50 time-saving keyboard
shortcuts in Excel for Mac
Frequently used shortcuts
Close a spreadsheet. + W Undo. + Z
Save a spreadsheet. + S Redo. + Y
Copy. + C Clear. Delete
Paste. + V Bold. + B
Cut. + X Print. + P
Navigate
Move to the first cell in Move to the edge of the current
Ctrl + Fn + Left Arrow + Arrow Key
a worksheet. data region in a worksheet.
Move to the beginning of a row. Fn + Left Arrow Move one screen up. Fn + Up Arrow
Move to the last cell in
Ctrl + Fn + Right Arrow Move one screen down. Fn + Down Arrow
a worksheet.
Move to the previous sheet Ctrl + Page Up Move one screen to Fn + Option ⌥ + Down Arrow
in the workbook. the right.
Move to the next sheet Move one screen to
Ctrl + Page Down Fn + Option ⌥ + Up Arrow
in the workbook. the left.
Format cells
Display the Modify Cell Style
Display the Format Cells dialog box. + 1 + Shift + L
dialog box.
Insert or edit a cell comment. Shift + F2 Display the Formula Builder. Shift + F3
Enter the current time. + Semi-colon (;) Enter the current date. Ctrl + Semi-colon (;)
Alternate between displaying cell Grave
Ctrl + accent (`) Edit the selected cell. F2
values and displaying cell formulas.
Fill down. Ctrl + D Fill right. Ctrl + R
Apply the Percentage format Apply the Scientific number Caret
Ctrl + Shift + Percent (%) Ctrl + Shift + (^)
with no decimal places. format with two decimal places.
Apply the Date format with Number Apply the Time format with the At sign
Ctrl + Shift + sign (#) Ctrl + Shift + (@)
the day, month, and year. hour and minute, AM or PM.
Apply the Number format Apply the Сurrency format with
with two decimal places, Exclamation two decimal places, negative Dollar
Ctrl + Shift + point (!) Ctrl + Shift + ($)
thousands separator, and numbers appear in red with
minus sign for negative values. parentheses.
Copy a formula from the cell
Apostrophe
Open the Paste Special dialog box. + Ctrl + V above the active cell into the Ctrl + (')
cell or formula bar.
Check spelling in the active worksheet F7
Equals
Insert cells. Ctrl + Shift + (=)
or selected range.
Insert a hyperlink. + K Delete cells. Ctrl + Minus (-)
Create a table. Ctrl + T Add a Total Row to a table. Ctrl + Shift + T
Make selections
Start a new line in the
Select the entire worksheet. + A Ctrl + Option ⌥ + Return ↵
same cell.
Extend selection up Extend selection down Fn + Shift + Down Arrow
Fn + Shift + Up Arrow
one screen. one screen.
Select an entire column. Ctrl + Spacebar Select an entire row. Shift + Spacebar
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