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Comprehensive List of Excel Keyboard Shortcuts

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Few weeks back I have invited all of you to share your excel keyboard shortcuts in a open thread. More than 50 people commented on that post and shared a hundred excel keyboard shortcuts with us. There were so many wonderful keyboard shortcuts and tricks buried in the comments section of that post. During the weekend, I spent sometime to collect all these beautiful shortcuts and arranged them neatly so that you can easily learn them. Here is the complete list of Excel Keyboard Shortcuts.

Special thanks to all the commenters on the original post. Without you I couldn’t have learned these shortcuts.

Comprehensive List of Excel Keyboard Shortcuts

Here is the complete list of excel keyboard shortcuts.

Note: I have *ed some of the most important shortcuts. These are very useful and extremely time saving ones. You may want to remember a few to boost your productivity.

Select the whole column

Selection

CTRL + SPACE

Select the whole row

Selection

SHIFT + SPACE

Select table

Selection

SHIFT + CTRL + SPACE bar

Save

Selection

CTRL + s

Select visible cells only

Selection

ALT + ;

Select entire region

Selection

CTRL + A

Select range from start cell to far left

Selection

SHIFT + Home

Select range from start cell to end in direction of arrow

Selection

SHIFT + End + arrow

Select a continuous range of data (e.g. pivot), no matter where your cursor is.

Selection

CTRL + *

Select blank cells

Selection

F5 + ALT + S + K + ENTER

Select all cells with comments

Selection

CTRL + SHIFT + O

Select all cells that are directly or indirectly referred to by formulas in the selection

Selection

CTRL + SHIFT + {

Select all cells with formulas that refer directly or indirectly to the active cell

Selection

CTRL + SHIFT + }

Selects all the way to a1 from cursor position

Selection

CTRL + SHIFT + HOME

Select cells in the direction of arrow

Selection

CTRL + SHIFT + Arrow

Previous sheet

Navigation

CTRL + Page Up

Next sheet

Navigation

CTRL + Page Down

Launch GO TO Dialog (from here you can select special or jump to a cell or range)

Navigation

F5

Go to top left (will go to top left of freezed pane if set)

Navigation

CTRL + Home

Go to last non-blank cell

Navigation

CTRL + end

Go to previous sheet

Navigation

CTRL + PgUp

Go to next sheet

Navigation

CTRL + PgDn

Print

Navigation

CTRL + p

Toggle between workbooks in a given session of excel.

Navigation

CTRL + TAB

Change the type of cell reference from relative to absolute or semi-absolute

Formulas

F4

Repeat whatever you did last

Formulas

F4

Debug portions of a formula (select and press)

Formulas

F9

Sum range

Formulas

ALT + =

Enter array formula

Formulas

CTRL + SHIFT + Enter

Select array formula range

Formulas

CTRL + /

Display range names (can be used when typing formulas)

Formulas

F3

Evaluate formulas. (its easy to remember when working with some “tuf” formulas!)

Formulas

ALT + TUF

Copy a formula from above cell and edit

Formulas

CTRL + '

Display the formula palette after you type a valid function name in a formula

Formulas

CTRL + A (while writing a formula)

Alternate between displaying cell values and displaying cell formulas

Formulas

CTRL + ` (Single Left Quotation Mark)

Calculate formulas

Formulas

F9

Select all precedent cells

Formulas

CTRL + [

Select all dependent cells

Formulas

CTRL + ]

Format Selection (cells, objects, charts)

Formatting

CTRL + 1

Bold a cell’s content

Formatting

CTRL + B

Format Painter – Paste formats from selection

Formatting

ALT + EST

Format as number with 2 dp

Formatting

CTRL + SHIFT + 1

Format as local currency

Formatting

CTRL + SHIFT + 4

Format as percentage with 0 dp

Formatting

CTRL + SHIFT + 5

Hide row

Formatting

CTRL + 9

Hide column

Formatting

CTRL + 0

Unhide row

Formatting

CTRL + SHIFT + 9

Unhide column

Formatting

CTRL + SHIFT + 0

Display the style command format menu

Formatting

ALT + '

Sets/removes strikeout in current cell

Formatting

CTRL + 5

Show/hide the top bar when you have a group

Formatting

Crtl + 8

Single border around selected cells

Formatting

CTRL + SHIFT + 7

Sort

Formatting

ALT + DS

Insert hyperlink

Formatting

CTRL + K

Freeze panes

Formatting

ALT + WFF

Remove grid lines or (alt+t)ov(alt+g)[enter]

Formatting

ALT + WVG (2007+)

To wrap lines

Formatting

ALT + HW (2007+)

Save as

Excel Options

F12

Collapse the ribbon (press again to expand)

Excel Options

CTRL + F1

Opens print preview

Excel Options

CTRL + F2

Maximize the current window

Excel Options

ALT + SPACE X

Activate next window

Excel Options

ALT + TAB

Activate previous window

Excel Options

ALT + SHIFT + TAB

Close an excel workbook

Excel Options

crtl + F4

Split screens

Excel Options

ALT + W + S

Create a pivot table in new sheet (of course after selecting the range)

Everything Else

ALT + DPF

Create a pivot table in the same sheet.

Everything Else

ALT + DPN

Show visual basic editor

Everything Else

ALT + F11

Macro dialog

Everything Else

ALT + F8

Apply/remove filter

Everything Else

ALT + DFF

Keep filter on columns, but show all rows

Everything Else

ALT + DFS

Insert pivot table

Everything Else

ALT + NVT

Turn filter on or off

Everything Else

CTRL + SHIFT + L

Paste values only

Editing

ALT + ESV

Edit a cell, place cursor at the end

Editing

F2

Show in-cell drop down with previously entered values

Editing

ALT + Down arrow

Fills down value from cell above

Editing

CTRL + D

Add a comment or Edit comment

Editing

SHIFT + F2

Insert new sheet

Editing

SHIFT + F11

Insert row

Editing

CTRL + +

Delete row

Editing

CTRL + -

Copy

Editing

CTRL + C

Paste

Editing

CTRL + V

Cut

Editing

CTRL + X

Undo

Editing

CTRL + Z

Get a line break inside the cell

Editing

ALT + Enter (while editing the cell)

Clear all contents

Editing

ALT + EAA

Copy

Editing

CTRL + insert

Paste

Editing

SHIFT + Insert

Make chart/pivot chart

Editing

F11

Edit a cell in Apple Macs

Editing

CTRL + U

Copy the value from the cell above the active cell into the cell or the formula bar

Editing

CTRL + SHIFT + "

Copies whatever is in the cell to the left of it.

Editing

CTRL + R

Delete box (cell, row, column)

Editing

ALT + ED

Insert box (cell, row, column)

Editing

ALT + IE

Enter current date

Auto Complete

CTRL + ;

Enter current time

Auto Complete

CTRL + :

Thanks to the contributors

Here is a list of people who contributed these shortcuts.

Vipul, Dau, Stružák, Paul, Eliavs, Pavel S, Fabrice, Noone, Clarity, Jp, Pascal, Jair, Yoav, Nimesh, Bill, Patricia, Mike, Iesmatauw, Chrisham, Harvey, Pranav, Rohit Choudhary, Rohit1409, Rickard, Sachin, Gerald Higgins, Ericlind, Zzz, Felipe, Sridhar, Halva, Catherine, Lavkesh Bhatia, Rick Rothstein, Vishal Haria, Ak, Daniel Ferry, Mehdi Raza.

