This section lists the available keyboard shortcuts according to their position on the keyboard.
Table B-1. Function Keys
Press |
To |
---|---|
F1 |
Display the Help window. |
Ctrl+F1 |
Show/hide the ribbon. |
Alt+F1 |
Insert a chart as an object. |
Shift+Alt+F1 |
Insert a new worksheet. |
Ctrl+Alt+F1 |
Insert a Microsoft Excel 4 macro worksheet. |
F2 |
Toggle Selection, Edit, and Enter/Point modes. |
Shift+F2 |
Insert/edit a comment. |
Alt+F2 |
Display the Save As dialog box. |
Shift+Alt+F2 |
Save |
Ctrl+Alt+F2 |
Display the Open dialog box. |
Shift+Ctrl+Alt+F2 |
Display the Print dialog box. |
F3 |
Display the Paste Name dialog box. |
Shift+F3 |
Display the Insert Function dialog box. |
Ctrl+F3 |
Display the Name Manager dialog box. |
Shift+Ctrl+F3 |
Display the Create Names From Selection dialog box. |
Ctrl+Alt+F3 |
Display the New Name dialog box. |
F4 |
Redo |
Shift+F4 |
Find the next instance of the most recent search. |
Ctrl+F4 |
Close the workbook. |
Alt+F4 |
Close the application. |
Shift+Ctrl+F4 |
Find the previous instance of the most recent search. |
Shift+Alt+F4 |
Close the application. |
Ctrl+Alt+F4 |
Close the application. |
Shift+Ctrl+Alt+F4 |
Close the application. |
F5 |
Display the Go To dialog box. |
Shift+F5 |
Display the Find And Replace dialog box. |
Ctrl+F5 |
Restore the window. |
Shift+F6 |
Display shortcut key labels. (Or, you can press F6 twice.) |
Ctrl+F6 |
Move to the next window. |
Shift+Ctrl+F6 |
Move to the previous window. |
F7 |
Check spelling. |
Ctrl+F7 |
Move the window. |
F8 |
Extend Selection mode. |
Shift+F8 |
Add to Selection mode. |
Alt+F8 |
Display the Macro dialog box. |
F9 |
Calculate all, or when a portion of a formula is selected, calculate the selected portion. |
Shift+F9 |
Calculate the active worksheet. |
Ctrl+F9 |
Minimize the active window. |
Ctrl+Alt+F9 |
Calculate all worksheets in all open workbooks, regardless of whether they have changed since the last calculation. |
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+F9 |
Recheck dependent formulas, and then calculate all cells in all open workbooks, including cells not marked as needing to be calculated. |
F10 |
Display shortcut key labels. |
Shift+F10 |
Activate shortcut (context) menus. |
Ctrl+F10 |
Toggle the maximized/restored window. |
F11 |
Insert a chart on a new worksheet. |
Shift+F11 |
Create a new worksheet. |
Ctrl+F11 |
Create a new macro worksheet. |
Alt+F11 |
Show the Visual Basic Editor. |
F12 |
Display the Save As dialog box. |
Shift+F12 |
Save |
Ctrl+F12 |
Display the Open dialog box. |
Shift+Ctrl+F12 |
Display the Print window. |
Table B-2. Control and Navigation Keys
Press |
To |
---|---|
Backspace |
Edit and clear. |
Shift+Backspace |
Collapse the selection to the active cell. |
Ctrl+Backspace |
Show the active cell. |
Alt+Backspace |
Undo |
Delete |
Clear |
Shift+Delete |
Cut |
Ctrl+Delete |
Clear |
End |
Toggle End mode. |
Shift+End |
Toggle End mode (and extend when you press Shift+an arrow key). |
Ctrl+End |
Select the last cell in the worksheet. |
Shift+Ctrl+End |
Extend the selection to the last cell in the worksheet. |
Esc |
Cancel (edit, copy, cut, dialog boxes, and so on). |
Shift+Esc |
Cancel (edit, copy, cut, dialog boxes, and so on). |
Ctrl+Esc |
Display the Windows Start menu. |
Shift+Ctrl+Esc |
Display the Windows Task Manager. |
Enter |
Enter the value, and move down. |
Shift+Enter |
Enter the value, and move up. |
Ctrl+Enter |
Fill the value in edited cell into all cells, and do not move. |
Alt+Enter |
Redo |
Shift+Ctrl+Enter |
