MS-Excel / General Formatting

Extend Selection

What It DoesKey(s)
Toggle Extend mode on or offF8
Extend selection in Extend modeArrow Key
Select another rangeShift+F8
Extend selection with Extend mode offShift+Arrow Key
Extend selection to last used cellCtrl+Shift+Arrow Key
Extend selection to beginning of rowShift+Home
Extend selection to beginning of worksheetCtrl+Shift+Home
Extend selection to last used cellCtrl+Shift+End
Extend selection down one screenShift+Page Down
Extend selection up one screenShift+Page Up
Extend selection to last used cell in same column or rowEnd+Shift+Arrow Key
Extend selection to last used cellEnd+Shift+Home
Extend selection to last cell in current rowEnd+Shift+Enter
Extend selection to cell in upper-left corner of windowScroll Lock+Shift+Home
Extend selection to cell in lower-right corner of windowScroll Lock+Shift+End

Editing Shortcuts

What It DoesKey(s)
Copy selectionCtrl+C
Display Office ClipboardCtrl+C, Ctrl+C
Replace textCtrl+H
Paste selectionCtrl+V
Cut selectionCtrl+X
Repeat last actionCtrl+Y or F4
Undo last actionCtrl+Z
Delete entries in selected cellsDelete
Delete character to the right of the insertion point when in Edit modeDelete
Delete from the insertion point to the end of the lineCtrl+Delete
Delete character to the left of the insertion point when in Edit modeBackspace
Delete cellsCtrl+- (hyphen)
Insert blank cellsCtrl+Shift++ (plus sign)
Edit a cell entryF2
Edit a cell commentShift+F2
Rename current worksheetALT+O H R
Move or copy current worksheetALT+E M
Delete current worksheetALT+E L

Formatting Shortcuts

What It DoesKey(s)
Copy format of selectionCtrl+Shift+C
Paste formatCtrl+Shift+V
Display Style dialog boxAlt+' (apostrophe)
Display Format Cells dialog boxCtrl+1
Apply General Number formatCtrl+Shift+~
Apply Currency formatCtrl+Shift+$
Apply Percentage formatCtrl+Shift+%
Apply Exponential Number formatCtrl+Shift+^
Apply Date formatCtrl+Shift+#
Apply Time formatCtrl+Shift+@
Apply the Number format with two decimal places, thousands separator, and minus sign (-) for negative values Ctrl+Shift+!
Add or remove boldfacingCtrl+B
Add or remove italicsCtrl+I
Add or remove underliningCtrl+U
Add or remove strikethroughCtrl+5
Hide selected rowsCtrl+9
Unhide any hidden rows in selectionCtrl+Shift+( (opening parenthesis)
Hide selected columnsCtrl+0 (zero)
Unhide any hidden columns in selectionCtrl+Shift+) (closing parenthesis)
Apply outline border around selected cellsCtrl+Shift+&
Remove outline border from around selected cellsCtrl+Shift+_
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In this tutorial:

  1. Excel Shortcut Keys
  2. General Command
  3. Data Entry
  4. Extend Selection