Thank you 🙂

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I know this post is unusally lengthy. But I wanted the list to be as comprehensive as possible. If you know some shortcuts that are not listed, please share them using comments. 🙂

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    153 Responses to “Comprehensive List of Excel Keyboard Shortcuts”

    1. Finnur says:

      Bookmarked. Great post.

    2. Stef@n says:

      Hey
      here are some short-cuts - sorry, but only in german
      regards stef@n

      ALT + ' ( Apostroph ) Formatvorlage
      ALT + = Formel SUMME einfügen
      ALT + (Pfeil nach unten) Anzeige der AutoEingabe - Liste
      ALT + EINGABE Zeilenumbruch innerhalb einer Zelle
      ALT + F1 Einfügen Diagrammblatt
      ALT + F11 Anzeige des VB-Editors
      ALT + F2 Speichern unter
      ALT + F4 Beenden
      ALT + F8 Anzeigen Dialogfeld "Makro"
      ALT + SHIFT + F1 Einfügen Tabellenblatt
      ALT + SHIFT + F2 Speichern
      F1 Online-Hilfe oder Office-Assistent
      F2 Bearbeiten aktive Zelle
      F3 Einfügen eines Namens in eine Formel
      F4 Wiederholung der letzten Aktion
      F5 Gehe zu
      F6 Wechseln zum nächsten Ausschnitt
      F7 Rechtschreibung
      F8 Markierung erweitern
      F9 Alle Blätter berechnen
      F10 Menüleiste aktivieren
      F11 Erstellen Diagramm
      F12 Speichern unter
      SHIFT + F1 Direkthilfe
      SHIFT + F2 Bearbeiten Zellkommentar
      SHIFT + F3 Einfügen einer Funktion in eine Formel
      SHIFT + F4 Weiter Suchen
      SHIFT + F5 Suchen
      SHIFT + F6 Wechseln zum vorherigen Ausschnitt
      SHIFT + F8 zur Markierung hinzufügen
      SHIFT + F9 Aktives Tabellenblatt berechnen
      SHIFT + F10 Anzeigen Kontextmenü
      SHIFT + F11 Einfügen Tabellenblatt
      SHIFT + F12 Speichern
      SHIFT + BildAb Erweitern der Markierung um eine Bildschirmseite nach unten
      SHIFT + BildAuf Erweitern der Markierung um eine Bildschirmseite nach oben
      SHIFT + Leertaste gesamte Zeile markieren
      SHIFT + Pfeiltaste Erweitern der Markierung um eine Zelle
      SHIFT + POS1 Erweitern der Markierung bis zum Zeilenanfang
      SHIFT + Rücktaste Reduzierung der Markierung auf die aktuelle Zelle
      STRG + - ( Minuszeichen ) Zelle löschen
      STRG + ! Zahlenformat "Zahl mit Tausendertrennzeichen, 2 Dezimalstellen + Vorzeichen" zuweisen
      STRG + " Zahlenformat "Wissenschaft mit 2 Nachkommastellen" zuweisen
      STRG + # Wechseln der Anzeige zwischen Zellwerten und Zellformeln
      STRG + $ Zahlenformat "Währung + 2 Nachkommastellen" zuweisen
      STRG + % Zahlenformat "Prozent ohne Dezimalstellen" zuweisen
      STRG + & Zahlenformat "Standard" zuweisen
      STRG + ( Spalte einblenden
      STRG + ) Zeile einblenden
      STRG + * markieren des aktuellen Bereichs
      STRG + . ( Punkt ) aktuelles Datum einfügen
      STRG + / Markieren der aktuellen Matrix
      STRG + : ( Doppelpunkt ) aktuelle Uhrzeit einfügen
      STRG + ; ( Semikolon ) Kopieren des Wertes aus der Zelle darüber
      STRG + _ ( Underscore ) Gesamtrahmen zuweisen
      STRG + + ( Pluszeichen ) leere Zelle einfügen
      STRG + > alle Rahmen löschen
      STRG + < Zelleninhalt von darüber liegender Zelle kopieren
      STRG + § (Paragraph) Datumsformat "01.Jan 00" zuweisen
      STRG + 0 ( Null ) Excel97: Ein-/Ausblenden der Standard-Symbolleiste, Excel 2003: Spalte ausblenden
      STRG + 1 Format Zellen
      STRG + 5 Formatierung "Text durchgestrichen"
      STRG + 6 Wechseln dem Ein-/Ausblenden von Objekten und dem Anzeigen von Platzhaltern
      STRG + 8 Excel 97: Spalte ausblenden, Excel 2003: Standard-Symbolleiste ein-/ausblenden
      STRG + 9 Zeile ausblenden
      STRG + A alles markieren bzw. nach Eingabe eines Funktionsnamens: Anzeige der Formelpalette
      STRG + Ä Markieren aller Zellen, deren Formel die aktuelle Zelle referenziert ( direkt )
      STRG + BildAb Wechseln zum nächsten Blatt innerhalb der Arbeitsmappe
      STRG + BildAuf Wechseln zum vorherigen Blatt innerhalb der Arbeitsmappe
      STRG + C markierten Bereich kopieren
      STRG + EINGABE alle markierte Zellen erhalten aktuellen Eintrag
      STRG + ENDE Bewegen an das Ende des Tabellenblattes
      STRG + F Suchen
      STRG + F2 aktive Zelle anzeigen
      STRG + F3 Festlegen eines Namens
      STRG + F4 Fenster schließen
      STRG + F5 Wiederherstellung der Fenstergröße
      STRG + F6 Wechseln zum nächsten Arbeitsmappenfenster
      STRG + F7 Verschieben Fenster
      STRG + F8 Fenstergröße ändern
      STRG + F9 Arbeitsmappe minimieren
      STRG + F10 Maximieren oder Wiederherstellen des Arbeitsmappenfensters
      STRG + F11 Einfügen einer Excel (4.0) Makrovorlage
      STRG + F12 öffnen
      STRG + K Hyperlink einfügen
      STRG + Leertaste gesamte Spalte markieren
      STRG + N neue Arbeitsmappe
      STRG + O öffnen
      STRG + P Drucken
      STRG + Pfeiltaste Bewegen an den Rand des aktuellen Datenbereichs
      STRG + POS1 Bewegen an den Anfang des Tabellenblattes
      STRG + R Zelleninhalt von linker Zelle kopieren
      STRG + Rücktaste aktive Zelle anzeigen
      STRG + S Speichern
      STRG + SHIFT + A nach Eingabe eines Funktionsnamens: Einfügen der Argumentnamen und Klammern
      STRG + SHIFT + ä Markieren aller Zellen, deren Formel die aktuelle Zelle referenziert ( direkt oder indirekt )
      STRG + SHIFT + EINGABE Eingabe einer Formel als Matrixformel
      STRG + SHIFT + ENDE Erweitern der Markierung bis zur letzten verwendeten Zelle (rechts unten)
      STRG + SHIFT + F Formatierung Fett
      STRG + SHIFT + F12 Drucken
      STRG + SHIFT + F3 Erstellen eines Namens unter Verwendung von Zeilen- und Spaltenbeschriftungen
      STRG + SHIFT + F6 Wechseln zum vorherigen Arbeitsmappenfenster
      STRG + SHIFT + K Formatierung Kursiv
      STRG + SHIFT + Leertaste alle Zellen markieren
      STRG + SHIFT + O Markieren aller Zellen mit Kommentar
      STRG + SHIFT + Pfeiltaste Erweitern der Markierung bis zur letzten nicht-leeren Zelle
      STRG + SHIFT + POS1 Erweitern der Markierung bis Tabellenblatt Anfang
      STRG + SHIFT + TAB Wechseln zur vorherigen Arbeitsmappe
      STRG + SHIFT + U Formatierung Unterstreichung
      STRG + SHIFT + ü Markieren aller Zellen, auf die sich die aktuelle Formel bezieht ( direkt oder indirekt )
      STRG + TAB Wechseln zur nächsten Arbeitsmappe
      STRG + U Zelleninhalt von darüber liegender Zelle kopieren
      STRG + ü Markieren aller Zellen, auf die sich die aktuelle Formel bezieht ( direkt )
      STRG + V Einfügen aus Zwischenablage
      STRG + W Fenster schließen
      STRG + X Ausschneiden der Markierung
      STRG + Y Wiederholung der letzten Aktion
      STRG + Z Rückgängigmachen der letzten Aktion

    3. Cyril Z. says:

      Hello Chandoo.

