Microsoft Excel Shortcut Keys

Keyboard Shortcuts

Microsoft Excel Shortcut Keys

• F2: Edit the active cell.
• F5: Displays the Go To box.
• F7: Open the Spelling dialogue box to check a selected range.
• F11: Create a chart of data in the current range in a separate sheet.
• Alt + Shift + F1: Insert a new worksheet.
• Shift + F3: Opens Insert Function dialogue box.
• Shift + F5: Opens the Find and Replace dialogue box.
• Ctrl + Shift + Colon (:): Enter the current time.
• Ctrl + Semicolon (;): Enter the current date.
• Ctrl + A: Select all content in the worksheet.
• Ctrl + B: Bold highlighted selection.
• Ctrl + I: Italicize highlighted selection.
• Ctrl + K: Open the Insert hyperlink dialogue box.
• Ctrl + U: Underline highlighted selection.
• Ctrl + 5: Apply strikethrough formatting.
• Ctrl + P: Brings up the print dialog box.
• Ctrl + Z: Undo.
• Ctrl + F9: Minimize a workbook window to an icon.
• Ctrl + F10: Maximize a selected workbook window.
• Ctrl + F6: Switch to the next workbook window when multiple are open.
• Ctrl + Page Up: Move to previous sheet in a workbook.
• Ctrl + Page Down: Move to next sheet in a workbook.
• Ctrl + Tab: Switch to next tab in dialogue box.
• Ctrl + Apostrophe ('): Insert the value of the above cell into the cell currently selected.
• Ctrl + Shift + !: Apply the Number format.
• Ctrl + Shift + $: Apply the Currency format.
• Ctrl + Shift + #: Apply the Date format.
• Ctrl + Shift + %: Apply the Percentage format.
• Ctrl + Shift + ^: Apply the Exponential format.
• Ctrl + Shift + @: Apply the Time format.
• Ctrl + Arrow Key: Move to the edge of the current data region in a worksheet.
• Ctrl + Space: Select an entire column in a worksheet.
• Shift + Space: Select an entire row in a worksheet.