Below
is a listing of all the major shortcut keys usable in Microsoft Excel. See the computer
shortcut page if you are looking for shortcut keys used in other programs.(BD IT TALK)
Shortcut
|
Description
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F2
|
Edit
the selected cell.
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F3
|
After
a name has been created, F3 will paste names.
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F4
|
Repeat
last action. For example, if you changed the color of text in another cell,
pressing F4 will change the text in cell to the same color.
|
F5
|
Go
to a specific cell. For example, C6.
|
F7
|
Spell
check selected text or document.
|
F11
|
Create
chart from selected data.
|
Ctrl
+ Shift + ;
|
Enter
the current time.
|
Ctrl
+ ;
|
Enter
the current date.
|
Alt
+ Shift + F1
|
Insert
New Worksheet.
|
Alt
+ Enter
|
While
typing text in a cell, pressing Alt + Enter will move to the next line,
allowing for multiple lines of text in one cell.
|
Shift
+ F3
|
Open
the Excel formula window.
|
Shift
+ F5
|
Bring
up search box.
|
Ctrl
+ 1
|
Open
the Format Cells window.
|
Ctrl
+ A
|
Select
all contents of the worksheet.
|
Ctrl
+ B
|
Bold
highlighted selection.
|
Ctrl
+ I
|
Italic
highlighted selection.
|
Ctrl
+ K
|
Insert
link.
|
Ctrl
+ S
|
Save
the open worksheet.
|
Ctrl
+ U
|
Underline
highlighted selection.
|
Ctrl
+ 1
|
Change
the format of selected cells.
|
Ctrl
+ 5
|
Strikethrough
highlighted selection.
|
Ctrl
+ P
|
Bring
up the print dialog box to begin the printing process.
|
Ctrl
+ Z
|
Undo
last action.
|
Ctrl
+ F3
|
Open
Excel Name Manager.
|
Ctrl
+ F9
|
Minimize
current window.
|
Ctrl
+ F10
|
Maximize
currently selected window.
|
Ctrl
+ F6
|
Switch
between open workbooks or windows.
|
Ctrl
+ Page up
|
Move
between work sheets in the same document.
|
Ctrl
+ Page down
|
Move
between work sheets in the same document.
|
Ctrl
+ Tab
|
Move
between Two or more open Excel files.
|
Alt
+ =
|
Create
a formula to sum all of the above cells.
|
Ctrl
+ '
|
Insert
the value of the above cell into the cell currently selected.
|
Ctrl
+ Shift + 1
|
Format
number in comma format.
|
Ctrl
+ Shift + 4
|
Format
number in currency format.
|
Ctrl
+ Shift + 3
|
Format
number in date format.
|
Ctrl
+ Shift + 5
|
Format
number in percentage format.
|
Ctrl
+ Shift + 6
|
Format
number in scientific format.
|
Ctrl
+ Shift + 2
|
Format
number in time format.
|
Ctrl
+ Arrow key
|
Move
to next section of text.
|
Ctrl
+ Space
|
Select
entire column.
|
Shift
+ Space
|
Select
entire row.
|
Ctrl
+ -
|
Delete
the selected column or row.
|
Ctrl
+ Shift + =
|
Insert
a new column or row.
|
Ctrl
+ Home
|
Move
to cell A1.
|
Ctrl
+ ~
|
Switch
between showing Excel formulas or their values in cells.
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