Excel 2010 Shortcuts

Navigation Commands Other Must Know Commands

Arrows Move one cell up, down, right, left Ctrl + 1 Open Format Cells dialog box
Ctrl + Arrows Move to the edge of the current data region Ctrl + B Bold
Page Up / Down Move one screen up / down Ctrl + F Find (Shift + F5 also works)
Ctrl + Page Up / Down Move one worksheet left / right in a workbook Ctrl + I Italics
Alt + Page Up / Down Move one screen left / right in a worksheet Ctrl + N New workbook
Home Move to beginning of current row Ctrl + O Open dialog box to open or find a file
Ctrl + Home Move to cell A1 * Ctrl + P Print
Ctrl + End Move to bottom right cell in used workspace Ctrl + S Save
Shift + Enter Move in opposite direction as Enter Ctrl + U Underline
Ctrl + W Closes current workbook (Ctrl + F4 also works)
Selection Commands Ctrl + Y Repeats last command
Shift + Arrows Extend selection of cells Ctrl + Z Undoes last command
Shift + Ctrl + Arrows Extend selection of cells to last nonblank cell Ctrl + Tab Switch between open files
Shift + Home Extend selection of cells to beginning of row Alt + Tab Switch between open applications
Shift + Spacebar Select row Alt + H I R Insert row
Ctrl + Spacebar Select column Alt + H I C Insert column
Ctrl + A Select entire worksheet ** Alt + Enter Start a new line in the same cell
Alt + = Sum function
Copy & Paste Commands Ctrl + ~ Display formulas / values
Ctrl + C Copy Ctrl + Shift + U Expand / collapse formula bar
Enter Paste once (clears out clipboard) Ctrl + Shift + & Outline border
Ctrl + V Paste multiple times Ctrl + Shift + _ Remove border
Ctrl + X Cut Alt + W Q Zoom
Ctrl + R Copy right Alt + H O I Autofit column width
Ctrl + D Copy down Alt + W F F Freeze panes
Alt + H V S Paste special
Precedents and Dependents
Key Function Commands Alt + M P Trace precedent cells
F1 Help menu Alt + M D Trace dependent cells
F2 Edit cell Alt + M A A Remove precedent / dependent arrows
F4 Absolute reference toggle When precedent / dependent cells are on same sheet as formula
F5 Go to Ctrl + [ Highlights precedent cells
F9 Calculate (if setting on manual calculation) Ctrl + ] Highlights dependent cells
F12 Save as Enter or Tab Move between dependent / precedent cells
Ctrl + F2 Print preview F5 + Enter Return to original cell
Shift + F2 Insert / edit comment When precedent / dependent cells are on different sheet than formula
Alt + F4 Closes current application Ctrl + [ Highlights first precedent cell
F5 + Enter Return to original cell
* Upper left cell in non-frozen section if panes are frozen.
** If you are in an isolated cell, press Ctrl + A once to select the
entire worksheet. Otherwise, press Ctrl + A twice.

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