Microsoft Excel Shortcuts


Microsoft Excel is widely used in daily routine. Even, if we are good in excel, we can make a big difference in our speed and can save much time and increase work efficiency by using shortcut key in excel.

Let’s start,

  1. To Select All = Ctrl+A
  2. To Bold = Ctrl+B
  3. To Copy = Ctrl+C
  4. To Fill down = Ctrl+D
  5. To find content in sheet = Ctrl+F
  6. To Go to = Ctrl+G ( This shortcut is used to go to a specific cell by just typing the cell number, instead of going through scrolling down and up. Suppose you are working in a excel sheet with huge data and you need to go to cell no. D1500 from D1 and come back by scrolling the mouse, it take a long time, press Ctrl+G and type the cell no. D1500 to come back D1)
  7. To Replace a text or number with another one = Ctrl+H
  8. To make content Italic = Ctrl+I
  9. To insert Hyperlink = Ctrl+K
  10. To open a new workbook = Ctrl+N
  11. To open a saved file = Ctrl+O
  12. To print a page = Ctrl+P
  13. To Fill Right = Ctrl+R
  14. To save opened file = Ctrl+S
  15. To underline = Ctrl+U
  16. To paste a copied/cut content Ctrl+V
  17. To close opened file = Ctrl+W
  18. To cut selected data = Ctrl+X
  19. To repeat = Ctrl+Y
  20. To undo = Ctrl+Z
  21. To help = F1
  22. To edit = F2
  23. To paste name = F3
  24. To repeat last action = F4
  25. To Go to = F5 (Ctrl+G)
  26. To next pane = F6
  27. To check Spelling = F7
  28. To Extend mode = F8 (Normally we use Shift+ Arrow to select multiple cells)
  29. To recalculate the output of formula = F9
  30. To Display Keyboard shortcuts (Activate Menu bar = F10
  31. For New Chart = F11
  32. To Save As = F12