      Nice list of shortcuts. But some of them doesn't work in French. Here's what I found.
      How about a multilingual sheet of shortcuts ?

      Select blank cells :
      F5 + ALT + S + K + ENTER => F5 + ALT + C + D + ENTER
      Select all cells that are directly or indirectly referred to by formulas in the selection
      CTRL + SHIFT + { => ALT + L + RS + S + N + {S|T} {Direct|All}
      Select all cells with formulas that refer directly or indirectly to the active cell
      CTRL + SHIFT + } => ALT + L + RS + S + A + {S|T} {Direct|All}
      Evaluate formulas. (its easy to remember when working with some “tuf” formulas!)
      ALT + TUF => ALT + UV
      Copy a formula from above cell and edit
      CTRL + ' => Not Found
      Alternate between displaying cell values and displaying cell formulas
      CTRL + ` (Single Left Quotation Mark) => Not Found
      Format Selection (cells, objects, charts)
      CTRL + 1
      Single border around selected cells
      CTRL + SHIFT + 7 => CTRL + 0
      Sort
      ALT + DS => ALT + éT
      Freeze panes
      ALT + WFF => ALT + NVF
      Create a pivot table in new sheet (of course after selecting the range)
      ALT + DPF => ALT + SYTN
      Create a pivot table in the same sheet.
      ALT + DPN => ALT + SYTF
      Clear all contents
      ALT + EAA => ALT + LEA

    4. Ethoros says:

      "Selects all the way to a1 from cursor position

      SelectionCTRL + SHIT + HOME"

      You might get a smelly finger if you use that shortcut

      Think you missed the F out 😛

    5. Leonel Q. says:

      I think it would be cool if you add a Printer friendly button.

    6. kjo says:

      gr8 job..Chandoo.. n all others..

      How about translating german contribution by stef@n ??

      Regards.

      • Yogesh D. K. says:

        ALT + '(apostrophe) style
        ALT + = SUM formula insert
        Alt + (down arrow) display the AutoComplete - list
        Alt + Enter line break within a cell
        ALT + F1 Insert Chart Sheet
        ALT + F11 to display the VB Editor
        ALT + F2 Save As
        ALT + F4 Quit
        ALT + F8 to display dialog "macro"
        ALT + SHIFT + F1 Insert Worksheet
        ALT + SHIFT + F2 Save
        F1 online Help or the Office Assistant
        F2 Edit active cell
        F3 insert a name in a formula
        F4 Repeat the last action
        F5 Goto
        F6 Move to the next pane
        F7 Spelling
        F8 mark expand
        F9 Calculate all sheets
        F10 Activate the menu bar
        F11 Create chart
        F12 Save
        SHIFT + F1 Live Support
        SHIFT + F2 Edit cell comment
        SHIFT + F3 to insert a function into a formula
        SHIFT + F4 Find Next
        SHIFT + F5 Search
        SHIFT + F6 Switch to the previous pane
        SHIFT + F8 to add label
        SHIFT + F9 Calculate active worksheet
        SHIFT + F10 Display shortcut menu
        SHIFT + F11 Insert Worksheet
        SHIFT + F12 Save
        SHIFT + PgDn Extend selection one screen down
        SHIFT + PgUp Extend the selection down one screen to the top
        SHIFT + SPACE Select entire row
        SHIFT + arrow key Extend the selection by one cell
        SHIFT + POS1 Extend selection to start of line
        SHIFT + Backspace reduce the mark to the current cell
        CTRL + - (minus sign) to delete cell
        CTRL +! Number format "number with thousand separator, 2 decimal places + sign" Assigning
        CTRL + "Number format" Science with 2 decimal assign "
        CTRL + # display switch cell values and cell formulas
        CTRL + $ number format "Currency + 2 digits" Assigning
        CTRL +% number format "percentage with no decimal places" Assigning
        CTRL + & number format "standard" Assign
        CTRL + (show column
        CTRL) line Show
        CTRL + * Mark the current range
        CTRL +. Insert (point) current date
        CTRL + / Select the current matrix
        CTRL +: (colon) to insert current time
        CTRL +; (semicolon) Copy the value from the cell above
        CTRL + _ (Underscore) overall framework assign
        CTRL + + (plus sign) to insert blank cell
        CTRL +> delete all frames
        CTRL + <content of cells overlying cell Copy
        CTRL + § (Article) Date Format "01.Jan 00" Assigning
        Ctrl + 0 (zero) Excel97: hide the Standard toolbar, Excel 2003: Hide column
        CTRL + 1 format cells
        CTRL + 5 formatting "strikethrough text"
        CTRL + 6 Go to the hiding objects and displaying placeholders
        Control + 8 Excel 97: Hide column, Excel 2003: Hide Standard toolbar
        CTRL + 9 Hide row
        CTRL + A to select everything or after entry of a function name: Display the Formula Palette
        CTRL + Ä Select all cells whose formula the current cell referenced (directly)
        Ctrl + Page Down Move to the next sheet in the workbook
        Ctrl + Page Up Move to the previous sheet in the workbook
        Ctrl + C to copy selected area
        CTRL + ENTER all labeled cells receive current entry
        CTRL + END Move to the end of the spreadsheet
        CTRL + F Search
        CTRL + F2 active cell show
        CTRL + F3 to set a name
        CTRL + F4 Close window
        CTRL + F5 Restore the window size
        CTRL + F6 Switch to the next workbook window
        CTRL + F7 Move window
        CTRL + F8 Resize Window
        Ctrl + F9 Minimize workbook
        CTRL + F10 Maximize or restore the workbook window
        CTRL + F11 Insert an Excel (4.0) macro template
        CTRL + F12 Open
        CTRL + K Insert Hyperlink
        Ctrl + Spacebar Select entire column
        CTRL + N New Workbook
        CTRL + O Open
        CTRL + P Print
        Ctrl + Arrow key Move to the edge of the current data region
        CTRL + POS1 Move to the beginning of the worksheet
        CTRL-R cells to copy cell contents from left
        Ctrl + Backspace show active cell
        CTRL + S Save
        CTRL + SHIFT + A to enter a function name: Insert the argument names and parentheses
        CTRL + SHIFT + ä Select all cells, the formula of the current cell is referenced (directly or indirectly)
        CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER you enter a formula as an array formula
        CTRL + SHIFT + END Extend the selection to the last used cell (bottom right)
        CTRL + SHIFT + F bold formatting
        CTRL + SHIFT + F12 Print
        CTRL + SHIFT + F3 Create a name by using row and column labels
        CTRL + SHIFT + F6 Switch to the previous workbook window
        CTRL + SHIFT + K italic formatting
        CTRL + SHIFT + SPACE select all cells
        CTRL + SHIFT + O Select all cells with comments
        CTRL + SHIFT + arrow key Extend the selection to the last nonblank cell
        CTRL + SHIFT + POS1 Extend the selection to the beginning of the worksheet
        CTRL + SHIFT + TAB Switch to the previous workbook
        CTRL + SHIFT + U Underline formatting
        Ctrl + Shift + u Select all cells, applies to the current formula (directly or indirectly)
        CTRL + TAB Switch to the next workbook
        CTRL + U content of cells overlying cell Copy
        CTRL + ü Select all cells, applies to the current formula (directly)
        CTRL + V Paste from Clipboard
        CTRL + W Close
        CTRL + X Cut the mark
        CTRL + Y Repeat the last action
        CTRL + Z Undo the last action

