Here is a guide to the most useful keyboard shortcuts in Ms Excel that you should start using today.



Ctrl+A -- Select All

Ctrl+B -- Bold

Ctrl+C -- Copy

Ctrl+D -- Fill Down

Ctrl+F -- Find

Ctrl+G -- Goto

Ctrl+H -- Replace

Ctrl+I -- Italic

Ctrl+K -- Insert Hyperlink

Ctrl+N -- New Workbook

Ctrl+O -- Open

Ctrl+P -- Print

Ctrl+R -- Fill Right

Ctrl+S -- Save

Ctrl+U -- Underline

Ctrl+V -- Paste

Ctrl W -- Close

Ctrl+X -- Cut

Ctrl+Y -- Redo

Ctrl+Z -- Undo

F1 -- Help

F2 -- Edit

F3 -- Paste Name

F4 -- Repeat last action

F4 -- fixed reference

F5 -- Goto

F6 --Next Pane

F7 -- Spell check

F9 -- Recalculate all workbooks

F10 -- Activate Menubar

F11 -- New Chart

F12 -- Save As

Ctrl+:  -- Insert Current Time

Ctrl+; -- Insert Current Date

Ctrl+"  -- Copy Value from Cell Above

Ctrl+’  -- Copy Formula from Cell Above

Shift+F2  --   Edit cell comment

Shift+F3   --    Paste function into formula

Shift+F4  --    Find Next

Shift+F5     --      Find

Shift+F6    --    Previous Pane

Shift+F8  --   Add to selection

Shift+F9    --     Calculate active worksheet

Ctrl+Alt+F9   --   Calculate all worksheets in all open workbooks.

Shift+F10   --    Display shortcut menu

Shift+F11      --      New worksheet

Shift+F12       --     Save

Ctrl+F3        --     Define name

Ctrl+F4       --    Close

Ctrl+F5          --   Restore window size

Ctrl+F6        --  Next workbook window

Shift+Ctrl+F6        --   Previous workbook window

Ctrl+F7   --     Move window

Ctrl+F     --      Resize window

Ctrl+F9           --    Minimize workbook

Ctrl+F10       --   Maximize or restore window

Ctrl+F11    --   Inset 4.0 Macro sheet

Ctrl+F12   --  File Open

Alt+F1      --    Insert Chart

Alt+F2      -- Save As

Alt+F4      --      Exit

Ctrl+Shift+F3       --     Create name by using names of row and column labels

Ctrl+Shift+F6       --      Previous Window

Ctrl+Shift+F12      --       Print

Alt+Shift+F1   --    New worksheet

Alt+Shift+F2.       --        Save

Alt+=       --    AutoSum

Ctrl+`     --     Toggle Value/Formula display

Ctrl+Shift+A     --             Insert argument names into formula

Ctrl+Shift+~         --             General format

Ctrl+Shift+!          --           Comma format

Ctrl+Shift+@        --           Time format

Ctrl+Shift+#           --         Date format

Ctrl+Shift+$             --        Currency format

Ctrl+Shift+%          --             Percent format

Ctrl+Shift+^            --            Exponential format

Ctrl+Shift+&        --        Place outline border around selected cells

Ctrl+Shift+_            --          Remove outline borders

Ctrl++                  --             Insert

Ctrl+-               --            Delete

Ctrl+1           --          Forma  cells dialog box

Ctrl+2              --                 Bold

Ctrl+3                 --         Italic

Ctrl+4                 --        Underline

Ctrl+5                --             Strikethrough

Ctrl+6               --        Show/Hide objects

Ctrl+7         --       Show/Hide Standard toolbar

Ctrl+8          --          Toggle Outline symbols

Ctrl+9         --         Hide rows

Ctrl+0         --        Hide columns

Ctrl+Shift+(   --            Unhide rows

Ctrl+Shift+)    --           Unhide columns

Alt or F10      --           Activate the menu

Alt+Enter     --           Start a new line in the same cell.

Ctrl+Enter    --          Fill the selected cell range with the current entry.

F3               --          Find Next

F4             --            Properies Window

F5           --            Run Sub/Form or Run Macro

F6             --     Switch Split Windows

F7            --         View Code Window

F8            --          Step Into

F9              --      Toggle Breakpoint

F10             --     Activate Menu Bar

Shift+F2      --       View definition

Shift+F3        --       Find Previous

Shift+F7         --      View Object

Shift+F8       --       Step Over

Shift+F9        --     Quick Watch

Shift+F10      --     Show Right Click Menu

Ctrl+F2        --       Focus To Object Box

Ctrl+F4         --     Close Window

Ctrl+F8          --      Run To Cursor

Ctrl+F10        --       Activate Menu Bar

Alt+F4          --       Close VBE