Google Spreadsheet also comprises a lot of functions and formulas just like
Microsoft Excel. Hence, working with a mouse with all these functions will be
quite a difficult task. And so to the rescue comes the Google Sheets
Shortcuts. Below are the various Google Sheets shortcuts which will help you
to work with Google sheet effectively.
You can even download these Google Sheets shortcuts PDF here.
General Shortcuts
Action Shortcut Keys
Open options Ctrl + O
Undo last action Ctrl + Z
Redo last action Ctrl + Y
Copy selected cells Ctrl + C
Repeat last action Ctrl + Shift + Z or F4
Cut selected cells Ctrl + X
Paste content from clipboard Ctrl + V
Display paste special dialog box Ctrl + Shift + V
Display Find option Ctrl + F
Display Find & Replace Ctrl + H
Save[by default save in Drive] Ctrl + S
Print Ctrl + P
Show common keyboard shortcuts Ctrl + /
Insert new sheet Shift + F11
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Borders Shortcuts
Action Shortcut Keys
Apply border outline Alt + Shift + 7
Add border top Alt + Shift + 1
Add border right Alt + Shift + 2
Add border bottom Alt + Shift + 3
Add border left Alt + Shift + 4
Remove borders Alt + Shift + 6
Formatting Shortcuts
Action Shortcut Keys
Apply bold formatting Ctrl + B
Apply italic formatting Ctrl + I
Apply underline formatting Ctrl + U
Apply strikethrough formatting Alt + Shift + 5
Align center Ctrl + Shift + E
Align left Ctrl + Shift + I
Align right Ctrl + Shift + R
Clear formatting Ctrl + \
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Number Formatting
Action Shortcut Keys
Apply number format Ctrl + Shift + 1
Apply time format Ctrl + Shift + 2
Apply Date format Ctrl + Shift + 3
Apply currency format Ctrl + Shift + 4
Apply percentage format Ctrl + Shift + 5
Apply exponent format Ctrl + Shift + 6
Entering Data
Action Shortcut Keys
Move right Tab
Move left Shift + Tab
Enter the same data in multiple cells Ctrl + Enter
Fill down from above cell Ctrl + D
Fill right from cell left Ctrl + R
Add hyperlink Ctrl + K
Insert current time Ctrl + Shift + ;
Insert current date Ctrl + ;
Insert current date and time Ctrl + Alt + Shift + ;
Selection Shortcuts
Action Shortcut Keys
Select entire row Shift + Space
Select entire column Ctrl + Space
Select entire google sheet Ctrl + A
Select entire google sheet Ctrl + Shift + Space
Add adjacent cells to selection Shift + Click
Add non-adjacent cells to selection Ctrl + Click
Scroll to the active cell Ctrl + Backspace
Extend Selection Shortcuts
Action Shortcut Keys
Extend selection by one cell right Shift + →
Extend selection by one cell left Shift + ←
Extend selection by one cell up Shift + ↑
Extend selection by one cell down Shift + ↓
Extend the selection to the last cell right Ctrl + Shift + →
Extend the selection to the last cell left Ctrl + Shift + ←
Extend the selection to the last cell up Ctrl + Shift + ↑
Extend the selection to the last cell down Ctrl + Shift + ↓
Extend selection up one screen Shift + PageUp
Extend selection down one screen Shift + PageDown
Extend selection right one screen Alt + Shift + PageDown
Extend selection left one screen Alt + Shift + PageUp
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Action Shortcut Keys
Move one cell right →
Move one cell left ←
Move one cell up ↑
Move one cell down ↓
Move one screen right Alt + PageDown
Move one screen left Alt + PageUp
Move one screen up PageUp
Move one screen down PageDown
Move to right edge of data region Ctrl + →
Move to left edge of data region Ctrl + ←
Move to top edge of data region Ctrl + ↑
Move to bottom edge of data region Ctrl + ↓
Move to beginning of row Home
Move to the beginning of sheet Ctrl + Home
Move to end of row End
Move to end of sheet Ctrl + End
Download the 101 Google Sheets Shortcuts – Google Sheets
Shortcuts PDF
