Excel Shortcut Keys
Below, you’ll find a fairly comprehensive list of default shortcut keys found on a standard English keyboard in Excel.
| F1 | Help | Ctrl+F9 | Minimize Workbook | Ctrl+Up Arrow | Move to Next Cell With Data Above |
| F2 | Edit | Ctrl+F10 | Restore Workbook | Ctrl+Down Arrow | Move to Next Cell With Data Below |
| F4 | Repeat Action | Ctrl+F11 | New Macro Sheet | Ctrl+Space Bar | Select Column |
| F5 | Open Goto Dialog Box | Ctrl+F12 | Open | Ctrl+Tab | Next Window |
| F6 | Next Pane | Ctrl+A | Select All | Ctrl+BackSpace | Goto Active Cell |
| F7 | Spell Check | Ctrl+B | Bold Selection | Alt+F1 | Insert Chart in Current Sheet |
| F8 | Extend Selection Mode | Ctrl+C | Copy Selection | Alt+F2 | Save As |
| F9 | Calculate All | Ctrl+D | Fill Down | Alt+F4 | Quit Excel |
| F10 | Activate Menu | Ctrl+F | Open Find Menu | Alt+F6 | Switch To VBA |
| F11 | New Chart | Ctrl+G | Open Goto Dialog Box | Alt+F8 | Open Macro List |
| F12 | Save As | Ctrl+H | Open Find/Replace Menu |
Alt+F11 | Open VB Editor |
| = | Formula | Ctrl+I | Italicize Selection | Alt+D | Open Data Menu |
| Insert | Insert Mode | Ctrl+K | Insert Hyperlink |
Alt+E | Open Edit Menu |
| Delete | Delete Active Cell’s Contents | Ctrl+N | New Workbook | Alt+F | Open File Menu |
| Home | Go to the Beginning of the Row |
Ctrl+O | Open Workbook | Alt+H | Open Help Menu |
| End | Go to the End of theRow | Ctrl+P | Alt+I | Open Insert Menu | |
| Page Up | Page Up | Ctrl+R | Fill Right | Alt+O | Open Format Menu |
| Page Down | Page Down | Ctrl+S | Save | Alt+T | Open Tools Menu |
| Left Arrow | Move Left | Ctrl+U | Underline Selection | Alt+W | Open Window Menu |
| Right Arrow | Move Right | Ctrl+V | Paste | Ctrl+Shift+F3 | Create Names From Selection |
| Up Arrow | Move Up | Ctrl+W | Close Workbook | Ctrl+Shift+F6 | Previous Workbook |
| Down Arrow | Move Down | Ctrl+X | Cut | Ctrl+Shift+F12 | |
| Space Bar | Space | Ctrl+Y | Redo | Ctrl+Shift+A | Formula Arguments |
| Tab | Move Right | Ctrl+Z | Undo | Ctrl+Shift+F | Fomat Cells Font Tab |
| Shift+F1 | What’s This Help | Ctrl+` | Toggle Formula View | Ctrl+Shift+O | Select Comments |
| Shift+F2 | Edit Comment | Ctrl+1 | Open Format Cell Menu | Ctrl+Shift+P | Fomat Cells Font Tab |
| Shift+F3 | Insert Function | Ctrl+2 | Bold Selection | Ctrl+Shift+` | Format Cells - General Format |
| Shift+F4 | Find Again (With Find Open) | Ctrl+3 | Italicize Selection | Ctrl+Shift+1 | Format Cells – Number Format |
| Shift+F5 | Find | Ctrl+4 | Underline Selection | Ctrl+Shift+2 | Format Cells – Time Format |
| Shift+F6 | Previous Pane | Ctrl+5 | Strikethrough Selection | Ctrl+Shift+3 | Format Cells – Date Format |
| Shift+F8 | Add To Selection | Ctrl+8 | Outline | Ctrl+Shift+4 | Format Cells - Currency Format |
| Shift+F9 | Calculate Worksheet | Ctrl+9 | Hide Selected Rows | Ctrl+Shift+5 | Format Cells – Percent Format |
| Shift+F10 | Right Click Menu | Ctrl+0 | Hide Selected Columns | Ctrl+Shift+6 | Format Cells - Exponent Format |
| Shift+F11 | New Worksheet | Ctrl+- | Delete Selection | Ctrl+Shift+7 | Format Cells – Apply Border |
| Shift+F12 | Save | Ctrl+[ | Go to Dependents | Ctrl+Shift+8 | Select Region |
| Shift+Left Arrow | Select Left | Ctrl+] | All Dependents | Ctrl+Shift+9 | Unhide Rows |
| Shift+Right Arrow | Select Right | Ctrl+; | Insert Date | Ctrl+Shift+0 | Unhide Columns |
| Shift+Up Arrow | Select Up | Ctrl+/ | Select Array | Ctrl+Shift+- | Format Cells – Remove Border |
| Shift+Down Arrow | Select Down | Ctrl+ | Select Differences | Ctrl+Shift+= | Open Insert Dialog Box |
| Shift+Space Bar | Select Row | Ctrl+Insert | Copy | Ctrl+Shift+[ | Direct Precedents |
| Shift+Tab | Move Left | Ctrl+Delete | Delete To End Of Line | Ctrl+Shift+] | All Precedents |
| Ctrl+F3 | Open Name Manager | Ctrl+Home | Start Of Worksheet | Ctrl+Shift+; | Insert Time |
| Ctrl+F4 | Close Window | Ctrl+End | End Of Worksheet | Ctrl+Shift+’ | Copy Cell Value Above |
| Ctrl+F5 | Restore Window Size | Ctrl+Page Up | Previous Worksheet | Ctrl+Shift+/ | Select Array |
| Ctrl+F6 | Next Workbook | Ctrl+Page Down | Next Worksheet | Ctrl+Shift+ | Select Unequal Cells |
| Ctrl+F7 | Move Window | Ctrl+Left Arrow | Move to Next Cell With Data to Left | Ctrl+Shift+Space Bar | Select All |
| Ctrl+F8 | Resize Window | Ctrl+Right Arrow | Move to Next Cell With Data to Right |
Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Previous Window |