50 MAJOR KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS MICROSOFT Excel 2021
Basic Editing
1. Ctrl + N – New document
2. Ctrl + O – Open an existing document
3. Ctrl + S – Save document
4. Ctrl + P – Print document
5. Ctrl + C – Copy selected text or object
6. Ctrl + X – Cut selected text or object
7. Ctrl + V – Paste copied or cut text or object
8. Ctrl + Z – Undo the last action
9. Ctrl + Y – Redo the last undone action
10. Ctrl + A – Select all content in the document
Text Formatting
11. Ctrl + B – Bold selected text
12. Ctrl + I – Italicize selected text
13. Ctrl + U – Underline selected text
14. Ctrl + Shift + D – Double underline selected text
15. Ctrl + E – Center-align text
16. Ctrl + L – Left-align text
17. Ctrl + R – Right-align text
18. Ctrl + J – Justify text alignment
19. Ctrl + M – Indent the paragraph
20. Ctrl + Shift + M – Remove indent from paragraph
21. Ctrl + T – Create a hanging indent
22. Ctrl + Q – Remove paragraph formatting
Navigation
23. Ctrl + Left Arrow – Move cursor one word left
24. Ctrl + Right Arrow – Move cursor one word right
25. Ctrl + Up Arrow – Move cursor up one paragraph
26. Ctrl + Down Arrow – Move cursor down one paragraph
27. Ctrl + Home – Move cursor to the beginning of the document
28. Ctrl + End – Move cursor to the end of the document
29. Page Up – Scroll up one page
30. Page Down – Scroll down one page
31. Ctrl + F – Open the "Find" dialog box
32. Ctrl + H – Open the "Find and Replace" dialog box
33. Ctrl + G – Go to a specific location in the document
Working with Text
34. Ctrl + Shift + > – Increase font size
35. Ctrl + Shift + < – Decrease font size
36. Ctrl + Spacebar – Remove character formatting (returns to default font)
37. Ctrl + Shift + L – Apply a bullet list to the selected text
38. Ctrl + 1 – Apply single-line spacing to the paragraph
39. Ctrl + 2 – Apply double-line spacing to the paragraph
40. Ctrl + 5 – Apply 1.5-line spacing to the paragraph
41. Ctrl + Shift + N – Apply the Normal style to the selected text
Insertions
42. Ctrl + K – Insert hyperlink
43. Ctrl + Shift + A – Change text to uppercase
44. Ctrl + Shift + K – Change text to lowercase
45. Ctrl + Shift + C – Copy formatting (Format Painter)
46. Ctrl + Shift + V – Paste formatting (Format Painter)
47. Ctrl + Shift + F – Open the font dialog box
48. Ctrl + Shift + P – Open the font size dialog box
49. Alt + Shift + D – Insert the current date
50. Alt + Shift + T – Insert the current time
Cell Formatting
11. Ctrl + B – Bold selected text
12. Ctrl + I – Italicize selected text
13. Ctrl + U – Underline selected text
14. Ctrl + 1 – Open Format Cells dialog box
15. Ctrl + Shift + $ – Apply currency format
16. Ctrl + Shift + % – Apply percentage format
17. Ctrl + Shift + ! – Apply number format with two decimal places
18. Ctrl + Shift + ^ – Apply scientific number format
19. Ctrl + E – Activate Flash Fill
20. Ctrl + Shift + L – Toggle filters on/off
Navigation
21. Ctrl + Arrow Keys – Move to the edge of data in a direction
22. Home – Move to the first cell in the row
23. Ctrl + Home – Move to the beginning of the worksheet (A1)
24. Ctrl + End – Move to the last cell with data
25. Page Up – Scroll up one screen
26. Page Down – Scroll down one screen
27. Alt + Page Up – Scroll left one screen
28. Alt + Page Down – Scroll right one screen
29. Ctrl + G – Open the Go To dialog box
30. F5 – Open the Go To dialog box (alternative to Ctrl + G)
Selection
31. Shift + Arrow Keys – Extend the selection by one cell in the direction of the arrow
32. Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Keys – Extend the selection to the last cell in the direction of the arrow
33. Ctrl + Spacebar – Select the entire column
34. Shift + Spacebar – Select the entire row
35. Ctrl + Shift + Spacebar – Select the entire worksheet
36. Alt + E, S, V – Open the Paste Special dialog box
Editing
37. F2 – Edit the selected cell
38. Ctrl + X – Cut the selected content
39. Ctrl + C – Copy the selected content
40. Ctrl + V – Paste copied or cut content
41. Ctrl + D – Fill down from the cell above
42. Ctrl + R – Fill right from the cell to the left
43. Delete – Delete the selected cell contents
44. Ctrl + Shift + "+" – Insert a new cell, row, or column
45. Ctrl + "-" – Delete the selected cell, row, or column
Formulas & Functions
46. Alt + = – Insert SUM function automatically
47. F4 – Repeat the last action (also toggles absolute/relative references when editing formulas)
48. Ctrl + Shift + Enter – Enter an array formula
49. Ctrl + Shift + F3 – Open the Name Manager dialog box
50. Shift + F9 – Calculate the active worksheet
