Software developed and manufactured by Microsoft Corporation that allows users to organize, format, and calculate data with formulas using a spreadsheet system broken up by rows and columns. Microsoft Excel usually comes bundled with Microsoft Office and is compatible with other applications offered in the suite of products.
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| F2 | Edit the selected cell. |
| F3 | After a name has been created, F3 will paste names. |
| F4 | Repeat last action. For example, if you changed the color of text in another cell, pressing F4 will change the text in cell to the same color. |
| F5 | Go to a specific cell. For example, C6. |
| F7 | Spell check selected text or document. |
| F11 | Create chart from selected data. |
| Ctrl + Shift + ; | Enter the current time. |
| Ctrl + ; | Enter the current date. |
| Alt + Shift + F1 | Insert New Worksheet. |
| Alt + Enter | While typing text in a cell, pressing Alt + Enter will move to the next line, allowing for multiple lines of text in one cell. |
| Shift + F3 | Open the Excel formula window. |
| Shift + F5 | Bring up search box. |
| Ctrl + 1 | Open the Format Cells window. |
| Ctrl + A | Select all contents of the worksheet. |
| Ctrl + B | Bold highlighted selection. |
| Ctrl + I | Italic highlighted selection. |
| Ctrl + K | Insert link. |
| Ctrl + S | Save the open worksheet. |
| Ctrl + U | Underline highlighted selection. |
| Ctrl + 1 | Change the format of selected cells. |
| Ctrl + 5 | Strikethrough highlighted selection. |
| Ctrl + P | Bring up the print dialog box to begin the printing process. |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo last action. |
| Ctrl + F3 | Open Excel Name Manager. |
| Ctrl + F9 | Minimize current window. |
| Ctrl + F10 | Maximize currently selected window. |
| Ctrl + F6 | Switch between open workbooks or windows. |
| Ctrl + Page up | Move between work sheets in the same document. |
| Ctrl + Page down | Move between work sheets in the same document. |
| Ctrl + Tab | Move between Two or more open Excel files. |
| Alt + = | Create a formula to sum all of the above cells. |
| Ctrl + ‘ | Insert the value of the above cell into the cell currently selected. |
| Ctrl + Shift + 1 | Format number in comma format. |
| Ctrl + Shift + 4 | Format number in currency format. |
| Ctrl + Shift + 3 | Format number in date format. |
| Ctrl + Shift + 5 | Format number in percentage format. |
| Ctrl + Shift + 6 | Format number in scientific format. |
| Ctrl + Shift + 2 | Format number in time format. |
| Ctrl + Arrow key | Move to next section of text. |
| Ctrl + Space | Select entire column. |
| Shift + Space | Select entire row. |
| Ctrl + – | Delete the selected column or row. |
| Ctrl + Shift + = | Insert a new column or row. |
| Ctrl + Home | Move to cell A1. |
| Ctrl + ~ | Switch between showing Excel formulas or their values in cells. |
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