General Shortcut Keys
Alt or F10: |
Turn key tips on or off |
Alt+A: |
Go to the Data tab |
Alt+F: |
Open the File tab menu |
Alt+F1: |
Create an embedded bar chart based on select data (same sheet) |
Alt+F11: |
Open the Microsoft Visual Basic For Applications Editor |
Alt+F8: |
Create, run, edit, or delete a macro |
Alt+H: |
Go to the Home tab |
Alt+M: |
Go to the Formulas tab |
Alt+N: |
Open the Insert tab |
Alt+P: |
Go to the Page Layout tab |
Alt+Q: |
Go to the “Tell me what you want to do” box |
Alt+R: |
Go to the Review tab |
Alt+W: |
Go to the View tab |
Alt+X: |
Go to the Add-ins tab |
Alt+Y: |
Go to the Help tab |
Ctrl+F: |
Search in a spreadsheet, or use Find and Replace |
Ctrl+F1: |
Show or hide the ribbon |
Ctrl+F2: |
Switch to Print Preview |
Ctrl+F4: |
Close Excel |
Ctrl+F9: |
Minimize the workbook window |
Ctrl+N: |
Create a new workbook |
Ctrl+O: |
Open an existing workbook |
Ctrl+S: |
Save a workbook |
Ctrl+Shift+U: |
Expand or collapse the formula bar |
Ctrl+Tab: |
Switch between open workbooks |
Ctrl+W: |
Close a workbook |
Ctrl+Y: |
Redo an action |
Ctrl+Z: |
Undo an action |
F1: |
Open the Help pane |
F11: |
Create a bar chart based on selected data (on a separate sheet) |
F12: |
Open the Save As dialog box |
F4: |
Repeat the last command or action. For example, if the last thing you typed in a cell is “hello,” or if you change the font color, clicking another cell and pressing F4 repeats that action in the new cell. |
F7: |
Check spelling |
F9: |
Calculate all worksheets in all open workbooks |
Shift+F11: |
Insert a new worksheet |
Shift+F3: |
Insert a function |
Shift+F9: |
Calculate active worksheets |
See also:
Formatting Cells Shortcut List |
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