Fill the value in edited cell into all cells, and do not move. |
Home |
Select the first cell in the row. |
Shift+Home |
Extend the selection to the first cell in the row. |
Ctrl+Home |
Select the first cell in the window (or pane). |
Shift+Ctrl+Home |
Extend the selection to the first cell in the window or pane. |
Insert |
Toggle Overwrite mode in Edit mode. |
Shift+Insert |
Paste |
Ctrl+Insert |
Copy |
Left Arrow |
Move left one cell. |
Down Arrow |
Move down one cell. |
Shift+Down Arrow |
Extend the selection down one cell. |
Ctrl+Down Arrow |
Select the last cell in the region down. |
Alt+Down Arrow |
Open the list (AutoComplete, Filter, Pick From List, or Validation). |
Shift+Ctrl+Down Arrow |
Extend the selection down to the last cell in the current region or the first cell in the next region. |
Shift+Left Arrow |
Extend the selection left one cell. |
Ctrl+Left Arrow |
Select the leftmost cell in the current region or the rightmost cell in the next region. |
Shift+Ctrl+Left Arrow |
Extend the selection left to the last cell in the current region or the first cell in the next region. |
Shift+Alt+Left Arrow |
Ungroup |
Ctrl+Alt+Left Arrow |
Move the active cell to the upper-left cell of the selection. |
Right Arrow |
Move right one cell. |
Shift+Right Arrow |
Extend the selection right one cell. |
Ctrl+Right Arrow |
Select the last cell to the right in the current region or the first cell in the next region. |
Shift+Ctrl+Right Arrow |
Extend the selection to the right, to the last cell in the current region, or the first cell in the next region. |
Shift+Alt+Right Arrow |
Group |
Ctrl+Alt+Right Arrow |
Move the active cell to the next nonadjacent region within the selection. |
Up Arrow |
Move up one cell. |
Shift+Up Arrow |
Extend the selection up one cell. |
Ctrl+Up Arrow |
Select the cell at the top of the region. |
Shift+Ctrl+Up Arrow |
Extend the selection up to the end of the region. |
Page Down |
Scroll down one page. |
Shift+Page Down |
Extend the selection down one page. |
Ctrl+Page Down |
Move to the next worksheet. |
Alt+Page Down |
Scroll one page right. |
Shift+Ctrl+Page Down |
Extend the selection one worksheet down. |
Shift+Alt+Page Down |
Extend the selection one page right. |
Page Up |
Scroll up one page. |
Shift+Page Up |
Extend the selection one page up. |
Ctrl+Page Up |
Move to the previous worksheet. |
Alt+Page Up |
Scroll one page left. |
Shift+Ctrl+Page Up |
Extend the selection one worksheet up. |
Shift+Alt+Page Up |
Extend the selection one page left. |
Return |
Enter the value, and move down. |
Shift+Return |
Enter the value, and move up. |
Ctrl+Return |
Fill the value in the edited cell into all selected cells and do not move. |
Alt+Return |
Redo |
Shift+Ctrl+Return |
Fill the value in the edited cell into all selected cells and do not move. |
Shift+Spacebar |
Select row. |
Ctrl+Spacebar |
Select column. |
Shift+Ctrl+Spacebar |
Select all. |
Tab |
Move to the next cell to the right. |
Shift+Tab |
Move to the next cell to the left. |
Ctrl+Tab |
Move to the next window. |
Alt+Tab |
Move to the next application. |
Shift+Ctrl+Tab |
Move to the previous window. |
Shift+Alt+Tab |
Indent |
Ctrl+Alt+Tab |
Outdent |
Table B-3. Numeric Keys
Press |
To |
---|---|
Ctrl+0 |
Hide the selected column. |
Ctrl+1 |
Display the Format Cells dialog box. |
Shift+Ctrl+1 |
Apply the two-decimal-place Number format with the thousands separator. |
Ctrl+2 |
Toggle bold formatting. |
Shift+Ctrl+2 |
Apply the Time (AM/PM) format. |
Ctrl+3 |
Toggle italic formatting. |
