Shortcut key

Action

Menu equivalent comments

Version

Ctrl+A
Ctrl+B

Select All
Bold

All
All

Ctrl+C
Ctrl+D
Ctrl+F
Ctrl+G
Ctrl+H
Ctrl+I

Copy
Fill Down
Find
Goto
Replace
Italic

Ctrl+K
Ctrl+N
Ctrl+O
Ctrl+P
Ctrl+R
Ctrl+S
Ctrl+U

Insert Hyperlink
New Workbook
Open
Print
Fill Right
Save
Underline

Ctrl+V
Ctrl W
Ctrl+X
Ctrl+Y
Ctrl+Z
F1
F2
F3

Paste
Close
Cut
Repeat
Undo
Help
Edit
Paste Name

None
Format, Cells, Font, Font Style,
Bold
Edit, Copy
Edit, Fill, Down
Edit, Find
Edit, Goto
Edit, Replace
Format, Cells, Font, Font Style,
Italic
Insert, Hyperlink
File, New
File, Open
File, Print
Edit, Fill Right
File, Save
Format, Cells, Font, Underline,
Single
Edit, Paste
File, Close
Edit, Cut
Edit, Repeat
Edit, Undo
Help, Contents and Index
None
Insert, Name, Paste

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Excel 97/2000 +
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F4
F4
F5
F6
F7
F8
F9
F10
F11
F12
Ctrl+:
Ctrl+;
Ctrl+"
Ctrl+'
Shift
Shift+F1
Shift+F2
Shift+F3
Shift+F4
Shift+F5
Shift+F6
Shift+F8
Shift+F9

Repeat last action

Edit, Repeat. Works while not in

Edit mode.
While typing a formula, switch
None
between absolute/relative refs
Goto
Edit, Goto
Next Pane
None
Spell check
Tools, Spelling
Extend mode
None
Recalculate all workbooks
Tools, Options, Calculation,
Calc Now
Activate Menubar
N/A
New Chart
Insert, Chart
Save As
File, Save As
Insert Current Time
None
Insert Current Date
None
Copy Value from Cell Above
Edit, Paste Special, Value
Copy Formula from Cell Above
Edit, Copy
Hold down shift for additional
functions in Excel's menu
What's This?
Edit cell comment
Paste function into formula
Find Next
Find
Previous Pane
Add to selection
Calculate active worksheet

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none

Excel 97/2000 +

Help, What's This?

Insert, Edit Comments
Insert, Function
Edit, Find, Find Next
Edit, Find, Find Next
None
None
Tools, Options, Calculation,
Calc Sheet

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Ctrl+Alt+F9

Calculate all worksheets in all

open workbooks, regardless of
whether they have changed
since the last calculation.

None

Excel 97/2000 +

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F9

Rechecks dependent formulas

and then calculates all cells in
all open workbooks, including
cells not marked as needing to
be calculated.

None

Excel 97/2000 +

Shift+F10
Shift+F11
Shift+F12
Ctrl+F3
Ctrl+F4
Ctrl+F5
Ctrl+F6
Shift+Ctrl+F6
Ctrl+F7
Ctrl+F8
Ctrl+F9
Ctrl+F10
Ctrl+F11

Display shortcut menu

New worksheet
Save
Define name
Close
XL, Restore window size
Next workbook window
Previous workbook window
Move window
Resize window
Minimize workbook
Maximize or restore window
Inset 4.0 Macro sheet

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Ctrl+F12
Alt+F1
Alt+F2
Alt+F4

File Open
Insert Chart
Save As
Exit

None
Insert, Worksheet
File, Save
Insert, Names, Define
File, Close
Restore
Window, ...
Window, ...
XL, Move
XL, Size
XL, Minimize
XL, Maximize
None in Excel 97. In versions
prior to 97 - Insert, Macro, 4.0
Macro
File, Open
Insert, Chart...
File, Save As
File, Exit

