Short Cut Key of MS Excel

Maneesh Kumar (B.Com M.Com STUDENT CWA IPCC)   (507 Points)

19 May 2011  

 

Function

Shortcut Key

 

Movement within worksheets

Move one cell up, down, left, or right

Arrow Keys

Move one cell to the right

Tab

Move one cell to the left

Shift+Tab

Move to the end of the row

End

Go to last cell in data region

Ctrl+End

Move to the beginning of the row

Home

Move to the beginning of the worksheet

Ctrl+Home

Go to left-most cell in current row

Ctrl+left-arrow

Go to right-most cell in current row

Ctrl+right-arrow

Go to bottom-most cell in current column

Ctrl+down-arrow

Go to top-most cell in current column

Ctrl+up-arrow

Move to next worksheet

Ctrl+Page Down

Move to previous worksheet

Ctrl+Page Up

Move one screen to the right.

Alt+Page Down

Move one screen to the left

Alt+Page Up

Scroll to the active cell when multiple cells are selected

Ctrl+Backspace

Switch sheets

Ctrl+Shift+PageUp/Down

 

Movement within a selected range

Move from top to bottom within the selected range

Enter

Move from bottom to top within the selected range

Shift+Enter

Move from left to right within the selected range. If cells in a single column are selected, move down.

Tab

Move from right to left within the selected range. If cells in a single column are selected, move up.

Shift+Tab

 

Entering/editing data

Select the entire worksheet

Ctrl+A

Bold the contents of the selected cell

Ctrl+B

Copy the contents of the selected cell

Ctrl+C

Find words or phrases within the spreadsheet

Ctrl+F

Italicize the contents of the selected cell

Ctrl+I

Print

Ctrl+P

Copy the content of the selected cell right (used in combo with Shift + arrow)

Crtl+R

Save

Ctrl+S

Underline the contents of the selected cell

Ctrl+U

Paste the contents of the selected cell

Ctrl+V

Cut the contents of the selected cell

Ctrl+X

Redo the last action

Ctrl+Y

Undo the last action.

Ctrl+Z

Complete a cell entry and select the cell below

Enter

Complete a cell entry and select the previous cell above

Shift+Enter

Start a new line in the same cell

Alt+Enter

Insert line break in a cell

Ctrl+Enter

Complete a cell entry and select the next cell to the right

Tab

Complete a cell entry and select the previous cell to the left

Shift+Tab

Edit the active cell and position the insertion point at the end of the cell contents

F2

Edit comment

Shift+F2

Cancel cell entry

Esc

Edit the active cell and then clear it, or delete the preceding character in the active cell as you edit cell contents

Backspace

Delete the character to the right of the insertion point, or delete the selection

Delete

Select the entire column

Ctrl+spacebar

Select the entire row

Shift+spacebar

Manual select

Shift+down, up, left, right arrow key

Make a copy of the document

Ctrl+Shift+S

Strikethrough formatting for the contents of the cell

Alt+Shift+5

Apply border outline to selected cells

Alt+Shift+&

Remove border outline from selected cells

Alt+Shift+_

Apply or remove top border from the selected cells

Alt+Shift+T

Apply or remove bottom border from the selected cells

Alt+Shift+B

Apply or remove right border from the selected cells

Alt+Shift+R

Apply or remove left border from the selected cells

Alt+Shift+L

 

Miscellaneous Shortcuts

Wrap current formula in an ArrayFormula

Ctrl+Shift+Enter

Insert current date into cell

Ctrl+;

Insert current time into cell

Ctrl+:

Open keyboard shortcuts help

Ctrl+/

View all formulas

Ctrl+'