Excel Keyboard Shortcuts
SHIFT+F2
Adds or edits a cell comment.
CTRL+`
Alternates between displaying cell values and displaying formulas in the worksheet.
CTRL+6
Alternates between hiding objects, displaying objects, and displaying placeholders for objects.
CTRL+2
Applies or removes bold formatting.
CTRL+B
Applies or removes bold formatting.
CTRL+3
Applies or removes italic formatting.
CTRL+I
Applies or removes italic formatting.
CTRL+5
Applies or removes strikethrough.
CTRL+4
Applies or removes underlining.
CTRL+U
Applies or removes underlining.
CTRL+SHIFT+$
Applies the Currency format with two decimal places (negative numbers in parentheses).
CTRL+SHIFT+#
Applies the Date format with the day, month, and year.
CTRL+SHIFT+^
Applies the Exponential number format with two decimal places.
CTRL+SHIFT+~
Applies the General number format.
CTRL+SHIFT+!
Applies the Number format with two decimal places, thousands separator, and minus sign (-) for negative values.
CTRL+SHIFT+%
Applies the Percentage format with no decimal places.
CTRL+SHIFT+@
Applies the Time format with the hour and minute, and AM or PM.
CTRL+SHIFT+&
Applies the outline border to the selected cells.
CTRL+E
Available.
CTRL+J
Available.
CTRL+L
Available.
CTRL+M
Available.
CTRL+Q
Available.
CTRL+ALT+F9
Calculates all worksheets in all open workbooks, regardless of whether they have changed since the last calculation.
F9
Calculates all worksheets in all open workbooks.
SHIFT+F9
Calculates the active worksheet.
CTRL+F4
Closes the selected workbook window.
CTRL+W
Closes the selected workbook window.
CTRL+'
Copies a formula from the cell above the active cell into the cell or the Formula Bar.
CTRL+C
Copies the selected cells. CTRL+C followed by another CTRL+C displays the Clipboard.
CTRL+SHIFT+"
Copies the value from the cell above the active cell into the cell or the Formula Bar.
ALT+F1
Creates a chart of the data in the current range.
F11
Creates a chart of the data in the current range.
CTRL+N
Creates a new, blank workbook.
CTRL+X
Cuts the selected cells.
CTRL+F1
Displays or hides the Ribbon, a component of the Microsoft Office Fluent user interface.
CTRL+8
Displays or hides the outline symbols.
CTRL+T
Displays the Create Table dialog box.
CTRL+Minus (-)
Displays the Delete dialog box to delete the selected cells.
SHIFT+F5
Displays the Find and Replace dialog box, with the Find tab selected. Same as CTRL+F.
CTRL+F
Displays the Find and Replace dialog box, with the Find tab selected. Same as SHIFT+F5.
CTRL+H
Displays the Find and Replace dialog box, with the Replace tab selected.
CTRL+1
Displays the Format Cells dialog box.
F5
Displays the Go To dialog box. Same as CTRL+G.
CTRL+G
Displays the Go To dialog box. Same as F5.
SHIFT+F3
Displays the Insert Function dialog box.
CTRL+K
Displays the Insert Hyperlink dialog box for new hyperlinks or the Edit Hyperlink dialog box for selected existing hyperlinks.
CTRL+SHIFT+Plus (+)
Displays the Insert dialog box to insert blank cells.
ALT+F8
Displays the Macro dialog box to create, run, edit, or delete a macro.
F1
Displays the Microsoft Office Excel Help task pane.
CTRL+O
Displays the Open dialog box to open or find a file.
F3
Displays the Paste Name dialog box.
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+F2
Displays the Print Preview window.
CTRL+P
Displays the Print dialog box.
F12
Displays the Save As dialog box.
F7
Displays the Spelling dialog box to check spelling in the active worksheet or selected range.
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.
SHIFT+F10
Displays the shortcut menu for a selected item.
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+F8
Enables you to add a nonadjacent cell or range to a selection of cells by using the arrow keys.
CTRL+;
Enters the current date.
CTRL+SHIFT+:
Enters the current time.
CTRL+0
Hides the selected columns.
CTRL+9
Hides the selected rows.
ALT+SHIFT+F1
Inserts a new worksheet.
SHIFT+F11
Inserts a new worksheet.
CTRL+SHIFT+A
Inserts the argument names and parentheses when the insertion point is to the right of a function name in a formula.
CTRL+V
Inserts the contents of the Clipboard at the insertion point and replaces any selection. Available only after you have cut or copied an object, text, or cell contents.
CTRL+F10
Maximizes or restores the selected workbook window.
CTRL+F9
Minimizes a workbook window to an icon.
CTRL+SHIFT+P
Opens the Format Cells dialog box with the Font tab selected. Same as CTRL+SHIFT+F.
CTRL+SHIFT+F
Opens the Format Cells dialog box with the Font tab selected. Same as CTRL+SHIFT+P.
ALT+F11
Opens the Microsoft Visual Basic Editor, in which you can create a macro by using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).
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.
CTRL+F8
Performs the Size command (on the Control menu for the workbook window) when a workbook is not maximized.
CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+F9
Rechecks dependent formulas, and then calculates all cells in all open workbooks, including cells not marked as needing to be calculated.
CTRL+SHIFT_
Removes the outline border from the selected cells.
SHIFT+F4
Repeats the last Find action.
CTRL+Y
Repeats the last command or action, if possible.
F4
Repeats the last command or action, if possible. When a cell reference or range is selected in a formula, F4 cycles through the various combinations of absolute and relative references.
CTRL+F5
Restores the window size of the selected workbook window.
CTRL+S
Saves the active file with its current file name, location, and file format.
CTRL+SHIFT+O
Selects all cells that contain comments.
CTRL+SHIFT+*
Selects the current region around the active cell (the data area enclosed by blank rows and blank columns). In a PivotTable, it selects the entire PivotTable report.
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. When the insertion point is to the right of a function name in a formula, displays the Function Arguments dialog box.
CTRL+SHIFT+U
Switches between expanding and collapsing of the formula bar.
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+PgUp
Switches between worksheet tabs, from left-to-right.
CTRL+PgDn
Switches between worksheet tabs, from right-to-left.
CTRL+F6
Switches to the next workbook window when more than one workbook window is open.
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.
CTRL+SHIFT+)
Unhides any hidden columns within the selection.
CTRL+SHIFT+(
Unhides any hidden rows within the selection.
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.
CTRL+Z
Uses the Undo command to reverse the last command or to delete the last entry that you typed.
CTRL+SHIFT+Z
Uses the Undo or Redo command to reverse or restore the last automatic correction when AutoCorrect Smart Tags are displayed.
