Excel Shortcuts

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Press Action
Left Arrow Moves one cell left to active cell
Right Arrow Moves one cell right to active cell
Up Arrow Moves one cell up to active cell
Down arrow Moves one cell down to active cell
Moves to left of contagious region of data or next non blank cell to the left or to
Ctrl + Left Arrow beginning of row
Moves to left of contagious region of data or next non blank cell to the right or to end
Ctrl + Right Arrow of row
Moves to top of contagious region of data or next non blank cell in upward direction or
Ctrl + Up Arrow to beginning of column
Moves to left of contagious region of data or next non blank cell to the right or to end
Ctrl + Down Arrow of Column
Home Moves to the beginning of row in selection
Ctrl + Home Moves to the beginning of worksheet
Moves to the last used cell in the worksheet, it may or may not contain data ( the cell at
Ctrl + End the intersection of last used row and column of worksheet
Page Up Scroll one screen up
Page Down Scroll one screen down
Alt + Page Down Scroll one screen to the right in the worksheet
Alt + Page Up Scroll one screen to the left in the worksheet
Ctrl + Page Up Move to the previous sheet in a workbook, if one exists
Ctrl + Page Down Move to the next sheet in a workbook, if one exists
F5 Open the GoTo dialog box
Ctrl + H Open the Find & Replace dialog box
Ctrl + Tab Go to Next open workbook
Ctrl + Shift + Tab Go to Previous open workbook
Alt + W + F + F Freeze and unfreeze panes
Alt + W + S Split and unsplit screen
Alt + F + T Open the Excel options dialog box

Selection
Press Action
Shift + Spacebar Select the entire active Row
Ctrl + Spacebar Select the entire active Column
Ctrl + Shift + Spacebar Selects the current region or entire worksheet
Ctrl + Shift + * Select the current region around the active cell
Ctrl + A Selects the current region or entire worksheet
Ctrl + Shift + Home Expands the selection to the beginning of the worksheet
Ctrl + Shift + End Expands the selection to the end of the active area of the workbook
Shift + Home Expands the selection to the beginning of the row
Shift + Right Arrow Expands selection to one cell right
Shift + Left Arrow Expands selection to one cell Left
Shift + Up Arrow Expands selection to one cell Up
Shift + Down Arrow Expands selection to one cell Down
Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow Expands the selection to the last cell right
Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow Expands the selection to the last cell Left
Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow Expands the selection to the last cell Up
Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow Expands the selection to the last cell Down
Ctrl + . Move the cursor in clockwise direction in a selection
Alt + Shift + Right Arrow Group the selected Rows/Columns
Alt + Shift + left Arrow Ungroup Rows/Column
Alt + I + R To insert Row below the active row
Alt + I + C To insert Column left the active column
Alt + O + C + H Hide the selected Columns
Alt + O + C + U Unhide the selected Columns
Alt + O + R + H Hide the selected Rows
Alt + O + R + U Unhide the selected Rows
Alt + E + D + C Delete the selected Columns
Alt + E + D + C Delete the selected Rows
Shift + Home Expands the selection to the beginning of the worksheet
Ctrl + Shift + Page Down Make the same selection of cells in next sheet as active sheet, if one exist
Ctrl + Shift + Page Up Make the same selection of cells in previous sheet as active sheet, if one exist

Charts
Press Action
Alt + I + H Open the Insert Chart dialog box
Alt + N + C To insert Column Chart
Alt + N + N To insert Line Chart
Alt + N + Q To insert Pie chart
Alt + N + B To insert Bar chart
Alt + N + A To insert Area chart
Alt + N + D To insert Scatter Plot
Alt + N + X To insert Text Box
Alt + JC To activate the Design tab, only if chart is selected
Alt + JO To activate the Format tab, only if chart is selected
Alt + JA To activate the Layout tab, only if chart is selected
 Formatting
Press Action
Ctrl + B Applies or removes bold formatting
Ctrl + I Applies or removes italic formatting
Ctrl + U Applies or removes Underline
Ctrl + X Cut the Selection
Ctrl + C Copy the Selection
Ctrl + V Paste the Selection
Ctrl + Z Undo the previous actions
Ctrl + Y Redo the previous actions
Alt + E + S + V Open Paste special dialog box after copy the selection
Ctrl + 1 Open Format cells dialog box
Ctrl + 5 Strikethrough
Ctrl + Shift + ~ Applies the General number format
Applies the Number format with two decimals
Ctrl + Shift + ! with thousand separator and minus sign for negative numbers
Ctrl + Shift + @ Applies the Time format in hh-mm- AM or PM
Ctrl + Shift + # Applied the Date format as dd-mm-yy
Applies the Currency format with two decimals and
Ctrl + Shift + $ negative number in parathansis
Ctrl + Shift + % Applies the Percentage format and minus sign for negative numbers
Applies the Exponential format with two decimal and
Ctrl + Shift + ^ minus sign for negative numbers
Ctrl + Shift + & Applies Border to selection
Ctrl + Shift + _ Removes Border from selection
Alt + H + O + I AutoFit Column width
Alt + H + O + A AutoFit Row Height
Alt + H + O + W Open the column width dialog box
Alt + H + O + H Open the Row Height dialog box
Alt + H + 0 Increase the decimal
Alt + H + 9 Decrease the decimal
Alt + H + L Conditional Formatting
Alt + O + D Opens Conditional Formatting Rules manager
Alt H + F + P Format Painter
F4 Repeat the last action wherever possible
Ctrl + T Create Table
Alt + H + F + C Font Color
Alt + H + H Fill Color
Alt + H + O + T Color Tab
Alt + N + U To insert Symbol
Alt + N + M To insert Shapes
Alt + N + SH To insert Smart Art
 Cell
Press Action
Alt + Enter Starts a new line in the active cell
Shift + Enter Completes the cell entry and move to the cell above
Tab Completes the cell entry and move to the right cell
Shift + Tab Completes the cell entry and move to the left cell
Ctrl + Enter Copy the selected cell range with current entry
Ctrl + D Fills the selected cells with the contents of the cell above it
Ctrl + R Fills the selected cells with the contents of the cell to the left of it
Alt + h + a + r Align the content of cell or cells to right
Alt + h + a + c Align the content of cell or cells to center
Alt + h + a + l Align the content of cell or cells to left
F2 Edit Cell
Ctrl +' fill from above
Cancel the cell entry and restore the previous cell contents, only if you are still in the
Esc same cell
Ctrl + - Opens the Delete dialog box
Ctrl + Shift + + Opens the Insert dialog box
Shift + F2 Insert comment in a cell
Alt + R + D Delete Comment
Alt + R + A Show All Comments
Alt + ; Select Visible cells , works only if cells contains hidden cells'
Ctrl + A Select the entire region
f5 > Alt + S + K + Enter Select Blank cells

