Excel shortcut and function keys
Download Shortcut Keys - Opens as a Word Document
| Press | To enable |
|---|---|
| F2 | Edit the selected cell |
| F5 | Go to a specific cell For example, C6 |
| F7 | Spell check selected text and/or document |
| F11 | Create chart |
| Ctrl + Shift + ; | Enter the current time |
| Ctrl + ; | Enter the current date |
| Alt + Shift + F1 | Insert New Worksheet |
| Shift + F3 | Open the Excel formula window |
| Shift + F5 | Bring up search box |
| Ctrl + A | Select all contents of the worksheet |
| Ctrl + B | Bold highlighted selection |
| Ctrl + I | Italic highlighted selection |
| Ctrl + K | Insert link |
| Ctrl + U | Underline highlighted selection |
| Ctrl + 5 | Strikethrough highlighted selection |
| Ctrl + P | Bring up the print dialog box to begin printing |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo last action |
| Ctrl + F9 | Minimize current window |
| Ctrl + F10 | Maximize currently selected window |
| Ctrl + F6 | Switch between open workbooks |
| Ctrl + Page up | Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel document |
| Ctrl + Tab | Move between Two or more open Excel files |
| Ctrl + Page down | Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel document |
| Ctrl + ' | Insert the value of the above cell into cell currently selected |
| Ctrl + Shift + ! | Format number in comma format |
| Ctrl + Shift + $ | Format number in currency format |
| Ctrl + Shift + # | Format number in date format |
| Ctrl + Shift + % | Format number in percentage format |
| Ctrl + Shift + ^ | Format number in scientific format |
| Ctrl + Shift + @ | Format number in time format |
| Ctrl + Arrow key | Move to next section of text |
| Ctrl + Space | Select entire column |
| Alt + = | Create a formula to sum all of the above cells |
| Shift + Space | Select entire row |
