Shortcut key Action Menu equivalent versio
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Ctrl+A Select All None All
Ctrl+B Bold Format, Cells, Font, Font All
Style, 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 All
Style, 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, All
Underline, 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 All
not in Edit mode.
F4 While typing a formula, switch between None All
absolute/relative refs
F5 Goto Edit, Goto All
F6 Next Pane None All
F7 Spell check Tools, Spelling All
F8 Extend mode None All
F9 Recalculate all workbooks Tools, Options, All
Calculation, 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 Formula from Cell Above Edit, Copy All
Shift Hold down shift for additional functions in Excel’s menu none Excel
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 Tools, Options, All
Calculation, Calc Sheet
Ctrl+Alt+F9 Calculate all worksheets in all open workbooks, None Excel
regardless of whether they have changed since the last 97/2000 +
calculation.
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F9 Rechecks dependent formulas and then calculates all None Excel
cells in all open workbooks, including cells not marked 97/2000 +
as needing to be calculated.
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 All
versions prior to 97 -
Insert, Macro, 4.0 Macro
Ctrl+F12 File Open File, Open All
Alt+F1 Insert Chart Insert, Chart... All
Alt+F2 Save As File, Save As All
Alt+F4 Exit File, Exit All
Alt+F8 Macro dialog box Tools, Macro, Macros in Excel
Excel 97 Tools,Macros - in 97/2000 +
earlier versions
Alt+F11 Visual Basic Editor Tools, Macro, Visual Basic Excel
Editor 97/2000 +
Ctrl+Shift+F3 Create name by using names of row and column labels Insert, Name, Create All
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, All
Formulas
Ctrl+Shift+A Insert argument names into formula No direct equivalent All
Alt+Down arrow Display AutoComplete list None Excel 95
Alt+’ Format Style dialog box Format, Style All
Ctrl+Shift+~ General format Format, Cells, Number, All
Category, General
Ctrl+Shift+! Comma format Format, Cells, Number, All
Category, Number
Ctrl+Shift+@ Time format Format, Cells, Number, All
Category, Time
Ctrl+Shift+# Date format Format, Cells, Number, All
Category, Date
Ctrl+Shift+$ Currency format Format, Cells, Number, All
Category, Currency
Ctrl+Shift+% Percent format Format, Cells, Number, All
Category, Percentage
Ctrl+Shift+^ Exponential format Format, Cells, Number, All
Category,
Ctrl+Shift+& Place outline border around selected cells Format, Cells, Border All
Ctrl+Shift+_ Remove outline border Format, Cells, Border All
Ctrl+Shift+* Select the current region around the active cell. In a Edit, Goto, Special, All
PivotTable report, select the entire PivotTable report. Current Region
Ctrl++ Insert Insert, (Rows, Columns, or All
Cells) Depends on
selection
Ctrl+- Delete Delete, (Rows, Columns, All
or Cells) Depends on
selection
Ctrl+1 Format cells dialog box Format, Cells All
Ctrl+2 Bold Format, Cells, Font, Font All
Style, Bold
Ctrl+3 Italic Format, Cells, Font, Font All
Style, Italic
Ctrl+4 Underline Format, Cells, Font, Font All
Style, Underline
Ctrl+5 Strikethrough Format, Cells, Font, All
Effects, Strikethrough
Ctrl+6 Show/Hide objects Tools, Options, View, All
Objects, 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
In a workbook: activate next workbook 97/2000 +
Shift+Ctrl+Tab In toolbar: previous toolbar None Excel
In a workbook: activate previous workbook 97/2000 +
Tab Next tool None Excel
97/2000 +
Shift+Tab Previous tool None Excel
97/2000 +
Enter Do the command None Excel
97/2000 +
Alt+Enter Start a new line in the same cell. None Excel
97/2000 +
Ctrl+Enter Fill the selected cell range with the current entry. None Excel
97/2000 +
Shift+Ctrl+F Font Drop Down List Format, Cells, Font All
Shift+Ctrl+F+F Font tab of Format Cell Dialog box Format, Cells, Font Before
97/2000
Shift+Ctrl+P Point size Drop Down List Format, Cells, Font All
Ctrl+Spacebar Select the entire column None Excel
97/2000 +
Shift+Spacebar Select the entire row None Excel
97/2000 +
CTRL+/ Select the array containing the active cell.
CTRL+SHIFT+O Select all cells that contain comments.
CTRL+\ In a selected row, select the cells that don’t match the
formula or static value in the active cell.
CTRL+SHIFT+| In a selected column, select the cells that don’t match
the formula or static value in the active cell.