Auditing
Press Action
Alt + M + V Evaluate Formula
Alt + M + P Trace immediate precedents
Alt + M + D Trace immediate dependents
Alt + R + G Track changes
Ctrl + [ Go To Precedent cells
Ctrl + ] Go To Dependent cells
Alt + D + L Open the data validation dialog box
Ctrl + Shift + A To provide placeholders for arguments in formula

Filter and Sort

Press Action
Alt + A + SS Sort Data
Alt + A + SA Sort Ascending
Alt + A + SD Sort Descending
Ctrl + Shift + L Filter Data
Alt + A + Q Advanced data filter
Alt + A + M Remove duplicates

Display and Printing

Press Action
Alt + W + Q Zoom
Alt + P + S + P Page setup
Alt + P + R + S Select Print range to selected area
Ctrl + F2 Print Preview
Alt + W + I Page break view
Alt + W + I Normal View
Alt + P + V + G Toggle Gridlines
F3 Displays the name ranges
Alt + A + E Text to columns

Workbook
Press Action
Ctrl + N Creates a new workbook
Ctrl + S Save Workbook
F 12 Save Workbook As
Ctrl + F4 Close workbook
Alt + F4 Close Excel
Ctrl + O Displays the Open dialog box to open or find a file.
Ctrl + F9 Minimizes all workbook window to an icon
Ctrl + F10 Maximizes or restore the workbook window

Ribbon
Press Action
Scroll over the ribbon To move from one tab to another
Alt Activate the Ribbon
Ctrl + F1 Minimizes or restore the ribbon
Shift + F10 Open the shortcut menu for the selected command

General
Press Action
Shift + F3 Open the insert function dialog box
Ctrl + F3 Open the Name Manager dialog box
Ctrl + K Open the Hyperlink dialog box
Alt + T + G Goal Seek
Alt + T + P + P To Protect sheet
Ctrl + Shift + F3 Creates Names from selection
Alt + A + W + S Scenario Manager
Alt + A + W + T Data Table
Alt + N + V Pivot Table
Ctrl + Shift + U Toggles the height of formula bar

Worksheet
Press Action
Shift + F11 To insert a New worksheet before the active sheet in current workbook
Alt + E + L To Delete active worksheet
Alt + E + M To Move or Copy active worksheet

Formula
Press Action
Change the type of Cell reference from relative to absolute
F4 or mixed reference when cell address is used inside formula
F9 Debug formula based on selection
Shift + F9 Calculates the formula in the active worksheet
Ctrl + Alt + F9 Recalculation of all open workbooks
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + F9 Rechecks all the dependent formulas and do the recalculation of all open workbooks
F7 Open the spelling checker
Alt + = Auto Sum
Ctrl + Shift + Enter Enter Array Formula
Ctrl + / Select Array Formula range
Ctrl + Shift + { Select all cells that are directly or indirectly referred to by formulas
Ctrl + Shift + } Select all cells with formulas that refer directly or indirectly to the active cell
Ctrl + ; Enter the current date
Ctrl + : Enter the current time
Alt + M + X + A Excel Calculations Automatic
Alt + M + X + M Excel Calculations Manual

Macros & VBA

Press Action
Alt + I + M Insert Module in Workbook
Alt + F8 Opens the Macro dialog box
Alt + F11 Open VBA
F2 Opens the Object Browser window
F4 Opens the Properties Window
Ctrl + G Opens the Immediate Window
Ctrl + E Export Module
F9 Toggle Breakpoint
Shift + F9 Activates the quick Watch window
Ctrl + Shift + F9 Moves to the definition of the procedure or function
F5 Runs the current procedure or continues if in Debug Mode
F8 Step into
Shift + F8 Step Over
Ctrl + Shift + F8 Step Out
Ctrl + J List Properties and Methods
Ctrl + F8 Run to Cursor
Ctrl + F9 Set Next Statement
Shift + F2 Moves to the definition of the procedure or function
F7 Code
Ctrl + Shift + F2 Last Position
Alt + L + I Form Control
Alt + W + M + R Record a Macro
Alt + W + M + V View Macro