
File Operations
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+N( not supported in chrome and safari ) | New File | |
| Ctrl+O | Open file | |
| Ctrl+Shift+S | Save As File | |
| Ctrl+P | Print File |
Actions
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+Z | Undo last action | |
| Ctrl+Y | Redo last action | |
| F4 (or) Ctrl+Y (or) Alt+Enter | Repeat last action | |
| Ctrl+Shift+L | Filter | |
| Ctrl+R | Fill to The Right | |
| Ctrl+D | Fill Down | |
| Shift+F2 | Add / Edit cell note | |
| Ctrl+K | Add / Edit Hyperlink | |
| Alt+F11 | Open VBA Editor | |
| Alt+F8 | Run Macros / View Macros List | |
| Shift+F11 | Insert a new worksheet | |
| Ctrl+Shift+Plus | Insert Columns | |
| Ctrl+Alt+Plus | Insert Rows | |
| Ctrl+X | Cut | |
| Ctrl+C | Copy | |
| Ctrl+V | Paste | |
| Ctrl+Shift+1 | Format Cells | |
| Ctrl+F or F3 | Find within spreadsheet | |
| Ctrl+H | Replace | |
| Ctrl+F3 | Names Ranges | |
| Ctrl+Shift+Q | Toggle Auto Completion On / Off | |
| Alt+Arrow Down | Display the auto suggest list (Pick from List) | |
| Ctrl+Shift+; | Insert the current time in cell | |
| Ctrl+; | Insert the current date in cell |
Editing
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+Enter | Insert Line Break in Cell | |
| Backspace | Delete one character to left while typing in a cell | |
| Delete | Delete one character to right/left while typing in a cell | |
| Ctrl+Shift+F | Focus Formula Field | |
| Esc key | Cancel cell entry | |
| F2 | Edit active cell |
Formatting
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+B (or) Ctrl+Shift+2 | Bold toggle for selection | |
| Ctrl+I (or) Ctrl+Shift+3 | Italic toggle for selection | |
| Ctrl+Shift+5 | Strikethrough toggle for selection | |
| Ctrl+U (or) Ctrl+Shift+4 | Underline toggle for selection |
Navigate
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+Arrow Down | Data Region Down | |
| Ctrl+Arrow Up | Data Region Up | |
| Ctrl+Shift+N | Focus Name Box | |
| Alt+Arrow Right | Move to next worksheet in a spreadsheet | |
| Alt+Arrow Left | Move to previous worksheet in a spreadsheet | |
| Ctrl+G | Go to cell command | |
| Ctrl+End | Go to last cell in data region | |
| Ctrl+Home | Go to first cell in data region | |
| Page Down | Down one screen | |
| Page Up | Up one screen | |
| Tab | Move to next cell in row | |
| Shift+Tab | Move to previous cell in row | |
| Ctrl+Arrow Left/ Ctrl+Arrow Right | Select Data Region to the Left / to the Right |
Shortcuts for Objects (Images,charts,buttons etc)
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Tab | Navigate to the next object | |
| Shift+Tab | Navigate to the previous object | |
| F2 | Edit mode | |
| Esc | Return the focus to the active cell | |
| Esc | Cancel dragging the object | |
| Ctrl+Click | Select/Focus the object | |
| Arrow Keys | Move the selected object in the desired direction | |
| Ctrl+Arrow Keys | Snap the the object's left/top with the adjacent cell | |
| Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Keys | Snap the the object's right/bottom with the adjacent cell |
Selection
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Left/Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Right | Select Data Region to the Left/ to the Right | |
| Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Up/Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Down | Select Data Region Up/down | |
| Ctrl+Shift+Home | Select from current cell to the first cell A1 | |
| Ctrl+Shift+End | Select from current cell to the last cell in the data region | |
| Shift+Home | Select from current cell to the first cell in the same row | |
| Shift+End | Select from current cell to the last cell in the same row | |
| Ctrl+A | Select whole spreadsheet | |
| Ctrl+Space | Select column | |
| Shift+Space | Select row |
Formula related shortcuts
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+Shift+U | Toggle Expand and Collapse of Formula Bar | |
| Ctrl+Shift+Enter | Insert Array Formula on a range of cells | |
| Ctrl+/ | Select the range of array formula cells surrounding a cell | |
| = | Start a formula | |
| F9 | Recalculate Formulas | |
| F4 | Toggle absolute and relative references | |
| Alt+= | Auto Sum | |
| Shift+F3 | Show Function Dialog Box |