Paste |
⌘+V or Control+V |
Copy |
⌘+C or Control+C |
Clear |
Delete |
Save |
⌘+S or Control+S |
Undo |
⌘+Z or Control+Z |
Redo |
⌘+YControl+Y⌘+Shift+Z |
Cut |
⌘+X or Control+X |
Bold |
⌘+B or Control+B |
Print |
⌘+P or Control+P |
Open Visual Basic |
Option+F11 |
Fill Down |
⌘+D or Control+D |
Fill Right |
⌘+R or Control+R |
Insert cells |
Control+Shift+= |
Delete cells |
⌘+‐ or Control+‐ |
Calculate all open workbooks |
⌘+= or F9 |
Close window |
⌘+W or Control+W |
Quit Excel |
⌘+Q |
Display the Go To dialog box |
Control+G or F5 |
Display the Format Cells dialog box |
⌘+1 or Control+1 |
Display the Replace dialog box |
Control+H or ⌘+Shift+H |
Paste Special |
⌘+Control+V or Control+Option+V or ⌘+Option+V |
Underline |
⌘+U |
Italic |
⌘+I or Control+I |
New blank workbook |
⌘+N or Control+N |
New workbook from template |
⌘+Shift+P |
Display the Save As dialog box |
⌘+Shift+S or F12 |
Display the Help window |
F1 or ⌘+/ |
Select All |
⌘+A or ⌘+Shift+Spacebar |
Add or remove a filter |
⌘+Shift+F or Control+Shift+L |
Minimize or maximize the ribbon tabs |
⌘+Option+R |
Display the Open dialog box |
⌘+O or Control+O |
Check spelling |
F7 |
Open the thesaurus |
Shift+F7 |
Display the Formula Builder |
Shift+F3 |
Open the Define Name dialog box |
⌘+F3 |
Open the Create names dialog box |
⌘+Shift+F3 |
Insert a new sheet * |
Shift+F11 |
Print |
⌘+P or Control+P |
Print preview |
⌘+P or Control+P |
Expand or minimize the ribbon |
⌘+Option+R |
Switch to full screen view |
⌘+Control+F |
Switch to the next application |
⌘+Tab |
Switch to the previous application |
⌘+Shift+Tab |
Close the active workbook window |
⌘+W |
Copy the image of the screen and save it to a Screen Shot file on your desktop. |
⌘+Shift+3 |
Minimize the active window |
Control+F9 |
Maximize or restore the active window |
Control+F10 or ⌘+F10 |
Hide Excel. |
⌘+H |
Move to the next box, option, control, or command |
Tab |
Move to the previous box, option, control, or command |
Shift+Tab |
Exit a dialog or cancel an action |
Esc |
Perform the action assigned to the default command button (the button with the bold outline, often the OK button) |
Return |
Cancel the command and close |
Esc |
Move one cell up, down, left, or right |
←→↓↑+S |
Move to the edge of the current data region |
⌘+←→↓↑ |
Move to the beginning of the rowLeft Arrow |
HOME On a MacBook, press FN+ |
Move to the beginning of the sheetOn a MacBook, press CONTROL + FN + |
Control+Home |
Move to the last cell in use on the sheetOn a MacBook, press CONTROL + FN + RIGHT ARROW |
Control+End |
Move down one screen |
PageDown On a MacBook, press Fn+↓ |
Move up one screen |
PageUp On a MacBook, press Fn+↑ |
Move one screen to the rightOn a MacBook, press FN + OPTION + DOWN ARROW |
Option+PageDown |
Move one screen to the leftOn a MacBook, press FN + OPTION + UP ARROW |
Option+PageUp |
Move to the next sheet in the workbook |
Control+PageDown or Option+→ |
Move to the previous sheet in the workbookLeft Arrow |
Control+PageDown or Option+← |
Scroll to display the active cell |
Control+Delete |
Display the Go To dialog box |
Control+G |
Display the Find dialog box |
Control+F or Shift+F5 |
Access search (when in a cell or when a cell is selected) |
⌘+F |
Move between unlocked cells on a protected sheetEnter data on a sheet |
Tab |
Edit the selected cell |
F2 |
Complete a cell entry and move forward in the selection |
Return |
Start a new line in the same cell |
Control+Option+Return |
Fill the selected cell range with the text that you type |
⌘+Return or Control+Return |
Complete a cell entry and move up in the selection |
Shift+Return |
Complete a cell entry and move to the right in the selection |
Tab |
Complete a cell entry and move to the left in the selection |
Shift+Tab |
Cancel a cell entry |
Esc |
Delete the character to the left of the insertion point, or delete the selection |
Delete |
Delete text to the end of the lineOn a MacBook, press CONTROL + FN + DELETE |
Control+Delete |
