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Excel shortcuts

Shortcut key Action


Ctrl+A Select All
Ctrl+B Bold
Ctrl+C Copy
Ctrl+D Fill Down
Ctrl+F Find
Ctrl+G Goto
Ctrl+H Replace
Ctrl+I Italic
Ctrl+K Insert Hyperlink
Ctrl+N New Workbook
Ctrl+O Open
Ctrl+P Print
Ctrl+R Fill Right
Ctrl+S Save
Ctrl+U Underline
Ctrl+V Paste
Ctrl W Close
Ctrl+X Cut
Ctrl+Y Repeat
Ctrl+Z Undo
F1 Help
F2 Edit
F3 Paste Name
F4 Repeat last action
F4 While typing a formula, switch between absolute/relative refs
F5 Goto
F6 Next Pane
F7 Spell check
F8 Extend mode
F9 Recalculate all workbooks
F10 Activate Menubar
F11 New Chart
F12 Save As
Ctrl+: Insert Current Time
Ctrl+; Insert Current Date
Ctrl+" Copy Value from Cell Above
Ctrl+’ Copy Formula from Cell Above
Shift Hold down shift for additional functions in Excel’s menu
Shift+F1 What’s This?
Shift+F2 Edit cell comment
Shift+F3 Paste function into formula
Shift+F4 Find Next
Shift+F5 Find
Shift+F6 Previous Pane
Shift+F8 Add to selection
Shift+F9 Calculate active worksheet
Ctrl+Alt+F9 Calculate all worksheets in all open workbooks, regardless of
whether they have changed since the last calculation.
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F9 Rechecks dependent formulas and then calculates all cells in all
open workbooks, including cells not marked as needing to be
calculated.
Shift+F10 Display shortcut menu
Shift+F11 New worksheet
Shift+F12 Save
Ctrl+F3 Define name
Ctrl+F4 Close
Ctrl+F5 XL, Restore window size
Ctrl+F6 Next workbook window
Shift+Ctrl+F6 Previous workbook window
Ctrl+F7 Move window
Ctrl+F8 Resize window
Ctrl+F9 Minimize workbook
Ctrl+F10 Maximize or restore window
Ctrl+F11 Inset 4.0 Macro sheet

Ctrl+F12 File Open


Alt+F1 Insert Chart
Alt+F2 Save As
Alt+F4 Exit
Alt+F8 Macro dialog box

Alt+F11 Visual Basic Editor


Ctrl+Shift+F3 Create name by using names of row and column labels
Ctrl+Shift+F6 Previous Window
Ctrl+Shift+F12 Print
Alt+Shift+F1 New worksheet
Alt+Shift+F2 Save
Alt+= AutoSum
Ctrl+` Toggle Value/Formula display
Ctrl+Shift+A Insert argument names into formula
Alt+Down arrow Display AutoComplete list
Alt+’ Format Style dialog box
Ctrl+Shift+~ General format
Ctrl+Shift+! Comma format
Ctrl+Shift+@ Time format
Ctrl+Shift+# Date format
Ctrl+Shift+$ Currency format
Ctrl+Shift+% Percent format
Ctrl+Shift+^ Exponential format
Ctrl+Shift+& Place outline border around selected cells
Ctrl+Shift+_ Remove outline border
Ctrl+Shift+* Select the current region around the active cell. In a PivotTable
report, select the entire PivotTable report.
Ctrl++ Insert
Ctrl+- Delete
Ctrl+1 Format cells dialog box
Ctrl+2 Bold
Ctrl+3 Italic
Ctrl+4 Underline
Ctrl+5 Strikethrough
Ctrl+6 Show/Hide objects
Ctrl+7 Show/Hide Standard toolbar
Ctrl+8 Toggle Outline symbols
Ctrl+9 Hide rows
Ctrl+0 Hide columns
Ctrl+Shift+( Unhide rows
Ctrl+Shift+) Unhide columns
Alt or F10 Activate the menu
Ctrl+Tab In toolbar: next toolbar
In a workbook: activate next workbook
Shift+Ctrl+Tab In toolbar: previous toolbar
In a workbook: activate previous workbook
Tab Next tool
Shift+Tab Previous tool
Enter Do the command
Alt+Enter Start a new line in the same cell.
Ctrl+Enter Fill the selected cell range with the current entry.
Shift+Ctrl+F Font Drop Down List
Shift+Ctrl+F+F Font tab of Format Cell Dialog box
Shift+Ctrl+P Point size Drop Down List
Ctrl+Spacebar Select the entire column
Shift+Spacebar Select the entire row
CTRL+/ Select the array containing the active cell.
CTRL+SHIFT+O Select all cells that contain comments.
CTRL+\ In a selected row, select the cells that don’t match the formula or static value
in the active cell.
CTRL+SHIFT+| In a selected column, select the cells that don’t match the formula or static
value in the active cell.
CTRL+[ Select all cells directly referenced by formulas in the selection.
CTRL+SHIFT+{ Select all cells directly or indirectly referenced by formulas in the selection.

