Formatting cells
Open the Format Cells dialog
- Ctrl
- 1
Format fonts in the Format Cells dialog
- Ctrl
- Shift
- F
Edit the active cell and put the insertion point at the end of its contents
- F2
Add or edit a cell comment
- Shift
- F2
Open the insert dialog to insert blank cells
- Ctrl
- Shift
- +
Open the Delete dialog to delete selected cells
- Ctrl
- Shift
- -
Enter the current time
- Ctrl
- Shift
- :
Enter the current date
- Ctrl
- ;
Switch between displaying cell values or formulas in the worksheet
- Ctrl
- `
Copy a formula from the cell above the active cell into the cell or Formula Bar
- Ctrl
- '
Move the selected cells
- Ctrl
- X
Copy the selected cells
- Ctrl
- C
Paste content at the insertion point, replacing any selection
- Ctrl
- V
Open the Paste Special dialog
- Ctrl
- Alt
- V
Italicize text (toggle)
- Ctrl
- I
Bold text (toggle)
- Ctrl
- B
Underline text (toggle)
- Ctrl
- U
Apply or remove strikethrough formatting
- Ctrl
- 5
Switch between hiding objects, displaying objects, and displaying placeholders for objects
- Ctrl
- 6
Apply an outline border to the selected cells
- Ctrl
- Shift
- &
Remove the outline border from the selected cells
- Ctrl
- Shift
- _
Display or hide the outline symbols
- Ctrl
- 8
Use the Fill Down command to copy the contents and format of the topmost cell of a selected range into the cells below
- Ctrl
- D
Apply the General number format
- Ctrl
- Shift
- ~
Apply the Currency format with two decimal places
- Ctrl
- Shift
- $
Apply the Percentage format with no decimal places
- Ctrl
- Shift
- %
Apply the Scientific number format with two decimal places
- Ctrl
- Shift
- ^
Apply the Date format with the day, month, and year
- Ctrl
- Shift
- #
Apply the Time format with the hour and minute, and AM or PM
- Ctrl
- Shift
- @
Apply the Number format with two decimal places, thousands separator, and minus for negative values
- Ctrl
- Shift
- !
Open the Insert hyperlink dialog
- Ctrl
- K
Check spelling in the active worksheet or selected range
- F7
Display the Quick Analysis options for selected cells that contain data
- Ctrl
- Q
Display the Create Table dialog
- Ctrl
- L
Making selections and performing actions
Select the entire worksheet
- Ctrl
- A
Select the current and next sheet in a workbook
- Ctrl
- Shift
- PgDn
Select the current and previous sheet in a workbook
- Ctrl
- Shift
- PgUp
Extend the selection of cells by one cell
- Shift
- Arrow
Extend the selection of cells to the last nonblank cell in the same column or row as the active cell
- Ctrl
- Shift
- Arrow
Turn extend mode on and use the arrow keys to extend a selection (toggle)
- F8
Add a non-adjacent cell or range to a selection of cells by using the arrow keys
- Shift
- F8
Start a new line in the same cell
- Alt
- Enter
Fill the selected cell range with the current entry
- Ctrl
- Enter
Complete a cell entry and select the cell above
- Shift
- Enter
Select an entire column in a worksheet
- Ctrl
- Space
Select an entire row in a worksheet
- Shift
- Space
Select all objects on a worksheet when an object is selected
- Ctrl
- Shift
- Space
Extend the selection of cells to the beginning of the worksheet
- Ctrl
- Shift
- Home
Select the current region if the worksheet contains data
- Ctrl
- A
Select the current region around the active cell
- Ctrl
- Shift
- *
Select the first command on the menu when a menu or submenu is visible
- Home
Repeat the last command or action, if possible
- Ctrl
- Y
Undo the last action
- Ctrl
- Z
Working with data, functions, and the formula bar
Edit the active cell and put the insertion point at the end of its contents
- F2
Expand or collapse the formula bar
- Ctrl
- Shift
- U
Cancel an entry in the cell or Formula Bar
- Esc
Complete an entry in the formula bar and select the cell below
- Enter
Move the cursor to the end of the text when in the formula bar
- Ctrl
- End
Select all text in the formula bar from the cursor position to the end
- Ctrl
- Shift
- End
Calculate all worksheets in all open workbooks
- F9
Calculate the active worksheet
- Shift
- F9
Calculate all worksheets in all open workbooks, regardless of whether they have changed since the last calculation
- Ctrl
- Alt
- F9
Display the menu or message for an Error Checking button
- Alt
- Shift
- F10
Display the Function Arguments dialog when the insertion point is to the right of a function name in a formula
- Ctrl
- A
Insert argument names and parentheses when the insertion point is to the right of a function name in a formula
- Ctrl
- Shift
- A
Invoke Flash Fill to automatically recognize patterns in adjacent columns and fill the current column
- Ctrl
- E
Cycle through all combinations of absolute and relative references in a formula if a cell reference or range is selected
- F4
Insert a function
- Shift
- F3
Copy the value from the cell above the active cell into the cell or formula bar
- Ctrl
- Shift
- '
Create an embedded chart of the data in the current range
- Alt
- F1
Create a chart of the data in the current range in a separate Chart sheet
- F11
Define a name to use in references
- Alt
- M
Paste a name from the Paste Name dialog
- F3
Move to the first field in the next record of a data form
- Enter
Create, run, edit, or delete a macro
- Alt
- F8
Open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications Editor
- Alt
- F11
Power Pivot shortcuts
Select the entire table
- Ctrl
- A
Copy selected data
- Ctrl
- C
Delete the table
- Ctrl
- D
Move the table
- Ctrl
- M
Rename the table
- Ctrl
- R
Save the file
- Ctrl
- S
Redo the last action
- Ctrl
- Y
Undo the last action
- Ctrl
- Z
Select the current column
- Ctrl
- Space
Select the current row
- Shift
- Space
Select all cells from the current location to the last cell of the column
- Shift
- PgUp
Select all cells from the current location to the first cell of the column
- Shift
- PgDn
Select all cells from the current location to the last cell of the row
- Shift
- End
Select all cells from the current location to the first cell of the row
- Shift
- Home
Move to the previous table
- Ctrl
- PgUp
Move to the next table
- Ctrl
- PgDn
Move to the first cell in the upper left corner of the selected table
- Ctrl
- Home
Move to the last cell in the lower right corner of the selected table
- Ctrl
- End
Move to the first cell of selected row
- Ctrl
- Left
Move to the last cell of selected row
- Ctrl
- Right
Move to the first cell of selected column
- Ctrl
- Up
Move to the last cell of selected column
- Ctrl
- Down
Close a dialog or cancel a process, such as a paste operation
- Ctrl
- Esc
Open the AutoFilter Menu dialog
- Alt
- Down
Open the Go To dialog
- F5
Recalculate all formulas in the Power Pivot window
- F9