Computer Shortcuts

Ctrl+: Insert Current Time None All
Ctrl+; Insert Current Date None All
Ctrl+" Copy Value from Cell Above Edit, Paste Special, Value All
Ctrl+' Copy Fromula from Cell Above Edit, Copy All
Shift Hold down shift for additional functions in Excel's menu none Excel 97/2000
Shift+F1 What's This? Help, What's This? All
Shift+F2 Edit cell comment Insert, Edit Comments All
Shift+F3 Paste function into formula Insert, Function All
Shift+F4 Find Next Edit, Find, Find Next All
Shift+F5 Find Edit, Find, Find Next All
Shift+F6 Previous Pane None All
Shift+F8 Add to selection None All
Shift+F9 Calculate active worksheet Calc Sheet All
Shift+F10 Display shortcut menu None All
Shift+F11 New worksheet Insert, Worksheet All
Shift+F12 Save File, Save All
Ctrl+F3 Define name Insert, Names, Define All
Ctrl+F4 Close File, Close All
Ctrl+F5 XL, Restore window size Restore All
Ctrl+F6 Next workbook window Window, ... All
Shift+Ctrl+F6 Previous workbook window Window, ... All
Ctrl+F7 Move window XL, Move All
Ctrl+F8 Resize window XL, Size All
Ctrl+F9 Minimize workbook XL, Minimize All
Ctrl+F10 Maximize or restore window XL, Maximize All
Ctrl+F11 Inset 4.0 Macro sheet None in Excel 97. In versions prior to 97 - Insert, Macro, 4.0 Macro All
Ctrl+F12 File Open File, Open All
Alt+F1 Insert Chart Insert, Chart... All
Alt+F2 Save As File, Save As All
Alt+F4 Exit File, Exit All
Alt+F8 Macro dialog box Tools, Macro, Macros in Excel 97 Tools,Macros - in earlier versions Excel 97/2000
Alt+F11 Visual Basic Editor Tools, Macro, Visual Basic Editor Excel 97/2000
Ctrl+Shift+F3 Create name by using names of row and column labels Insert, Name, Create All
Ctrl+Shift+F6 Previous Window Window, ... All
Ctrl+Shift+F12 Print File, Print All
Alt+Shift+F1 New worksheet Insert, Worksheet All
Alt+Shift+F2 Save File, Save All
Alt+= AutoSum No direct equivalent All
Ctrl+` Toggle Value/Formula display Tools, Options, View, Formulas All
Ctrl+Shift+A Insert argument names into formula No direct equivalent All
Alt+Down arrow Display AutoComplete list None Excel 95
Alt+' Format Style dialog box Format, Style All
Ctrl+Shift+~ General format Format, Cells, Number, Category, General All
Ctrl+Shift+! Comma format Format, Cells, Number, Category, Number All
Ctrl+Shift+@ Time format Format, Cells, Number, Category, Time All
Ctrl+Shift+# Date format Format, Cells, Number, Category, Date All
Ctrl+Shift+$ Currency format Format, Cells, Number, Category, Currency All
Ctrl+Shift+% Percent format Format, Cells, Number, Category, Percentage All
Ctrl+Shift+^ Exponential format Format, Cells, Number, Category, All
Ctrl+Shift+& Place outline border around selected cells Format, Cells, Border All
Ctrl+Shift+_ Remove outline border Format, Cells, Border All
Ctrl+Shift+* Select current region Edit, Goto, Special, Current Region All
Ctrl++ Insert Insert, (Rows, Columns, or Cells) Depends on selection All
Ctrl+- Delete Delete, (Rows, Columns, or Cells) Depends on selection All
Ctrl+1 Format cells dialog box Format, Cells All
Ctrl+2 Bold Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Bold All
Ctrl+3 Italic Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Italic All
Ctrl+4 Underline Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Underline All
Ctrl+5 Strikethrough Format, Cells, Font, Effects, Strikethrough All
Ctrl+6 Show/Hide objects Tools, Options, View, Objects, Show All/Hide All
Ctrl+7 Show/Hide Standard toolbar View, Toolbars, Stardard All
Ctrl+8 Toggle Outline symbols None All
Ctrl+9 Hide rows Format, Row, Hide All
Ctrl+0 Hide columns Format, Column, Hide All
Ctrl+Shift+( Unhide rows Format, Row, Unhide All
Ctrl+Shift+) Unhide columns Format, Column, Unhide All
Alt or F10 Activate the menu None All
Ctrl+Tab In toolbar: next toolbar None Excel 97/2000
Shift+Ctrl+Tab In toolbar: previous toolbar None Excel 97/2000
Ctrl+Tab In a workbook: activate next workbook None