    7. Hui... says:

      Chandoo
      One you missed

      CTRL + ALT +F9
      Rebuilds the internal links within a spreadsheet and then saves

      I think it is similar to the Open, Repair option in 2007

    8. chrisham says:

      Chandoo, great post!
      Chandoo there's yet a very important shortcut key that should get mention for its huge benefit. The CTRL +. (Period) helps bring back the yellow diamond shaped Symbol that usually is available only on the Top Cell of a selected Column. So instead of scrolling your way all the way to the top, with a click of CTRL +. makes this accessible immediately, and by clicking on it, giving you a number of options like converting text to number etc etc.

    9. chrisham says:

      Chandoo, how about having a seperate blog for Excel VBA shortcut keys???

    10. oldchippy says:

      Hi Chandoo,

      Here's another useful one for the formatting group.
      To erase all formatting from your selected cells
      Alt + E + A + F (easy to remember E[rase] + A[ll] + F[ormats]
      Note that dates/times format to general numbers/decimals

    11. Chandoo says:

      Very good additions Stef@n and Cyril. 🙂

      @Leonel: I am trying to prepare a print.css for my blog. It is one of those low priority tasks, so I kind of neglected it. I could use plugins but they un-necessarily slow down the blog.

      @Hui.. I didnt forget it. I just dont know it 🙂 thanks for sharing the beautiful shortcut.

      @Chrisham: Wow, I didnt know that. thank you 🙂 Also, my VBA programming is very limited. I never had to use shortcuts in that. But if you know some good ones, send them over to me (chandoo.d @ gmail.com) I will upload a new post later next week.

    12. Chandoo says:

      @Ethoros: Aw, crap. I cant believe I did it. I am gonna leave it there as a testimonial to your keen eye.

    13. Pushkaraj Petkar says:

      I think this excel is helful for all the people but when you have try to do it.

    14. Cyril Z. says:

      Hello again.

      I was trying to use Chrisham's shortcut in my french Excel and I found this weird shortcut :

      CTRL + . (period form numpad only)
      This one change the corner selected (turns clockwise) in a selection range.

      CTRL + SHIFT + ; (SHIFT+; = . period with french keyboard) bring "Photo" icon in the quick toolbar. Doesn't seem to do anything else.

      Cyril

    15. Cyril Z. says:

      err.. should have written CTRL+, (comma)

      Sorry 🙂

    16. scotty says:

      Nice list of shortcuts. It's good to be reminded of the old Alt + menu key shortcuts (I just wish more of them still worked in XL 2007). Although the list is great, an Excel table would be much, much better!

    17. sk1412 says:

      Hey together
      my idea:
      let's create a list / table of all short-cuts

      shortcut - english - german - french - ... - ... - ...

      good idea ?? 😉
      Stef@n

      you can translate it with
      http://translate.google.de/#

    18. sk1412 says:

      AND
      don't forget short-cut's like

      Alt + 0155 "ø"
      Alt + 0216 "Ø"
      Alt + 0241 "ñ"
      Alt + 241 "±"
      Alt + 184 "©"
      Alt + 0137 " ‰"
      Alt + 230 "µ"
      AltGr + E "€"

      regards Stef@n

    19. sk1412 says:

      AND 😉
      test the following short-cuts
      some of them seemed UNUSED?!

      Stef@n

      STRG = CTRL !!

      Alt + F3
      Alt + F5
      Alt + F7
      Alt + F9
      Alt + F10
      Alt + F12
      Alt + n. oben
      Alt + n. rechts
      Alt + n. links
      Alt + Pos1
      Alt + Entf
      Alt + Einfg
      Alt + Ende
      Alt + Shift + 0
      Alt + Shift + 1
      Alt + Shift + 2
      Alt + Shift + 3
      Alt + Shift + 4
      Alt + Shift + 5
      Alt + Shift + 6
      Alt + Shift + 7
      Alt + Shift + 8
      Alt + Shift + 9
      Alt + Shift + >
      Alt + Shift + ;
      Alt + Shift + :
      Alt + Shift + _
      Alt + Shift + *
      Alt + Shift + `
      Alt + Shift + °
      Alt + Shift + F3
      Alt + Shift + F5
      Alt + Shift + F6
      Alt + Shift + F7
      Alt + Shift + F8
      Alt + Shift + F9
      Alt + Shift + F10
      Alt + Shift + F11
      Alt + Shift + F12
      F3
      Shift + F7
      Strg + ´
      Strg + ^
      Strg + B
      Strg + D
      Strg + E
      Strg + I
      Strg + J
      Strg + L
      Strg + M
      Strg + Q
      Strg + T
      Strg + F1
      Strg + F2
      Strg + Shift + 0
      Strg + Shift + ß
      Strg + Shift + `
      Strg + Shift + #
      Strg + Shift + A
      Strg + Shift + B
      Strg + Shift + C
      Strg + Shift + D
      Strg + Shift + E
      Strg + Shift + F
      Strg + Shift + H
      Strg + Shift + I
      Strg + Shift + J
      Strg + Shift + L
      Strg + Shift + M
      Strg + Shift + N
      Strg + Shift + P
      Strg + Shift + Q
      Strg + Shift + R
      Strg + Shift + T
      Strg + Shift + V
      Strg + Shift + W
      Strg + Shift + X
      Strg + Shift + Y
      Strg + Shift + Z
      Strg + Shift + F1
      Strg + Shift + F2
      Strg + Shift + F5
      Strg + Shift + F7
      Strg + Shift + F8
      Strg + Shift + F9
      Strg + Shift + F11
      Strg + Alt + F3
      Strg + Alt + F5
      Strg + Alt + F6
      Strg + Alt + F7
      Strg + Alt + F8
      Strg + Alt + F9
      Strg + Alt + F10
      Strg + Alt + F11
      Strg + Alt + F12

    20. sk1412 says:

      Hey Chandoo
      if you don't like so LONG comment's
      -- please delete my threads 😉 --
      regards Stef@n

    21. Chandoo says:

      @Sk1412: What gives you the idea that I dont like long comments... ? I *love* lengthy elaborate and passionate discussions. That is the whole purpose of this blog.

