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The List of Excel Shortcuts
Always use Excel shortcuts whenever possible. It will help you work faster and will make you a more proficient model builder in the
future.
The following is a list of the most useful Excel shortcuts. For shortcuts in which you press two or more keys together, the keys to press
are separated by a plus sign. For shortcuts in which you press keys one after the other, the keys to press are separated by a comma.
The list is organized by function and by type of keys.
Document Actions
Open a File
New File
Save As
Save
Print
Find
Replace
Go to
Shortcut
CTRL + O
CTRL + N
F12
CTRL + S
CTRL + P
CTRL + F
CTRL + H
F5
Cursor Movement
Top of worksheet (cell A1)
End of worksheet (last cell with data)
End of row
End of column
Move to next worksheet
Shortcut
CTRL + Home
CTRL+End
Home
CTRL + Left Arrow
CTRL + PageDown
Formulas
Current date
Curent time
Spelling
Help
Macros
Shortcut
CTRL + ;
F7
F1
ALT + =
ALT + F8
Selecting Cells
All cells left of current cell
All cells right of current cell
Entire column
Entire row
Entire worksheet
Shortcut
SHIFT + Left arrow
SHIFT + Right arrow
CTRL + Spacebar
SHIFT + Spacebar
CTRL + A
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Text Style
Bold
Italics
Underline
Strikethrough
Shortcut
CTRL + B
CTRL + I
CTRL + U
CTRL + 5
Formatting
Edit active cell
Format as currency with 2 decimal places
Format as percent with no decimal places
Cut
Copy
Paste
Copy then paste special formats
Copy then paste special formulas
Undo
Redo
Format cells dialog box
Applies the general format
Bold
Underline
Italicize
Strikethrough
Apply the outline border to selected cell
Remove the outline border from selected cell
Shortcut
F2
SHIFT + CTRL + $
SHIFT + CTRL + %
CTRL + X
CTRL + C
CTRL + V
CTRL + C, Alt, E, S, T
CTRL + C, Alt, E, S, F
CTRL + Z
CTRL + Y
CTRL + 1
CTRL + SHIFT + ~
CTRL + B
CTRL + U
CTRL + I
CTRL + 5
CTRL + SHIFT + &
CTRL + SHIFT + _
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THE WALL STREET PROGRAM
The List of Excel Shortcuts
Entering Special Characters
Press F2 to edit the cell. Using Num Lock, enter the
numbers using the numeric key pad.
To enter the cent character ¢
To enter the euro symbol €
To enter the yen symbol ¥
To enter the pound sterling symbol £
Shortcut
Entering and Calculating Formulas
To enter a formula as an array
To display the Insert Function dialog box in a formula
To insert an AutoSum formula with the Sum function
Edit inside a cell
Spell check
Insert a comment
Undo the last action
Redo the last action
Fill to the right
Fill down
Recalculate all worksheets in all open workbooks
Go to precedent cells
Highlight dependent cells
Auditing toolbar
Shortcut
CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER
SHIFT + F3
ALT + =
F2
F7
SHIFT + F2
CTRL + Z
F4 or CTRL + Y
CTRL + R
CTRL + D
F9
CTRL - [
F2
ALT-T-U
Menu Commands
Copy format, but not the cell contents
Copy a formula, but not its format
Insert a function
Clears out format without erasing contents
Change the sheet tab name
Adjusts column width to width of the current cell
Clears everything out of a cell
Zoom
Print preview; press ESC to get out of it
Insert a message
Auto sum
ALT + 0162
ALT + 0128
ALT + 0168
ALT + 0163
Shortcut
CTRL + C, Alt, E, S, T
CTRL + C, Alt, E, S, F
ALT, I, F
ALT, E, A, F
ALT, O, H, R
ALT, O, C, A
ALT, E, A, A
ALT, V, Z
ALT, F, V
ALT, I, M
ALT =
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Function Keys
Help menu
Go into cell/go out
Paste name into formula
Absolute reference
Go to
Next pane (if split)
Spell check
Select anchor
Calculate
Activate menu bar
Creates chart sheet
Save as
Shortcut
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
F6
F7
F8
F9
F10
F11
F12
CTRL Keys
Select all
Bold
Copy
Italicize
Underline
Paste
Cut
Undo last action
Hide row
Hide column
Show formulas/values
Precedents
Select column
Switch between workbooks
Switch between worksheets
Show Windows START menu
Shortcut
CTRL + A
CTRL + B
CTRL + C
CTRL + I
CTRL + U
CTRL + V
CTRL + X
CTRL + Z
CTRL + 9
CTRL + 0
CTRL + ~
CTRL + [
CTRL + Space
CTRL + Tab
CTRL + PgUp/Dn
CTRL + ESC
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