Excel Shortcuts

Shortcut	Description
CTRL + A	Selects the entire worksheet, If the worksheet contains data, CTRL+A selects the current region. Pressing CTRL+A a second time selects the current region and its summary rows. Pressing CTRL+A a third time selects the entire worksheet
CTRL + B	Applies or removes bold formatting.
CTRL + C	Copies the selected cells.
CTRL + F	Displays the Find and Replace dialog box, with the Find tab selected.
SHIFT+F5	Also displays Find & Replace dialog box
SHIFT+F4	Repeats the last Find action.
CTRL + I	Applies or removes italic formatting.
CTRL + N	Creates a new, blank workbook.
CTRL + O	Displays the Open dialog box to open or find a file.
CTRL + P	Displays the Print dialog box.
CTRL + S	Saves the active file with its current file name, location, and file format.
CTRL + U	Applies or removes underlining.
CTRL + V	Paste the value after Cut or Copy the cells or Objects
CTRL + W	Closes the selected workbook window.
CTRL + X	Cuts the selected cells.
CTRL + Y	Repeats the last command or action, if possible.
CTRL + Z	Uses the Undo command to reverse the last command or to delete the last entry that you typed.
CTRL + Spacebar	To select entire Column
Shift + Spacebar	To select entire Row
CTRL + 0	To Hide current column
CTRL + 9	To Hide Current Row
CTRL+SHIFT+%	Applies the Percentage format with no decimal places.
F2	Edits the active cell and positions the insertion point at the end of the cell contents. It also moves the insertion point into the Formula Bar when editing in a cell is turned off.
SHIFT+F2	Adds or edits a cell comment
CTRL+F2	Displays the Print Preview window
CTRL + D	Uses the Fill Down command to copy the contents and format of the topmost cell of a selected range into the cells below.
CTRL + R	Uses the Fill Right command to copy the contents and format of the leftmost cell of a selected range into the cells to the right.
F1	Displays the Microsoft Office Excel Help task pane.
F4	Repeats the last command or action, if possible
CTRL+F4	Closes the selected workbook window
F5	Displays the Go To dialog box.
F7	Displays the Spelling dialog box to check spelling in the active worksheet or selected range
F8	Turns extend mode on or off. In extend mode, Extended Selection appears in the status line, and the arrow keys extend the selection
F10	Turns key tips on or off.
SHIFT+F10	Displays the shortcut menu for a selected item.
CTRL+F10	Maximizes or restores the selected workbook window.
SHIFT+F11	Inserts a new worksheet.
F12	Displays the Save As dialog box.
ARROW KEYS	Move one cell up, down, left, or right in a worksheet.
CTRL+ARROW KEY	Moves to the edge of the current data region (data region: A range of cells that contains data and that is bounded by empty cells or datasheet borders.) in a worksheet.
SHIFT+ARROW KEY	Extends the selection of cells by one cell.
CTRL+SHIFT+ARROW KEY	Extends the selection of cells to the last nonblank cell in the same column or row as the active cell, or if the next cell is blank, extends the selection to the next nonblank cell.
ALT+DOWN ARROW KEY	To open Autofilter box contents
CTRL+PgUp	Switches between worksheet tabs, from left-to-right.
CTRL+SHIFT+&	Applies the outline border to the selected cells.
CTRL+SHIFT+F	Opens the Format Cells dialog box with the Font tab selected.
CTRL+SHIFT+P	Opens the Format Cells dialog box with the Font tab selected.
CTRL + H	Displays the Find and Replace dialog box, with the Replace tab selected.
CTRL+SHIFT+O	Selects all cells that contain comments
CTRL+SHIFT+U	Switches between expanding and collapsing of the formula bar.
CTRL+ALT+V	Displays the Paste Special dialog box. Available only after you have cut or copied an object, text, or cell contents on a worksheet or in another program
CTRL+SHIFT+Z	Uses the Undo or Redo command to reverse or restore the last automatic correction when AutoCorrect Smart Tags are displayed.
CTRL+SHIFT+(	Unhides any hidden rows within the selection.
CTRL+SHIFT+#	Applies the Date format with the day, month, and year.
CTRL + G	Displays the Go To dialog box. F5 also dispays this dialog box
CTRL + K	Displays the Insert Hyperlink dialog box for new hyperlinks or the Edit Hyperlink dialog box for selected existing hyperlinks.
CTRL + T	Displays the Create Table dialog box.
CTRL + L	Displays the Create Table dialog box.
CTRL+F1	Displays or hides the Ribbon, a component of the Microsoft Office Fluent user interface
ALT+F1	Creates a chart of the data in the current range.
ALT+SHIFT+F1	Inserts a new worksheet.
SHIFT+F3	Displays the Insert Function dialog box
CTRL+F5	Restores the window size of the selected workbook window
F6	Switches between the worksheet, Ribbon, task pane, and Zoom controls. In a worksheet that has been split (View menu, Manage This Window, Freeze Panes, Split Window command), F6 includes the split panes when switching between panes and the Ribbon area
SHIFT+F6	Switches between the worksheet, Zoom controls, task pane, and Ribbon
CTRL+F6	Switches to the next workbook window when more than one workbook window is open.
CTRL+F7	Performs the Move command on the workbook window when it is not maximized. Use the arrow keys to move the window, and when finished press ENTER, or ESC to cancel (If not working press CTRL+F10 First)
SHIFT+F8	Enables you to add a nonadjacent cell or range to a selection of cells by using the arrow keys.
CTRL+F8	Performs the Size command (on the Control menu for the workbook window) when a workbook is not maximized
ALT+F8	Displays the Macro dialog box to create, run, edit, or delete a macro
CTRL+F9	Minimizes a workbook window to an icon.
ALT+SHIFT+F10	Displays the menu or message for a smart tag. If more than one smart tag is present, it switches to the next smart tag and displays its menu or message.
F11	Creates a chart of the data in the current range.
ALT+F11	opens the Microsoft Visual Basic Editor, in which you can create a macro by using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).
ALT+ENTER	Starts a new line in the same cell.
CTRL+ENTER	Fills the selected cell range with the current entry.
SHIFT+ENTER	Completes a cell entry and selects the cell above.