EXCEL KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS (TEXT-FRIENDLY CHEAT SHEET) ============================================================ BASIC NAVIGATION Arrow Keys ............. Move one cell Ctrl + Arrow ........... Jump to edge of data region Home .................... Go to start of row Ctrl + Home ............ Go to A1 Ctrl + End ............. Go to last used cell Page Up / Page Down .... Move one screen Alt + Page Up/Down ..... Move one screen left/right ============================================================ SELECTING Shift + Arrow .......... Select one cell at a time Ctrl + Shift + Arrow ... Select to edge of data region Ctrl + A ............... Select entire worksheet Ctrl + Space ........... Select entire column Shift + Space .......... Select entire row Ctrl + Shift + Space ... Select entire table or used region ============================================================ EDITING & ENTERING DATA Enter .................. Confirm entry & move down Shift + Enter .......... Confirm entry & move up Tab .................... Move right Shift + Tab ............ Move left Esc .................... Cancel entry Ctrl + D ............... Fill down Ctrl + R ............... Fill right Ctrl + ; ............... Insert today's date Ctrl + Shift + ; ....... Insert current time Ctrl + Shift + + ....... Insert new row/column Ctrl + - ............... Delete row/column ============================================================ COPY, PASTE, UNDO Ctrl + C ............... Copy Ctrl + X ............... Cut Ctrl + V ............... Paste Ctrl + Z ............... Undo Ctrl + Y ............... Redo Ctrl + Alt + V ......... Paste Special F4 ..................... Repeat last action ============================================================ FORMULAS = ..................... Start a formula Tab .................... Accept function autocomplete Ctrl + ` (backtick) .... Toggle show formulas F2 ..................... Edit active cell Shift + F9 ............. Calculate active worksheet F9 ..................... Calculate selected part of formula ============================================================ WORKBOOK & FILE Ctrl + N ............... New workbook Ctrl + O ............... Open Ctrl + S ............... Save F12 .................... Save As Ctrl + W ............... Close file Ctrl + P ............... Print ============================================================ WORKSHEET TABS Ctrl + Page Up ......... Previous sheet Ctrl + Page Down ....... Next sheet Shift + F11 ............ Insert new worksheet Alt + H + D + S ........ Delete worksheet (sequential keys) ============================================================ ROWS & COLUMNS Ctrl + Shift + + ....... Insert row or column Ctrl + - ............... Delete row or column Ctrl + 0 ............... Hide column Ctrl + Shift + 0 ....... Unhide column Ctrl + 9 ............... Hide row Ctrl + Shift + 9 ....... Unhide row ============================================================ FORMATTING Ctrl + B ............... Bold Ctrl + I ............... Italic Ctrl + U ............... Underline Ctrl + 1 ............... Format Cells dialog Alt + H + O + I ........ AutoFit column width (sequential) Alt + H + O + A ........ AutoFit row height (sequential) Ctrl + Shift + $ ....... Currency format Ctrl + Shift + % ....... Percent format Ctrl + Shift + # ....... Date format ============================================================ FIND & REPLACE Ctrl + F ............... Find Ctrl + H ............... Replace Ctrl + Shift + F ....... Find formatting Ctrl + Shift + H ....... Replace formatting ============================================================ TABLES, FILTERS, SORT Ctrl + T ............... Create table Ctrl + Shift + L ....... Toggle filters Alt + A + S + A ........ Sort ascending (sequential) Alt + A + S + D ........ Sort descending (sequential) ============================================================ MISC Alt ..................... Show Ribbon shortcuts Ctrl + Shift + U ........ Expand/collapse formula bar F7 ...................... Spell check F11 ..................... Create chart from data Alt + Enter ............. New line within cell