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?