Excel 2016 keyboard shortcut

1. 252 Shortcuts for Microsoft Excel 2016 (Windows)
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Navigate Worksheets
Arrow Keys Navigate by one cell at a time in any direction
Page Down/Page
Up
Move one screen down/ up
Alt+Page Down/Pag
e Up
Move one screen right/ left
Tab/Shift+Tab Move one cell to the right/ to the left in a worksheet
Ctrl+Arrow Keys Move to the edge of next data region (cells that
contains data)
Home Move to the beginning of row
Ctrl+Home Move to the beginning of worksheet
Ctrl+End Move to the last cell with content of worksheet
Ctrl+G Display the GoTo dialog box
Ctrl+G then type e.
g. A50
Go to line 50, Column A
Ctrl+G then type e.
g. G1
Go to column G, Line 1
Select Cells
Basic Selects
Shift+Arrow Keys Extend selection by one cell
Shift+Page Down/P
age Up
Extend selection one screen down/ up
Ctrl+Shift+Arrow
Keys
Extend selection to next non-blank cell
Shift+Home Extend selection to beginning of the row
(unfortunately, there is no Shift+End equivalent)
Ctrl+A with no data
nearby current cell
Select all
Ctrl+A with data
nearby current cell
Select all cells in data-containing area. Press twice to
select everything
Ctrl+Shift+Home Extend selection to first cell of the worksheet
Ctrl+Shift+End Extend selection to last used cell on the worksheet
(lower-right corner)
Shift+F8 Lock Selection Extend Mode - Select Cell Range, press
Shift+F8, move around, add to selection with Shift+Ar
row Keys, etc
Ctrl+G Manual selection by row/ column via GoTo menu.
A:B selects column A thru C,
1:3 selects row 1 thru 3 ,
A1:B3 select cells A1 thru B3, etc
Column and Row Selection
Shift+Space Select current row
Shift+Space, then
Shift+Arrow Down/
Arrow Up
Select current row, then expand selection by one row
down/ up
[Shift]+[Space],
]then
[br][Shift]+[Page
Down]/ [Page Up]
Select current row, then expand selection by one
page down/ up
Ctrl+Space Select current column
Shift+Space, then
Shift+Arrow Right/
Arrow Left
Select current column, then expand selection by one
column right/ left
Shift+Space, then
Shift+Alt+Page
Down/ Page Up
Select current column, then expand selection by one
screen right/ left
Juggle Rows, Columns, and Cells
Shift+Space, then
Ctrl+-
Select single row; then delete
Shift+Space,
Shift+Arrow Up/Ar
row Down,
then Ctrl+-
Select multiple rows; then delete
Shift+Space,
Ctrl+Shift++
Select single row; then insert one row above
Shift+Space,
Shift+Arrow Up/Ar
row Down,
then Ctrl+Shift++
Select multiple rows; then insert the same number
rows below
Shift+Space,
then Ctrl+-
Select single (or multiple) columns, then delete
Shift+Space,
then Ctrl+Shift++
Select single row, then insert row below. Select
multiple rows to insert multiple rows
Ctrl+Shift++
with row(s) in
clipboard and a
row selected
Paste Insert - paste row(s) from clipboard and shift
existing content downward
Ctrl+Shift++
with column(s) in
clipboard and
column selected
Paste Insert - paste column(s) from clipboard and
shift existing content to the right
Ctrl+Shift++ With cells that are not complete rows/columns - Open
insert cell/ row/ column menu
Ctrl+- With cells that are not complete rows/columns - Open
delete cell/ row/ column menu
Shift+Arrow Down,
F2, then Ctrl+Enter
Fill single cell content down to all cells selected with
Shift+Arrow Down
Shift+Arrow Up,
F2, then Ctrl+Enter
Fill single cell content upto all cells selected with
Shift+Arrow Down
Edit Cell Content
These assume you are inside a cell.
F2 Edit cell. Press Escape to cancel
Home/End Jump to beginning/ end of cell
Arrow Keys Navigate by one character left/ right or one line up/
down
Ctrl+Arrow Left/
Arrow Right
Navigate by one word left/ right
Shift+Arrow Keys Select one character to the left/ right (or one line
up/down)
Shift+ Home/End Select from the insertion point to beginning/ end of
cell
Ctrl+Shift+Arrow
Left/Arrow Right
Select or unselect one word to the left/ right
Delete/Backspace Delete one character to the right/ left of cursor
Ctrl+Delete Delete from cursor to end of cell
Alt+Enter Start a new line inside cell
Enter/Shift+Enter Complete cell entry and move one cell down/ up
Tab/Shift+Tab Complete cell entry and move one cell right/ left
Ctrl+Enter Complete cell entry and don't move selection
Ctrl+' Duplicate value from Cell above into current cell at
cursor position
Ctrl+; Insert current date at cursor position
Ctrl+Shift+; Insert current time at cursor position
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2. 252 Shortcuts for Microsoft Excel 2016 (Windows)
Duplicate Cells, Rows, and Columns
Ctrl+D Fill Down from cell(s) above into current cell(s)
Ctrl+D with a row
selected
Duplicate row via fill down - Fill current row with
content from row above.
