Excel keyboard shortcuts

Undo

Edit a cell comment

Open the Formula Builder

Repeat the last Find (Find Next)

Display the Go To dialog box

Restore the window size.

This keyboard shortcut conflicts with a default Mac OS X key assignment. To use this Office keyboard shortcut, you must first turn off the Mac OS X keyboard shortcut for this key. On the Apple menu, click System Preferences. Under Hardware, click Keyboard. Click the Keyboard Shortcuts tab, and then clear the On check box for the key assignment that you want to turn off.

Move to the previous pane in a workbook that has been split

Move to the previous workbook window

Turn on extend selection mode; used with arrow keys or cursor

This keyboard shortcut conflicts with a default Exposé key assignment in Mac OS X version 10.3 or later. To use this Office keyboard shortcut, you must first turn off the Exposé keyboard shortcut for this key. On the Apple menu, click System Preferences. Under Personal, click Exposé & Spaces.Under Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts, on the pop-up menu for the shortcut that you want to turn off, click –.

Display the Macro dialog box

Calculate the active sheet.

This keyboard shortcut conflicts with a default Exposé key assignment in Mac OS X version 10.3 or later. To use this Office keyboard shortcut, you must first turn off the Exposé keyboard shortcut for this key. On the Apple menu, click System Preferences. Under Personal, click Exposé & Spaces.Under Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts, on the pop-up menu for the shortcut that you want to turn off, click –.

Maximize or restore the workbook window

Insert a new chart sheet.

This keyboard shortcut conflicts with a default Exposé key assignment in Mac OS X version 10.3 or later. To use this Office keyboard shortcut, you must first turn off the Exposé keyboard shortcut for this key. On the Apple menu, click System Preferences. Under Personal, click Exposé & Spaces.Under Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts, on the pop-up menu for the shortcut that you want to turn off, click –.

Insert an Excel 4.0 macro sheet

Display the Open dialog box

Move one cell up, down, left, or right

Move to the beginning of the row

Move to the last cell in use on the sheet, which is the cell at the intersection of the rightmost column and the bottom row (in the lower-right corner); or the cell opposite the home cell, which is typically A1

Move up one screen

Move one screen to the left

Move to the previous sheet in the workbook

Move to the previous workbook or window

Move to the previous pane in a workbook that has been split

Display the Go To dialog box

Repeat the last Find action (same as Find Next)

Display the Print dialog box

In print preview, move to the last page when zoomed out

Complete a cell entry and move forward in the selection

Fill the selected cell range with the text that you type

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

Cancel a cell entry

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

Move one character up, down, left, or right

Repeat the last action

Fill down

Define a name

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

Enter a formula as an array formula

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

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

Calculate all sheets in all open workbooks

Start a formula

Insert the AutoSum formula

Enter the time

Alternate between displaying cell values and displaying cell formulas

Display the AutoComplete list

Display the Style dialog box

Apply the general number format

Apply the percentage format with no decimal places

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

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

Add an outline border to the right of the selection

Add an outline border to the top of the selection

Remove outline borders

Apply or remove italic formatting

Apply or remove strikethrough formatting

Unhide rows

Unhide columns

Add or remove the outline font style

Cancel an entry in the cell or the formula bar

Paste text into the active cell

Enter a formula as an array formula

Copy the selection

Paste the selection

Clear the contents of the selection

Copy a style

Copy text or graphics to the Scrapbook

Undo the last action

Move from bottom to top within the selection (up), or move opposite to the direction that is selected in Edit in the Preferences dialog box (Excel menu, Preferences command)

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

Move to the right between nonadjacent selections

Insert graphics using the Media Browser

Extend the selection by one cell

Extend the selection to the beginning of the row

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

Select the entire row

Select only the active cell when multiple cells are selected

Extend the selection up one screen

Show or hide the Standard toolbar

Add another range of cells to the selection; or use the arrow keys to move to the start of the range you want to add, and then press F8 and the arrow keys to select the next range

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.

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

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

Select only visible cells in the current selection

Insert a new chart sheet.

This keyboard shortcut conflicts with a default Exposé key assignment in Mac OS X version 10.3 or later. To use this Office keyboard shortcut, you must first turn off the Exposé keyboard shortcut for this key. On the Apple menu, click System Preferences. Under Personal, click Exposé & Spaces.Under Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts, on the pop-up menu for the shortcut that you want to turn off, click –.

Move to the same field in the next record

Move to the next field that you can edit in the record

Move to the first field in the next record

Move to the same field 10 records forward

Move to the same field 10 records back

Move one character left within a field

Select the character to the left

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

Display or hide outline symbols

Unhide selected rows

Unhide selected columns

Make the first button on a floating toolbar active

When a toolbar is active, select the previous button or menu on the toolbar

When a toolbar is active, select the previous toolbar

Expand or minimize the ribbon

Switch to the previous application

Restore the active workbook window size

This keyboard shortcut conflicts with a default Mac OS X key assignment. To use this Office keyboard shortcut, you must first turn off the Mac OS X keyboard shortcut for this key. On the Apple menu, click System Preferences. Under Hardware, click Keyboard. Click the Keyboard Shortcuts tab, and then clear the On check box for the key assignment that you want to turn off.

Move to the previous pane in a workbook that has been split

Switch to the previous workbook window

Copy the image of the screen to the Clipboard

This keyboard shortcut conflicts with a default Mac OS X key assignment. To use this Office keyboard shortcut, you must first turn off the Mac OS X keyboard shortcut for this key. On the Apple menu, click System Preferences. Under Hardware, click Keyboard. Click the Keyboard Shortcuts tab, and then clear the On check box for the key assignment that you want to turn off.

Move to the next text box

Switch to the next tab in a dialog box

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