MS Excel Shortcuts (Simplified)
Shortcut Description
Ctrl + N New Workbook
Ctrl + O Open Workbook
Ctrl + S Save Workbook
Ctrl + P Print Workbook
Ctrl + Z Undo Last Action
Ctrl + Y Redo Last Action
Ctrl + C Copy
Ctrl + X Cut
Ctrl + V Paste
Ctrl + A Select Everything
Ctrl + F Find Text or Values
Ctrl + H Find & Replace
Ctrl + B Bold Text
Ctrl + I Italic Text
Ctrl + U Underline Text
Ctrl + 1 Open Format Cells
Ctrl + Shift + $ Apply Currency Format
Ctrl + Shift + % Apply Percentage Format
Ctrl + Shift + # Apply Date Format
Ctrl + Shift + @ Apply Time Format
Ctrl + Shift + ! Apply Number Format
Arrow Keys Move Selection
Ctrl + Arrow Keys Jump to Edge of Data
Ctrl + Home Go to Start of Worksheet
Ctrl + End Go to Last Used Cell
Page Up / Page Down Move Up/Down One Screen
Alt + Page Up / Page Down Move Left/Right One Screen
F5 Go to a Specific Cell
F2 Edit Selected Cell
Ctrl + Enter Fill Selected Cells
Ctrl + D Fill Down
Ctrl + R Fill Right
Ctrl + Backspace Show Active Cell
Ctrl + Shift + + Insert Row/Column
Ctrl + - Delete Row/Column
= Start a Formula
Alt + = AutoSum
Shift + F3 Insert Function
Ctrl + Shift + Enter Enter Array Formula
Ctrl + ` Show/Hide Formulas
Ctrl + Shift + U Expand/Collapse Formula Bar
Ctrl + T Convert to Table
Ctrl + Shift + L Toggle Filters
Alt + H + S Sort Data
Alt + A + Q Text to Columns
Alt + H + O + I AutoFit Column Width
Alt + N + V Insert PivotTable
Alt + N + C Insert Chart
F11 Create Chart
Alt + F1 Quick Chart on Same Sheet
Ctrl + Space Select Column
Shift + Space Select Row
Ctrl + Shift + Space Select Entire Table
Ctrl + Alt + V Open Paste Special
Alt + E + S + V Paste Values Only
Alt + E + S + T Paste Formats Only
Alt + F11 Open VBA Editor
Ctrl + F3 Open Name Manager
Ctrl + Shift + K Insert Hyperlink
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F9 Recalculate Formulas
Ctrl + Shift + F12 Print Preview
Ctrl + F6 Switch Between Workbooks
Ctrl + W Close Workbook
Ctrl + F4 Close Excel