1.

Navigate Inside Worksheets

Arrow Keys Move one cell up, down, left, or right in a worksheet.
Page
Move one screen down / one screen up in a worksheet.
Down/Page Up
Alt+Page
Down/Alt+Page Move one screen to the right / to the left in a worksheet.
Up
Tab/Shift+Tab Move one cell to the right / to the left in a worksheet.
Move to the edge of next data region (cells that contains
Ctrl+Arrow Keys
data)
Home Move to the beginning of a row in a worksheet.
Ctrl+Home Move to the beginning of a worksheet.
Ctrl+End Move to the last cell with content on a worksheet.
Display the Find and Replace dialog box (with Find
Ctrl+F
selected).
Display the Find and Replace dialog box (with Replace
Ctrl+H
selected).
Shift+F4 Repeat last find.
Ctrl+g (or f5) Display the 'Go To' dialog box.
Ctrl+Arrow
Left/Ctrl+Arrow Inside a cell: Move one word to the left / to the right.
Right
Inside a cell: Move to the beginning / to the end of a cell
Home/End
entry.
Display the AutoComplete list e.g. in cell with dropdowns
Alt+Arrow Down
or autofilter.
Turn 'End' mode on. In End mode, press arrow keys to
move to the next nonblank cell in the same column or row
End as the active cell. From here use arrow keys to move by
blocks of data, home to move to last cell, or enter to
move to the last cell to the right

2. Work with Data Selections

Select Cells
Shift+Space Select the entire row.
Ctrl+Space Select the entire column.
Ctrl+Shift+*
Select the current region around the active cell.
(asterisk)
 Select the entire worksheet or the data-containing
Ctrl+a (or
area. Pressing ctrl+a a second time then selects
ctrl+Shift+spacebar)
entire worksheet.
Select the current and previous sheet in a
Ctrl+Shift+Page Up
workbook.
Ctrl+Shift+O Select all cells with comments.
Shift+Arrow Keys Extend the selection by one cell.
Extend the selection to the last cell with content in
Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Key
row or column.
Shift+Page Extend the selection down one screen /up one
Down/Shift+Page Up screen.
Shift+Home Extend the selection to the beginning of the row.
Extend the selection to the beginning of the
Ctrl+Shift+Home
worksheet.
Extend the selection to the last used cell on the
Ctrl+Shift+End
worksheet (lower-right corner).

Manage Active Selections

Turn on extension of selection with arrow keys

F8
without having to keep pressing shift.
Add another (adjacent or non-adjacent) range of
Shift+F8 cells to the selection. Use arrow keys and
shift+arrow keys to add to selection.
Select only the active cell when multiple cells
Shift+Backspace
are selected.
Ctrl+Backspace Show active cell within selection.
Move clockwise to the next corner of the
Ctrl+. (period)
selection.
Enter/Shift+Enter Move active cell down / up in a selection.
Tab/Shift+Tab Move active cell right / left in a selection.
Ctrl+Alt+Arrow Move to the right / to the left between non-
Right/Ctrl+Alt+Arrow adjacent selections (with multiple ranges
Left selected).
Esc Cancel Selection.

Select inside cells

Shift+Arrow Left/Shift+Arrow Select or unselect one character to the

Right left / to the right.
Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Select or unselect one word to the left /
Left/Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Right to the right.
 Select from the insertion point to the
Shift+Home/Shift+End
beginning / to the end of the cell.

3. Insert and Edit Data

Work with Clipboard

Ctrl+C Copy contents of selected cells.
Ctrl+X Cut contents of selected cells.
Ctrl+V Paste content from clipboard into selected cell.
Ctrl+Alt+V If data exists in clipboard: Display the Paste Special dialog box.
Ctrl+Shift+ If data exists in clipboard: Display the Insert dialog box to
[+] insert blank cells.

Edit Inside Cells

F2 Edit the active cell with cursor at end of the line.

