Excel Shortcuts
(CONNECTED WITH ONE BEFORE
 ADD/REMOVE FILTER
Ctrl + Shift + L to add filter
Explore filter options to make a list
Ctrl + Shift + L to deactivate filter
 CREATE A TABLE
Ctrl + T – design tab is activated and you
are free to explore other table options
(style, etc.)
 MOVE TO THE EDGE OF DATA
Ctrl + down arrow/right arrow/left
arrow/up arrow – To jump from one side of
your data set to the bottom
 EXTEND SELECTION OF CELLS
Ctrl + Shift + down/right arrow – To jump
to the bottom/right but highlight
everything in between
(Jump to the right – it stops highlighting
is the section is empty)
Home Tab – To take you to the top of
the data set
 FORMAT CELLS
(1) Ctrl + Shift + down arrow – to
highlight them down
(2) Ctrl + 1 – takes you to format cells
options; has options that help you in
your formatting; Press Enter
 INSERT CHART ON SAME SHEET
 AUTOMATIC SUM  MOVE ONE ROW BETWEEN OTHERS
THIS)
(If not using an Excel Table) If you wanna drag an entire row and
Alt + F1 – to insert a default chart
drop it somewhere else
(1) Click on the cell below or above data
set (1) Highlight entire row
(2) Alt + Equals sign – automatically  FLASH FILL (2) Drag it (make sure that the pointer of
inputs sum function; it tries to figure mouse is drag mode) while holding
To repeat pattern for the next ones
out the range that you want to sum on Shift key; then release
(1) Hold down Shift + down arrow to
highlight area
 PASTE AS VALUES (2) Ctrl + E – to flash fill; it figures out  HIDE COLUMN
the correct pattern based on the
If you want to copy and paste your Ctrl + 0 – to hide a column
pattern that you gave first
formula but you want to have your
numbers as hard-coded, so you want to
 HIDE ROW
paste it as values without the formula
 SELECT ENTIRE ROW
behind Ctrl + 9 – to hide entire row
Shift + Space – to highlight entire row
(1) Ctrl + C – copy the value
(2) Alt + E + S + V – brings up a special
 SELECT VISIBLE CELLS
dialog box; press enter
 SELECT ENTIRE COLUMN
Alt + Semicolons (;) – to check if anything
Ctrl + Space – to highlight an entire column has been hidden there or not; highlights the
 NEW LINE IN CELL visible cells only (indicates that something
has been hidden); if nothing is highlighted,
(Has to be in Edit Mode)
 INSERT NEW ROW OR COLUMN no rows or columns have been hidden
Alt + Enter – to add a new line inside a
Ctrl + Plus – to insert new row or column;
cell; you can now input your text (and
brings up insert dialog box
format it as you like)  DATE/ TIME STAMP
(Ctrl + Space /for column; Ctrl + Plus/ to add (1) Select a cell
column; Same for row) (2) Ctrl + semicolon (;)
 SELECT DATA IN CURRENT REGION (3) Space; Ctrl + Shift + : - If you wanna
add time
Ctrl + A – highlights the data set in the
 DELETE AN ENTIRE ROW OR
current region
COLUMN
 HIGHLIGHT NUMBER CONSTANTS
Ctrl + Minus – (highlight entire row first)
to remove entire row F5; Alt + S O X; Enter – highlight numbers
that don’t have formulas behind them
Ctrl + Minus – (highlight entire column
first) to remove entire column