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Excels Keyboard Shortcuts

Short cuts Action Comments Version

Ctrl+A Select All None All

Ctrl+B Bold Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, All

Bold

Ctrl+C Copy Edit, Copy All

Ctrl+D Fill Down Edit, Fill, Down All

Ctrl+F Find Edit, Find All

Ctrl+G Goto Edit, Goto All

Ctrl+H Replace Edit, Replace All

Ctrl+I Italic Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, All

Italic

Ctrl+K Insert Hyperlink Insert, Hyperlink Excel

97/2000

Ctrl+N New Workbook File, New All

Ctrl+O Open File, Open All

Ctrl+P Print File, Print All

Ctrl+R Fill Right Edit, Fill Right All

Ctrl+S Save File, Save All

Ctrl+U Underline Format, Cells, Font, Underline, All

Single

Ctrl+V Paste Edit, Paste All

Ctrl W Close File, Close Excel

97/2000

Ctrl+X Cut Edit, Cut All

Ctrl+Y Repeat Edit, Repeat All

Ctrl+Z Undo Edit, Undo All

F1 Help Help, Contents and Index All

F2 Edit None All

F3 Paste Name Insert, Name, Paste All

F4 Repeat last action Edit, Repeat. Works while not in All

Edit mode.

F4 While typing a formula, switch None All

between absolute/relative refs

F5 Goto Edit, Goto All

F6 Next Pane None All

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F7 Spell check Tools, Spelling All

F8 Extend mode None All

F9 Recalculate all workbooks Tools, Options, Calculation, All

Calc,Now

F10 Activate Menubar N/A All

F11 New Chart Insert, Chart All

F12 Save As File, Save As All

Ctrl+: Insert Current Time None All

Ctrl+; Insert Current Date None All

Ctrl+" Copy Value from Cell Above Edit, Paste Special, Value All

Ctrl+' Copy Fromula from Cell Above Edit, Copy All

Shift Hold down shift for additional none Excel

functions in Excel's menu 97/2000

Shift+F1 What's This? Help, What's This? All

Shift+F2 Edit cell comment Insert, Edit Comments All

Shift+F3 Paste function into formula Insert, Function All

Shift+F4 Find Next Edit, Find, Find Next All

Shift+F5 Find Edit, Find, Find Next All

Shift+F6 Previous Pane None All

Shift+F8 Add to selection None All

Shift+F9 Calculate active worksheet Calc Sheet All

Shift+F10 Display shortcut menu None All

Shift+F11 New worksheet Insert, Worksheet All

Shift+F12 Save File, Save All

Ctrl+F3 Define name Insert, Names, Define All

Ctrl+F4 Close File, Close All

Ctrl+F5 XL, Restore window size Restore All

Ctrl+F6 Next workbook window Window, ... All

Shift+Ctrl+F6 Previous workbook window Window, ... All

Ctrl+F7 Move window XL, Move All

Ctrl+F8 Resize window XL, Size All

Ctrl+F9 Minimize workbook XL, Minimize All

Ctrl+F10 Maximize or restore window XL, Maximize All

Ctrl+F11 Inset 4.0 Macro sheet None in Excel 97. In versions prior All
to 97 - Insert, Macro, 4.0 Macro

Ctrl+F12 File Open File, Open All

Alt+F1 Insert Chart Insert, Chart... All

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Alt+F2 Save As File, Save As All

Alt+F4 Exit File, Exit All

Alt+F8 Macro dialog box Tools, Macro, Macros in Excel 97 Excel

Tools,Macros - in earlier versions 97/2000

Alt+F11 Visual Basic Editor Tools, Macro, Visual Basic Editor Excel
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Ctrl+Shift+F3 Create name by using names of Insert, Name, Create All

row and column labels

Ctrl+Shift+F6 Previous Window Window, ... All

Ctrl+Shift+F12 Print File, Print All

Alt+Shift+F1 New worksheet Insert, Worksheet All

Alt+Shift+F2 Save File, Save All

Alt+= AutoSum No direct equivalent All

Ctrl+` Toggle Value/Formula display Tools, Options, View, Formulas All

Ctrl+Shift+A Insert argument names into No direct equivalent All

formula

Alt+Down Display AutoComplete list None Excel 95

arrow

Alt+' Format Style dialog box Format, Style All

Ctrl+Shift+~ General format Format, Cells, Number, Category, All

General

Ctrl+Shift+! Comma format Format, Cells, Number, Category, All

Number

Ctrl+Shift+@ Time format Format, Cells, Number, Category, All

Time

Ctrl+Shift+# Date format Format, Cells, Number, Category, All

Date

Ctrl+Shift+$ Currency format Format, Cells, Number, Category, All

Currency

Ctrl+Shift+% Percent format Format, Cells, Number, Category, All

Percentage

Ctrl+Shift+^ Exponential format Format, Cells, Number, Category, All

Ctrl+Shift+& Place outline border around Format, Cells, Border All

selected cells

Ctrl+Shift+_ Remove outline border Format, Cells, Border All

Ctrl+Shift+* Select current region Edit, Goto, Special, Current Region All

Ctrl++ Insert Insert, (Rows, Columns, or Cells) All

Depends on selection

Ctrl+- Delete Delete, (Rows, Columns, or Cells) All

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Depends on selection

Ctrl+1 Format cells dialog box Format, Cells All

Ctrl+2 Bold Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, All

Bold

Ctrl+3 Italic Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, All

Italic

Ctrl+4 Underline Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, All

Underline

Ctrl+5 Strikethrough Format, Cells, Font, Effects, All

Strikethrough

Ctrl+6 Show/Hide objects Tools, Options, View, Objects, All

Show All/Hide

Ctrl+7 Show/Hide Standard toolbar View, Toolbars, Stardard All

Ctrl+8 Toggle Outline symbols None All

Ctrl+9 Hide rows Format, Row, Hide All

Ctrl+0 Hide columns Format, Column, Hide All

Ctrl+Shift+( Unhide rows Format, Row, Unhide All

Ctrl+Shift+) Unhide columns Format, Column, Unhide All

Alt or F10 Activate the menu None All

Ctrl+Tab In toolbar: next toolbar None Excel

97/2000

Shift+Ctrl+Tab In toolbar: previous toolbar None Excel

97/2000

Ctrl+Tab In a workbook: activate next None

workbook

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