Excel shortcuts

Shortcut key

Action

Ctrl+A

Select All

Ctrl+B

Bold

Ctrl+C

Copy

Ctrl+D

Fill Down

Ctrl+F

Find

Ctrl+G

Goto

Ctrl+H

Replace

Ctrl+I

Italic

Ctrl+K

Insert Hyperlink

Ctrl+N

New Workbook

Ctrl+O

Open

Ctrl+P

Print

Ctrl+R

Fill Right

Ctrl+S

Save

Ctrl+U

Underline

Ctrl+V

Paste

Ctrl W

Close

Ctrl+X

Cut

Ctrl+Y

Repeat

Ctrl+Z

Undo

F1

Help

F2

Edit

F3

Paste Name

F4

Repeat last action

F4

While typing a formula, switch between absolute/relative

refs

F5

Goto

F6

Next Pane

F7

Spell check

F8

Extend mode

F9

Recalculate all workbooks

F10

Activate Menubar

F11

New Chart

F12

Save As

Ctrl+:

Insert Current Time

Ctrl+;

Insert Current Date

Ctrl+"

Copy Value from Cell Above

Ctrl+

Copy Formula from Cell Above

Shift

Hold down shift for additional functions in Excels menu

Shift+F1

Whats This?

Shift+F2

Edit cell comment

Shift+F3

Paste function into formula

Shift+F4

Find Next

Shift+F5

Find

Shift+F6

Previous Pane

Shift+F8

Add to selection

Shift+F9

Calculate active worksheet

Ctrl+Alt+F9

Calculate all worksheets in all open workbooks, regardless

of whether they have changed since the last calculation.

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F9

Rechecks dependent formulas and then calculates all cells

in all open workbooks, including cells not marked as
needing to be calculated.

Shift+F10

Display shortcut menu

Shift+F11

New worksheet

Shift+F12

Save

Ctrl+F3

Define name

Ctrl+F4

Close

Ctrl+F5

XL, Restore window size

Ctrl+F6

Next workbook window

Shift+Ctrl+F6

Previous workbook window

Ctrl+F7

Move window

Ctrl+F8

Resize window

Ctrl+F9

Minimize workbook

Ctrl+F10

Maximize or restore window

Ctrl+F11

Inset 4.0 Macro sheet

Ctrl+F12

File Open

Alt+F1

Insert Chart

Alt+F2

Save As

Alt+F4

Exit

Alt+F8

Macro dialog box

Alt+F11

Visual Basic Editor

Ctrl+Shift+F3

Create name by using names of row and column labels

Ctrl+Shift+F6

Previous Window

Ctrl+Shift+F12

Print

Alt+Shift+F1

New worksheet

Alt+Shift+F2

Save

Alt+=

AutoSum

Ctrl+`

Toggle Value/Formula display

Ctrl+Shift+A
Alt+Down arrow
Alt+

Insert argument names into formula

Display AutoComplete list
Format Style dialog box

Ctrl+Shift+~

General format

Ctrl+Shift+!

Comma format

Ctrl+Shift+@

Time format

Ctrl+Shift+#

Date format

Ctrl+Shift+$

Currency format

Ctrl+Shift+%

Percent format

Ctrl+Shift+^

Exponential format

Ctrl+Shift+&

Place outline border around selected cells

Ctrl+Shift+_

Remove outline border

Ctrl+Shift+*

Select the current region around the active cell. In a

PivotTable report, select the entire PivotTable report.

Ctrl++

Insert

Ctrl+-

Delete

Ctrl+1

Format cells dialog box

Ctrl+2

Bold

Ctrl+3

Italic

Ctrl+4

Underline

Ctrl+5

Strikethrough

Ctrl+6

Show/Hide objects

Ctrl+7

Show/Hide Standard toolbar

Ctrl+8

Toggle Outline symbols

Ctrl+9

Hide rows

Ctrl+0

Hide columns

Ctrl+Shift+(

Unhide rows

Ctrl+Shift+)

Unhide columns

Alt or F10
Ctrl+Tab

Shift+Ctrl+Tab
Tab
Shift+Tab
Enter

Activate the menu

In toolbar: next toolbar
In a workbook: activate next workbook
In toolbar: previous toolbar
In a workbook: activate previous workbook
Next tool
Previous tool
Do the command

Alt+Enter

Start a new line in the same cell.

