A short background about using the shortcuts

Using the shortcut keys can impressively save your of working time,
dealing effectively with many small (but common repeated) actions.
The main improvement that the keystrokes offer is that you don't have
to get your hands off the keyboard and grab the mouse and start
visually searching for menus and buttons.
For Example, to add a new workbook (a new Excel file) without a
shortcut, you must click the "Office Button", choose "New" and then
double click the "Blank Workbook" icon. Only now you can bring your
hand back to the keyboard and continue your work.
Wouldn't it be easier to just to click Ctrl+N? (The Ctrl key together with
N)
Here are three abbreviation examples just to make the information
coming next clear:
Shift+SPACE means: pressing shift together with the space bar.(This
specific shourtcut will select a row)
CtrI+C means: pressing Ctrl together with the letter C. (This specific
shourtcut will perform a "Copy" action).
Shift+CtrI+Arrow Down means: pressing together the Shift key, with
the Ctrl key, with the Arrow Down key. You should press them down in
the order they are written here, otherwise it might not work. (this
specific shourtcut will select all the way to the bottom of a region)

Now, let's go on to the shortcuts:
Inserting rows, coIumns and worksheets:
Insert row: AIt+i and then r
nsert a column: AIt+i and then c
nsert new Worksheet: AIt+i and then w
How to remember?
You get into "nsert" mode by pressing Alt+i, and then the first letter of
either Row, Column orWorksheet.
To choose the next worksheet (Like going from Sheet1 to
Sheet2): CtrI+PgDown
Choose the previous worksheet: CtrI+PgUp

EfficientIy seIecting regions:

Select the whole worksheet: CtrI+A
By holding down CtrI+Shift and pressing one of the arrows, you can
accordingly select all the way to the left, right, top and bottom of the
region.
For example: Selecting all the way to the bottom of the
region: CtrI+Shift+Arrow down

One extremely efficient way of selecting a region, is to have the active
cell inside that region, and pressing CtrI+Shift+8
Try it!

Select the whole row by pressing Shift+SPACE, and column by
pressing CtrI+SPACE

umping to specific Iocations in the worksheet:

Press CtrI+G, and write the destination cell's address. For example:
A100

CtrI+End will jump to the last cell of your data in the worksheet (the
most bottom-right cell). t is relevant if you have already some data
written in your worksheet, otherwise in an empty worksheet it will jump
to the really last cell in the worksheet. Try it.

CtrI+Home should jump the active cell to cell A1

InstantIy opening usefuI diaIog boxes:

CtrI+1 (Ctrl and the number one) will open the "Format Cells" dialog
box (very useful!)

AIt+E and then S will open the "Paste Special" dialog box. f you
want to use the "Values" option from this dialog box, then continue and
press Alt+v, and finish with Enter.

Editing text:
Press F2 in a cell that has text, and a text cursor will appear at the end
of it, enabling you to add more content or edit the existing text. (This
comes instead of double clicking with the mouse inside the text, or
clicking in the formulas bar to edit it).

Press AIt+Enter when writing text in a cell, to add a line
break inside the cell.

isceIIaneous
Freeze panes:
Put the active cell in the desired location, and press AIt+w and then
F.
To remove the freeze panes, use the same shortcut.

nstantly insert a sum function:
Position the active cell underneath a column of numbers, and
press AIt+= (Alt key together with the equal sign)

nstantly insert dates:
To insert today's date, press CtrI+; (a semicolon).
To have today's date change dynamically to reflect always the current
date (whenever the worksheet is opened), then write the function
=today()

An instant chart:
Select your data (it should be organized neatly with rows and column
headers), and press the F11key.
And of course: aII the generaI S Office Shortcuts
To open the "Find" dialog box: CtrI+F
To open the "Find and replace" dialog box: CtrI+H
Save file: CtrI+S
Open a file: CtrI+O
Add a new Excel file (a new workbook): CtrI+N
Open the "Print" dialog box: CtrI+P
CtrI+C to Copy a selection, CtrI+X to cut, CtrI+V to Paste.
Save as. : The F12 key.
Applying the formatting of Bold, talic and Underline, will be
accordingly: CtrI+B, CtrI+I and CtrI+U