arrow
keys
Carry out Size command (workbook icon menu, menu bar), or
use arrow keys to size the window
Calculate all sheets in the active workbook
Calculate the active worksheet
Calculate all sheets in all open workbooks
Minimize the workbook window to an icon
Move to the beginning of the worksheet
Move to the beginning of the row
Extend the selection to the beginning of the worksheet
Extend the selection to the beginning of the row
Apply or remove italic formatting
Insert a hyperlink
Move left between nonadjacent selections
Ungroup rows or columns
Select all cells with comments
Display the Print dialog box
Move one screen to the right
Move to the next sheet in the workbook
Move down one screen
Extend the selection down one screen
Select current and next sheet in workbook
Move one screen to the left

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Move to the previous sheet in the workbook

Move up one screen
Extend the selection up one screen
Select current and previous in workbook
Copy the image of the active window to the Clipboard
Copy the image of the screen to the Clipboard
Fill to the right
Move right between nonadjacent selections
Group rows or columns
Show control menu
Select the entire column
With an object selected, select all objects on a sheet
Select the entire row
Move to the next workbook or window
Move to the previous workbook or window
Move left
Move right
Switch to the next program
Switch to the previous program
Apply or remove an underline
Paste the selection
Close the active workbook window
Cut the selection
Repeat the last action
Undo the last action

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Contextures Links
Contextures Excel Tips Website
Contextures Excel Blog
Excel Pivot Tables Blog
Excel Theatre Blog (the lighter side of Excel)
Debra's Pivot Table Books on Amazon
30 Excel Functions in 30 Days eBook Kit

Contextures Recommends
Jon Peltier's Excel Chart Utilities
ExcelUser Dashboards
Chandoo's Project Management Templates
JP's Random Data Generator for Excel

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09/16/2015