Ctrl+Enter

Fill the selected cell range with the current entry.

Shift+Ctrl+F
Shift+Ctrl+F+F
Shift+Ctrl+P

Font Drop Down List

Font tab of Format Cell Dialog box
Point size Drop Down List

Ctrl+Spacebar

Select the entire column

Shift+Spacebar

Select the entire row

CTRL+/
CTRL+SHIFT+O
CTRL+\

CTRL+SHIFT+|
CTRL+[

Select the array containing the active cell.

Select all cells that contain comments.
In a selected row, select the cells that dont match the
formula or static value in the active cell.
In a selected column, select the cells that dont match the
formula or static value in the active cell.
Select all cells directly referenced by formulas in the
selection.

CTRL+SHIFT+{

Select all cells directly or indirectly referenced by formulas

in the selection.

CTRL+]

Select cells that contain formulas that directly reference the

active cell.

CTRL+SHIFT+}
ALT+;
SHIFT+BACKSPACE

Select cells that contain formulas that directly or indirectly

reference the active cell.
Select the visible cells in the current selection.
With multiple cells selected, select only the active cell.
Selects the entire worksheet.

If the worksheet contains data, CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR

selects the current region. CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR a
CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR second time selects the entire worksheet.

When an object is selected, CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR

selects all objects on a worksheet
Ctrl+Alt+L

Reapply the filter and sort on the current range so that

changes you've made are included

Ctrl+Alt+V

Displays the Paste Special dialog box. Available only after

you have cut or copied an object, text, or cell contents on a
worksheet or in another program.

Shortcut key

Action

Ctrl+A

Select All

Ctrl+B

Bold

Ctrl+C

Copy

Ctrl+D

Fill Down

Ctrl+F

Find

Ctrl+G

Goto

Ctrl+H

Replace

Ctrl+I

Italic

Ctrl+K

Insert Hyperlink

Ctrl+N

New Workbook

Ctrl+O

Open

Ctrl+P

Print

Ctrl+R

Fill Right

Ctrl+S

Save

Ctrl+U

Underline

Ctrl+V

Paste

Ctrl W

Close

Ctrl+X

Cut

Ctrl+Y

Repeat

Ctrl+Z

Undo

F1

Help

F2

Edit

F3

Paste Name

F4

Repeat last action

F4

While typing a formula, switch between absolute/relative

refs

F5

Goto

F6

Next Pane

F7

Spell check

F8

Extend mode

F9

Recalculate all workbooks

F10

Activate Menubar

F11

New Chart

F12

Save As

Ctrl+:

Insert Current Time

Ctrl+;

Insert Current Date

Ctrl+"

Copy Value from Cell Above

Ctrl+'

Copy Formula from Cell Above

Shift

Hold down shift for additional functions in Excel's menu

Shift+F1

What's This?

Shift+F2

Edit cell comment

Shift+F3

Paste function into formula

Shift+F4

Find Next

Shift+F5

Find

Shift+F6

Previous Pane

Shift+F8

Add to selection

Shift+F9

Calculate active worksheet

Ctrl+Alt+F9

Calculate all worksheets in all open workbooks, regardless

of whether they have changed since the last calculation.

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F9

Rechecks dependent formulas and then calculates all cells

in all open workbooks, including cells not marked as
needing to be calculated.

Shift+F10

Display shortcut menu

Shift+F11

New worksheet

Shift+F12

Save

Ctrl+F3

Define name

Ctrl+F4

Close

Ctrl+F5

XL, Restore window size

Ctrl+F6

Next workbook window

Shift+Ctrl+F6

Previous workbook window

Ctrl+F7

Move window

Ctrl+F8

Resize window

Ctrl+F9

Minimize workbook

Ctrl+F10

Maximize or restore window

Ctrl+F11

Inset 4.0 Macro sheet

Ctrl+F12

File Open

Alt+F1

Insert Chart

Alt+F2

Save As

Alt+F4

Exit

Alt+F8

Macro dialog box

Alt+F11

Visual Basic Editor

Ctrl+Shift+F3

Create name by using names of row and column labels

Ctrl+Shift+F6

Previous Window

Ctrl+Shift+F12

Print

Alt+Shift+F1

New worksheet

Alt+Shift+F2

Save

Alt+=

AutoSum

Ctrl+`

Toggle Value/Formula display

Ctrl+Shift+A
Alt+Down arrow
Alt+'

Insert argument names into formula

Display AutoComplete list
Format Style dialog box

Ctrl+Shift+~

General format

Ctrl+Shift+!