Move one character up, down, left, or right |
←→↓↑+S |
Move to the beginning of the line |
Home On a MacBook, press Fn+← |
Insert a comment |
Shift+F2 |
Open and edit a cell comment |
Shift+F2 |
Fill down |
Control+D or ⌘+D |
Fill to the right |
Control+R or ⌘+R |
Define a name |
Control+L |
Edit the selected cell |
F2 |
Edit the active cell and then clear it, or delete the preceding character in the active cell as you edit the cell contents |
Delete |
Complete a cell entry |
Return |
Enter a formula as an array formula |
⌘+Shift+Return or Control+Shift+Return |
Cancel an entry in the cell or formula bar |
Esc |
Display the Formula Builder after you type a valid function name in a formula |
Control+A |
Insert a hyperlink |
⌘+K or Control+K |
Edit the active cell and position the insertion point at the end of the line |
Control+U |
Open the Formula Builder |
Shift+F3 |
Calculate the active sheet |
Shift+F9 |
Display a contextual menu |
Shift+F10 |
Start a formula |
= |
Toggle the formula reference style between absolute, relative, and mixed |
⌘+T or F4 |
Insert the AutoSum formula |
⌘+Shift+T |
Enter the date |
Control+; |
Enter the time |
⌘+; |
Copy the value from the cell above the active cell into the cell or the formula bar |
Control+Shift+" |
Alternate between displaying cell values and displaying cell formulas |
Control+` |
Copy a formula from the cell above the active cell into the cell or the formula bar |
Control+' |
Display the AutoComplete list |
Control+Option+↓ |
Define a name |
Control+L |
Open the Smart Lookup pane |
Control+Option+⌘+L |
Edit the selected cell |
F2 |
Create a table |
⌘+T or Control+T |
Insert a line break in a cell |
⌘+Option+Return or Control+Option+Return |
Insert special characters like symbols, including emoji |
Control+⌘+Spacebar |
Increase font size |
⌘+Shift+> |
Decrease font size |
⌘+Shift+< |
Align center |
⌘+E |
Align left |
⌘+L |
Display the Modify Cell Style dialog box |
⌘+Shift+L |
Display the Format Cells dialog box |
⌘+1 |
Apply the general number format |
Control+Shift+~ |
Apply the currency format with two decimal places (negative numbers appear in red with parentheses) |
Control+Shift+$ |
Apply the percentage format with no decimal places |
Control+Shift+% |
Apply the exponential number format with two decimal places |
Control+Shift+^ |
Apply the date format with the day, month, and year |
Control+Shift+# |
Apply the time format with the hour and minute, and indicate AM or PM |
Control+Shift+@ |
Apply the number format with two decimal places, thousands separator, and minus sign (-) for negative values |
Control+Shift+! |
Apply the outline border around the selected cells |
⌘+Option+0(zero) |
Add an outline border to the right of the selection |
⌘+Option+→ |
Add an outline border to the left of the selectionLeft Arrow |
⌘+Option+← |
Add an outline border to the top of the selection |
⌘+Option+↑ |
Add an outline border to the bottom of the selection |
⌘+Option+↓ |
Remove outline borders |
⌘+Option+ |
Apply or remove bold formatting |
⌘+B |
Apply or remove italic formatting |
⌘+I |
Apply or remove underscoring |
⌘+U |
Apply or remove strikethrough formatting |
⌘+Shift+X |
Hide a column |
⌘+) or Control+) |
Unhide a column |
⌘+Shift+) or Control+Shift+) |
Hide a row |
⌘+( or Control+( |
Unhide a row |
⌘+Shift+( or Control+Shift+( |
Edit the active cell |
Control+U |
Cancel an entry in the cell or the formula bar |
Esc |
Edit the active cell and then clear it, or delete the preceding character in the active cell as you edit the cell contents |
Delete |
Paste text into the active cell |
⌘+V |
Complete a cell entry |
Return |
Give selected cells the current cell's entry |
⌘+Return or Control+Return |
Enter a formula as an array formula |
⌘+Shift+Return or Control+Shift+Return |
Display the Formula Builder after you type a valid function name in a formula |
Control+A |
Extend the selection by one cell |
Shift+←→↓↑ |
Extend the selection to the last nonblank cell in the same column or row as the active cell |