Shift+Ctrl+3 |
Apply the Date format. |
Ctrl+4 |
Toggle underline formatting. |
Shift+Ctrl+4 |
Apply the Currency format. |
Ctrl+5 |
Toggle strikethrough formatting. |
Shift+Ctrl+5 |
Apply the Percentage format. |
Ctrl+6 |
Toggle the display of objects (between Show, Hide, and Show Placeholders). |
Shift+Ctrl+6 |
Apply the two-place exponential Scientific format. |
Shift+Ctrl+7 |
Apply the Outline border format. |
Ctrl+8 |
Toggle the outline symbol display. |
Shift+Ctrl+8 |
Select the current region. |
Ctrl+9 |
Hide the selected row. |
Shift+Ctrl+9 |
Show the row. |
Table B-4. Symbols and Keypad
Press |
To |
---|---|
Ctrl+’ (apostrophe) |
Copy the underlying value (entered value or exact formula) of the above cell, and edit. |
Alt+’ (apostrophe) |
Display the Style dialog box. |
Shift+Ctrl+’ (apostrophe) |
Copy the displayed value in the above cell and edit. |
Ctrl+– (hyphen) |
Display the Delete dialog box. |
Shift+Ctrl+– (hyphen) |
Remove all the borders. |
Shift+Ctrl+, (comma) |
Fill down. |
Ctrl+. (period) |
Rotate the active cell through the corners of the selection. |
Shift+Ctrl+. (period) |
Fill right. |
Ctrl+/ (slash) |
Select array. |
Ctrl+; (semicolon) |
Insert the current date. |
Shift+Ctrl+; (semicolon) |
Insert the current time. |
Ctrl+[ (open bracket) |
Select the direct precedent cells. |
Shift+Ctrl+[ (open bracket) |
Select all the precedent cells. |
Ctrl+] (close bracket) |
Select the directly dependent cells. |
Shift+Ctrl+] (close bracket) |
Select all the dependent cells. |
Ctrl+Shift+{ (open brace) |
Select all the cells directly or indirectly referenced by formulas in the selection. |
Ctrl+Shift+} (close brace) |
Select cells that contain formulas that directly or indirectly reference the active cell. |
Ctrl+` (single left quotation mark) |
Display formulas. |
Shift+Ctrl+` (single left quotation mark) |
Apply the General format. |
Ctrl+= (equal sign) |
Calculate now. |
Alt+= (equal sign) |
AutoSum |
Shift+Ctrl+= (equal sign) |
Display the Insert dialog box. |
Ctrl+Add (keypad) |
Display the Insert dialog box. |
Ctrl+Decimal (keypad) |
Rotate the active cell through the corners of the selection. |
Ctrl+Divide (keypad) |
Select the array. |
Ctrl+Multiply (keypad) |
Select the current region. |
Ctrl+Subtract (keypad) |
Display the Delete dialog box. |
Table B-5. Alphabetical Keys
Press |
To |
---|---|
Ctrl+A |
Select the current region or select all. |
Shift+Ctrl+A |
Insert arguments in the formula. |
Ctrl+B |
Apply bold formatting. |
Ctrl+C |
Copy |
Ctrl+D |
Fill down. |
Ctrl+F |
Display the Find And Replace dialog box, Find tab. |
Shift+Ctrl+F |
Display the Format Cells dialog box, Font tab. |
Ctrl+G |
Display the Go To dialog box. |
Ctrl+H |
Display the Find And Replace dialog box, Replace tab. |
Ctrl+I |
Apply italic formatting. |
Ctrl+K |
Display the Insert Hyperlink dialog box. |
Ctrl+L |
Display the Create Table dialog box. |
Shift+Ctrl+L |
Toggle AutoFilter. |
Ctrl+N |
Create a new workbook. |
Ctrl+O |
Display the Open dialog box. |
Shift+Ctrl+O |
Select the first cell containing a comment. |
Ctrl+P |
Display the Print window. |
Shift+Ctrl+P |
Display the Format Cells dialog box, Font tab. |
Ctrl+R |
Fill right. |
Ctrl+S |
Save the workbook. |
Ctrl+T |
Display the Create Table dialog box. |
Shift+Ctrl+T |
Toggle the total row (when the table is selected). |
Ctrl+U |
Toggle the underline format. |
Ctrl+V |
Paste |
Ctrl+Alt+V |
Display the Paste Special dialog box. |
Ctrl+W |
Close the window. |
Ctrl+X |
Cut |
Ctrl+Y |
Redo |
Ctrl+Z |
Undo |