      Thank you so much for your shortcuts and ideas. 🙂

      I like your idea "let’s create a list / table of all short-cuts

      shortcut – english – german – french"

      Unfortunately we cannot use google translate to do this. I will make a base template and release it later this week or next week. Folks from other countries and fill it and send it back to me. Once it is ready we have a complete list of international shortcuts 🙂

    22. Cyril Z. says:

      Nice Idea... I'll will put in my list as soon as it is ready for this !!!
      But don't prepare this sheet instead of taking care of your nice twins 🙂

    23. Subodh Gupta says:

      Chandoo, you mentioned...
      Copy the value from the cell above the active cell into the cell or the formula bar
      Editing
      CTRL + SHIFT + "

      You can also use CTRL + D.

    24. Subodh Gupta says:

      Never mind what I said... It's there already.

    25. Try CTRL ~ (tilde). This command will view any worksheet formulas. This is great for quick on the fly eyeballing a worksheet that you are reviewing.

      This is my second post, not sure if the first one went through.

    26. Stef@n says:

      Hey
      CTRL ~ (tilde)
      is
      STRG #
      in Germany
      but it doesn't work in switzerland :O
      ...
      what i mean:
      It does not seem quite so easy to create a "comprehensive" overview
      best regards
      Stef@n

    27. MADACCOUNTANT says:

      Greetings,
      Stef@n

      I am not sure about what the translation is for this in Switzerland (Swedish), however the purpose of the command (CTRL ~ ) is to view all of the cell data and range formulas in a worksheet in one view. Maybe we can try something together to make it work for you. Let me know what your feedback is.... are you getting a message in EXCEL when you use this command?
      Also, maybe you have a Global setting function that might prevent this from working? Let's see what we can come up with together.

    28. Stef@n says:

      Hey
      I think that problem is the keyboard layout
      In Germany there is a button (next to the key input)
      you can typed on the following characters
      AltGr + shift * ~ (tilde)
      So: in many countries, the keyboard layout is different.
      ie: Ctrl (AltGr) ~ does not work at all.

      The following formulas only when you press Ctrl #

      the only way is, in my view - the use of vba

      Sub formulasHide ()
      ActiveWindow.DisplayFormulas = False
      End Sub
      Sub formulasFade ()
      ActiveWindow.DisplayFormulas = True
      End Sub

      regards Stef@n

    29. MADACCOUNTANT says:

      Stef@n

      Thanks for the info. I never really thought about how this may work in other countries. let me know if I can help on anything else.

      Best regards,
      Michael

    30. Pedro says:

      Not forgot the original source at Microsoft Office Excel 2007 shortcut and function keys here:
      http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/HP100738481033.aspx
      and the Ribbon, Help, and other Microsoft Office keyboard shortcuts here:
      http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/HA101680811033.aspx?pid=CH100947761033
      and how to disable user interface items and shortcut keys here:
      http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc179143.aspx
      Anyone want to generate a pdf with everything?

    31. Chandoo says:

      @Pedro.. I am in the process of collecting all the shortcuts in to one big sheet so that anyone can download and master these. If you would like to collaborate, pls. drop me an email.

    32. Pedro says:

      @Chandoo.. Professionally I am interested about Accessibility in Office System as shown here:
      http://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/office2007/
      and keyboard navigation:
      http://office.microsoft.com/training/Training.aspx?AssetID=RP100664581033&CTT=6&Origin=RC100664431033
      and keyboard shortcuts:
      http://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/keyboard.aspx
      but in Spanish language as shown here:
      http://office.microsoft.com/es-es/excel/HP100738483082.aspx
      You should know that keyboard shortcuts methods are different in different languages and with different keyboard layouts, so your mammoth project to assemble all in one piece it should apply only to English language and there is no automatic translator to translate the keyboard shortcuts methods.
      For my part, once you publish the English sheet, I could be able to develop the corresponding Spanish version.

      • Vipin says:

        Hi Pedro,

        Can you please help me with the Alt D P short cut of pivot table. I need the corresponding version for Spanish.

        • Pedro Wave says:

          Hi Vipin, it is a pleasure to help you.

          Asistente en español (Spanish) para tablas y gráficos dinámicos: ALT, T, B
          PivotTable and PivotChart English Wizard: ALT, D, P

          NOTE: Comma separator (,) means press Alt first, release the key and then press T. Again, release the key and then press B which in this example opens the Spanish Pivot table wizard.

          If the plus symbol (+) is shown between two or more keys then the keys have to be pressed at the same time.

    33. Joe says:

      Great list. Love the Select Visible Cells Only. That saves a lot clicks with Edit/GoTo/Special/Visible Cells Only.
      Thanks!

    34. Hui... says:

      Not technically Excel Shortcuts but these works just the same

      Windows Button + Right/Left Arrow - Toggles from Current Window position to Left Half Display, Right Half Display and Back to Current View
      Windows Button + Up Arrow - Toggles from Current Window position to Full Screen Display and back to current position
      Windows Button + Down Arrow - Toggles from Current Window position to minimised position

    35. Hui... says:

      Alternate Keyboard Shortcut for Right Click - Press the Menu Button which is located between the Alt and Ctrl keys on the Right Side of the Space Bar.

    36. I added custom keyboard shortcuts using Simple Shortcuts (http://www.simpleshortcuts.net)... It's addictive. They have these cool customizable cycles that save me a ton of time. It looks like they're working on a new program called Smart Shortcuts (http://www.smartshortcuts.com) that is supposed to be even better. I can't wait to try it...

    37. oldchippy says:

      Chandoo,

      I haven't seen this one yet in the list - Ctrl+6

      When you have a chart covering your dataset toggle Ctrl+6 to clear the chart out of the way and back again

    38. Oli says:

      I know you can drag sheet tabs with the mouse to re-order them and even drag them from one workbook into another but I didn't know (until about 5 mins. ago) - if you hold the Ctrl key and then drag the sheet tab it will create a duplicate.

      PS Is it common knowledge that the office button (xl 2007) when clicked once (to open the menu also turns red and if you click it once more will act as an 'Off' button completely closing Excel. Not great if you stutter a mouse click - everything shuts! 🙂

    39. Lock says:

      anyone tried the ALT + PGUp or ALT + PGDown. It pages left and right, so easy to scan accross a table rather than using left/right arrow, or CTRL & left/right arrow which can take you too far.

      Another v. easy method to generate your own shortcuts is to use icons. Eg, the paste values icon, with the name "&V" means that if I now type ALT + V it will paste values.

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    42. neeraj says:

      Hi,

      Use full information for all that people whom r learning Excel

    43. [...] You can quickly open insert symbol dialog by pressing ALT+I and then S. (related: 97 keyboard shortcuts to boost your excel mojo) [...]

    44. S23 says:

      Thanks to Google Translate : Here is the translation of Stef@n's shortcuts:
      Hope this helps!!

