Paste

 + V
or
CONTROL + V

Copy

 + C
or
CONTROL + C

Clear

DELETE

Save

 + S
or
CONTROL + S

Undo

 + Z
or
CONTROL + Z

Redo

 + Y
or
CONTROL + Y
or
 + SHIFT+ Z

Cut

 + X
or
CONTROL + X

Bold

 + B
or
CONTROL + B

Print

 + P
or
CONTROL + P

Open Visual Basic

OPTION + F11

Fill Down

 + D
or
CONTROL + D

Fill Right

 + R
or
CONTROL + R

Insert cells

CONTROL + SHIFT + =

Delete cells

 + HYPHEN
or
CONTROL + HYPHEN

Calculate all open workbooks

 + =
or
F9

Close window

 + W
or
CONTROL + W

Quit Excel

 + Q

Display the Go To dialog box

CONTROL + G
or
F5

Display the Format Cells dialog box

 + 1
or
CONTROL + 1

Display the Replace dialog box

CONTROL + H
or
 + SHIFT + H

Paste Special

 + CONTROL + V
or
CONTROL + OPTION + V
or
 + OPTION + V

Underline

 + U

Italic

 + I
or
CONTROL + I

New blank workbook

 + N
or
CONTROL + N

New workbook from template

 + SHIFT + P

Display the Save As dialog box

 + SHIFT + S
or
F12

Display the Help window

F1
or
 + /

Select All

 + A
or
 + SHIFT + SPACEBAR

Add or remove a filter

 + SHIFT + F
or
CONTROL + SHIFT + L

Minimize or maximize the ribbon tabs

 + OPTION + R

Display the Open dialog box

 + O
or
CONTROL + O

Check spelling

F7

Open the thesaurus

SHIFT + F7

Display the Formula Builder

SHIFT + F3

Open the Define Name dialog box

 + F3

Open the Create names dialog box

 + SHIFT + F3

Insert a new sheet *

SHIFT + F11

Print

 + P
or
CONTROL + P

Print preview

 + P
or
CONTROL + P

Expand or minimize the ribbon

 + OPTION + R

Switch to full screen view

 + CONTROL + F

Switch to the next application

 + TAB

Switch to the previous application

 + SHIFT + TAB

Close the active workbook window

 + W

Copy the image of the screen and save it to
a Screen Shot file on your desktop.

 + SHIFT + 3

Minimize the active window

CONTROL + F9

Maximize or restore the active window

CONTROL + F10
or
 + F10

Hide Excel.

 + H

Move to the next box, option, control, or command

TAB

Move to the previous box, option, control, or command

SHIFT + TAB

Exit a dialog or cancel an action

ESC

Perform the action assigned to the default command button (the button with the bold outline, often the OK button)

RETURN

Cancel the command and close

ESC

Move one cell up, down, left, or right

ARROW KEYS

Move to the edge of the current data region

 + ARROW KEY

Move to the beginning of the row

HOME
On a MacBook, press FN + LEFT ARROW

Move to the beginning of the sheet

CONTROL + HOME
On a MacBook, press CONTROL + FN + LEFT ARROW

Move to the last cell in use on the sheet

CONTROL + END
On a MacBook, press CONTROL + FN + RIGHT ARROW

Move down one screen

PAGE DOWN
On a MacBook, press FN + DOWN ARROW

Move up one screen

PAGE UP
On a MacBook, press FN + UP ARROW

Move one screen to the right

OPTION + PAGE DOWN
On a MacBook, press FN + OPTION + DOWN ARROW

Move one screen to the left

OPTION + PAGE UP
On a MacBook, press FN + OPTION + UP ARROW

Move to the next sheet in the workbook

CONTROL + PAGE DOWN
or
OPTION + RIGHT ARROW

Move to the previous sheet in the workbook

CONTROL + PAGE DOWN
or
OPTION + LEFT ARROW

Scroll to display the active cell

CONTROL + DELETE

Display the Go To dialog box

CONTROL + G

Display the Find dialog box

CONTROL + F
or
SHIFT + F5

Access search (when in a cell or when a cell is selected)

 + F

Move between unlocked cells on a protected sheet

TAB

Edit the selected cell

F2

Complete a cell entry and move forward in the selection

RETURN

Start a new line in the same cell

CONTROL + OPTION + RETURN

Fill the selected cell range with the text that you type

  + RETURN
or
CONTROL + RETURN

Complete a cell entry and move up in the selection

SHIFT + RETURN

Complete a cell entry and move to the right in the selection

TAB

Complete a cell entry and move to the left in the selection

SHIFT + TAB

Cancel a cell entry

ESC

Delete the character to the left of the insertion point, or delete the selection

DELETE

Delete the character to the right of the insertion point, or delete the selection
Note: Some smaller keyboards do not have this key

