MS EXCEL IMPORTANT SHORTCUT KEYS

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MS EXCEL IMPORTANT SHORTCUT KEYS

KeyCommand
Ctrl + E Flash Fill    
Ctrl+Page Up/Down Move to the previous or next worksheet   
Shift+Left/Right Arrow Extend the cell selection to the left or right   
  
Shift+Space Select the entire row   
  
Ctrl+Space Select the entire column   
  
Ctrl+Shift+Space Select the entire worksheet   
  
Home Go to the leftmost cell in the current row (or go to the beginning of the cell if editing a cell)   
  
Ctrl+Home Move to the beginning of a worksheet   
  
Ctrl+End Go to the most bottom right used cell   
  
Page Up/Down Move one screen up or down in a worksheet   
  
Alt+Page Up/Down Move one screen to the right or left in a worksheet   
  
F8 Extend Selection   
  
Ctrl+W  / CTRL + F4 Close a workbook  (Alt + Space + C)   
F4 Repeat the last command or action. For example, if the last thing you typed in a cell is “hello,” or if you change the font color, clicking another cell and pressing F4 repeats that action in the new cell.   
  
Shift+F11 Insert a new worksheet   
  
Ctrl+Z Undo an action   
  
Ctrl+Y Redo an action   
  
Ctrl+N Create a new workbook   
  
Ctrl+O Open an existing workbook   
  
Ctrl+S Save a workbook   
  
F12 Open the Save As dialog box   
  
Ctrl+ P Print / Print Preview   
  
F1 Open the Help pane   
  
F7 Check spelling   
  
F9 Calculate all worksheets in all open workbooks   
  
Alt + V + Z Zoom in / Zoom Out   
  
Alt or F10 Turn key tips on or off   
  
Ctrl+F1 Show or hide the ribbon   
  
Ctrl+Shift+U Expand or collapse the formula bar   
  
Ctrl+F9 Minimize the workbook window   
  
F11 Create a bar chart based on selected data (on a separate sheet)   
  
Alt+F1 Create an embedded bar chart based on select data (same sheet)   
  
Ctrl+F Search in a spreadsheet, or use Find and Replace   
  
Alt+F Open the File tab menu   
  
Alt+H Go to the Home tab   
  
Ctrl+Tab Switch between open workbooks   
  
Shift+F3 Insert a function   
  
Alt+F8 Create, run, edit, or delete a macro   
  
Alt+F11 Open the Microsoft Visual Basic For Applications Editor   
  
Ctrl+Left/Right Arrow Move to the farthest cell left or right in the row   
  
Ctrl+Up/Down Arrow Move to the top or bottom cell in the column   
  
TabGoto the Next cell 
  
Shift+Tab Go to the previous cell   
  
F5 or CTRL + G Go to any cell by pressing F5 and typing the cell coordinate or cell name.   
  
F2 Edit a cell   
  
Shift+F2 Add or edit a cell comment   
  
Ctrl+X Cut contents of a cell, selected data, or selected cell range   
  
Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Insert Copy contents of a cell, selected data, or selected cell range   
  
Ctrl+V or Shift+Insert Paste contents of a cell, selected data, or selected cell range    Ctrl+Alt+V
  
  
Alt+Enter Insert a hard return within a cell (while editing a cell)   
  
F3 Paste a cell name (if cells are named in the worksheet)   
  
Esc Cancel an entry in a cell or the formula bar   
  
Enter Complete the Formula / Paste Content if already copied   
  
Alt+H+H Select a fill color   
  
Alt+H+B Add a border   
  
Ctrl+Shift+& Apply outline border   
  
Ctrl+Shift+_ (Underscore) Remove outline border   
  
Ctrl+9 Hide the selected rows   
  
Ctrl + Shift + 9 Unhide Rows   
  
Ctrl+0 Hide the selected columns   
  
Ctrl+1 Open the Format Cells dialog box   
  
Ctrl+5 Apply or remove strike through   
  
Ctrl+Shift+$ Apply currency format   
  
Ctrl+Shift+% Apply percent format   
  
Ctrl+Shift+# Apply Date format   
  
Ctrl+Shift+@ Apply Time format   
  
Ctrl+Shift+! Apply Number format   
  
Ctrl+Shift+ ~ Apply General format   
  
Ctrl+ ‘ Copy Above Content to Fill below    
Ctrl + DFill Down   
Ctrl + RFill Right   
Ctrl + F3Name Manager   
Ctrl  + F10 = Alt + Space + R    Ctrl + F10 – Restore   Restore Window or
Alt + Space + XMaximize  or
Ctrl + F9Minimize 
Alt + TabMaximize / Switch   
Ctrl + F11 –Insert Macro Name Sheet   
  
Ctrl  + F12Open Dialog box   
  
Ctrl + Shift + F1Hide Tab and Ribbon   
Alt + V + UFull Screen   
  
Ctrl + Shift + F3Create Names from Selection   
  
Alt + H + WWrap Text   
  
Ctrl + Shift + Page Down / Page upSelect All Sheets to the right / Left   
  
Ctrl + ;Insert Date   
  
Ctrl + Shift + ;Insert Time   
  
Ctrl + TCreate Table or Ctrl + L   
  
Alt + H + O + RRename Sheet   
  
Ctrl + HReplace   
  
Ctrl + KHyperlink  
  
Ctrl + Shift + { – Select all cells which involved in selected formula   
  
Ctrl + Shift + } Select Formula cells where selected cell in included   
  
Ctrl  + Shift + AInsert Argument Names into a Formula   
  
Alt + A + TApply and Remove Filter   
  
ALT + N + VPIVOT TABLE   
  
ALT + = AutotSum   
  
ALT + H +M + C –MERGE AND CENTER   
  
CTRL  + ~Show and Hide All formulas from sheet   
  
CTRL + SHIFT + ENTERCreate Array   
  
Alt + A + QAdvance Filter     
  
Alt + H + O + IAuto-fit Column Width   
  
Alt + H + FPFormat Painter   
  
Alt + H + E + FClear Format   
  
Ctrl + + Insert Column / Row 
  
Ctrl  + – Delete Row / Column 
  
Alt + I + RInsert Row 
  
Alt + I + CInsert Column 

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