Excel Shortcuts PC Mac. List of Excel shortcuts on keyboard for PC and Mac. Insert or edit cell comment. Display shortcut menu.
This is a major rework compared to previous versions. This should be one of the most complete Shortcut References for Excel updated to the latest versions. Most all shortcuts are most likely to work exactly the same on previous versions. Overall if you are a legacy Excel user, try to get used to the Ribbon Shortcuts; they seem cumbersome at first; but worth the effort learning. Navigate Worksheets Arrow Keys Navigate by one cell at a time in any direction Page Down/ Page Up Move one screen down/ up Alt+ Page Down/ Page Up Move one screen right/ left Tab/ Shift+ Tab Move one cell to the right/ to the left in a worksheet Ctrl+ Arrow Keys Move to the edge of next data region (cells that contains data) Home Move to the beginning of row Ctrl+ Home Move to the beginning of worksheet Ctrl+ End Move to the last cell with content of worksheet Ctrl+ G Display the GoTo dialog box Ctrl+ G then type e.g.
A50 Go to line 50, Column A Ctrl+ G then type e.g. G1 Go to column G, Line 1 ▲ up 2. Select Cells.
Basic Selects Shift+ Arrow Keys Extend selection by one cell Shift+ Page Down/ Page Up Extend selection one screen down/ up Ctrl+ Shift+ Arrow Keys Extend selection to next non-blank cell Shift+ Home Extend selection to beginning of the row (unfortunately, there is no Shift+ End equivalent) Ctrl+ A with no data nearby current cell Select all Ctrl+ A with data nearby current cell Select all cells in data-containing area. Press twice to select everything Ctrl+ Shift+ Home Extend selection to first cell of the worksheet Ctrl+ Shift+ End Extend selection to last used cell on the worksheet (lower-right corner) Shift+ F8 Lock Selection Extend Mode - Select Cell Range, press Shift+ F8, move around, add to selection with Shift+ Arrow Keys, etc Ctrl+ G Manual selection by row/ column via GoTo menu. A:B selects column A thru C, 1:3 selects row 1 thru 3, A1:B3 select cells A1 thru B3, etc. Column and Row Selection Shift+ Space Select current row Shift+ Space, then Shift+ Arrow Down/ Arrow Up Select current row, then expand selection by one row down/ up Shift+ Space, then Shift+ Page Down/ Page Up Select current row, then expand selection by one page down/ up Ctrl+ Space Select current column Shift+ Space, then Shift+ Arrow Right/ Arrow Left Select current column, then expand selection by one column right/ left Shift+ Space, then Shift+ Alt+ Page Down/ Page Up Select current column, then expand selection by one screen right/ left. Juggle Rows, Columns, and Cells Shift+ Space, then Ctrl+ - Select single row; then delete Shift+ Space, Shift+ Arrow Up/ Arrow Down, then Ctrl+ - Select multiple rows; then delete Shift+ Space, Ctrl+ Shift+ + Select single row; then insert one row above Shift+ Space, Shift+ Arrow Up/ Arrow Down, then Ctrl+ Shift+ + Select multiple rows; then insert the same number rows below Shift+ Space, then Ctrl+ - Select single (or multiple) columns, then delete Shift+ Space, then Ctrl+ Shift+ + Select single row, then insert row below. Font Face, Font Decoration, and Cell Color Ctrl+ B Apply/ remove bold format Ctrl+ I Apply/ remove italic format Ctrl+ U Apply/ remove underline format Ctrl+ 5 Apply/ remove strikethrough formatting Alt+ H, FF Home select Font Face; type font name supported by auto-complete, or use Arrow Down to select.
Alt+ H, FS Home select Font Size; use Arrow Key, then Enter to change size Alt+ H, FC, Escape, Enter Assign current font color to selection via Home Font Color. While escaping the font-color drop-down, the focus stays on the icon; simply press Enter to assign the current color. Alt+ HH, Escape, Enter Assign current fill color to selected cell color via Home Higlight Cell. While escaping the highlight drop-down, the focus stays on the icon; simply press Enter to assign the current color. Alt+ HH, then N Set to No fill color.
