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Excel Shortcuts

This document provides a curated list of essential Excel shortcuts specifically for data analysis, covering navigation, data entry, formulas, data analysis tools, formatting, and workbook management. Each category includes multiple shortcuts that enhance efficiency in tasks such as filtering, creating pivot tables, and formatting cells. The author also offers to create a printable cheat sheet for quick reference.
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Excel Shortcuts

This document provides a curated list of essential Excel shortcuts specifically for data analysis, covering navigation, data entry, formulas, data analysis tools, formatting, and workbook management. Each category includes multiple shortcuts that enhance efficiency in tasks such as filtering, creating pivot tables, and formatting cells. The author also offers to create a printable cheat sheet for quick reference.
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Got it 👍 — I’ll give you a curated list of essential Excel shortcuts that are especially useful for

data analysis (fast navigation, formula building, formatting, filtering, pivot tables, charts, etc.).

🔑 Essential Excel Shortcuts for Data Analysis

Navigation & Selection

 Ctrl + Arrow Keys → Jump to edge of data region

 Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Keys → Select to edge of data region

 Ctrl + Home → Go to cell A1

 Ctrl + End → Go to last used cell

 Shift + Space → Select entire row

 Ctrl + Space → Select entire column

 Ctrl + A → Select entire worksheet (or current data region if inside a table)

🔢 Entering & Editing Data

 F2 → Edit active cell (instead of double-click)

 Alt + Enter → Insert line break inside a cell

 Ctrl + D → Fill down

 Ctrl + R → Fill right

 Ctrl + ; → Insert current date

 Ctrl + Shift + : → Insert current time

📊 Formulas & Functions

 = → Start a formula

 Alt + = → AutoSum (Σ quickly)

 Shift + F9 → Calculate active worksheet

 F9 → Calculate all worksheets


 Ctrl + ` (grave accent) → Toggle show/hide formulas

 Ctrl + Shift + Enter → Enter array formula (legacy)

🎯 Data Analysis Essentials

 Ctrl + T → Create a table (structured reference, super useful)

 Alt + Down Arrow → Open filter drop-down

 Ctrl + Shift + L → Toggle filters on/off

 Alt + A + T → Remove duplicates

 Alt + H + S + S → Sort ascending

 Alt + H + S + O → Sort descending

 Alt + N + V → Insert PivotTable

 Alt + F1 → Create chart in current sheet

 F11 → Create chart in new sheet

🔧 Formatting & Cleanup

 Ctrl + 1 → Format cells dialog

 Ctrl + Shift + $ → Apply currency format

 Ctrl + Shift + % → Apply percentage format

 Ctrl + Shift + # → Apply date format

 Ctrl + Shift + @ → Apply time format

 Ctrl + Shift + ! → Apply number format (two decimals)

 Alt + E + S + V → Paste values

 Alt + H + B + A → Add all borders

📑 Workbook & Sheets

 Ctrl + N → New workbook


 Ctrl + O → Open workbook

 Ctrl + S → Save

 Ctrl + W → Close workbook

 Ctrl + Page Up/Page Down → Switch between sheets

 Shift + F11 → Insert new sheet

✅ These shortcuts speed up cleaning, sorting, analyzing, and presenting data.

Would you like me to also make a one-page printable “cheat sheet” PDF with these shortcuts
nicely grouped for quick reference?

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