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Microsoft Excel

Industry-leading spreadsheet software for data analysis, calculations, and visualization with powerful formulas and pivot tables

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Frequently Used

ActionShortcut
Open workbook⌘+O
Create new workbook⌘+N
Save workbook⌘+S
Close workbook⌘+W
Print⌘+P
Cut⌘+X
Copy⌘+C
Paste⌘+V
Paste special⌃+⌘+V
Undo⌘+Z
Redo⌘+Y
Find⌘+F
Find and replace⌃+H
Open workbook⌃+O
Create new workbook⌃+N
Save workbook⌃+S
Close workbook⌃+W
Print⌃+P
Cut⌃+X
Copy⌃+C
Paste⌃+V
Paste special⌃+⌥+V
Undo⌃+Z
Redo⌃+Y
Find⌃+F
Find and replace⌃+H

Cell Formatting

ActionShortcut
Bold⌘+B
Italic⌘+I
Underline⌘+U
Strikethrough⌘+⇧+X
Format cells dialog⌘+1
General number format⌃+⇧+~
Currency format⌃+⇧+$
Percentage format⌃+⇧+%
Date format⌃+⇧+#
Time format⌃+⇧+@
Number format⌃+⇧+!
Bold⌃+B
Italic⌃+I
Underline⌃+U
Strikethrough⌃+5
Format cells dialog⌃+1
General number format⌃+⇧+~
Currency format⌃+⇧+$
Percentage format⌃+⇧+%
Date format⌃+⇧+#
Time format⌃+⇧+@
Number format⌃+⇧+!

Navigation

ActionShortcut
Move to cell A1⌃+Home
Move to last used cell⌃+End
Move to next sheet⌃PageDown
Move to previous sheet⌃PageUp
Go to cell⌃+G
Move to edge of data region⌘Arrow
Scroll to active cell⌃+Delete
Move to cell A1⌃+Home
Move to last used cell⌃+End
Move to next sheet⌃PageDown
Move to previous sheet⌃PageUp
Go to cell⌃+G
Move to edge of data region⌃Arrow
Scroll to active cell⌃+Backspace

Selection

ActionShortcut
Select all⌘+A
Select entire column⌃+Space
Select entire row⇧+Space
Extend selection to edge⌘+⇧Arrow
Add to selection⇧Click
Select non-adjacent cells⌘Click
Select current region⌃+⇧+*
Select all⌃+A
Select entire column⌃+Space
Select entire row⇧+Space
Extend selection to edge⌃+⇧Arrow
Add to selection⇧Click
Select non-adjacent cells⌃Click
Select current region⌃+⇧+*

Editing

ActionShortcut
Edit active cellF2
Cancel cell entryEsc
Delete cell contentsDelete
Fill down⌘+D
Fill right⌘+R
Insert cells⌃+⇧+=
Delete cells⌘+-
Insert row⌃+⇧++
Delete row⌃+-
Edit active cellF2
Cancel cell entryEsc
Delete cell contentsDelete
Fill down⌃+D
Fill right⌃+R
Insert cells⌃+⇧++
Delete cells⌃+-
Insert row⌃+⇧++
Delete row⌃+-

Formulas

ActionShortcut
Start formula=
AutoSum⌘+⇧+T
Insert function⇧+F3
Array formula⌃+⇧+↩
Calculate all workbooks⌃+⌥+F9
Calculate active sheet⇧+F9
Toggle formula view⌃+`
Toggle absolute/relative reference⌘+T
Name a range⌘+⇧+F3
Start formula=
AutoSum⌥+=
Insert function⇧+F3
Array formula⌃+⇧+Enter
Calculate all workbooksF9
Calculate active sheet⇧+F9
Toggle formula view⌃+`
Toggle absolute/relative referenceF4
Name a range⌃+F3

Data

ActionShortcut
Toggle AutoFilter⌘+⇧+F
Group rows/columns⌘+⇧+K
Ungroup rows/columns⌘+⇧+J
Hide rows⌃+9
Unhide rows⌃+⇧+9
Hide columns⌃+0
Unhide columns⌃+⇧+0
Toggle AutoFilter⌃+⇧+L
Group rows/columns⌥+⇧+→
Ungroup rows/columns⌥+⇧+←
Hide rows⌃+9
Unhide rows⌃+⇧+9
Hide columns⌃+0
Unhide columns⌃+⇧+0

Workbook

ActionShortcut
Insert new worksheet⇧+F11
Delete worksheet⌘+Delete
Rename worksheetDoubleclickTab
Move to next workbook⌘+`
Insert new worksheet⇧+F11
Delete worksheet⌥+H+D+S
Rename worksheet⌥+H+O+R
Move to next workbook⌃+Tab
ActionShortcut
Open Home tab⌥+H
Open Insert tab⌥+N
Open Page Layout tab⌥+P
Open Formulas tab⌥+M
Open Data tab⌥+A
Open Review tab⌥+R
Open View tab⌥+W