Keyboard Shortcuts for Microsoft Excel

Table compiled by Patricia I. Kwan

Formatting

To alter text/entries within a cell rather than moving to the entry box at top

F2

Open Format Cells dialog box

CTRL+1 (one)

Strike through text in cell

CTRL+5

Currency format

CTRL+SHIFT+$

General number format

CTRL+SHIFT+~

Comma number format

CTRL+SHIFT+!

Percentage number format

CTRL+SHIFT+%

 

Apply Borders (Under Border tab in Format Cells dialog box)

Apply or remove top border

ALT+T

Apply or remove bottom border

ALT+B

Apply or remove left border

ALT+L

Apply or remove right order

ALT+R

If cells in multiple rows are selected, apply or remove horizontal divider

ALT+H

If cells in multiple columns are selected, apply or remove vertical divider

ALT+V

Apply or remove downward diagonal border

ALT+D

Apply or remove upward diagonal border

ALT+U

 

Cell Content

Fill to the Right

CTRL+R

Fill Down

CTRL+D

Copy the value from the cell above the current cell

CTRL+SHIFT+" (quotation mark)

Copy the formula from the cell above the current cell

CTRL+' (apostrophe)

Enter date

CTRL+; (semicolon)

Enter time

CTRL+: (colon)

 

Moving around sheets/cells

Move between worksheets

CTRL+PageUp or PageDown

Move to first cell in current column

CTRL+Up Arrow

Move to last cell in current column

CTRL+Down Arrow

Move to first cell in current row

CTRL+Left Arrow

Move to last cell in current row

CTRL+Right Arrow

Go to first cell in sheet (A1)

CTRL+Home

Go to last cell (last row, last column)

CTRL+End

 

Rows and Columns

Hide column

CTRL+0  (zero)

Unhide column

SHIFT+CTRL+(

Hide row

CTRL+9

Unhide row

SHIFT+CTRL+(

Insert row

CTRL+Plus Sign

Delete row

CTRL+Minus Sign

Hide column

CTRL+0  (zero)

Select from active cell to last cell in used range

CTRL+SHIFT+End

Select from active cell to first cell in sheet (A1)

CTRL+SHIFT+Home

Select row(s) corresponding to selected cell(s)

SHIFT+Spacebar

Select column(s) corresponding to selected cell(s)

CTRL+Spacebar

 

Miscellaneous

Alternate between displaying cell values and displaying formulas

CTRL+` (single left quotation mark)

Create a graph

Select data range in worksheet. Press F11 key.

AutoSum

ALT+=

To attach Comment to a cell

SHIFT+F2

Insert Function dialog box

SHIFT+F3

Insert new worksheet

SHIFT +F11

Close Excel

ALT+F4

 

 

                        July 2006