Shortcut
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Description
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F2
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Edit the selected cell.
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F3
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After a name has been created F3 will paste
names.
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F4
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Repeat last action. For example, if you changed the color of text in
another cell pressing F4 will change the text in cell to the same color.
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F5
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Go to a specific cell. For example, C6.
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F7
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Spell check selected text or document.
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F11
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Create chart from selected data.
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Ctrl + Shift + ;
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Enter the current time.
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Ctrl + ;
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Enter the current date.
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Alt + Shift + F1
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Insert New Worksheet.
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Alt + Enter
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While typing text in a cell pressing Alt + Enter will move to the next
line allowing for multiple lines of text in one cell.
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Shift + F3
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Open the Excel formula window.
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Shift + F5
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Bring up search box.
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Ctrl + 1
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Open the Format Cells window.
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Ctrl + A
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Select all contents of the worksheet.
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Ctrl + B
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Bold highlighted selection.
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Ctrl + I
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Italic highlighted selection.
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Ctrl + K
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Insert link.
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Ctrl + U
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Underline highlighted selection.
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Ctrl + 1
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Change the format of selected cells.
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Ctrl + 5
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Strikethrough highlighted
selection.
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Ctrl + P
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Bring up the print dialog box to begin printing.
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Ctrl + Z
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Undo last action.
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Ctrl + F3
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Open Excel Name Manager.
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Ctrl + F9
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Minimize current window.
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Ctrl + F10
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Maximize currently
selected window.
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Ctrl + F6
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Switch between open workbooks or windows.
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Ctrl + Page up
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Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel document.
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Ctrl + Page down
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Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel document.
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Ctrl + Tab
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Move between Two or more open Excel files.
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Alt + =
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Create a formula to sum all of the above cells
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Ctrl + '
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Insert the value of the above cell into cell currently selected.
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Ctrl + Shift + !
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Format number in comma format.
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Ctrl + Shift + $
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Format number in currency format.
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Ctrl + Shift + #
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Format number in date format.
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Ctrl + Shift + %
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Format number in percentage format.
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Ctrl + Shift + ^
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Format number in scientific format.
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Ctrl + Shift + @
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Format number in time format.
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Ctrl + Arrow key
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Move to next section of text.
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Ctrl + Space
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Select entire column.
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Shift + Space
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Select entire row.
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Ctrl + -
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Delete the selected column or row.
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Ctrl + Shift + =
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Insert a new column or row.
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Ctrl + Home
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Move to cell A1.
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Ctrl + ~
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Switch between showing Excel formulas or their values in cells.
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