Number Formats Ctrl+ Shift+ Apply the general number format (e.g. 1000) Ctrl+ Shift+ 1 Apply the number format with two decimal places, thousands separator (e.g. 1,000.00) Ctrl+ Shift+ 2 Apply the time format with the hour and minute, and indicate AM or PM Ctrl+ Shift+ 3 Apply the date format with the day, month, and year Ctrl+ Shift+ 4 Apply the currency format with two decimal places (e.g.
$1,000.00) Ctrl+ Shift+ 5 Apply the percentage format with no decimal places (e.g. 10%) Ctrl+ Shift+ 6 Apply the scientific number format. Border Shortcuts There are only two direct shortcuts which apply or remove the complete outline. It seems the the easiest to enter the border menu, and then apply the shortcuts in the border menu. Alt+ H, BM Home - Border - Menu; technically it says 'more'.
Alt+ T (in border menu) Toggle Top border Alt+ B Toggle Bottom border Alt+ R Toggle Right border Alt+ L Toggle Left border Alt+ H Toggle Horizontal interior border Alt+ V Toggle Vertical interior border Alt+ U Toggle Upwards diagonal border Alt+ D Toggle Downwards diagonal border Ctrl+ Shift+ & Add outline borders from cell or selection Ctrl+ Shift+ - Remove outline borders from cell or selection. Find and Replace Ctrl+ F Display the Find and Replace dialog box (with find selected) Ctrl+ H Display the find and replace dialog box (with replace selected) Escape Close the find and replace dialog Box (with focus on dialog box) Shift+ F4 Find bext (with search box closed) Ctrl+ Shift+ F4 Find previous (with search box closed) Alt+ Tab, or Ctrl+ F/ H when losing focus Toggle focus between find/ replace dialog box and worksheet Alt+ F Find next with find dialog box active Alt+ I F ind all with find dialog box active. in search option Use as asterix for searching multiple characters?
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Searches for? Manage Worksheet Tabs Ctrl+ Page Down/ Page Up Move to the next/ previous worksheet in current workbook Alt+ H, IS Insert worksheet ( Home - Insert Sheet) Alt+ H, DS Delete worksheet Home - Delete Sheet Alt+ H, OR Rename worksheet ( Home - F ormat - Rename worksheet) Alt+ H, OM Move worksheet ( Home - F ormat - Move worksheet) Alt+ H, OT Worksheet tab color, continue with mouse or arrow keys ( Home - F ormat - Tab color) ▲ up 13. Freeze, Split, and Hide Alt+ W+ FF Vie w - Freeze or un freeze; unfreeze works for any Freeze Setting Alt+ W+ R Vie w - Freeze first visible Row on screen Alt+ W+ C Vie w - Freeze first Column on screen Ctrl+ 9 Hide selected rows Ctrl+ Shift+ 9 Unhide hidden rows within the selection Ctrl+ 0 Hide selected columns Shift+ F10, then U Unhide selected columns ( Ctrl+ Shift+ 0 not working in Excel 2010, 2013, or 2016) Alt+ W S Split or unsplit Worksheet at current position ▲ up 14.
Auto Filter Ctrl+ Shift+ L Turn Autofi lter on or off. Select table as necessary but many times Excel figures out what you want. Alt+ Arrow Down On the field with column head, display the AutoFilter list for the current column. Press Escape to cancel Arrow Down/ Arrow Up and Sace Select the next/ previous item in the AutoFilter list Alt+ Arrow Up Close the AutoFilter list for the current column Home/ End Select the first item/ last item in the AutoFilter list ▲ up 15. Column Width and Row Height It takes only a little bit patience to get used to set row-height and column-width using the pixels instead of the mouse; but only after a short while getting used to the keyboard shortcuts, you won't go back.