 
On a MacBook, press FN + DELETE

Delete text to the end of the line
Note: Some smaller keyboards do not have this key

CONTROL +  
On a MacBook, press CONTROL + FN + DELETE

Move one character up, down, left, or right

ARROW KEYS

Move to the beginning of the line

HOME
On a MacBook, press FN + LEFT ARROW

Insert a comment

SHIFT + F2

Open and edit a cell comment

SHIFT + F2

Fill down

CONTROL + D
or
  + D

Fill to the right

CONTROL + R
or
  + R

Define a name

CONTROL + L

Edit the selected cell

F2

Edit the active cell and then clear it, or delete the preceding character in the active cell as you edit the cell contents

DELETE

Complete a cell entry

RETURN

Enter a formula as an array formula

 + SHIFT + RETURN
or
CONTROL + SHIFT + RETURN

Cancel an entry in the cell or formula bar

ESC

Display the Formula Builder after you type a valid function name in a formula

CONTROL + A

Insert a hyperlink

 + K
or
CONTROL + K

Edit the active cell and position the insertion point at the end of the line

CONTROL + U

Open the Formula Builder

SHIFT + F3

Calculate the active sheet

SHIFT + F9

Display a contextual menu

SHIFT + F10

Start a formula

=

Toggle the formula reference style between absolute, relative, and mixed

 + T
or
F4

Insert the AutoSum formula

 + SHIFT + T

Enter the date

CONTROL + SEMICOLON (;)

Enter the time

 + SEMICOLON (;)

Copy the value from the cell above the active cell into the cell or the formula bar

CONTROL + SHIFT + INCH MARK (“)

Alternate between displaying cell values and displaying cell formulas

CONTROL + GRAVE ACCENT (`)

Copy a formula from the cell above the active cell into the cell or the formula bar

CONTROL + APOSTROPHE (‘)

Display the AutoComplete list

CONTROL + OPTION + DOWN ARROW

Define a name

CONTROL + L

Open the Smart Lookup pane

CONTROL + OPTION + + L

Edit the selected cell

F2

Create a table

 + T
or
CONTROL + T

Insert a line break in a cell

 + OPTION + RETURN
or
CONTROL + OPTION + RETURN

Insert special characters like symbols, including emoji

CONTROL +  + SPACEBAR

Increase font size

 + SHIFT + >

Decrease font size

 + SHIFT + <

Align center

 + E

Align left

 + L

Display the Modify Cell Style dialog box

 + SHIFT + L

Display the Format Cells dialog box

 + 1

Apply the general number format

CONTROL + SHIFT + ~

Apply the currency format with two decimal places (negative numbers appear in red with parentheses)

CONTROL + SHIFT + $

Apply the percentage format with no decimal places

CONTROL + SHIFT + %

Apply the exponential number format with two decimal places

CONTROL + SHIFT + ^

Apply the date format with the day, month, and year

CONTROL + SHIFT + #

Apply the time format with the hour and minute, and indicate AM or PM

CONTROL + SHIFT + @

Apply the number format with two decimal places, thousands separator, and minus sign (-) for negative values

CONTROL + SHIFT + !

Apply the outline border around the selected cells

 + OPTION + ZERO

Add an outline border to the right of the selection

 + OPTION + RIGHT ARROW

Add an outline border to the left of the selection

 + OPTION + LEFT ARROW

Add an outline border to the top of the selection

 + OPTION + UP ARROW

Add an outline border to the bottom of the selection

 + OPTION + DOWN ARROW

Remove outline borders

 + OPTION + HYPHEN

Apply or remove bold formatting

 + B

Apply or remove italic formatting

 + I

Apply or remove underscoring

 + U

Apply or remove strikethrough formatting

 + SHIFT + X

Hide a column

 + )
or
CONTROL + )

Unhide a column

 + SHIFT + )
or
CONTROL + SHIFT + )

Hide a row

 + (
or
CONTROL + (

Unhide a row

 + SHIFT + (
or
CONTROL + SHIFT + (

Edit the active cell

CONTROL + U

Cancel an entry in the cell or the formula bar

ESC

Edit the active cell and then clear it, or delete the preceding character in the active cell as you edit the cell contents

DELETE

Paste text into the active cell

 + V

Complete a cell entry

RETURN

Give selected cells the current cell’s entry

 + RETURN
or
CONTROL + RETURN

Enter a formula as an array formula

 + SHIFT + RETURN
or
CONTROL + SHIFT + RETURN

Display the Formula Builder after you type a valid function name in a formula

CONTROL + A

Extend the selection by one cell

SHIFT + ARROW KEY

Extend the selection to the last nonblank cell
in the same column or row as the active cell