CTRL+] Select cells that contain formulas that directly reference the active cell.

CTRL+SHIFT+} Select cells that contain formulas that directly or indirectly reference the
active cell.
ALT+; Select the visible cells in the current selection.
SHIFT+BACKSPACE With multiple cells selected, select only the active cell.
CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR Selects the entire worksheet. If the worksheet contains data,
CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR selects the current region. Pressing
CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR a second time selects the entire worksheet.
When an object is selected, CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR selects all objects on
a worksheet

Shortcuts for the Visual Basic Editor


Shortcut key Action
F1 Help
F2 View Object Browser
F3 Find Next
F4 Properies Window
F5 Run Sub/Form or Run Macro
F6 Switch Split Windows
F7 View Code Window
F8 Step Into
F9 Toggle Breakpoint
F10 Activate Menu Bar
Shift+F2 View definition
Shift+F3 Find Previous
Shift+F7 View Object
Shift+F8 Step Over
Shift+F9 Quick Watch
Shift+F10 Show Right Click Menu
Ctrl+F2 Focus To Object Box
Ctrl+F4 Close Window
Ctrl+F8 Run To Cursor
Ctrl+F10 Activate Menu Bar
Alt+F4 Close VBE
Alt+F6 Switch Between Last 2 Windows
Alt+F11 Return To Application
Ctrl+Shift+F2 Go to last position
Ctrl+Shift+F8 Step Out
Ctrl+Shift+F9 Clear All Breakpoints
Insert Toggle Insert Mode
Delete Delete
Home Move to beginning of line
End Move to end of line
Page Up Page Up
Page Down Page Down
Left Arrow Left
Right Arrow Right
Up Arrow Up
Down Arrow Down
Tab Indent
Enter New Line
BackSpace Delete Prev Char
Shift+Insert Paste
Shift+Home Select To Start Of Line
Shift+End Select To End Of Line
Shift+Page Up Select To Top Of Module
Shift+Page Down Select To End Of Module
Shift+Left Arrow Extend Selection Left 1 Char
Shift+Right Arrow Extend Selection Right 1 Char
Shift+Up Arrow Extend Selection Up
Shift+Down Arrow Extend Selection Down
Shift+Tab Outdent
Alt+Spacebar System Menu
Alt+Tab Cycle Applications
Alt+BackSpace Undo
Ctrl+A Select All
Ctrl+C Copy
Ctrl+E Export Module
Ctrl+F Find
Ctrl+G Immediate Window
Ctrl+H Replace
Ctrl+I Turn On Quick Info
Ctrl+J List Properties/Methods
Ctrl+L Show Call Stack
Ctrl+M Import File
Ctrl+N New Line
Ctrl+P Print
Ctrl+R Project Explorer
Ctrl+S Save
Ctrl+T Show Available Components
Ctrl+V Paste
Ctrl+X Cut
Ctrl+Y Cut Entire Line
Ctrl+Z Undo
Ctrl+Insert Copy
Ctrl+Delete Delete To End Of Word
Ctrl+Home Top Of Module
Ctrl+End End Of Module
Ctrl+Page Up Top Of Current Procedure
Ctrl+Page Down End Of Current Procedure
Ctrl+Left Arrow Move one word to left
Ctrl+Right Arrow Move one word to right
Ctrl+Up Arrow Previous Procedure
Ctrl+Down Arrow Next Procedure
Ctrl+Spacebar Complete Word
Ctrl+Tab Cycle Windows
Ctrl+BackSpace Delete To Start Of Word
Ctrl+Shift+I Parameter Info
Ctrl+Shift+J List Constants
Menu equivalent comments version
None All
Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Bold All
Edit, Copy All
Edit, Fill, Down All
Edit, Find All
Edit, Goto All
Edit, Replace All
Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Italic All
Insert, Hyperlink Excel 97/2000 +
File, New All
File, Open All
File, Print All
Edit, Fill Right All
File, Save All
Format, Cells, Font, Underline, Single All
Edit, Paste All
File, Close Excel 97/2000 +
Edit, Cut All
Edit, Repeat All
Edit, Undo All
Help, Contents and Index All
None All
Insert, Name, Paste All
Edit, Repeat. Works while not in Edit mode. All
None All
Edit, Goto All
None All
Tools, Spelling All
None All
Tools, Options, Calculation, Calc Now All
N/A All
Insert, Chart All
File, Save As All
None All
None All
Edit, Paste Special, Value All
Edit, Copy All
none Excel 97/2000 +
Help, What’s This? All
Insert, Edit Comments All
Insert, Function All
Edit, Find, Find Next All
Edit, Find, Find Next All
None All
None All
Tools, Options, Calculation, Calc Sheet All
None Excel 97/2000 +
None Excel 97/2000 +

