Excel shortcuts
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Shortcut key
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Action
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Menu equivalent comments
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version
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Ctrl+A
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Select All
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None
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All
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Ctrl+B
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Bold
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Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Bold
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All
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Ctrl+C
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Copy
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Edit, Copy
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All
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Ctrl+D
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Fill Down
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Edit, Fill, Down
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All
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Ctrl+F
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Find
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Edit, Find
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All
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Ctrl+G
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Goto
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Edit, Goto
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All
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Ctrl+H
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Replace
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Edit, Replace
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All
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Ctrl+I
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Italic
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Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Italic
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All
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Ctrl+K
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Insert Hyperlink
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Insert, Hyperlink
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Excel 97/2000 +
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Ctrl+N
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New Workbook
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File, New
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All
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Ctrl+O
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Open
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File, Open
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All
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Ctrl+P
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Print
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File, Print
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All
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Ctrl+R
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Fill Right
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Edit, Fill Right
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All
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Ctrl+S
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Save
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File, Save
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All
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Ctrl+U
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Underline
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Format, Cells, Font, Underline, Single
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All
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Ctrl+V
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Paste
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Edit, Paste
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All
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Ctrl W
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Close
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File, Close
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Excel 97/2000 +
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Ctrl+X
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Cut
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Edit, Cut
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All
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Ctrl+Y
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Repeat
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Edit, Repeat
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All
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Ctrl+Z
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Undo
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Edit, Undo
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All
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F1
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Help
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Help, Contents and Index
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All
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F2
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Edit
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None
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All
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F3
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Paste Name
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Insert, Name, Paste
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All
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F4
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Repeat last action
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Edit, Repeat. Works while not in Edit mode.
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All
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F4
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While typing a formula, switch between absolute/relative refs
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None
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All
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F5
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Goto
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Edit, Goto
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All
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F6
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Next Pane
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None
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All
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F7
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Spell check
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Tools, Spelling
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All
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F8
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Extend mode
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None
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All
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F9
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Recalculate all workbooks
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Tools, Options, Calculation, Calc Now
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All
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F10
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Activate Menubar
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N/A
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All
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F11
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New Chart
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Insert, Chart
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All
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F12
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Save As
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File, Save As
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All
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Ctrl+:
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Insert Current Time
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None
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All
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Ctrl+;
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Insert Current Date
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None
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All
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Ctrl+"
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Copy Value from Cell Above
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Edit, Paste Special, Value
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All
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Ctrl+’
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Copy Formula from Cell Above
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Edit, Copy
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All
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Shift
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Hold down shift for additional functions in Excel’s menu
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none
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Excel 97/2000 +
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Shift+F1
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What’s This?
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Help, What’s This?
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All
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Shift+F2
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Edit cell comment
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Insert, Edit Comments
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All
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Shift+F3
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Paste function into formula
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Insert, Function
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All
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Shift+F4
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Find Next
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Edit, Find, Find Next
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All
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Shift+F5
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Find
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Edit, Find, Find Next
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All
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Shift+F6
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Previous Pane
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None
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All
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Shift+F8
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Add to selection
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None
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All
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Shift+F9
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Calculate active worksheet
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Tools, Options, Calculation, Calc Sheet
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All
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Ctrl+Alt+F9
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Calculate all worksheets in all open workbooks, regardless of whether they have changed since the last calculation.
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None
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Excel 97/2000 +
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Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F9
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Rechecks dependent formulas and then calculates all cells in all open workbooks, including cells not marked as needing to be calculated.
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None
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Excel 97/2000 +
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Shift+F10
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Display shortcut menu
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None
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All
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Shift+F11
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New worksheet
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Insert, Worksheet
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All
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Shift+F12
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Save
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File, Save
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All
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Ctrl+F3
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Define name
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Insert, Names, Define
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All
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Ctrl+F4
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Close
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File, Close
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All
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Ctrl+F5
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XL, Restore window size
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Restore
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All
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Ctrl+F6
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Next workbook window
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Window, ...
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All
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Shift+Ctrl+F6
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Previous workbook window
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Window, ...
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All
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Ctrl+F7
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Move window
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XL, Move
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All
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Ctrl+F8
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Resize window
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XL, Size
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All
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Ctrl+F9
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Minimize workbook
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XL, Minimize
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All
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Ctrl+F10
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Maximize or restore window
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XL, Maximize
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All
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Ctrl+F11
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Inset 4.0 Macro sheet
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None in Excel 97. In versions prior to 97 - Insert, Macro, 4.0 Macro
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All
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Ctrl+F12
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File Open
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File, Open
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All
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Alt+F1
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Insert Chart
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Insert, Chart...