Comma format

Ctrl+Shift+@

Time format

Ctrl+Shift+#

Date format

Ctrl+Shift+$

Currency format

Ctrl+Shift+%

Percent format

Ctrl+Shift+^

Exponential format

Ctrl+Shift+&

Place outline border around selected cells

Ctrl+Shift+_

Remove outline border

Ctrl+Shift+*

Select current region

Ctrl++

Insert

Ctrl+-

Delete

Ctrl+1

Format cells dialog box

Ctrl+2

Bold

Ctrl+3

Italic

Ctrl+4

Underline

Ctrl+5

Strikethrough

Ctrl+6

Show/Hide objects

Ctrl+7

Show/Hide Standard toolbar

Ctrl+8

Toggle Outline symbols

Ctrl+9

Hide rows

Ctrl+0

Hide columns

Ctrl+Shift+(

Unhide rows

Ctrl+Shift+)

Unhide columns

Alt or F10

Activate the menu

Ctrl+Tab

In toolbar: next toolbar

Shift+Ctrl+Tab
Ctrl+Tab
Shift+Ctrl+Tab
Tab
Shift+Tab
Enter

In toolbar: previous toolbar

In a workbook: activate next workbook
In a workbook: activate previous workbook
Next tool
Previous tool
Do the command

Alt+Enter

Start a new line in the same cell.

Ctrl+Enter

Fill the selected cell range with the current entry.

Shift+Ctrl+F
Shift+Ctrl+F+F
Shift+Ctrl+P

Font Drop Down List

Font tab of Format Cell Dialog box
Point size Drop Down List

Shortcuts for the Visual Basic Editor

Shortcut key

Action

F1

Help

F2

View Object Browser

F3

Find Next

F4

Properies Window

F5

Run Sub/Form or Run Macro

F6

Switch Split Windows

F7

View Code Window

F8

Step Into

F9

Toggle Breakpoint

F10

Activate Menu Bar

Shift+F2

View definition

Shift+F3

Find Previous

Shift+F7

View Object

Shift+F8

Step Over

Shift+F9

Quick Watch

Shift+F10

Show Right Click Menu

Ctrl+F2

Focus To Object Box

Ctrl+F4

Close Window

Ctrl+F8

Run To Cursor

Ctrl+F10

Activate Menu Bar

Alt+F4

Close VBE

Alt+F6

Switch Between Last 2 Windows

Alt+F11

Return To Application

Ctrl+Shift+F2

Go to last position

Ctrl+Shift+F8

Step Out

Ctrl+Shift+F9

Clear All Breakpoints

Insert

Toggle Insert Mode

Delete

Delete

Home

Move to beginning of line

End
Page Up

Move to end of line

Page Up

Page Down

Page Down

Left Arrow

Left

Right Arrow
Up Arrow

Right
Up

Down Arrow

Down

Tab

Indent

Enter

New Line

BackSpace

Delete Prev Char

Shift+Insert

Paste

Shift+Home

Select To Start Of Line

Shift+End

Select To End Of Line

Shift+Page Up

Select To Top Of Module

Shift+Page Down

Select To End Of Module

Shift+Left Arrow

Extend Selection Left 1 Char

Shift+Right Arrow
Shift+Up Arrow
Shift+Down Arrow
Shift+Tab
Alt+Spacebar
Alt+Tab
Alt+BackSpace

Extend Selection Right 1 Char

Extend Selection Up
Extend Selection Down
Outdent
System Menu
Cycle Applications
Undo

