Shortcut Action

Ctrl+A Select all

Ctrl+B Apply or remove bold formatting
Ctrl+C Copy selection
Ctrl+F Find
Ctrl+G or F5 Go To
Ctrl+H Replace
Ctrl+I Apply or remove italic formatting
Ctrl+O or Ctrl+F12 open a document
Ctrl+P Print
Ctrl+S or Shift+F12 Save
Ctrl+U Apply or remove underlining
Ctrl+V Paste
Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4 close the active workbook
Crtl+X Cut
Ctrl+Y or F4 Repeat the last action
Ctrl+Z undo the last action
F1 Display the help viewer
Ctrl+F1 Hide or display the Ribbon commands
F2 Enable editing within the active cell
Ctrl+Shift+Enter Array Formulas Execution
Keys Action
Up arrow Moves the active cell one row up
Down arrow Moves the active cell one row down
Left arrow Moves the active cell one column to the left
Right arrow Moves the active cell one column to the right
PgUp Moves the active cell one screen up
PgDn Moves the active cell one screen down
Alt+PgDn Moves the active cell one screen right
Alt+PgUp Moves the active cell one screen left
Home Moves the active cell to the first column of
the row that the active cell is currently in
Ctrl+Home Moves the active cell to the beginning of
worksheet (A1)
F5 Displays the Go to dialog box
Ctrl+Backspace Scrolls the screen to display the active cell
Up arrow* Scrolls the screen one row up (active cell doesn’t
change)
Down arrow* Scrolls the screen one row down (active cell
doesn’t change)
Left arrow* Scrolls the screen one column left (active cell
doesn’t change)
Right arrow* Scrolls the screen one column right (active cell
doesn’t change)
 With Scroll Lock on
Keys Action

CTRL + ( Unhidden any hidden rows within the selection

CTRL +) unhidden any hidden columns within the selection.
CTRL+& Applies the outline border to the selected cells.
CTRL+_ Removes the outline border from the selected cells.
CTRL+~ applies the General number format.
CTRL+$ Applies the Currency format with two decimal places.
CTRL+% Applies the Percentage format with no decimal places.
CTRL+^ Applies the Exponential number format with two decimal
places.
CTRL+# Applies the Date format with the day, month, and year.
CTRL+@ Applies the Time format with the hour and minute, and
AM or PM.
CTRL+- Displays the Delete dialog box to delete the selected
cells.
CTRL+: Enters the current time.
CTRL+; Enters the current date.
CTRL+` Alternates between displaying cell values and
displaying formulas.
CTRL+' Copies a formula from the cell above the active cell into
the cell.
CTRL++ Displays the Insert dialog box to insert blank cells.
CTRL+1 Displays the Format Cells dialog box.
CTRL+2 Applies or removes bold formatting.
CTRL+3 Applies or removes italic formatting.
CTRL+4 Applies or removes underlining.
CTRL+5 Applies or removes strikethrough.
CTRL+7 Displays or hides the Standard toolbar.
CTRL+8 Displays or hides the outline symbols.
CTRL+9 Hides the selected rows.
CTRL+0 Hides the selected columns.
CTRL+B Applies or removes bold formatting.
CTRL+C Copies the selected cells.
CTRL+D Uses the Fill Down command to copy the contents.