Excel Keyboard Shortcuts in English
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If you are one of those people who enters a lot of information using the keyboard, then it is essential that
learn the keyboard shortcuts in Excel that will improve your productivity by accessing much faster to the
commands of the tool from the keyboard.
What is a keyboard shortcut?
It is a key, or group of keys, that must be pressed to
same time to execute a command
specific. The keyboard shortcuts in Excel are
widely used because they help the
users to improve their productivity by avoiding
continuously raise your hand to use the
mouse saving seconds that can reach
convert into minutes and hours.
Important keys for shortcuts
In the vast majority of cases, keyboard shortcuts will involve the use of the Ctrl, Alt, and Shift keys.
The Ctrl and Alt keys are always identified by their name, and the Shift key is generally identified
with an upward arrow which is also known by its name in English: Shift.
Nomenclature of shortcuts
Since a keyboard shortcut can refer to the combination of several keys, you will notice that in its nomenclature
the + symbol is used to indicate that multiple keys should be pressed at the same time, for
example: Ctrl+C
This keyboard shortcut indicates that we must press the Ctrl key, and while holding it down, press the C key. The + symbol does not
It indicates that we must press the + key if it is present to remind us that we must hold.
both keys pressed. Below you will find the list of Excel shortcuts organized by type of
pressed keys or according to their functionality.
Keyboard shortcuts for the English version of Excel
Basic keyboard shortcuts in Excel
Ctrl+O Displays the Open dialog box.
Ctrl+F shows the Find dialog.
Ctrl+C Copies the selected cells.
Ctrl+R copies a formula to the right across the selected range.
Ctrl+A Selects all the cells in the current sheet.
Ctrl+SSave the workbook.
Ctrl+G opens the Go to dialog.
Ctrl+D copies a formula down across the selected range.
Ctrl+I applies italic formatting to the selected text.
Ctrl+K inserts a hyperlink.
Ctrl+H shows the Replace dialog.
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Ctrl+B applies bold format to the selected text.
Ctrl+P shows the Print dialog.
Ctrl+W closes the workbook.
Ctrl+Underlines the selected text.
Ctrl+L shows the Create Table dialog.
Ctrl+T shows the Create Table dialog box.
Ctrl+NNew workbook.
Ctrl+V Paste the clipboard content.
Ctrl+X cuts the selected cells.
Ctrl+Y Redoes the last undone action.
Ctrl+Z undoes the last action.
Ctrl+1 shows the Format Cells dialog.
Ctrl+9 hides the selected rows.
Ctrl+0 hides the selected columns.
Shortcuts with Ctrl and function keys
Ctrl+F1 hides or shows the Ribbon.
Ctrl+F3 shows the Name Manager.
Keyboard shortcuts for navigating in Excel
Alt+Page Down Move one screen to the right on the sheet.
Alt+Page Up Move one screen to the left in the sheet.
Ctrl+Page Down Move to the next sheet.
Ctrl+Page Up Move to the previous sheet.
Ctrl+Home Move to cell A1 or to the top left visible cell in the sheet.
Ctrl+End Move to the last used cell in the current range.
Ctrl+Tab Move to the next open workbook.
Ctrl+Arrow KeyMove to the end of the current row or column according to the key
pressed direction.
Keyboard shortcuts to select data
Ctrl+*Selects the current region of cells with data.
Ctrl+Space selects the current column.
Shift+Space Selects the current row.
Shortcuts for entering data and formulas
Alt+= Inserts a AutoSum of the adjacent cells.
Alt+Down Displays the options of a data validation list.
Alt+Enter Inserts a line break within a cell.
Ctrl+, (comma) Insert the current date.
Ctrl+: Insert the current time.
Ctrl+Enter fills the selected range of cells with the current entry.
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