Ctrl+A

Select All

Ctrl+C

Copy

Ctrl+E

Export Module

Ctrl+F

Find

Ctrl+G

Immediate Window

Ctrl+H

Replace

Ctrl+I

Turn On Quick Info

Ctrl+J

List Properties/Methods

Ctrl+L

Show Call Stack

Ctrl+M

Import File

Ctrl+N

New Line

Ctrl+P

Print

Ctrl+R

Project Explorer

Ctrl+S

Save

Ctrl+T

Show Available Components

Ctrl+V

Paste

Ctrl+X

Cut

Ctrl+Y

Cut Entire Line

Ctrl+Z

Undo

Ctrl+Insert

Copy

Ctrl+Delete

Delete To End Of Word

Ctrl+Home

Top Of Module

Ctrl+End

End Of Module

Ctrl+Page Up

Top Of Current Procedure

Ctrl+Page Down

End Of Current Procedure

Ctrl+Left Arrow

Move one word to left

Ctrl+Right Arrow
Ctrl+Up Arrow

Move one word to right

Previous Procedure

Ctrl+Down Arrow

Next Procedure

Ctrl+Spacebar

Complete Word

Ctrl+Tab

Cycle Windows

Ctrl+BackSpace

Delete To Start Of Word

Ctrl+Shift+I

Parameter Info

Ctrl+Shift+J

List Constants

Menu equivalent comments

version

None

All

Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Bold

All

Edit, Copy

All

Edit, Fill, Down

All

Edit, Find

All

Edit, Goto

All

Edit, Replace

All

Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Italic

All

Insert, Hyperlink

Excel 97/2000 +

File, New

All

File, Open

All

File, Print

All

Edit, Fill Right

All

File, Save

All

Format, Cells, Font, Underline, Single

All

Edit, Paste

All

File, Close

Excel 97/2000 +

Edit, Cut

All

Edit, Repeat

All

Edit, Undo

All

Help, Contents and Index

All

None

All

Insert, Name, Paste

All

Edit, Repeat. Works while not in Edit mode.

All

None

All

Edit, Goto

All

None

All

Tools, Spelling

All

None

All

Tools, Options, Calculation, Calc Now

All

N/A

All

Insert, Chart

All

File, Save As

All

None

All

None

All

Edit, Paste Special, Value

All

Edit, Copy

All

none

Excel 97/2000 +

Help, Whats This?

All

Insert, Edit Comments

All

Insert, Function

All

Edit, Find, Find Next

All

Edit, Find, Find Next

All

None

All

None

All

Tools, Options, Calculation, Calc Sheet

All

None

Excel 97/2000 +

None

Excel 97/2000 +

None

All

Insert, Worksheet

All

File, Save

All

Insert, Names, Define

All

File, Close

All

Restore

All

Window, ...

All

Window, ...

All

XL, Move

All

XL, Size

All

XL, Minimize

All

XL, Maximize
None in Excel 97. In versions prior to 97 - Insert, Macro, 4.0
Macro
File, Open

All

Insert, Chart...

All

File, Save As

All

File, Exit

All

Tools, Macro, Macros in Excel 97 Tools,Macros - in earlier

versions

Excel 97/2000 +

Tools, Macro, Visual Basic Editor

Excel 97/2000 +

Insert, Name, Create

All

Window, ...

All

File, Print

All

Insert, Worksheet

All

File, Save

All

No direct equivalent

All

Tools, Options, View, Formulas

All

No direct equivalent

All

None

Excel 95

Format, Style

All

All
All

Format, Cells, Number, Category, General

All

Format, Cells, Number, Category, Number

All

Format, Cells, Number, Category, Time

All

Format, Cells, Number, Category, Date

All

Format, Cells, Number, Category, Currency

All

Format, Cells, Number, Category, Percentage

All

Format, Cells, Number, Category,

All

Format, Cells, Border

All

Format, Cells, Border

All

Edit, Goto, Special, Current Region

All

Insert, (Rows, Columns, or Cells) Depends on selection

All

Delete, (Rows, Columns, or Cells) Depends on selection

All

Format, Cells

All

Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Bold

All

Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Italic

All

Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Underline

All

Format, Cells, Font, Effects, Strikethrough

All

Tools, Options, View, Objects, Show All/Hide

All

View, Toolbars, Stardard

All

None

All

Format, Row, Hide

All

Format, Column, Hide

All

Format, Row, Unhide

All

Format, Column, Unhide

All

None

All

None

Excel 97/2000 +

None

Excel 97/2000 +

None

Excel 97/2000 +

None

Excel 97/2000 +

None

Excel 97/2000 +

None

Excel 97/2000 +

None

Excel 97/2000 +

Format, Cells, Font

All

Format, Cells, Font

Before 97/2000

Format, Cells, Font

All

None

Excel 97/2000 +

None

Excel 97/2000 +

Data, Reapply

Excel 2007+

Home, Paste, Paste Special...