Ctrl+D with
multiple empty
cells selected
Duplicate content of first cell(s) in first row to all cells
in selection downward.
Ctrl+R Fill Rright from cell(s) on the left into current cell(s)
Ctrl+R with a
column selected
Duplicate column via fill right - Fill current column
with content from column on the left.
Ctrl+D with
multiple empty
cells selected
Duplicate content first cell(s) in first column to all
cells in selection to the right.
Ctrl+' Duplicate formula from cell above
Undo, Redo, and Repeat Action
With Excel 2016 'redo' (undo an undo) and 'repeat' (repeat last action)
became a bit confus. Ctrl+Y is a repeat if no undo is present.
Ctrl+Z Undo
Ctrl+Y Redo (after undo) or Repeat (e.g. when applying
formats)
Alt+2 Undo list (via quick access). Use Arrow Down to
extend undo range.
Alt+3 Redo list (via quick access). Use Arrow Down to
extend redo range.
Alt+Enter outside
edit cell mode
Repeat last action. E.g. try to set a cell bold with Ctrl+
B, then go to a different cell and press Alt+Enter;
great to cascade formatting across multiple cells
Cut, Copy, Paste, and Paste Special
Ctrl+X Cut cell(s) to clipoard
Ctrl+C Copy cell(s) to clipboard
Ctrl+V Paste cell(s) from clipboard
Ctrl++ Insert Paste - Paste cell and push content downward
or rightward. Works great for entire rows and
columns.
Ctrl+Alt+V Open Paste Special Menu (requires a prior copy to
Clipboard)
Ctrl+Alt+V, then V,
Enter
Paste Values
Ctrl+Alt+V, then T,
Enter
Paste Formats
Ctrl+Alt+V, then E,
Enter
Paste Transposed
Ctrl+Alt+V, then W,
Enter
Paste Column Width
Ctrl+Alt+V, then U,
Enter
Paste Values and Number Formats
F3 Paste a defined name into a formula
Format Cells
General Cell Format
Ctrl+Alt+V, then T
and Enter
Copy a cell via Ctrl+C, then via Paste Spacieal, paste
format of that cell to current cell
Alt+Enter Repeat a previous cell format action on current cell
Ctrl+1 Open Format Cells dialog with last selection active
Ctrl+Shift+F Open Format Cells dialog with Font Tab active
Font Face, Font Decoration, and Cell Color
Ctrl+B Apply/ remove bold format
Ctrl+I Apply/ remove italic format
Ctrl+U Apply/ remove underline format
Ctrl+5 Apply/ remove strikethrough formatting
Alt+H, FF Home select Font Face; type font name supported by
auto-complete, or use Arrow Down to select.
Alt+H, FS Home select Font Size; use Arrow Key, then Enter to
change size
Alt+H, FC, Escape,
Enter
Assign current font color to selection via Home Font
Color. While escaping the font-color drop-down, the
focus stays on the icon; simply press Enter to assign
the current color.
Alt+HH, Escape,
Enter
Assign current fill color to selected cell color via Hom
e Higlight Cell. While escaping the highlight
drop-down, the focus stays on the icon; simply press
Enter to assign the current color.
Alt+HH, then N Set to No fill color
Number Formats
Ctrl+Shift+~ Apply the general number format (e.g. 1000)
Ctrl+Shift+1 Apply the number format with two decimal places,
thousands separator (e.g. 1,000.00)
Ctrl+Shift+2 Apply the time format with the hour and minute, and
indicate AM or PM
Ctrl+Shift+3 Apply the date format with the day, month, and year
Ctrl+Shift+4 Apply the currency format with two decimal places
(e.g. $1,000.00)
Ctrl+Shift+5 Apply the percentage format with no decimal places
(e.g. 10%)
Ctrl+Shift+6 Apply the scientific number format
Alignments
Alt+H, AL Align Left
Alt+H, AR Align Right
Alt+H, AC Align Center
Alt+H, AT Align Top
Alt+H, AM Align Middle
Alt+H, AB Align Bottom
Wrap and Merge
Alt+H, W Wrap or unwrap text (Home - Wrap Text)
Alt+H, MM Merge cells - Merge
Alt+H, MU Merge - Unmerge
Alt+H, MC Merge and Center
Alt+H, MA Merge Across (merge all columns, but not rows in
selection)
Border Shortcuts
There are only two direct shortcuts which apply or remove the complete
outline. It seems the the easiest to enter the border menu, and then apply
the shortcuts in the border menu.
Alt+H, BM Home - Border - Menu; technically it says 'more'.
