Press the Alt key to display the ribbon shortcuts, called Key Tips, as letters in small images next to the tabs and options as shown in the image below. For example, on the Home tab, the Number group includes the Number Format option. The ribbon groups related options on tabs. This table lists the most frequently used shortcuts in Excel. Keyboard shortcuts for refreshing external data Keyboard shortcuts for working with data, functions, and the formula bar Keyboard shortcuts for making selections and performing actions Keyboard shortcuts in the Paste Special dialog box in Excel 2013 Keyboard shortcuts for navigating in cells Get the Excel 2016 keyboard shortcuts in a Word document: Excel keyboard shortcuts and function keys. For instructions, go to Automate tasks with the Macro Recorder.ĭownload our 50 time-saving Excel shortcuts quick tips guide. If an action that you use often does not have a shortcut key, you can record a macro to create one. Press Ctrl+F, and then type your search words. Unhide item(s) (assume you have two fields 'color', and 'size' and you hid 'color'.To quickly find a shortcut in this article, you can use the Search. Type over any field with the value hidden Unhide item(s) by opening header drop-down and using Arrow Keys and Space to unhide item Follow up with Alt+ E for existing worksheet if desired, Tab, and type the cell reference where it should go (e.g. I nsert Pi votTable after selecting data range. This will automatically extend all column widths which reverses when pressed againĬreating Pivot Tables with Shortcuts only seems to be nearly impossible managing existing tables is doable. Some keyboards seem to distinguish between left and right Shift key
Remember that each time editing the formula will require the Ctrl+ Shift+ Enter. Select all Formulas ( Home - Fin d - Form ulasĮnter a formula as an array formula.
Repeat if you want to toggle from absolute reference to partial or complete removal ($E$4 -> E$4 -> $E4 -> returning to E4.Įdit arguments of formula at cursor position Select or unselect one word to the left/ rightĭelete one character to the right/ left of cursorĬomplete cell entry and move one cell down/ upĬomplete cell entry and move one cell right/ leftĬomplete cell entry and don't move selectionĭuplicate value from Cell above into current cell at cursor positionĪfter typing cell reference (eg =E4) makes reference absolute (=$E$4). Select from the insertion point to beginning/ end of cell Select one character to the left/ right (or one line up/down) Navigate by one character left/ right or one line up/ down Selects from current end of cursor to beginning These assume you are inside a cell, typically after pressing F2 With cells that are not complete rows/columns - Open delete cell/ row/ column menuįill single cell content down to all cells selected with Shift+ Arrow Downįill single cell content up to all cells selected with Shift+ Arrow Down With cells that are not complete rows/columns - Open insert cell/ row/ column menu Paste Insert - paste column(s) from clipboard and shift existing content to the right Paste Insert - paste row(s) from clipboard and shift existing content downwardĬtrl+ Shift+ + with column(s) in clipboard and column selected Select multiple rows to insert multiple rowsĬtrl+ Shift+ + with row(s) in clipboard and a row selected
Select single row, then insert row below. Select single (or multiple) columns, then delete Select multiple rows then insert the same number rows below Shift+ Space, then Shift+ Arrow Up/ Arrow Down, then Ctrl+ Shift+ + Select single row then insert one row above Shift+ Space, then Shift+ Arrow Up/ Arrow Down, then Ctrl+. 1.4 Insert Rows, Columns and Duplicate Content