Microsoft Excel Shortcut keys

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Although we all are familiar with Microsoft Excel and know most of its shortcut keys but do take a look, you will be amazed to see the long list of shortcut keys that you have never seen or used before. Many users find using keyboard shortcut keys for excel helps them to work more efficiently. It is impossible to memorize every single one of these keys but you can certainly remember the ones that can be helpful to you.

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Microsoft Excel Shortcut keys:

The list is divided into different sections to make it easy for you to find the right ones for yourself.

(Ctrl +) Shortcut keys

Shortcut Keys	Description
Ctrl + A	Select all cell on the sheet
Ctrl + B	Add or Remove Bold to the content of a cell or selected data
Ctrl + C	Copy the content of the cell or selected data
Ctrl + F	Search in the sheet or use Find and Replace
Ctrl + I	Add or Remove Italics to the content of a cell or selected data
Ctrl + N	Create a new workbook
Ctrl + O	Open an existing notebook
Ctrl + S	Save a workbook
Ctrl + U	Add or Remove Underline to the content of a cell or selected data
Ctrl + V	Paste the content of a cell or selected data
Ctrl + W	Close a workbook
Ctrl + X	Cut contents of a cell or selected data
Ctrl + Z	Undo an action
Ctrl + 5	Apply or remove strikethrough
Ctrl + 9	Hide the selected rows
Ctrl + 0	Hide the selected columns
Ctrl + Space	Select the entire column
Ctrl + Tab	Switch between open workbooks
Ctrl + F1	Show or Hide the ribbon
Ctrl + F4	Close Excel

(Shift+) Shortcut keys

Shortcut Keys	Description
Shift + F2	Add or Edit a cell comment
Shift + F3	Insert a function
Shift + F11	Insert a new worksheet
Shift + Tab	Go to the previous cell
Shift + Space	Select the entire row

(Alt +) Shortcut keys

Shortcut Keys	Description
Alt + A	Go to the Data tab
Alt + F	Open the File tab
Alt + H	Go to the Home tab
Alt + M	Go to the Formulas tab
Alt + N	Open the Insert tab
Alt + P	Go to the Page Layout tab
Alt + R	Go to the Review tab
Alt + W	Go to the View tab
Alt+H+B+A	Add a border to the table
Alt+H+D+C	Delete column
Alt+H+H	Select a fill color
Alt + F1	Create an embedded bar chart of the selected data
Alt + F8	Create, Delete, Edit, or Run a macro
Alt + F11	Open the Microsoft Visual Basic for applications editor

(Ctrl + Shift +) Shortcut keys

Shortcut Keys	Description
Ctrl + Shift + U	Expand or Collapse the formula bar
Ctrl + Shift + Space	Select the entire worksheet
Ctrl + Shift + &	Apply outline border
Ctrl + Shift + $	Apply currency format
Ctrl + Shift + %	Apply percent format

Function keys

Shortcut Keys	Description
F1	Open the help pane
F4	Repeat the last command or action
F5	Go to any cell by typing the coordinates
F7	Check the spelling
F11	Create a bar chart of the selected data
F12	Open the Save As dialog box

These are the most important and most used keyboard shortcut keys. We tried to ignore the most common keyboard shortcut keys that everyone knows. Hope you found the shortcut keys you were looking for. The more you will use these keys, the more you will remember them.