Alt+Enter Start a new line in the same cell.
Complete a cell entry and move down in the selection. With
Enter
multiple cells selected: fill cell range with current cell.
Shift+Enter Complete a cell entry and move up in the selection.
Complete a cell entry and move to the right / to the left in
Tab/Shift+Tab
the selection.
Esc Cancel a cell entry.
Delete the character to the left of the insertion point, or
Backspace
delete the selection.
Delete the character to the right of the insertion point, or
Delete
delete the selection.
Ctrl+Delete Delete text to the end of the line.
Ctrl+;
Insert current date.
(semicolon)
Ctrl+Shift+:
Insert current time.
(colon)
Show all content as standard numbers. (So 14:15 becomes
Ctrl+T
14.25 etc for the entire file) To undo press ctrl + t again

Hide and Show Elements

Ctrl+9 Hide the selected rows.

Ctrl+Shift+9 Unhide any hidden rows within the selection.
Ctrl+0 (zero) Hide the selected columns.
Ctrl+Shift+0
Unhide any hidden columns within the selection*.
(zero)
Ctrl+` (grave Alternate between displaying cell values and displaying
accent) cell formulas. Accent grave /not a quotation mark.
Alt+Shift+Arrow
Group rows or columns.
Right
Alt+Shift+Arrow
Ungroup rows or columns.
Left
Ctrl+6 Alternate between hiding and displaying objects.
Ctrl+8 Display or hides the outline symbols.
Alternate between hiding objects, displaying objects, and
Ctrl+6
displaying placeholders for objects.
4. Format Data

Format Cells
Ctrl+1 Format cells dialog.
Ctrl+b (or
Apply or remove bold formatting.
ctrl+2)
Ctrl+i (or ctrl+3) Apply or remove italic formatting.
Ctrl+u (or
Apply or remove an underline.
ctrl+4)
Ctrl+5 Apply or remove strikethrough formatting.
Display the Format Cells with Fonts Tab active. Press tab
Ctrl+Shift+F 3x to get to font-size. Used to be ctrl+shift+p, but that
seems just get to the Font Tab in 2010.
Alt+'
(apostrophe / Display the Style dialog box.
single quote)

Number Formats
Ctrl+Shift
Apply the Currency format with two decimal places.
+$
Ctrl+Shift
Apply the General number format.
+~
Ctrl+Shift
Apply the Percentage format with no decimal places.
+%
Ctrl+Shift
Apply the Date format with the day, month, and year.
+#
Ctrl+Shift Apply the Time format with the hour and minute, and indicate
+@ A.M. or P.M.
Ctrl+Shift Apply the Number format with two decimal places, thousands
+! separator, and minus sign (-) for negative values.
Ctrl+Shift
Apply the Scientific number format with two decimal places.
+^
Repeat last formatting action: Apply previously applied Cell
F4
Formatting to a different Cell

Apply Borders to Cells

Ctrl+Shift+& Apply outline border from cell or selection

Ctrl+Shift+_
Remove outline borders from cell or selection
(underscore)
Ctrl+1, then Access border menu in 'Format Cell' dialog. Once
Ctrl+Arrow border was selected, it will show up directly on the
Right/Arrow Left next Ctrl+1
Alt+t* Set top border
Alt+b* Set bottom Border
Alt+l* Set left Border
Alt+r* Set right Border
Alt+d* Set diagonal and down border
Alt+u* Set diagonal and up border

5. Formulas and Names

Formulas

= Start a formula.
Alt+= Insert the AutoSum formula.
Shift+F3 Display the Insert Function dialog box.
Ctrl+A Display Formula Window after typing formula name.
Ctrl+Shift+A Insert Arguments in formula after typing formula name. .
Shift+F3 Insert a function into a formula .
Ctrl+Shift+Ent
Enter a formula as an array formula.
er
After typing cell reference (e.g. =E3) makes reference
F4
absolute (=$E$4)
F9 Calculate all worksheets in all open workbooks.
Shift+F9 Calculate the active worksheet.
Calculate all worksheets in all open workbooks, regardless
Ctrl+Alt+F9
of whether they have changed since the last calculation.
Recheck dependent formulas, and then calculates all cells
Ctrl+Alt+Shift
in all open workbooks, including cells not marked as
+F9
needing to be calculated.
Ctrl+Shift+U Toggle expand or collapse formula bar.
Ctrl+` Toggle Show formula in cell instead of values