      ALT + '(apostrophe) style
      ALT + formula = SUM insert
      ALT + (arrow down) display the AutoComplete - List
      ALT + ENTER line break within a cell
      ALT + F1 Insert Chart Sheet
      ALT + F11 Display the VB Editor
      ALT + F2 Save
      ALT + F4 Quit
      ALT + F8 displays dialog box "macro"
      ALT + SHIFT + F1 Insert sheet
      ALT + SHIFT + F2 Save
      F1 online help or Office Assistant
      F2 Edit active cell
      F3 Paste a name into a formula
      F4 Repeat last action
      Go to F5
      F6 Move to next pane
      F7 Spelling
      F8 Extend a selection
      F9 Calculate all sheets
      F10 Activate the menu bar
      F11 Create chart
      F12 Save As
      SHIFT + F1 This?
      SHIFT + F2 Edit cell comment
      SHIFT + F3 Paste a function into a formula
      SHIFT + F4 Find Next
      SHIFT + F5 Search
      SHIFT + F6 Move to the previous pane
      SHIFT + F8 to add to the mark
      SHIFT + F9 Calculate active worksheet
      SHIFT + F10 Display shortcut menu
      SHIFT + F11 Insert sheet
      SHIFT + F12 Save
      SHIFT + PgDn Extend selection up one screen down
      SHIFT + PgUp Extend selection up one screen to the top
      Shift + Space Select entire row
      SHIFT + arrow key Extend the selection by one cell
      SHIFT + POS1 expand the selection to the beginning of the line
      SHIFT + Backspace reduce the selection to the current cell
      CTRL + - (minus sign) Delete the cell
      CTRL +! Number Format number with thousands separator characters, 2 decimal places + sign "to assign
      CTRL + "number format" Science with 2 decimal places Assign
      CTRL + # change the display between cell values and cell formulas
      CTRL + $ number format currency and 2 decimal places Assign
      CTRL +% number format "percentage with no decimal places" to assign
      CTRL + & number format "default" assign
      CTRL + (column Show
      CTRL +) Line Show
      CTRL + * mark the current scope
      CTRL +. insert (point) current date
      Ctrl + / Select the current matrix
      CTRL +: (colon) Insert current time
      CTRL +; (semicolon) copying the value from the cell above
      CTRL + _ (underscore) assign overall framework
      CTRL + + (plus sign) Insert a blank cell
      CTRL +> delete all frames
      CTRL + <cell content of about copy-lying cell
      CTRL + § (paragraph) Date Format 01.Jan 00 "assign
      CTRL + 0 (zero) Excel97: hide the Standard toolbar, Excel 2003: Hide Column
      CTRL + 1 Format Cells
      CTRL + 5 Formatting text crossed out "
      CTRL + 6 Jump to hide objects, and displaying placeholders
      CTRL + 8 Excel 97: Hide column, Excel 2003: hide standard toolbar
      CTRL + 9 Line Hide
      CTRL + A Select all or to enter a function name: Display the Formula Palette
      CTRL + Ä Select all cells, that the current formula cell references (directly)
      Ctrl + Page Down Move to the next sheet in the workbook
      CTRL + PgUp Switch to the previous sheet in the workbook
      CTRL + C Copy selected area
      CTRL + ENTER select all cells receive current entry
      CTRL + END Move to the end of the sheet
      CTRL + F Find
      CTRL + F2 active cell's
      CTRL + F3 to set a name
      CTRL + F4 Close window
      CTRL + F5 Restore the window size
      CTRL + F6 Switch to the next workbook window
      CTRL + F7 Move window
      CTRL + F8 Resize window
      CTRL + F9 Minimize workbook
      CTRL + F10 Maximize or restore the workbook window
      CTRL + F11 Insert an Excel (4.0) macro sheet
      CTRL + F12 to open
      CTRL + K Insert Hyperlink
      Ctrl + Space Select entire column
      CTRL + N New Workbook
      CTRL + O Open
      CTRL + P Print
      CTRL + arrow key Move to the edge of the current data region
      CTRL + POS1 Move to the beginning of the worksheet
      CTRL + R to copy cell contents of the left cell
      CTRL + Backspace active cell's
      CTRL + S Save
      CTRL + SHIFT + A to enter a function name: Insert the argument names and parentheses
      CTRL + SHIFT + ä select all cells whose formula the current cell is referenced (directly or indirectly)
      CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER to enter a formula as an array formula
      CTRL + SHIFT + END Extend the selection to the last used cell (bottom right)
      CTRL + SHIFT + F bold formatting
      CTRL + SHIFT + F12 Print
      CTRL + SHIFT + F3 to create a name using row and column labels
      CTRL + SHIFT + F6 Move to the previous workbook window
      CTRL + SHIFT + K italic formatting
      CTRL + SHIFT + Space all cells
      CTRL + SHIFT + O Select all cells with comments
      CTRL + SHIFT + arrow key Extend the selection to the last non-blank cell
      CTRL + SHIFT + POS1 Extend the selection to beginning of worksheet
      CTRL + SHIFT + TAB Move to the previous workbook
      CTRL + SHIFT + U Underline formatting
      CTRL + SHIFT + ü Select all cells to which the current formula (directly or indirectly)
      CTRL + TAB Move to the next workbook
      CTRL + U content of cells overlying cell copy
      CTRL + ü Select all cells to which the current formula (direct)
      CTRL + V Paste from clipboard
      CTRL + W Close window
      CTRL + X Cut the selection
      CTRL + Y Repeat the last action
      CTRL + Z Undo the last action

    45. Rahul says:

      Hi,

      I am about to buy a new laptop soon, probably with bundled office 2010. Are the shortcuts different on 2010 from 2007?

    46. anupam says:

      I have tried to translate the german shortcuts given by Stefan.......though I dont know German but I did it in seconds:

      Hey
      here are some short-cuts - sorry, but only in German
      regards stef @ n

