Keyboard Shortcuts (Excel)

Summary

Instead of accessing the toolbar with a mouse, two or three keystrokes are used to perform significant functions.

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Frequently used shortcuts

 To do this

Press

 Create A New Workbook Ctrl + N
 Open An Existing Workbook Ctrl + O
 Save A Workbook/Spreadsheet Ctrl + S
 Close The Current Workbook Ctrl + W
 Close Excel Ctrl + F4
 Move To The Next Sheet Ctrl + PageDown
 Move To The Previous Sheet Ctrl + PageUp
 Go To The Data Tab Alt + A
 Go To The View Tab Alt + W
 Go To The Formula Tab Alt + M
 Edit A Cell F2
 Copy And Paste Cells Ctrl + C, Ctrl + V
 Italicize And Make The Font Bold Ctrl + I, Ctrl + B
 Center Align Cell Contents Alt + H + A + C
 Fill Color Alt + H + H
 Add A Border Alt + H + B
 Remove Outline Border Ctrl + Shift + _
 Add An Outline To The Select Cells Ctrl + Shift + &
 Strikeout Selected Cell(s) Ctrl + 5
 Move To The Next Cell Tab
 Move To The Previous Cell Shift + Tab
 Select All The Cells On The Right Ctrl + Shift + Right arrow
 Select All The Cells On The Left Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow
 Select The Column From The Selected Cell To The End Of The   Table Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow
 Select All The Cells Above The Selected Cell Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow
 Select All The Cells Below The Selected Cell Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow
 Add A Comment To A Cell Shift + F2
 Delete A Cell Comment Shift + F10 + D
 Display Find And Replace Ctrl + H
 Insert The Current Date Ctrl + ;
 Insert Current Time Ctrl + Shift + :
 Insert A Hyperlink Ctrl + k
 Apply The Currency Format Ctrl + Shift + $
 Apply The Percent Format Ctrl + Shift + %
 Go To The “Tell Me What You Want  Do” Box Alt + Q
 Select The Entire Row Shift + Space
 Select The Entire Column Ctrl + Space
 Delete A Column Alt+H+D+C
 Delete A Row Shift + Space, Ctrl + - 
 Hide Selected Row Ctrl + 9
 Unhide Selected Row Ctrl + Shift + 9
 Hide A Selected Column Ctrl + 0
 Unhide A Selected Column Ctrl + Shift + 0
 Group Rows Or Columns Alt + Shift + Right arrow
 Ungroup Rows Or Columns Alt + Shift + Left arrow
   

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Article ID: 156520
Created
Thu 5/8/25 6:47 PM