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All
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Alt+F2
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Save As
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File, Save As
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All
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Alt+F4
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Exit
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File, Exit
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All
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Alt+F8
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Macro dialog box
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Tools, Macro, Macros in Excel 97 Tools,Macros - in earlier versions
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Excel 97/2000 +
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Alt+F11
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Visual Basic Editor
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Tools, Macro, Visual Basic Editor
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Excel 97/2000 +
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Ctrl+Shift+F3
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Create name by using names of row and column labels
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Insert, Name, Create
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All
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Ctrl+Shift+F6
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Previous Window
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Window, ...
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All
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Ctrl+Shift+F12
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Print
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File, Print
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All
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Alt+Shift+F1
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New worksheet
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Insert, Worksheet
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All
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Alt+Shift+F2
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Save
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File, Save
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All
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Alt+=
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AutoSum
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No direct equivalent
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All
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Ctrl+`
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Toggle Value/Formula display
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Tools, Options, View, Formulas
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All
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Ctrl+Shift+A
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Insert argument names into formula
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No direct equivalent
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All
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Alt+Down arrow
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Display AutoComplete list
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None
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Excel 95
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Alt+’
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Format Style dialog box
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Format, Style
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All
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Ctrl+Shift+~
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General format
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Format, Cells, Number, Category, General
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All
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Ctrl+Shift+!
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Comma format
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Format, Cells, Number, Category, Number
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All
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Ctrl+Shift+ @
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Time format
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Format, Cells, Number, Category, Time
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All
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Ctrl+Shift+#
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Date format
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Format, Cells, Number, Category, Date
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All
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Ctrl+Shift+$
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Currency format
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Format, Cells, Number, Category, Currency
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All
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Ctrl+Shift+%
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Percent format
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Format, Cells, Number, Category, Percentage
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All
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Ctrl+Shift+^
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Exponential format
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Format, Cells, Number, Category,
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All
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Ctrl+Shift+&
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Place outline border around selected cells
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Format, Cells, Border
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All
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Ctrl+Shift+_
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Remove outline border
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Format, Cells, Border
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All
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Ctrl+Shift+*
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Select current region
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Edit, Goto, Special, Current Region
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All
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Ctrl++
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Insert
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Insert, (Rows, Columns, or Cells) Depends on selection
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All
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Ctrl+-
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Delete
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Delete, (Rows, Columns, or Cells) Depends on selection
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All
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Ctrl+1
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Format cells dialog box
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Format, Cells
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All
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Ctrl+2
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Bold
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Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Bold
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All
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Ctrl+3
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Italic
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Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Italic
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All
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Ctrl+4
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Underline
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Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Underline
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All
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Ctrl+5
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Strikethrough
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Format, Cells, Font, Effects, Strikethrough
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All
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Ctrl+6
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Show/Hide objects
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Tools, Options, View, Objects, Show All/Hide
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All
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Ctrl+7
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Show/Hide Standard toolbar
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View, Toolbars, Stardard
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All
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Ctrl+8
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Toggle Outline symbols
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None
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All
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Ctrl+9
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Hide rows
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Format, Row, Hide
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All
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Ctrl+0
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Hide columns
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Format, Column, Hide
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All
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Ctrl+Shift+(
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Unhide rows
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Format, Row, Unhide
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All
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Ctrl+Shift+)
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Unhide columns
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Format, Column, Unhide
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All
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Alt or F10
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Activate the menu
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None
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All
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Ctrl+Tab
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In toolbar: next toolbar
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None
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Excel 97/2000 +
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Shift+Ctrl+Tab
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In toolbar: previous toolbar
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None
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Excel 97/2000 +
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Ctrl+Tab
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In a workbook: activate next workbook
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None
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Excel 97/2000 +
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Shift+Ctrl+Tab
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In a workbook: activate previous workbook
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None
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Excel 97/2000 +
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Tab
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Next tool
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None
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Excel 97/2000 +
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Shift+Tab
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Previous tool
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None
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Excel 97/2000 +
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Enter
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Do the command
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None
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Excel 97/2000 +
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Alt+Enter
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Start a new line in the same cell.
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None
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Excel 97/2000 +
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Ctrl+Enter
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Fill the selected cell range with the current entry.
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None
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Excel 97/2000 +
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Shift+Ctrl+F
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Font Drop Down List
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Format, Cells, Font
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All
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Shift+Ctrl+F+F
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Font tab of Format Cell Dialog box
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Format, Cells, Font
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Before 97/2000
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Shift+Ctrl+P
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Point size Drop Down List
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Format, Cells, Font
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All
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