      ALT + '(apostrophe) style
      ALT + formula = SUM insert
      ALT + (arrow down) display the AutoComplete - List
      ALT + ENTER line break within a cell
      ALT + F1 Insert Chart Sheet
      ALT + F11 Display the VB Editor
      ALT + F2 Save
      ALT + F4 Quit
      ALT + F8 displays dialog box "macro"
      ALT + SHIFT + F1 Insert sheet
      ALT + SHIFT + F2 Save
      F1 online help or Office Assistant
      F2 Edit active cell
      F3 Paste a name into a formula
      F4 Repeat last action
      Go to F5
      F6 Move to next pane
      F7 Spelling
      F8 Extend a selection
      F9 Calculate all sheets
      F10 Activate the menu bar
      F11 Create chart
      F12 Save As
      SHIFT + F1 This?
      SHIFT + F2 Edit cell comment
      SHIFT + F3 Paste a function into a formula
      SHIFT + F4 Find Next
      SHIFT + F5 Search
      SHIFT + F6 Move to the previous pane
      SHIFT + F8 to add to the mark
      SHIFT + F9 Calculate active worksheet
      SHIFT + F10 Display shortcut menu
      SHIFT + F11 Insert sheet
      SHIFT + F12 Save
      SHIFT + PgDn Extend selection up one screen down
      SHIFT + PgUp Extend selection up one screen to the top
      Shift + Space Select entire row
      SHIFT + arrow key Extend the selection by one cell
      SHIFT + POS1 expand the selection to the beginning of the line
      SHIFT + Backspace reduce the selection to the current cell
      CTRL + - (minus sign) Delete the cell
      CTRL +! Number Format number with thousands separator characters, 2 decimal places + sign "to assign
      CTRL + "number format" Science with 2 decimal places Assign
      CTRL + # change the display between cell values and cell formulas
      CTRL + $ number format currency and 2 decimal places Assign
      CTRL +% number format "percentage with no decimal places" to assign
      CTRL + & number format "default" assign
      CTRL + (column Show
      CTRL +) Line Show
      CTRL + * mark the current scope
      CTRL +. insert (point) current date
      Ctrl + / Select the current matrix
      CTRL +: (colon) Insert current time
      CTRL +; (semicolon) copying the value from the cell above
      CTRL + _ (underscore) assign overall framework
      CTRL + + (plus sign) Insert a blank cell
      CTRL +> delete all frames
      CTRL + <cell content of about copy-lying cell
      CTRL + § (paragraph) Date Format 01.Jan 00 "assign
      CTRL + 0 (zero) Excel97: hide the Standard toolbar, Excel 2003: Hide Column
      CTRL + 1 Format Cells
      CTRL + 5 Formatting text crossed out "
      CTRL + 6 Jump to hide objects, and displaying placeholders
      CTRL + 8 Excel 97: Hide column, Excel 2003: hide standard toolbar
      CTRL + 9 Line Hide
      CTRL + A Select all or to enter a function name: Display the Formula Palette
      CTRL + Ä Select all cells, that the current formula cell references (directly)
      Ctrl + Page Down Move to the next sheet in the workbook
      CTRL + PgUp Switch to the previous sheet in the workbook
      CTRL + C Copy selected area
      CTRL + ENTER select all cells receive current entry
      CTRL + END Move to the end of the sheet
      CTRL + F Find
      CTRL + F2 active cell's
      CTRL + F3 to set a name
      CTRL + F4 Close window
      CTRL + F5 Restore the window size
      CTRL + F6 Switch to the next workbook window
      CTRL + F7 Move window
      CTRL + F8 Resize window
      CTRL + F9 Minimize workbook
      CTRL + F10 Maximize or restore the workbook window
      CTRL + F11 Insert an Excel (4.0) macro sheet
      CTRL + F12 to open
      CTRL + K Insert Hyperlink
      Ctrl + Space Select entire column
      CTRL + N New Workbook
      CTRL + O Open
      CTRL + P Print
      CTRL + arrow key Move to the edge of the current data region
      CTRL + POS1 Move to the beginning of the worksheet
      CTRL + R to copy cell contents of the left cell
      CTRL + Backspace active cell's
      CTRL + S Save
      CTRL + SHIFT + A to enter a function name: Insert the argument names and parentheses
      CTRL + SHIFT + ä select all cells whose formula the current cell is referenced (directly or indirectly)
      CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER to enter a formula as an array formula
      CTRL + SHIFT + END Extend the selection to the last used cell (bottom right)
      CTRL + SHIFT + F bold formatting
      CTRL + SHIFT + F12 Print
      CTRL + SHIFT + F3 to create a name using row and column labels
      CTRL + SHIFT + F6 Move to the previous workbook window
      CTRL + SHIFT + K italic formatting
      CTRL + SHIFT + Space all cells
      CTRL + SHIFT + O Select all cells with comments
      CTRL + SHIFT + arrow key Extend the selection to the last non-blank cell
      CTRL + SHIFT + POS1 Extend the selection to beginning of worksheet
      CTRL + SHIFT + TAB Move to the previous workbook
      CTRL + SHIFT + U Underline formatting
      CTRL + SHIFT + ü Select all cells to which the current formula (directly or indirectly)
      CTRL + TAB Move to the next workbook
      CTRL + U content of cells overlying cell copy
      CTRL + ü Select all cells to which the current formula (direct)
      CTRL + V Paste from clipboard
      CTRL + W Close window
      CTRL + X Cut the selection
      CTRL + Y Repeat the last action
      CTRL + Z Undo the last action

    47. Guru says:

      Hi can plz help???
      tis short cut is not working
      Select visible cells only ALT + ;

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    49. manikant says:

      HI,
      i am very fine how are you your lession is very useful i am very happy so that you give me any format in excel your formula is very easy thanks for your corporate

    50. Rick says:

      I often have to switch between how Excel moves to the next cell when you hit Enter. Sometimes I want it to go down, sometimes I want it to go to the right. So one of my most used shortcuts is
      Alt+F, I, A, Alt+I,
      From there you can press D for down or R for right.
      I know it sounds complex, but once you learn it it goes much faster than clicking with the mouse.
      Thank you for sharing all your info about Excel on this wonderful website!

    51. Faddy says:

      Great work and nice short cuts

    52. Vipul says:

      @Rick I would the same in an even simpler way.. With your default settings, Hit Enter to move down and hit Tab to move right! 🙂

    53. ASHWINI says:

      Could some one please provide me the formulas that can be used in excel like V look up, sum, and others.. i am not sure of other formulaes. Does some one have it.. ??

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    56. Rob says:

      Chandoo...Can you PLEASE put this into an Excel doc, so that we can download it in a list format? Give that to us for Christmas!! Thanks brother!

    57. MAHARAJA says:

      Hai how to perform the true position symbol ? Because when i make excell i can't able to type the symbol pls help me to do .

    58. Hui... says:

      @MAHARAJA
      What is the True position symbol ?
      .
      If its a Circle with a cross through it
      Choose the Symbol Font
      Using the Right Hand Numeric Keypad Alt 0197

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    60. Mike H says:

      You might like to update this in your article by adding an F in word underlined below - Comprehensive List of Excel Keyboard Shortcuts

      Selects all the way to a1 from cursor position

      CTRL + SHIT + HOME

      CTRL + SHIFT + HOME
        

    61. thanks bro,it is going to help me in lot, And keep update this site to help my kind of people. thanks
       

    62. Crystal says:

      great list! I was specifically looking for Paste Values and found a lot more, Thanks for compiling this 🙂 Hope to see you at a Summit ~
      Warm Regards,
      Crystal
      http://www.YouTube.com/LearnAccessByCrystal
       *
         (: have an awesome day 🙂
       *
       

    63. rajranja says:

      Stef@n :  OMG!!! This is the shortcut (CTRL ~ (tilde)) which has disturbed me a lot..

      I prefer not to use mouse while working with excel, so while doing it I sometime press some wrong key and then find my sheet get changed into something else? I after that I don't even remember which key i pressed last time??? this happened many of the time in past..
      Now I found which key I pressed and it became a very helpful shortcut for me now. Thanks Stef@n and Chandoo for this platform.  🙂

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    65. Harshit Agarwal says:

      to select blank cells press
      alt + ;

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    67. MaryLou says:

      To delete to the end of a cell use ctrl delete, useful when messing about with formulas or when autofill is not what is desired

    68. jm says:

      Hello, check
      CTRL + SHIFT + 6 to apply outside borders to selected cells.

    69. Ankita says:

      Hi, One more addition:
      Alt+D+E - to convert a text in cell separated by commas/space into different cells: for example, if there are values like ABC, DEF, HIJ in one cell and u want these values separated in different cells, you can click the cell , use ALT+D+E, Select delimited (Commas, space , etc.) and Finish. It will past values in separate column.
      I have a question, is there a way to reverse this function??
      As in can you put values of different cells in one single cell (seperated by comma or space etc.)??

    70. Chasism says:

      It doesn't appear that either:
      CTRL + SHIFT + 6 nor CTRL + SHIFT + 7 will apply outside borders to selected cells.

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    72. GM says:

      What is the ESV key? Where is the menu key? (Sorry if for the dumb questions - I'm on a Mac.)

      • Suraj Gawade says:

        ESV is not any key it is combination of keys E, S & V.
        Sorry but I didn't find any menu key in above post but for your information windows keyboard has a special key near right ctrl key is called as menu key it can show you the various options. It is equal to right click of mouse.

    73. Guy says:

      I think I am in heaven. Thanks ALL for the great posts!

    74. Fahad says:

      Ctrl+Shift+L for add/remove filters
      Alt+Down Arrow to see list in the drop down
      Space to select/deselect option in the drop down
      Alt+DFS to clear filters

    75. Ashish says:

      can we move or re-arrange the worksheet in a spreasheet with help of keyboard shorts?

