MS Excel: Short Cut Keys

Hot Keys	Function	Alternative Function
Ctrl+A	Select All	None
Ctrl+B	Bold	Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Bold
Ctrl+C	Copy	Edit, Copy
Ctrl+D	Fill Down	Edit, Fill, Down
Ctrl+F	Find	Edit, Find
Ctrl+G	Goto	Edit, Goto
Ctrl+H	Replace	Edit, Replace
Ctrl+I	Italic	Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Italic
Ctrl+K	Insert Hyperlink	Insert, Hyperlink
Ctrl+N	New Workbook	File, New
Ctrl+O	Open	File, Open
Ctrl+P	Print	File, Print
Ctrl+R	Fill Right	Edit, Fill Right
Ctrl+S	Save	File, Save
Ctrl+U	Underline	Format, Cells, Font, Underline, Single
Ctrl+V	Paste	Edit, Paste
Ctrl W	Close	File, Close
Ctrl+X	Cut	Edit, Cut
Ctrl+Y	Repeat	Edit, Repeat
Ctrl+Z	Undo	Edit, Undo
F1	Help	Help, Contents and Index
F2	Edit	None
F3	Paste Name	Insert, Name, Paste
F4	Repeat last action	Edit, Repeat. Works while not in Edit mode.
F4	While typing a formula, switch between absolute/relative refs	None
F5	Goto	Edit, Goto
F6	Next Pane	None
F7	Spell check	Tools, Spelling
F8	Extend mode	None
F9	Recalculate all workbooks	Tools, Options, Calculation, Calc,Now
F10	Activate Menubar	N/A
F11	New Chart	Insert, Chart
F12	Save As	File, Save As
Ctrl+:	Insert Current Time	None
Ctrl+;	Insert Current Date	None
Ctrl+"	Copy Value from Cell Above	Edit, Paste Special, Value
Ctrl+’	Copy Fromula from Cell Above	Edit, Copy
Shift	Hold down shift for additional functions in Excel’s menu	none
Shift+F1	What’s This?	Help, What’s This?
Shift+F2	Edit cell comment	Insert, Edit Comments
Shift+F3	Paste function into formula	Insert, Function
Shift+F4	Find Next	Edit, Find, Find Next
Shift+F5	Find	Edit, Find, Find Next
Shift+F6	Previous Pane	None
Shift+F8	Add to selection	None
Shift+F9	Calculate active worksheet	Calc Sheet
Shift+F10	Display shortcut menu	None
Shift+F11	New worksheet	Insert, Worksheet
Shift+F12	Save	File, Save
Ctrl+F3	Define name	Insert, Names, Define
Ctrl+F4	Close	File, Close
Ctrl+F5	XL, Restore window size	Restore
Ctrl+F6	Next workbook window	Window, ...
Shift+Ctrl+F6	Previous workbook window	Window, ...
Ctrl+F7	Move window	XL, Move
Ctrl+F8	Resize window	XL, Size
Ctrl+F9	Minimize workbook	XL, Minimize
Ctrl+F10	Maximize or restore window	XL, Maximize
Ctrl+F11	Inset 4.0 Macro sheet	None in Excel 97. In versions prior to 97 - Insert, Macro, 4.0 Macro
Ctrl+F12	File Open	File, Open
Alt+F1	Insert Chart	Insert, Chart...
Alt+F2	Save As	File, Save As
Alt+F4	Exit	File, Exit
Alt+F8	Macro dialog box	Tools, Macro, Macros in Excel 97 Tools,Macros - in earlier versions
Alt+F11	Visual Basic Editor	Tools, Macro, Visual Basic Editor
Ctrl+Shift+F3	Create name by using names of row and column labels	Insert, Name, Create
Ctrl+Shift+F6	Previous Window	Window, ...
Ctrl+Shift+F12	Print	File, Print
Alt+Shift+F1	New worksheet	Insert, Worksheet
Alt+Shift+F2	Save	File, Save
Alt+=	AutoSum	No direct equivalent
Ctrl+`	Toggle Value/Formula display	Tools, Options, View, Formulas
Ctrl+Shift+A	Insert argument names into formula	No direct equivalent
Alt+Down arrow	Display AutoComplete list	None
Alt+’	Format Style dialog box	Format, Style
Ctrl+Shift+~	General format	Format, Cells, Number, Category, General
Ctrl+Shift+!	Comma format	Format, Cells, Number, Category, Number
Ctrl+Shift+@	Time format	Format, Cells, Number, Category, Time
Ctrl+Shift+#	Date format	Format, Cells, Number, Category, Date
Ctrl+Shift+$	Currency format	Format, Cells, Number, Category, Currency
Ctrl+Shift+%	Percent format	Format, Cells, Number, Category, Percentage
Ctrl+Shift+^	Exponential format	Format, Cells, Number, Category,
Ctrl+Shift+&	Place outline border around selected cells	Format, Cells, Border
Ctrl+Shift+_	Remove outline border	Format, Cells, Border
Ctrl+Shift+*	Select current region	Edit, Goto, Special, Current Region
Ctrl++	Insert	Insert, (Rows, Columns, or Cells) Depends on selection
Ctrl+-	Delete	Delete, (Rows, Columns, or Cells) Depends on selection
Ctrl+1	Format cells dialog box	Format, Cells
Ctrl+2	Bold	Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Bold
Ctrl+3	Italic	Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Italic
Ctrl+4	Underline	Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Underline
Ctrl+5	Strikethrough	Format, Cells, Font, Effects, Strikethrough
Ctrl+6	Show/Hide objects	Tools, Options, View, Objects, Show All/Hide
Ctrl+7	Show/Hide Standard toolbar	View, Toolbars, Stardard
Ctrl+8	Toggle Outline symbols	None
Ctrl+9	Hide rows	Format, Row, Hide
Ctrl+0	Hide columns	Format, Column, Hide
Ctrl+Shift+(	Unhide rows	Format, Row, Unhide
Ctrl+Shift+)	Unhide columns	Format, Column, Unhide
Alt or F10	Activate the menu	None
Ctrl+Tab	In toolbar: next toolbar	None
Shift+Ctrl+Tab	In toolbar: previous toolbar	None
Ctrl+Tab	In a workbook: activate next workbook	None
Shift+Ctrl+Tab	In a workbook: activate previous workbook	None
Tab	Next tool	None
Shift+Tab	Previous tool	None
Enter	Do the command	None
Shift+Ctrl+F	Font Drop Down List	Format, Cells, Font
Shift+Ctrl+F+F	Font tab of Format Cell Dialog box	Format, Cells, Font
Shift+Ctrl+P	Point size Drop Down List	Format, Cells, Font