CTRL+[ Select all cells directly referenced by formulas in the
selection.
CTRL+SHIFT+{ Select all cells directly or indirectly referenced by
formulas in the selection.
CTRL+] Select cells that contain formulas that directly
reference the active cell.
CTRL+SHIFT+} Select cells that contain formulas that directly or
indirectly reference the active cell.
ALT+; Select the visible cells in the current selection.
SHIFT+BACKSPACE With multiple cells selected, select only the active cell.
CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR Selects the entire worksheet.
If the worksheet contains data,
CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR selects the current region.
CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR a second time selects the
entire worksheet.
When an object is selected,
CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR selects all objects on a
worksheet
Ctrl+Alt+L Reapply the filter and sort on the current range so that Data, Reapply Excel
changes you've made are included 2007+
Ctrl+Alt+V Displays the Paste Special dialog box. Available only Home, Paste, Excel
after you have cut or copied an object, text, or cell Paste Special... 2007+
contents on a worksheet or in another program.
Shortcut Action Menu equivalent version
key comments
Ctrl+A Select All None All
Ctrl+B Bold Format, Cells, Font, Font All
Style, 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 All
Style, 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 All
in Edit mode.
F4 While typing a formula, switch between None All
absolute/relative refs
F5 Goto Edit, Goto All
F6 Next Pane None All
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 Formula from Cell Above Edit, Copy All
Shift Hold down shift for additional functions in Excel's menu none Excel 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 Tools, Options, Calculation, All
Calc Sheet
Ctrl+Alt+F9 Calculate all worksheets in all open workbooks, None Excel 97/2000
regardless of whether they have changed since the +
last calculation.
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F9 Rechecks dependent formulas and then calculates all None Excel 97/2000
cells in all open workbooks, including cells not marked +
as needing to be calculated.
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 All
prior to 97 - Insert, Macro, 4.0
Macro
Ctrl+F12 File Open File, Open All
Alt+F1 Insert Chart Insert, Chart... All
Alt+F2 Save As File, Save As All
Alt+F4 Exit File, Exit All
Alt+F8 Macro dialog box Tools, Macro, Macros in Excel Excel 97/2000
97 Tools,Macros - in earlier +
versions
Alt+F11 Visual Basic Editor Tools, Macro, Visual Basic Excel 97/2000
Editor +
Ctrl+Shift+F3 Create name by using names of row and column Insert, Name, Create All
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, All
Formulas
Ctrl+Shift+A Insert argument names into formula No direct equivalent All
Alt+Down arrow Display AutoComplete list None Excel 95
Alt+' Format Style dialog box Format, Style All
Ctrl+Shift+~ General format Format, Cells, Number, All
Category, General
Ctrl+Shift+! Comma format Format, Cells, Number, All
Category, Number
Ctrl+Shift+@ Time format Format, Cells, Number, All
Category, Time
Ctrl+Shift+# Date format Format, Cells, Number, All
Category, Date
Ctrl+Shift+$ Currency format Format, Cells, Number, All
Category, Currency
Ctrl+Shift+% Percent format Format, Cells, Number, All
Category, Percentage
Ctrl+Shift+^ Exponential format Format, Cells, Number, All
Category,
Ctrl+Shift+& Place outline border around selected cells Format, Cells, Border All
Ctrl+Shift+_ Remove outline border Format, Cells, Border All
Ctrl+Shift+* Select current region Edit, Goto, Special, Current All
Region
Ctrl++ Insert Insert, (Rows, Columns, or All
Cells) Depends on selection
Ctrl+- Delete Delete, (Rows, Columns, or All
Cells) Depends on selection
Ctrl+1 Format cells dialog box Format, Cells All
Ctrl+2 Bold Format, Cells, Font, Font All
Style, Bold
Ctrl+3 Italic Format, Cells, Font, Font All
Style, Italic
Ctrl+4 Underline Format, Cells, Font, Font All
Style, 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 workbook None Excel 97/2000
Shift+Ctrl+Tab In a workbook: activate previous workbook None Excel 97/2000
Tab Next tool None Excel 97/2000
Shift+Tab Previous tool None Excel 97/2000
+
Enter Do the command None Excel 97/2000
Alt+Enter Start a new line in the same cell. None Excel 97/2000
Ctrl+Enter Fill the selected cell range with the current entry. None Excel 97/2000
Shift+Ctrl+F Font Drop Down List Format, Cells, Font All
Shift+Ctrl+F+F Font tab of Format Cell Dialog box Format, Cells, Font Before 97/2000
Shift+Ctrl+P Point size Drop Down List Format, Cells, Font All
