Do you want to save time working with Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets? Then you need to know your Keyboard shortcut keys. Below are the Important Keyboard shortcut keys you will need to know in Microsoft Excel Workbook. Learn how to bookmark a page for quick reference.
Excel Workbook Keyboard Shortcut Keys
Create a new workbook Ctrl + N
Open an existing workbook Ctrl + O
Save a workbook/spreadsheet Ctrl + S
Close the current workbook Ctrl + W
Close Excel Ctrl + F4
Move to the next sheet Ctrl + Page Down
Move to the previous sheet Ctrl + Page Up
Go to the Data tab Alt + A
Go to the View tab Alt + W
Go to the Formula tab Alt + M
Edit a cell F2
Copy and Paste cells Ctrl + C, Ctrl + V
Italicize and make the font bold Ctrl + I, Ctrl + B
Center align cell contents Alt + H + A + C
Fill color Alt + H + H
Add a border Alt + H + B
Remove outline border Ctrl + Shift + _
Add an outline to the select cells Ctrl + Shift + &
Move to the next cell Tab
Move to the previous tab Shift + Tab
Select all the cells on the right Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow
Select all the cells on the left Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow
Select the column from the selected cell to the end of the table Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow
Select all the cells above the selected cell Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow
Select all the cells below the selected cell Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow
Add a comment to a cell Shift + F2
Delete a cell comment Shift + F10 + D
Display find and replace Ctrl + H
Activate the filter Ctrl + Shift + L
Insert the current date Ctrl + ;
Insert current time Ctrl + Shift + :
Insert a hyperlink Ctrl + K
Apply the currency format Ctrl + Shift + $
Apply the percent format Ctrl + Shift + %
Go to the “Tell me what you want to do” box Alt + Q
Row and Columns Formatting Shortcut Keys
Select the entire row Shift + Space
Select the entire column Ctrl + Space
Delete a column Alt + H + D + C
Delete a row Shift + Space, Ctrl + –
Hide selected row Ctrl + 9
Unhide selected row Ctrl + Shift + 9
Hide selected Column Ctrl + 0
Unhide selected column Ctrl + Shift + 0
Group rows and columns Alt + Shift + Right Arrow
Ungroup rows or columns Alt + Shift + Left Arrow
Pivot Table Shortcut Keys
Group pivot table using items Alt + Shift + Right Arrow
Ungroup pivot table items Alt + Shift + Left Arrow
Hide pivot table items Ctrl + –
Create a pivot chart on the same sheet Alt + F1
Create a pivot chart on a new worksheet F11
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