⌘+Shift+←→↓↑ |
Extend the selection to the beginning of the rowOn a MacBook, press SHIFT + FN + |
Shift+Home |
Extend the selection to the beginning of the sheetOn a MacBook, press CONTROL + SHIFT + FN + |
Control+Shift+Home |
Extend the selection to the last cell used on the sheet (lower-right corner)On a MacBook, press CONTROL + SHIFT + FN + → |
Control+Shift+End |
Select the entire column |
Control+Spacebar |
Select the entire row |
Shift+Spacebar |
Select the entire sheet |
⌘+A |
Select only visible cells |
⌘+Shift+* |
Select only the active cell when multiple cells are selected |
Shift+Delete |
Extend the selection down one screenOn a MacBook, SHIFT + FN + DOWN ARROW |
Shift+PageDown |
Extend the selection up one screenOn a MacBook, SHIFT + FN + UP ARROW |
Shift+PageUp |
Alternate between hiding objects, displaying objects, and displaying placeholders for objects |
Control+6 |
Turn on the capability to extend a selection by using the arrow keys |
F8 |
Add another range of cells to the selection |
Shift+F8 |
Select the current array, which is the array that the active cell belongs to |
Control+/ |
Select cells in a row that don't match the valuein the active cell in that row.You must select the row starting with the active cell |
Control+\ |
Select only cells that are directly referred to by formulas in the selection |
Control+Shift+[ |
Select all cells that are directly or indirectly referred to by formulas in the selection |
Control+Shift+{ |
Select only cells with formulas that refer directly to the active cell |
Control+] |
Select all cells with formulas that refer directly or indirectly to the active cell |
Control+Shift+} |
Copy |
⌘+C or Control+V |
Paste |
⌘+V or Control+V |
Cut |
⌘+X or Control+X |
Clear |
Delete |
Delete the selection |
Control+‐ |
Undo the last action |
⌘+Z |
Hide a column |
⌘+) or Control+) |
Unhide a column |
⌘+Shift+) or Control+Shift+) |
Hide a row |
⌘+( or Control+( |
Unhide a row |
⌘+Shift+( or Control+Shift+( |
Move from top to bottom within the selection (down) * |
Return |
Move from bottom to top within the selection (up) * |
Shift+Return |
Move from left to right within the selection, or move down one cell if only one column is selected |
Tab |
Move from right to left within the selection, or move up one cell if only one column is selected |
Shift+Tab |
Move clockwise to the next corner of the selection |
Control+PERIOD |
Group selected cells |
⌘+Shift+K |
Ungroup selected cells |
⌘+Shift+J |
Insert a new chart sheet. |
F11 |
Cycle through chart object selection |
←→↓↑+S |
Open the Sort dialog box |
⌘+Shift+R |
Add or remove a filter |
⌘+Shift+F or Control+Shift+L |
Display the Filter list or PivotTable page field pop-up menu for the selected cell |
Option+↓ |
Display or hide outline symbols |
Control+8 |
Hide selected rows |
Control+9 |
Unhide selected rows |
Control+Shift+( |
Hide selected columns |
Control+0(zero) |
Unhide selected columns |
Control+Shift+) |
Display the Help window |
F1 |
Edit the selected cell |
F2 |
Insert or edit a cell comment |
Shift+F2 |
Open the Save dialog |
Option+F2 |
Open the Formula Builder |
Shift+F3 |
Open the Define Name dialog |
⌘+F3 |
Close |
⌘+F4 |
Display the Go To dialog |
F5 |
Display the Find dialog |
Shift+F5 |
Move to the Search Sheet dialog |
Control+F5 |
Check spelling |
F7 |
Open the thesaurus |
Shift+F7 or Control+Option+⌘+R |
Extend the selection |
F8 |
Add to the selection |
Shift+F8 |
Display the Macro dialog |
Option+F8 |
Calculate all open workbooks |
F9 |
Calculate the active sheet |
Shift+F9 |
Minimize the active window |
Control+F9 |
Display a contextual menu, or "right click" menu |
Shift+F10 |
Maximize or restore the active window |
Control+F10 or ⌘+F10 |
Insert a new chart sheet* |
F11 |
Insert a new sheet* |
Shift+F11 |
Insert an Excel 4.0 macro sheet |
⌘+F11 |
Open Visual Basic |
Option+F11 |
Display the Save As dialog |
F12 |
Display the Open dialog |
⌘+F12 |