None All
Insert, Worksheet All
File, Save All
Insert, Names, Define All
File, Close All
Restore All
Window, ... All
Window, ... All
XL, Move All
XL, Size All
XL, Minimize All
XL, Maximize All
None in Excel 97. In versions prior to 97 - Insert, Macro, 4.0 All
Macro
File, Open All
Insert, Chart... All
File, Save As All
File, Exit All
Tools, Macro, Macros in Excel 97 Tools,Macros - in earlier Excel 97/2000 +
versions
Tools, Macro, Visual Basic Editor Excel 97/2000 +
Insert, Name, Create All
Window, ... All
File, Print All
Insert, Worksheet All
File, Save All
No direct equivalent All
Tools, Options, View, Formulas All
No direct equivalent All
None Excel 95
Format, Style All
Format, Cells, Number, Category, General All
Format, Cells, Number, Category, Number All
Format, Cells, Number, Category, Time All
Format, Cells, Number, Category, Date All
Format, Cells, Number, Category, Currency All
Format, Cells, Number, Category, Percentage All
Format, Cells, Number, Category, All
Format, Cells, Border All
Format, Cells, Border All
Edit, Goto, Special, Current Region All

Insert, (Rows, Columns, or Cells) Depends on selection All


Delete, (Rows, Columns, or Cells) Depends on selection All
Format, Cells All
Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Bold All
Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Italic All
Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Underline All
Format, Cells, Font, Effects, Strikethrough All
Tools, Options, View, Objects, Show All/Hide All
View, Toolbars, Stardard All
None All
Format, Row, Hide All
Format, Column, Hide All
Format, Row, Unhide All
Format, Column, Unhide All
None All
None Excel 97/2000 +

None Excel 97/2000 +

None Excel 97/2000 +


None Excel 97/2000 +
None Excel 97/2000 +
None Excel 97/2000 +
None Excel 97/2000 +
Format, Cells, Font All
Format, Cells, Font Before 97/2000
Format, Cells, Font All
None Excel 97/2000 +
None Excel 97/2000 +

Menu equivalent comments


Help
View, Object Browser

View, Properties Window


Run, Run Macro
View, Code
Debug, Step Into
Debug, Toggle Breakpoint

View, Definition

View, Object
Debug, Step Over
Debug, Quick Watch

Debug, Run To Cursor

File, Close and Return to Microsoft Excel

View, Last Position


Debug, Step Out
Debug, Clear All Breakpoints

Edit, Clear

Edit, Indent

Edit, Paste
Edit, Outdent

Edit, Select All


Edit, Copy
File, Export File
Edit, Find…
View, Immediate Window
Edit, Replace…
Edit, Quikc Info
Edit, List Properties/Methods

File, Import File

File, Print
View, Project Explorer
File, Save
Insert, Components...
Edit, Paste
Edit, Cut

Edit, Undo
Edit, Copy

Edit, Complete Word

Edit, Parameter Info


Edit, List Constants

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