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Alt+F8

Alt+F11
Ctrl+Shift+F3
Ctrl+Shift+F6
Ctrl+Shift+F12
Alt+Shift+F1
Alt+Shift+F2
Alt+=
Ctrl+`
Ctrl+Shift+A

Macro dialog box

Tools, Macro, Macros in Excel

97 Tools,Macros - in earlier
versions
Visual Basic Editor
Tools, Macro, Visual Basic
Editor
Create name by using names of
Insert, Name, Create
row and column labels
Previous Window
Window, ...
Print
File, Print
New worksheet
Insert, Worksheet
Save
File, Save
AutoSum
No direct equivalent
Toggle Value/Formula display Tools, Options, View, Formulas

Alt+Down arrow
Alt+'
Ctrl+Shift+~

Insert argument names into

formula
Display AutoComplete list
Format Style dialog box
General format

Ctrl+Shift+!

Comma format

Ctrl+Shift+@

Time format

Ctrl+Shift+#

Date format

Ctrl+Shift+$

Currency format

Ctrl+Shift+%

Percent format

Excel 97/2000 +

Excel 97/2000 +
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No direct equivalent

All

None
Format, Style
Format, Cells, Number,
Category, General
Format, Cells, Number,
Category, Number
Format, Cells, Number,
Category, Time
Format, Cells, Number,
Category, Date
Format, Cells, Number,
Category, Currency
Format, Cells, Number,
Category, Percentage

Excel 95
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Ctrl+Shift+^

Exponential format

Ctrl+Shift+&
Ctrl+Shift+_
Ctrl+Shift+*

Place outline border around

selected cells
Remove outline border
Select current region

Ctrl++

Insert

Ctrl+-

Delete

Ctrl+1
Ctrl+2

Format cells dialog box

Bold

Ctrl+3

Italic

Ctrl+4

Underline

Ctrl+5

Strikethrough

Ctrl+6

Show/Hide objects

Ctrl+7
Ctrl+8
Ctrl+9
Ctrl+0
Ctrl+Shift+(
Ctrl+Shift+)
Alt or F10
Ctrl+Tab

Show/Hide Standard toolbar

Toggle Outline symbols
Hide rows
Hide columns
Unhide rows
Unhide columns
Activate the menu
In toolbar: next toolbar

Format, Cells, Number,

Category,
Format, Cells, Border

All

Format, Cells, Border

Edit, Goto, Special, Current
Region
Insert, (Rows, Columns, or
Cells) Depends on selection
Delete, (Rows, Columns, or
Cells) Depends on selection
Format, Cells
Format, Cells, Font, Font Style,
Bold
Format, Cells, Font, Font Style,
Italic
Format, Cells, Font, Font Style,
Underline
Format, Cells, Font, Effects,
Strikethrough
Tools, Options, View, Objects,
Show All/Hide
View, Toolbars, Stardard
None
Format, Row, Hide
Format, Column, Hide
Format, Row, Unhide
Format, Column, Unhide
None
None

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Excel 97/2000 +

Shift+Ctrl+Tab
Ctrl+Tab
Shift+Ctrl+Tab
Tab
Shift+Tab
Enter
Alt+Enter
Ctrl+Enter
Shift+Ctrl+F
Shift+Ctrl+F+F
Shift+Ctrl+P

In toolbar: previous toolbar

In a workbook: activate next
workbook
In a workbook: activate previous
workbook
Next tool
Previous tool
Do the command
Start a new line in the same
cell.
Fill the selected cell range with
the current entry.
Font Drop Down List
Font tab of Format Cell Dialog
box
Point size Drop Down List

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Excel 97/2000 +

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Excel 97/2000 +

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Excel 97/2000 +
Excel 97/2000 +
Excel 97/2000 +

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Excel 97/2000 +

Format, Cells, Font

Format, Cells, Font

All
Before 97/2000

Format, Cells, Font

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