Topic 10: Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts can save time and the effort of switching from the keyboard to the mouse to execute simple commands. Print this list of Excel keyboard shortcuts and keep it by your computer for a quick reference.
Note: A plus sign indicates that the keys need to be pressed at the same time.

Action Keystroke Document actions Open a file CTRL+O New file CTRL+N Save As F12 Save CTRL+S Print CTRL+P Find CTRL+F Replace CTRL+H Go to F5 Cursor Movement One cell up up arrow One cell down down arrow One cell right Tab One cell left SHIFT+Tab Top of worksheet (cell A1) CTRL+Home End of worksheet (last cell with data) CTRL+End End of row Home End of column CTRL+left arrow Move to next worksheet CTRL+PageDown Formulas Apply AutoSum ALT+= Current date CTRL+; Current time CTRL+: Spelling F7 Help F1 Macros ALT+F8

Action Keystroke Selecting Cells All cells left of current cell SHIFT+left arrow All cells right of current cell SHIFT+right arrow Entire column CTRL+Spacebar Entire row SHIFT+Spacebar Entire worksheet CTRL+A Text Style Bold CTRL+B Italics CTRL+I Underline CTRL+U Strikethrough CTRL+5 Formatting Edit active cell F2 Format as currency with 2 decimal places SHIFT+CTRL+$ Format as percent with no decimal places SHIFT+CTRL+% Cut CTRL+X Copy CTRL+C Paste CTRL+V Undo CTRL+Z Redo CTRL+Y Format cells dialog box CTRL+1