  + SHIFT + ARROW KEY

Extend the selection to the beginning of the row

SHIFT + HOME
On a MacBook, press SHIFT + FN + LEFT ARROW

Extend the selection to the beginning of the sheet

CONTROL + SHIFT + HOME
On a MacBook, press CONTROL + SHIFT + FN + LEFT ARROW

Extend the selection to the last cell used
on the sheet (lower-right corner)

CONTROL + SHIFT + END
On a MacBook, press CONTROL + SHIFT + FN + RIGHT ARROW

Select the entire column

CONTROL + SPACEBAR

Select the entire row

SHIFT + SPACEBAR

Select the entire sheet

 + A

Select only visible cells

 + SHIFT + * (asterisk)

Select only the active cell when multiple cells are selected

SHIFT + DELETE

Extend the selection down one screen

SHIFT + PAGE DOWN
On a MacBook, SHIFT + FN + DOWN ARROW

Extend the selection up one screen

SHIFT + PAGE UP
On a MacBook, SHIFT + FN + UP ARROW

Alternate between hiding objects, displaying objects,
and displaying placeholders for objects

CONTROL + 6

Turn on the capability to extend a selection
by using the arrow keys

F8

Add another range of cells to the selection

SHIFT + F8

Select the current array, which is the array that the
active cell belongs to

CONTROL + /

Select cells in a row that don’t match the value
in the active cell in that row.
You must select the row starting with the active cell

CONTROL + \

Select only cells that are directly referred to by formulas in the selection

CONTROL + SHIFT + [

Select all cells that are directly or indirectly referred to by formulas in the selection

CONTROL + SHIFT + {

Select only cells with formulas that refer directly to the active cell

CONTROL + ]

Select all cells with formulas that refer directly or indirectly to the active cell

CONTROL + SHIFT + }

Copy

 + C
or
CONTROL + V

Paste

 + V
or
CONTROL + V

Cut

 + X
or
CONTROL + X

Clear

DELETE

Delete the selection

CONTROL + HYPHEN

Undo the last action

 + Z

Hide a column

 + )
or
CONTROL + )

Unhide a column

 + SHIFT + )
or
CONTROL + SHIFT + )

Hide a row

 + (
or
CONTROL + (

Unhide a row

 + SHIFT + (
or
CONTROL + SHIFT + (

Move from top to bottom within the selection (down) *

RETURN

Move from bottom to top within the selection (up) *

SHIFT + RETURN

Move from left to right within the selection,
or move down one cell if only one column is selected

TAB

Move from right to left within the selection,
or move up one cell if only one column is selected

SHIFT + TAB

Move clockwise to the next corner of the selection

CONTROL + PERIOD

Group selected cells

 + SHIFT + K

Ungroup selected cells

 + SHIFT + J

Insert a new chart sheet. *

F11

Cycle through chart object selection

ARROW KEYS

Open the Sort dialog box

 + SHIFT + R

Add or remove a filter

 + SHIFT + F
or
CONTROL + SHIFT + L

Display the Filter list or PivotTable page
field pop-up menu for the selected cell

OPTION + DOWN ARROW

Display or hide outline symbols

CONTROL + 8

Hide selected rows

CONTROL + 9

Unhide selected rows

CONTROL + SHIFT + Opening parenthesis ( ( )

Hide selected columns

CONTROL + ZERO

Unhide selected columns

CONTROL + SHIFT + Closing parenthesis ( ) )

Display the Help window

F1

Edit the selected cell

F2

Insert or edit a cell comment

SHIFT + F2

Open the Save dialog

OPTION + F2

Open the Formula Builder

SHIFT +F3

Open the Define Name dialog

 +F3

Close

 +F4

Display the Go To dialog

F5

Display the Find dialog

SHIFT + F5

Move to the Search Sheet dialog

CONTROL + F5

Check spelling

F7

Open the thesaurus

SHIFT + F7
or
CONTROL + OPTION +  + R

Extend the selection

F8

Add to the selection

SHIFT + F8

Display the Macro dialog

OPTION +F8

Calculate all open workbooks

F9

Calculate the active sheet

SHIFT + F9

Minimize the active window

CONTROL + F9

Display a contextual menu, or “right click” menu

SHIFT + F10

Maximize or restore the active window

CONTROL + F10
or
 + F10

Insert a new chart sheet*

F11

Insert a new sheet*

SHIFT + F11

Insert an Excel 4.0 macro sheet

 + F11

Open Visual Basic

OPTION + F11

Display the Save As dialog

F12

Display the Open dialog

 + F12