Excel 2007+

Menu equivalent comments

version

None

All

Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Bold

All

Edit, Copy

All

Edit, Fill, Down

All

Edit, Find

All

Edit, Goto

All

Edit, Replace

All

Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Italic

All

Insert, Hyperlink

Excel 97/2000 +

File, New

All

File, Open

All

File, Print

All

Edit, Fill Right

All

File, Save

All

Format, Cells, Font, Underline, Single

All

Edit, Paste

All

File, Close

Excel 97/2000 +

Edit, Cut

All

Edit, Repeat

All

Edit, Undo

All

Help, Contents and Index

All

None

All

Insert, Name, Paste

All

Edit, Repeat. Works while not in Edit mode.

All

None

All

Edit, Goto

All

None

All

Tools, Spelling

All

None

All

Tools, Options, Calculation, Calc Now

All

N/A

All

Insert, Chart

All

File, Save As

All

None

All

None

All

Edit, Paste Special, Value

All

Edit, Copy

All

none

Excel 97/2000 +

Help, What's This?

All

Insert, Edit Comments

All

Insert, Function

All

Edit, Find, Find Next

All

Edit, Find, Find Next

All

None

All

None

All

Tools, Options, Calculation, Calc Sheet

All

None

Excel 97/2000 +

None

Excel 97/2000 +

None

All

Insert, Worksheet

All

File, Save

All

Insert, Names, Define

All

File, Close

All

Restore

All

Window, ...

All

Window, ...

All

XL, Move

All

XL, Size

All

XL, Minimize

All

XL, Maximize

All

None in Excel 97. In versions prior to 97 - Insert, Macro, 4.0

Macro

All

File, Open

All

Insert, Chart...

All

File, Save As

All

File, Exit

All

Tools, Macro, Macros in Excel 97 Tools,Macros - in earlier

versions

Excel 97/2000 +

Tools, Macro, Visual Basic Editor

Excel 97/2000 +

Insert, Name, Create

All

Window, ...

All

File, Print

All

Insert, Worksheet

All

File, Save

All

No direct equivalent

All

Tools, Options, View, Formulas

All

No direct equivalent

All

None

Excel 95

Format, Style

All

Format, Cells, Number, Category, General

All

Format, Cells, Number, Category, Number

All

Format, Cells, Number, Category, Time

All

Format, Cells, Number, Category, Date

All

Format, Cells, Number, Category, Currency

All

Format, Cells, Number, Category, Percentage

All

Format, Cells, Number, Category,

All

Format, Cells, Border

All

Format, Cells, Border

All

Edit, Goto, Special, Current Region

All

Insert, (Rows, Columns, or Cells) Depends on selection

All

Delete, (Rows, Columns, or Cells) Depends on selection

All

Format, Cells

All

Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Bold

All

Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Italic

All

Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Underline

All

Format, Cells, Font, Effects, Strikethrough

All

Tools, Options, View, Objects, Show All/Hide

All

View, Toolbars, Stardard

All

None

All

Format, Row, Hide

All

Format, Column, Hide

All

Format, Row, Unhide

All

Format, Column, Unhide

All

None

All

None

Excel 97/2000 +

None

Excel 97/2000 +

None

Excel 97/2000 +

None

Excel 97/2000 +

None

Excel 97/2000 +

None

Excel 97/2000 +

None

Excel 97/2000 +

None

Excel 97/2000 +

None

Excel 97/2000 +

Format, Cells, Font

All

Format, Cells, Font

Before 97/2000

Format, Cells, Font

All

Menu equivalent comments

Help
View, Object Browser

View, Properties Window

Run, Run Macro

View, Code
Debug, Step Into
Debug, Toggle Breakpoint

View, Definition

View, Object
Debug, Step Over
Debug, Quick Watch

Debug, Run To Cursor

File, Close and Return to Microsoft Excel

View, Last Position

Debug, Step Out
Debug, Clear All Breakpoints

Edit, Clear

Edit, Indent

Edit, Paste

Edit, Outdent

Edit, Select All

Edit, Copy
File, Export File
Edit, Find
View, Immediate Window
Edit, Replace

Edit, Quikc Info

Edit, List Properties/Methods

File, Import File

File, Print
View, Project Explorer
File, Save
Insert, Components...
Edit, Paste
Edit, Cut

Edit, Undo
Edit, Copy

Edit, Complete Word

Edit, Parameter Info

Edit, List Constants