very useful excel shortcut tips for corporate people as well as for students those who are searching job in in the competitive world. These shortcuts will be useful for all those who are doing work in excel. Learn shortcuts and work smart.
S.NO |
Frequently used Shortcuts |
|
1 |
Close a
spreadsheet |
Ctrl + W |
2 |
Open a
Spreadsheet |
Ctrl + O |
3 |
Save a
Spreadsheet |
Ctrl + S |
4 |
Copy |
Ctrl + C |
5 |
Paste |
Ctrl + V |
6 |
Undo |
Ctrl + Z |
7 |
Cut |
Ctrl + X |
8 |
Redo |
Ctrl + Y |
9 |
Delete a
column |
Alt + H,D
then C |
10 |
Formula
Tab |
Alt + M |
11 |
Home Tab |
Alt + H |
S.No |
Navigation Shortcut
Keys |
|
1 |
Move one cell to the right in a
worksheet , or in a protected worksheet, move between unlocked cells |
Tab |
2 |
Move one cell to the left in a
worksheet or previous option in a dialog box |
Shift + Tab |
3 |
Move to the last cell on a worksheet
,to the lowest used row of the
rightmost used column |
Ctrl + End |
4 |
Move to the beginning of the
worksheet |
Ctrl + Home |
5 |
Move to the next sheet in a worksheet |
Ctrl + Page Down (PgDn) |
6 |
Move to the previous sheet in a
workbook |
Ctrl + Page Up(PgUp) |
7 |
Move to the edge of the current data
region in a worksheet |
Ctrl + Arrow Key |
8 |
Move one screen up in worksheet |
Page Up |
S.No |
Format Cells
Shortcut Keys |
|
1 |
Format a cell by opening the format
cells dialog box |
Ctrl + 1 |
2 |
Add or edit a cell comment |
Shift + F2 |
3 |
Display the create table dialog box |
Ctrl + L (or)
Ctrl + T |
4 |
Enter the current time |
Ctrl + Shift + Colon (:) |
5 |
Enter the current date |
Ctrl + Semicolon (;) |
6 |
Use the fill down command to copy the contents
and format of the topmost cell of a selected range into the cells below |
Ctrl + D |
7 |
Use the fill right command to copy the contents
and format of the left most cells of a selected range into the cells to the
right |
Ctrl + R |
8 |
Apply the number format with two decimal places,
thousands Separator and minus sign (-) for a negative values |
Ctrl + Shift + Exclamation sign(!) |
9 |
Apply the time format with the hour and minute ,
and AM or PM |
Ctrl + Shift + At sign (@) |
10 |
Apply the date format within the day, month and
year |
Ctrl + Shift + Number sign (#) |
11 |
Apply the accounting number format with two
decimal places, thousands separator and minus sign (-) for negative values |
Ctrl + Shift + Dollar sign ($) |
12 |
Apply the percentage format with no decimal
places |
Ctrl + Shift + Percentage (%) |
13 |
Apply the scientific number format with two
decimal places |
Ctrl + Shift + Caret (^) |
S.No |
Selection Shortcut
Keys |
|
1 |
Select the entire worksheet |
Ctrl + A or Ctrl + Shift + Spacebar |
2 |
Extend the selection of cells by one cell |
Shift + Arrow Key |
3 |
Select many cells |
Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Key |
4 |
Start a new line in the same cell |
Alt + Enter |
5 |
Fill the selected cell range with the current
entry |
Ctrl + Enter |
6 |
Select an entire column in a worksheet |
Ctrl + Spacebar |
7 |
Select an entire row in a worksheet |
Shift + Spacebar |
8 |
Combine with shift to copy items |
Ctrl + Shift + End / Ctrl + Shift + Home |
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