It can't get any easier to exactly double or triple the row height by working with the values given. Alt+ H O Home - F ormat Worksheet H (in Format Worksheet Menu) Set row Height A Autofit row height W Set column Width I Autof it column width (Based on current cell; mark column if you want to autfit column based on widest cell) D Set Default width (for all columns that haven't been changed yet) ▲ up 16. Navigate Multi-Cell Selections All these shortcuts assume multipe cells have been selected. Try with at least 2-3 columns and rows. Tab/ Shift+ Tab Move active cell right/ left in selection Enter/ Shift+ Enter Move active cell down/ up in selection Shift+ Backspace Select only the active cell when multiple cells are selected Ctrl+ Backspace Show active cell within selection; helps with large selections when active cell is off screen Ctrl+.
Move clockwise between the four courners of a selection Ctrl+ Alt+ Arrow Right/ Arrow Left Move to the right/ to the left between non-adjacent selections (with multiple ranges selected) Arrow Keys with active Selection Cancel Selection ▲ up 17. Comments and Hyperlinks Ctrl+ K Insert or edit hyperlin K (for complete cell only) Shift+ F10, then R Remove one or multiple hyperlink(s) Shift+ F10, then 2x O, then Enter Open hyperlink (In the Excel 2016 Contextmenu, 'O' is double-assigned which require the extra keys) Shift+ F2 Insert/ edit a cell comment 1x Escape when in Comment, then Arrow Keys Move comment 2x Escape when in Comment Escape comment editing and return to cell Ctrl+ Shift+ O Select all cells with c omments Shift+ F10, then M Delete single co mment (or multipe with multiple comments selected) ▲ up 18. Pivot Tables Creating Pivot Tables with Shortcuts only seems to be nearly impossible; managing existing tables is doable. Alt+ N V I nsert Pi votTable after selecting data range. Follow up with Alt+ E for existing worksheet if desired, Tab, and type the cell reference where it should go (e.g. C1) F10+ R Refresh PivotTable Ctrl+ - Hide selected item Alt+ Arrow Down in header Unhide item(s) by opening header drop-down and using Arrow Keys and Space to unhide item Type over any field with the value hidden Unhide item(s) (assume you have two fields 'color', and 'size' and you hid 'color'. Go into 'size' field and type 'color' - this will unhide the 'color' field Type over any field with another field in same table Flip current field value with the value typed Ctrl+ Shift+.
Select the entire PivotTable report Alt+ Shift+ Arrow Right Group selected PivotTable items Alt+ Shift+ Arrow Left Ungroup selected PivotTable items when on group header ALT+ JT X E xand all fields ALT+ JT P Colla pse all fields Ctrl+ Shift+ + Insert pivot formula/ calculated field Alt+ F1 Create Pivot Chart in same Worksheet F1 Create Pivot Chart in new Worksheet ▲ up 19. Excel Auto Tables and Data Forms. Group Rows and Columns Alt+ Shift+ Arrow Right Group rows or columns Alt+ Shift+ Arrow Left Ungroup rows or columns Alt+ AH D ata Hide detail Alt+ AJ D ata Show Detail ( j is next to h on keyboard that’s probably why they picked 'J' isntead of somthing else) Ctrl+ 8 Display or hides the outline symbols Alt+ASCII Code Enter ASCII code, e.g. Alt+0169 inserts © Symbol ▲ up 21.
Excel Keyboard Shortcuts Keyboard shortcuts listed in this topic refer to the U.S. Keyboard layout.
Keys on other keyboard layouts might not correspond to the keys on a U.S. Keyboard shortcuts for laptop computers might also differ. Some function key shortcuts conflict with default key assignments in Mac OS X version 10.3 or later.
To use them, you must change the settings for your function keys. On the Apple menu, go to System Preferences. Under Hardware, click Keyboard Keyboard and then check Use all F1, F2, etc. As standard function keys. Custom Keyboard Shortcuts: In the Mac versions of Excel, you have to go to the Tools menu (it may be under File and then Options depending on the Excel version) and then select Customize Keyboard there to create these shortcuts. These shortcuts work the same way mechanically as on Windows, but the dialog box to create them looks different and you have to access that dialog box differently. × Close Tip: To quickly find your search term on this page, press Ctrl F or ⌘ F (Mac) and use the find bar.