Tuesday, October 9, 2012


Microsoft Excel shortcut keys:


F2                      Edit the selected cell.

F5                      Go to a specific cell. For example, C6.

F7                      Spell check selected text or document.

F11                    Create chart.

Ctrl + Shift + ;    Enter the current time.

Ctrl + ;               Enter the current date.

Alt + Shift + F1 Insert New Worksheet.

Shift + F3         Open the Excel formula window.

Shift + F5         Bring up search box.

Ctrl + A           Select all contents of the worksheet.

Ctrl + B           Bold highlighted selection.

Ctrl + I            Italic highlighted selection.

Ctrl + K          Insert link.

Ctrl + U          Underline highlighted selection.

Ctrl + 5          Strikethrough highlighted selection.

Ctrl + P          Bring up the print dialog box to begin printing.

Ctrl + Z          Undo last action.

Ctrl + F9        Minimize current window.

Ctrl + F10      Maximize currently selected window.

Ctrl + F6        Switch between open workbooks or windows.

Ctrl + Page up      Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel document.

Ctrl + Page down Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel 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 cell currently selected.

Ctrl + Shift + !     Format number in comma format.

Ctrl + Shift + $    Format number in currency format.

Ctrl + Shift + #    Format number in date format.

Ctrl + Shift + %   Format number in percentage format.

Ctrl + Shift + ^    Format number in scientific format.

Ctrl + Shift + @  Format number in time format.

Ctrl + Arrow key Move to next section of text.

Ctrl + Space       Select entire column.

Shift + Space      Select entire row.