EXCEL TIPS & SHORTCUTS

N AVIGATE CELLS C OMPLETE ACTIONS QUICKLY

Up, down, left, right Arrow keys Repeat last action F4
Right Tab Today’s date Ctrl + ; (semi-colon)
Left Shift + Tab Line break in cell Alt + Enter
Start of worksheet Ctrl + Home Chart selected data F11
End of worksheet Ctrl + End Insert Ctrl + +
Start of row Home Delete Ctrl + -
Up/down one screen Page Up/ Down Remove borders Ctrl + _ (Ctrl + Shift + -)

S ELECT C OPY DATA FROM ADJOINING CELLS

Range of cells Shift + move1 e.g. Shift + End Fill down Ctrl + D
Column Ctrl + space Fill right Ctrl + R
Row Shift + space Copy formula from above Ctrl + '
Worksheet Ctrl + A (repeat if necessary) Copy value from above Ctrl + "

W ORK IN A RANGE N AVIGATE WORKBOOKS

Select current range Ctrl + * Go to next workbook Ctrl + F6
Move to range border Ctrl + Arrow keys Previous Worksheet Ctrl + Page Up
Move up Enter
F ORMAT CHARACTERS
Move down Shift + Enter
Bold Ctrl + B
Move right Tab
Italic Ctrl + I
Move left Shift + Tab
Underline Ctrl + U
Jump to corner Ctrl + . (period)
Format Cells Ctrl + 1
Enter data/formula in all Ctrl + Enter
selected cells F ORMAT N UMBERS
S TANDARD ACTIONS General Ctrl + ~ (Ctrl + Shift + `)
Currency Ctrl + $ (Ctrl + Shift + 4)
Save Ctrl + S
Print Ctrl + P Percentage Ctrl + % (Ctrl + Shift + 5)
New workbook Ctrl + N Date (d, m, y) Ctrl + # (Ctrl + Shift + 3)
Open Ctrl + O C USTOM N UMBER F ORMATS
Copy Ctrl + C 1. Select cells to format, right-click selection
Cut Ctrl + X 2. Click Format Cells
Paste Enter, or Ctrl + V 3. Number tab, click Custom category
4. In the Type box, type a format, e.g.:
W ORK WITH DIALOG BOXES Type Number Result
OK (or highlighted button) Enter #, 54223 54
Cancel Esc 00000 123 00123
Move to next option Tab

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