Excel Shortcut Keys At A Glance

1. ctrl+shift+( Unhides any hidden rows within the selection.
2. ctrl+shift+) Unhides any hidden columns within the selection.
3. ctrl+shift+& Applies the outline border to the selected cells.
4. ctrl+shift_ Removes the outline border from the selected cells.
5. ctrl+shift+~ Applies the General number format.
6. ctrl+shift+$ Applies the Currency format with two decimal places (negative numbers in
7. parentheses).
8. ctrl+shift+% Applies the Percentage format with no decimal places.
9. ctrl+shift+^ Applies the Exponential number format with two decimal places.
10. ctrl+shift+# Applies the Date format with the day, month, and year.
11. ctrl+shift+@ Applies the Time format with the hour and minute, and am or pm.
12. ctrl+shift+! Applies the Number format with two decimal places, thousands separator,
13. and minus sign (–) for negative values.
14. ctrl+shift+* Selects the current region around the active cell (the data area enclosed by
15. blank rows and blank columns).
16. In a PivotTable, it selects the entire PivotTable report.
17. ctrl+shift+: Enters the current time.
18. ctrl+shift+” Copies the value from the cell above the active cell into the cell or the
19. Formula bar.
20. ctrl+shift+plus (+) Displays the Insert dialog box to insert blank cells.
21. ctrl+minus (–) Displays the Delete dialog box to delete the selected cells.
22. ctrl+; Enters the current date.
23. ctrl+` Alternates between displaying cell values and displaying formulas in the
24. worksheet.
25. ctrl+’ Copies a formula from the cell above the active cell into the cell or the
26. Formula bar.
27. ctrl+1 Displays the Format Cells dialog box.
28. ctrl+2 Applies or removes bold formatting.
29. ctrl+3 Applies or removes italic formatting.
30. ctrl+4 Applies or removes underlining.
31. ctrl+5 Applies or removes strikethrough.
32. ctrl+6 Alternates between hiding objects, displaying objects, and displaying
33. placeholders for objects.
34. ctrl+8 Displays or hides the outline symbols.
35. ctrl+9 Hides the selected rows.
36. ctrl+0 Hides the selected columns.
37. ctrl+a Selects the entire worksheet.
38. If the worksheet contains data, ctrl+a selects the current region. Pressing
39. ctrl+a a second time selects the current region and its summary rows.
40. Pressing ctrl+a a third time selects the entire worksheet.
41. When the insertion point is to the right of a function name in a formula,
42. displays the Function Arguments dialog box.
43. ctrl+shift+a inserts the argument names and parentheses when the
44. insertion point is to the right of a function name in a formula.
45. ctrl+b Applies or removes bold formatting.
46. ctrl+c Copies the selected cells.
47. ctrl+c followed by another ctrl+c displays the clipboard.
48. ctrl+d Uses the Fill Down command to copy the contents and format of the
49. topmost cell of a selected range into the cells below.
50. ctrl+f Displays the Find and Replace dialog box, with the Find tab selected.
51. shift+f5 also displays this tab, while shift+f4 repeats the last Find action.
52. ctrl+shift+f opens the Format Cells dialog box with the Font tab selected.
53. ctrl+g Displays the Go To dialog box.
54. f5 also displays this dialog box.
55. ctrl+h Displays the Find and Replace dialog box, with the Replace tab selected.
56. ctrl+i Applies or removes italic formatting.
57. ctrl+k Displays the Insert Hyperlink dialog box for new hyperlinks or the Edit
58. Hyperlink dialog box for selected existing hyperlinks.
59. ctrl+n Creates a new, blank workbook.
60. ctrl+o Displays the Open dialog box to open or find a file.
61. ctrl+shift+o selects all cells that contain comments.
62. ctrl+p Displays the Print dialog box.
63. ctrl+shift+p opens the Format Cells dialog box with the Font tab selected.
64. ctrl+r Uses the Fill Right command to copy the contents and format of the
65. leftmost cell of a selected range into the cells to the right.
66. ctrl+s Saves the active file with its current file name, location, and file format.
67. ctrl+t Displays the Create Table dialog box.
68. ctrl+u Applies or removes underlining.
69. ctrl+shift+u switches between expanding and collapsing of the Formula bar.
70. ctrl+v Inserts the contents of the clipboard at the insertion point and replaces any
71. selection. Available only after you have cut or copied an object, text, or cell
72. contents.
73. ctrl+w Closes the selected workbook window.
74. ctrl+x Cuts the selected cells.
75. ctrl+y Repeats the last command or action, if possible.
76. ctrl+z Uses the Undo command to reverse the last command or to delete the last
77. entry that you typed.
78. ctrl+shift+z uses the Undo or Redo command to reverse or restore the last
79. automatic correction when AutoCorrect Smart Tags are displayed.