Excel Short-Cut Keys

Shorcut keys Compatibility

• Microsoft Word 97 Viewer
• Microsoft Office Word 2003
• Microsoft Word 2002
• Microsoft Word 2000
• Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
• Microsoft Word 2013 or higher

This Post shows most common keyboard shortcuts for MS Excel 2013 or higher. These shortcuts refer to the U.S. keyboard layout. Keys for other layouts might not correspond exactly to the keys on a U.S. keyboard.

COMMAND KEYSTROKE Absolute/relative/mixed reference F4 AutoSum Alt = Bold Ctrl-B Border lines off Ctrl-Shift _ Border lines on Ctrl-Shift & Calculate active sheet Shift-F9 Calculate all worksheets F9 Close Ctrl-W Collapse selection to active cell Shift-Backspace Comment insert/edit Shift-F2 Copy Ctrl-C Copy formula from cell above Ctrl ' Copy value from cell above Ctrl-Shift " Cut Ctrl-X Date Ctrl ; Delete range Ctrl - Delete to end of line Ctrl-Del Show values/formulas Ctrl ` Edit cell F2 Enter formula as array Ctrl-Shift-Enter Fill down Ctrl-D Fill right Ctrl-R Find Ctrl-F Format commas (2 decimal places) Ctrl-Shift ! Format currency (2 decimal places) Ctrl-Shift $ Format date (day, month, year) Ctrl-Shift # Format exponential number (2 decimal places) Ctrl-Shift ^ Format general number Ctrl-Shift ~ Format percentage (0 decimal places) Ctrl-Shift % Format time (hour and minute) Ctrl-Shift @ Formula = Function Wizard Shift-F3 GoTo Ctrl-G Group row/column Alt-Shift-Right Hard Return in cell Alt-Enter Hide selected column(s) Ctrl-0 (zero) Hide selected row(s) Ctrl-9 Insert chart sheet F11 Insert Function components Ctrl-Shift-A Insert range Ctrl-Shift-Plus Insert worksheet Shift-F11 Italics Ctrl-I Menu bar F10 Move between noncontiguous selections Ctrl-Alt-Left/Right Move left/right one screen Alt-PgUp/PgDn Move to beginning of worksheet Ctrl-Home Move to edge of region Ctrl-Arrow Move to end of row End, Enter Move to end of worksheet Ctrl-End Move to next corner of selection Ctrl . Move up through a selection Shift-Enter Name a range (Insert/Name/Create) Ctrl-Shift-F3 Name a range (Insert/Name/Define) Ctrl-F3 New Ctrl-N Next window Ctrl-F6 Next worksheet Ctrl-PgUp Open Ctrl-O Outline symbols display/hide Ctrl-8 Paste Ctrl-V Paste named range (Insert/Name/Paste) F3 Previous window Ctrl-Shift-F6 Previous worksheet Ctrl-PgDn Print Ctrl-P Repeat Find Shift-F4 Repeat/Redo Ctrl-Y Replace Ctrl-H Save Ctrl-S Save As F12 Scroll to display active cell Ctrl-Backspace Select array to which active cell belongs Ctrl / Select cells directly referred to by selected formula Ctrl [ Select cells referred to by selected formula Ctrl-Shift { Select cells with comments Ctrl-Shift ? Select column Ctrl-spacebar Select current region Ctrl-Shift * Select formulas that directly refer to active cell Ctrl ] Select formulas that refer to active cell Ctrl-Shift } Select objects on worksheet Ctrl-Shift-spacebar Select row Shift-spacebar Select to beginning of row Shift-Home Select to beginning of worksheet Ctrl-Shift-Home Select to edge of region Ctrl-Shift-(Arrow) Select to end of row End, Shift-Enter Select to end of worksheet Ctrl-Shift-End Select visible cells in selection Alt ; Select worksheet Ctrl-A Shortcut menu Shift-F10 Spelling and Grammar check F7 Strikethrough on/off Ctrl-5 Style box Alt ' Tab inserted Ctrl-Alt-Tab Time Ctrl-Shift-Colon Underline Ctrl-U Undo Ctrl-Z Ungroup row/column Alt-Shift-Left Unhide column(s) Ctrl-Shift ) Unhide row(s) Ctrl-Shift (