6. Manage Multipe Worksheets

Shortcuts to delete, rename, or move worksheets are based on the old Excel
2003 menus which still work in Excel 2010.
Insert a new worksheet in current
Shift+F11/Alt+Shift+F1
workbook.
Move to the next / previous worksheet in
Ctrl+Page Down/Ctrl+Page Up
current workbook.
Shift+Ctrl+Page Select the current and next sheet(s) /
Down/Shift+Ctrl+Page Up select and previous sheet(s).
Rename current worksheet (format,
Alt+o then h r
sheet, rename)
Alt+e then l Delete current worksheet (Edit, delete)
Alt+e then m Move current worksheet (Edit, move)

7. Manage Multiple Workbooks

Move to the next pane / previous pane in a workbook

F6/Shift+F6
that has been split.
Ctrl+F4 Close the selected workbook window.
Ctrl+N Create a new blank workbook (Excel File)
Ctrl+Tab/Ctrl+Shift+
Move to next / previous workbook window.
Tab
Alt+Space Display the Control menu for Main Excel window.
Minimize current workbook window to an icon. Also
Ctrl+F9
restores ('un-maximizes') all workbook windows.
Ctrl+F10 Maximize or restores the selected workbook window.
Ctrl+F7 Move Workbook Windows which are not maximized.
Perform size command for workbook windows which
Ctrl+F8
are not maximzed.
Alt+F4 Close Excel.

8. Various Excel Features

Ctrl+O Open File.

Save the active file with its current file name, location, and file
Ctrl+S
format.
F12 Display the Save As dialog box.
f10 (or
Turn key tips on or off.
alt)
Ctrl+P Print File (Opens print menu).
F1 Display the Excel Help task pane.
F7 Display the Spelling dialog box.
Shift+F7 Display the Thesaurus dialog box.
Alt+F8 Display the Macro dialog box.
Alt+F11 Open the Visual Basic Editor to create Macros.

9. Work with the Excel Ribbon

Ctrl+F1 Minimize or restore the Ribbon.s
Select the active tab of the Ribbon and activate the access
keys. Press either of these keys again to move back to the
Alt/F10
document and cancel the access keys. and then arrow left
or arrow right
Shift+F10 Display the shortcut menu for the selected command.
Activate the selected command or control in the Ribbon,
Space/Enter
Open the selected menu or gallery in the Ribbon..
Finish modifying a value in a control in the Ribbon, and
Enter
move focus back to the document.
Get help on the selected command or control in the Ribbon.
(If no Help topic is associated with the selected command,
F1
the Help table of contents for that program is shown
instead.)

10. Data Forms

Tab/Shift+Tab Move to the next / previous field which can be edited.

Enter/Shift+Enter Move to the first field in the next / previous record.
Page Down/Page
Move to the same field 10 records forward / back.
Up
Ctrl+Page Down Move to a new record.
Ctrl+Page Up Move to the first record.
Home/End Move to the beginning / end of a field

11. Pivot Tables

Arrow Keys Navigate inside Pivot tables.
Select the first / last visible item
Home/End
in the list.
Move the selected field into the
Alt+C
Column area.
Move the selected field into the
Alt+D
Data area.
Display the PivotTable Field
Alt+L
dialog box.
Move the selected field into the
Alt+P
Page area.
Move the selected field into the
Alt+R
Row area.
Select the entire PivotTable
Ctrl+Shift+* (asterisk)
report.
arrow keys to select the cell that
Display the list for the current
contains the field, and then alt+Arrow
field in a PivotTable report.
Down
arrow keys to select the page field in
Display the list for the current
a PivotChart report, and then
page field in a PivotChart report.
alt+Arrow Down
Enter Display the selected item.
Select or clear a check box in the
Space
list.
Ctrl+tab ctrl+Shift+Tab select the PivotTable toolbar.
On a field button: select the area
enter then arrow down /Arrow Up you want to move the selected
field to.
Alt+Shift+Arrow Right Group selected PivotTable items.
Ungroup selected PivotTable
Alt+Shift+Arrow Left
items.