    76. Ashish says:

      can we Move-copy a worksheet with help of keyboard short cut?

    77. Dawn says:

      Is it possible to get these shortcuts in a downloadable format? (Please advise if I missed a post with this contained)

    78. Ellen says:

      Any chance you can provide a Mac version? I love your site, but so much is geared to the PC that I occasionally have trouble translating. It would be great to have Mac-friendly posts too. Thanks!

    79. Martina says:

      Hello all, since you are all so awesome, I was wondering whether you would know shortcut for 'paste - special -value'

      I need that a lot within a table so I cant use it for the entire row, but was hoping that there was something. You may have mentioned but there are too many comments up there!
      THANKS x

    80. Lashawn says:

      It's awesome for me to have a website, which is helpful in favor of my know-how.
      thanks admin

    81. reema says:

      Hi Chandoo .. I am facing a problem under the heading "Here is the complete list of excel keyboard shortcuts", the links are not working
      Please could you look into it .
      Thanks a ton for the help with Excel

    82. Steve says:

      Good list of Excel keyboard short cut. I would like to add one.

      Often time, when my Excel class students were practicing the keyboard shortcuts, they would press the wrong key combination and causing the screen turning side way or upside down. This is because they pressed CTRL + ALT + Arrow Left (Right, Down). This shortcut will turn the screen to the direction of the Arrow key you pressed, i.e. CTRL + ALT + Arrow Down will turn the screen upside down.

    83. shafqat says:

      chandoo is a excelman very nice website specially for excel lover.

    84. aa says:

      Shortcuts are case sensistive in Excel. For instance, they are
      [CTRL]+[a], [CTRL]+[b], [CTRL]+[c],.. etc.
      NOT [CTRL]+[SHIFT]-[A], [CTRL]+[SHIFT]+[B],..

      [CTRL+SHIFT+B] will NOT toggle cell to BOLD

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    86. Anil says:

      Awesome post Chandoo. I started checking my knowledge on how many shortcuts do i know.. very helpful indeed 🙂

    87. Subhajit Mitra says:

      Alt+D+F+F: For Filter

      Alt+D+P: Pivot Table

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    89. Waseem says:

      Dear Sirs,
      I just need a help that when i work in Exel Sheet. If i want to edit the text in a single cell. How can i do this without holding or operating mouse. I just want to use the keyboard only.
      thanks

    90. Dheeraj says:

      For paste special you can use ALT+HVV

    91. Wendy Farkas says:

      The links on the Comprehensive Shortcuts page don't go anywhere.

    92. faris says:

      how to type ø in excel
      diameter ø
      keyboard shortcut ø

      • Hui... says:

        @Faris
        Goto the Insert, Symbol menu
        Select Normal Font
        Scroll down until you see the ø character, it is 4 rows under the lowercase w
        Insert

        You can also use its Character Code 248
        =Char(248)
        ="My answer = ";a1;Char(248)

        or you can use the keyboard Shortcut
        Hold Alt+0+2+4+8

    93. Nandan Solanki says:

      Hi,

      I am using excel 2013 latest version want to know how can i get the symbol logo of Indian ruppes which know a days very comman sign like USD $ in American currency. Please me Indian currency logo in excel.

      Regards,
      Nandan

    94. Sandra says:

      Great list of shortcuts all in one document. One I'd like to add is in the editing range is:

      ALT + EIU

      This copies the value in the active cell upwards from the point of the active cell up to the cells highlighted above within the same column.

    95. Liz says:

      ALT + ESV Enter.

      This shortcut disconnects formulas
      Sometimes I have spreadsheets that can pull out needed information for other spreadsheets or reports. To disconnect the formulas:

      * Select the cells you want to disconnect the formulas.
      * Press Control C.
      * If you want to move the information to another area, select a cell in the area you want to move the information to.
      * Press Alt + ESV and then Enter.
      * The information will copy to the new area, and the formulas will be disconnected.

      This is important, because if you try to move information without disconnecting the formulas you will get 0's in all the cells.

    96. […] Ok, just so we are on the same page, you do know about the use of ctrl, shift and the direction arrows right? No? Give yourself a firm slap in the face, and then read the link. Also, double clicking is […]

    97. Kris says:

      AWESOME Chandu mama!!!!!

      I love your style

    98. Ashok says:

      Hello All,
      Ctrl+shift+0=unhide column ,is not working ,can anyone please help?

      Thanking in you!

    99. Am besten sich die Facts sicher in klären.

      [Google Translate] The best way to ensure the Facts in cleared.

    100. Kevin says:

      When a standard shortcut does not operate is there a method to restore the defaults?
      In general a Shift key is not working for shortcuts but does work for normal typing.

    101. Sandeep says:

      ALT+N+T ( To create a table)
      ALT+N+C ( To create a chart)
      ALT+M+U ( To sum the numbers)

    102. sowjanya says:

      thank u chadoo sir. because of you sir.I learn a lot of excel formulas.

    103. […] a really good list of Excel Keyboard Shortcuts available here. Another from Microsoft can be found […]

    104. Sadafkazmi says:

      HI , First of All thanks for Sharing keyboard Shortcuts.
      i have a question? How can i change small letters into Capital letters in Excel 2007?

    105. Vikas Gupta says:

      What is the shortcut key for sheet delete.

    106. Deepak says:

      ALT + AVV : This brings in data validation.
      ALT + AT : This applies/removes filters.
      ALT + WFF : This freezes/unfreezes panes

    107. Lucky says:

      I am glad knowing this link. its awesome. thanks to the admin, God bless. expecting more of this from you

    108. Ayazuddin says:

      Awwwsome!!!! no words for appreciation.

    109. […] Chandoo.org – Comprehensive List of Excel Keyboard Shortcuts Sito in lingua inglese con una esaustiva lista di combinazioni per Excel; alcune di esse fanno riferimento al layout tastiera inglese; […]

    110. FlameRetired says:

      Using Excel 2013:

      Another thing about the Shift + spacebar shortcut is that it also works in edit mode. Followed by F4 function key it is great for locking in an anchor row .... ROW($7:$7).

      I haven't been able to find an in edit mode shortcut for selection of columns yet. Does anybody have anything on that?

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    112. Ramkishor sharma says:

      Excel sheet ke formulas ki excel sheet please mail me sir rksjatawali@gmail.com

    113. VICKY RAJPUT says:

      very helpful and nice

    114. santosh says:

      {=INDEX(range1,MATCH(1,(A1=range2)*(B1=range3)*(C1=range4),0))} this formula is not working

    115. sandeep kothari says:

      Dear Chandoo, Please email me your complete list of shortcuts.

    116. nancy lugo says:

      This good information.

      Thank you.

    117. RON S says:

      You have entries for and twice, spaced not too far apart in the list.

      I've collected shortcuts from a bunch of sources and put them all into a spreadsheet. It is approaching 600 lines at the moment (some shortcuts are in more than one category). Is still growing. Feel free to download a copy

      https://1drv.ms/x/s!Am8lVyUzjKfpoj74J3Y0Q7Layp_z?e=tArhUc

    118. Christina Jaichandra Naidu says:

      I want to know how I can use the tilde key to paste something I've copied onto a dos program/sheet

    119. Gnaneshwar says:

      Really wonderful list

    120. Kanhaiyalal Newaskar. says:

      Sir, 16/11/2022
      I must salute for efforts taken by you.
      Once again I salute.

      Kanhaiyalal Newaskar.

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