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MS EXCEL (SHORTCUT KEYS) F7 (Spell check) /Tools, Spelling

F8 (Extend mode) None

Ctrl+A (Select All) /None F9 (Recalculate all workbooks)

Ctrl+B (Bold) /Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Bold Tools, Options, Calculation, Calc,Now

Ctrl+C (Copy) /Edit, Copy F10 (Activate Menubar) / N/A

Ctrl+D (Fill Down) /Edit, Fill, Down F11 (New Chart ) /Insert, Chart

Ctrl+F (Find) /Edit, Find F12 (Save As) /File, Save As

Ctrl+G (Goto) /Edit, Goto Ctrl+: (Insert Current Time) /None

Ctrl+H (Replace) /Edit, Replace Ctrl+; (Insert Current Date) /None

Ctrl+I (Italic) /Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Italic Ctrl+" (Copy Value from Cell Above)

Ctrl+K (Insert Hyperlink) /Insert, Hyperlink Edit, Paste Special, Value

Ctrl+N (New Workbook) /File, New Ctrl+’ (Copy Fromula from Cell Above)

Ctrl+O (Open) /File, Open Edit, Copy

Ctrl+P (Print) /File, Print Shift (Hold down shift for additional functions in Excel’s
menu) /none
Ctrl+R (Fill Right) /Edit, Fill Right
Shift+F1 (What’s This? ) /Help, What’s This?
Ctrl+0S (Save) /File, Save
Shift+F2 (Edit cell comment) /Insert, Edit Comments
Ctrl+U (Underline)
Shift+F3 (Paste function into formula) /Insert, Function
Format, Cells, Font, Underline, Single
Shift+F4 (Find Next ) /Edit, Find, Find Next
Ctrl+V (Paste) /Edit, Paste
Shift+F5 (Find) / Edit, Find, Find Next
Ctrl W (Close) /File, Close
Shift+F6 (Previous Pane) /None
Ctrl+X (Cut) /Edit, Cut
Shift+F8 (Add to selection) /None
Ctrl+Y (Repeat) /Edit, Repeat
Shift+F9 (Calculate active worksheet) /Calc Sheet
Ctrl+Z (Undo) /Edit, Undo
Shift+F10 (Display shortcut menu) /None
F1 (Help) /Help, Contents and Index
Shift+F11 (New worksheet) /Insert, Worksheet
F2 (Edit) /None
Shift+F12 (Save) /File, Save
F3 (Paste Name) /Insert, Name, Paste
Ctrl+F3 (Define name) /Insert, Names, Define
F4 (Repeat last action)
Ctrl+F4 (Close) /File, Close
Edit, Repeat. Works while not in Edit mode.
Ctrl+F5 (XL, Restore window size) /Restore
F4 (While typing a formula, switch between
absolute/relative refs) /None Ctrl+F6 (Next workbook window) /Window, ...

F5 (Goto) /Edit, Goto Shift+Ctrl+F6 (Previous workbook window) /Window,


...
F6 (Next Pane) /None
Ctrl+F7 (Move window) /XL, Move
Ctrl+F8 (Resize window) /XL, Size Ctrl+Shift+~ (General format)

Ctrl+F9 (Minimize workbook) /XL, Minimize Format, Cells, Number, Category, General

Ctrl+F10 (Maximize or restore window) / XL, Maximize Ctrl+Shift+! (Comma format)

Ctrl+F11 (Inset 4.0 Macro sheet) Format, Cells, Number, Category, Number

None in Excel 97. In versions prior to 97 - Insert, Macro, Ctrl+Shift+@ (Time format)
4.0 Macro
Format, Cells, Number, Category, Time
Ctrl+F12 (File Open) /File, Open
Ctrl+Shift+# (Date format)
Alt+F1 (Insert Chart) /Insert, Chart...
Format, Cells, Number, Category, Date
Alt+F2 (Save As) /File, Save As
Ctrl+Shift+$ (Currency format)
Alt+F4 (Exit) /File, Exit
Format, Cells, Number, Category, Currency
Alt+F8 (Macro dialog box)
Ctrl+Shift+% (Percent format)
Tools, Macro, Macros in Excel 97 Tools,Macros - in
Format, Cells, Number, Category, Percentage
earlier versions
Ctrl+Shift+^ (Exponential format)
Alt+F11 (Visual Basic Editor)
Format, Cells, Number, Category,
Tools, Macro, Visual Basic Editor
Ctrl+Shift+&
Ctrl+Shift+F3
Place outline border around selected cells
Create name by using names of row and column labels
Format, Cells, Border
Insert, Name, Create
Ctrl+Shift+_ (Remove outline border)
Ctrl+Shift+F6 (Previous Window) /Window, ...
Format, Cells, Border
Ctrl+Shift+F12
Ctrl+Shift+* (Select current region)
Print
Edit, Goto, Special, Current Region
File, Print
Ctrl++ (Insert)
Alt+Shift+F1
Insert, (Rows, Columns, or Cells) Depends on selection
New worksheet
Ctrl+- (Delete)
Insert, Worksheet
Delete, (Rows, Columns, or Cells) Depends on selection
Alt+Shift+F2 (Save) /File, Save
Ctrl+1 (Format cells dialog box) /Format, Cells
Alt+= (AutoSum) /No direct equivalent
Ctrl+2 (Bold) /Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Bold
Ctrl+` (Toggle Value/Formula display)
Ctrl+3 (Italic) /Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Italic
Tools, Options, View, Formulas
Ctrl+4 (Underline)
Ctrl+Shift+A (Insert argument names into formula)
Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Underline
No direct equivalent
Ctrl+5 (Strikethrough)
Alt+Down arrow (Display AutoComplete list) /None
Format, Cells, Font, Effects, Strikethrough
Alt+’ (Format Style dialog box) /Format, Style
Ctrl+6 (Show/Hide objects) Shift+Ctrl+Tab

In a workbook: activate previous workbook


Tools, Options, View, Objects, Show All/Hide
None
Ctrl+7
Tab
Show/Hide Standard toolbar
Next tool
View, Toolbars, Stardard
None
Ctrl+8
Shift+Tab
Toggle Outline symbols
Previous tool
None
None
Ctrl+9
Enter
Hide rows
Do the command
Format, Row, Hide
None
Ctrl+0
Shift+Ctrl+F
Hide columns
Font Drop Down List
Format, Column, Hide
Format, Cells, Font
Ctrl+Shift+(
Shift+Ctrl+F+F
Unhide rows
Font tab of Format Cell Dialog box
Format, Row, Unhide
Format, Cells, Font
Ctrl+Shift+)
Shift+Ctrl+P
Unhide columns
Point size Drop Down List
Format, Column, Unhide
Format, Cells, Font
Alt or F10

Activate the menu

None

Ctrl+Tab

In toolbar: next toolbar

None

Shift+Ctrl+Tab

In toolbar: previous toolbar

None

Ctrl+Tab

In a workbook: activate next workbook

None

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