MS EXCEL

SHORTCUT KEYS
MOST USED EXCEL SHORTCUTS FOR WINDOWS
File Shortcuts
 All the workbook or file related shortcuts are as follows:

SHORTCUT KEYS DESCRIPTION

Ctrl + N New Workbook
Ctrl + O Open Workbook
Ctrl + S Save Workbook
F12 Save As
Ctrl + P Print File
Ctrl + F2 Open Print Preview
Ctrl + F4 Close Workbook
Alt + F4 Close Excel
Ctrl + F1 Expand or Close Ribbon
Alt Activate Access Keys
Tab Move to next control on ribbbon
F1 Help
Excel Workbook Shortcuts
All list of Workbook related shortcuts are as follows:
CTRL + ALPHABET SHORTCUT KEYS
CTRL+ALPHABET SHORTCUT KEY
SHORT CUT KEY DESCRIPTION
Ctrl + V Paste
Ctrl + A Select all
Ctrl + I Italic
Ctrl + C Copy
Ctrl + K Insert Link
Ctrl + B Bold
Ctrl + X Cut
Ctrl + S Save
Ctrl + U Underline
Ctrl + P Print
Ctrl + R Paste without copy left to right
Ctrl + D Paste without copy up to down
Ctrl + Y Redo
Ctrl + Z Undo
Ctrl + H Replace the data
Ctrl + F Find the data
 Excel Workbook Shortcuts
 CTRL + NUMBER SHORTCUT KEYS, ALT SHIFT AND OTHER KEYS COMBINATION
SHORTCUTS
CTRL+NUMBER SHORTCUT KEYS
SHORT CUT KEY DESCRIPTION
Ctrl+9 Hide entire row
Ctrl+5 Strike
Ctrl+4 Underline
Ctrl+3 Italic
Ctrl+2 Bold
Ctrl+1 Open the format cells window
Ctrl+0 Hide entire column
   
ALT SHIFT OTHER KEYS COMBINATION SHORTCUT
SHORT CUT KEY DESCRIPTION
Shift + Space bar Select entire row
Shift + F11 Insert new worksheet
Alt + Shift + F1 Insert new worksheet
Shift + F5 Search Box
Alt + F4 Close Worksheet
Alt + Space Bar + X Maximize
Alt + Space Bar + c Close workbook
Alt + = Create a formula to sum all of the above cells
Alt + A + T Auto Filter apply
Excel Workbook Shortcuts
 CTRL + OTHER KEY SHORTCUT
CTRL+OTHER KEY SHORTCUT
SHORT CUT KEY DESCRIPTION
Ctrl + ; Enter the current date
Ctrl + Shift + ; Enter the current time
Ctrl + Space Bar Select the entire coloumn
Ctrl + F3 Open name manager
Ctrl + F9 Minimize Current window
Ctrl + F6 Switch between open workbooks or windows
Ctrl + F10 Maximize selected window
Ctrl + ' Would show formulated cells
Ctrl + PageDown Move between Excel worksheet(Left to right ) in the same Excel workbook
Ctrl + PageUp Move between Excel worksheet(Right to Left) in the same Excel workbook
Ctrl + Shift + # Format number in date format
Ctrl + Shift + $ Format number in currency format
Ctrl + Shift + ! Format number in comma format
Excel Workbook Shortcuts
Generalized Shortcuts
 Generalized shortcuts can be used in any Program and hence the name. It includes the basic
copy, cut and paste. It also includes the shortcuts of undo and redo.

Function Keys Shortcut

FUNCTION KEYS SHORTCUT

SHORT CUT
KEY DESCRIPTION
F12 Save As
F11 Create chart for selected data
F10 Menu shortcut keys enable
F7 Spell check
F5 Go to a specific cell
F4 Repeat the last action
F3 After a name has been created, F3 will paste names
F2 Edit cell
F1 Excel help