Alt+T (in border
menu)
Toggle Top border
Alt+B Toggle Bottom border
Alt+R Toggle Right border
Alt+L Toggle Left border
Alt+H Toggle Horizontal interior border
Alt+V Toggle Vertical interior border
Alt+U Toggle Upwards diagonal border
Alt+D Toggle Downwards diagonal border
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3. 252 Shortcuts for Microsoft Excel 2016 (Windows)
Ctrl+Shift+& Add outline borders from cell or selection
Ctrl+Shift+- Remove outline borders from cell or selection
Find and Replace
Ctrl+F Display the Find and Replace dialog box (with find
selected)
Ctrl+H Display the find and replace dialog box (with replace
selected)
Escape Close the find and replace dialog Box (with focus on
dialog box)
Shift+F4 Find next (with search box closed)
Ctrl+Shift+F4 Find previous (with search box closed)
Alt+Tab, or Ctrl+F/
H when losing
focus
Toggle focus between find/ replace dialog box and
worksheet
Alt+F Find next with find dialog box active
Alt+I Find all with find dialog box active
* in search option Use as asterix for searching multiple characters
? in search options Use as wildcard for searching any single character,
Use '~' before '?' when searching special characters.
~* searches for *
~~ searches for ~
~? searches for ?
Formulas
Basics
= Start a formula
Alt+= Insert the AutoSum formula
Ctrl+A with
formula present
Edit formula in formula Bar
Ctrl+Shift+U Expand/ collapse formula bar
F4 After typing cell reference (eg =E4) makes reference
absolute (=$E$4). Repeat if you want to toogle from
absolute reference to parcial or complete removal
($E$4 -> E$4 -> $E4 -> returning to E4.
Shift+F3 with
empty cell
Display the 'insert function; dialog box
Shift+F3 with
formula present
Edit arguments of formula at cursor position
Alt+H,FD, U Select all Formulas (Home - Find - Formulas
Ctrl+Shift+Enter
with array formula
Enter a formula as an array formula. Formula bar
will show this as e.g. {=SUM(A1:A3*B1:B3)} whichis
the sum of A1*B2+A2*B2+A3+B3. This is an easy and
concise method. Remember that each time editing
the formula will require the Ctrl+Shift+Enter. Some
keyboards seem to distinguish between left and right
Shift key
Ctrl+~ Show/ hide all formulas. This will automatically
extend all column widths which reverses when
presed again
Ctr+' Duplicate formula from cell above
F3 Paste named range in formula
Ctrl+Backspace When navigated away while editing formula; jump
back to active cell while keeping formula intact.
Trace Dependents and Precedents
[Ctrl]+[[] Select direct precedents
[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[[] Select all precedents
[Ctrl]+[]] Select direct dependents
[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[]] Select all dependents
Manual Calculation
F9 Calculate all worksheets in all open workbooks
Shift+F9 Calculate the active worksheet
Ctrl+Alt+F9 Calculate all worksheets in all open workbooks,
regardless of whether they have changed since the
last calculation
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F9 Recheck dependent formulas, and then calculates all
cells in all open workbooks, including cells not
marked as needing to be calculated
Manage Workbooks
Open and Save Workbooks
Ctrl+O Open file via standard open dialog box
Alt+F, O File Open via Excel file manager
Alt+F, O + 1...9 Open recent file (1 thru 9)
Alt+F, O, Y1...Z Open recent file (10 upwards)
Alt+F, O, K File Open from OneDrive Link
Ctrl+S Save File with current file name
F12 Save file as via standard save dialog box
Alt+F, A File Save as via Excel file manager
Alt+F, A, K File Save to OneDrive Link
Escape Exit open/ save menu
Print Workbooks
Ctrl+P Print. This won't offer offer Key Tips/ Options. To
continue with shortcuts, use the new Key Options
below.
Alt+F, P Open File Print menu
I in Print Menu Select printer
Alt+P if Key Tips
disappear
Return Print key tips/ options
V in Print Menu Focus on View pane; use arrow keys to forward/
backward preview pages
G in Print Menu Page setup
N in Print Menu Set Number of copies
Manage Worksheet Tabs
Ctrl+Page Down/Pa
ge Up
Move to the next/ previous worksheet in current
workbook
Alt+H, IS Insert worksheet (Home - Insert Sheet)
Alt+H, DS Delete worksheet Home - Delete Sheet
Alt+H, OR Rename worksheet (Home - Format - Rename
worksheet)
Alt+H, OM Move worksheet (Home - Format - Move worksheet)
Alt+H, OT Worksheet tab color, continue with mouse or arrow
keys (Home - Format - Tab color)
Freeze, Split, and Hide
Alt+W+FF View - Freeze or unfreeze; unfreeze works for any
Freeze Setting
Alt+W+R View - Freeze first visible Row on screen
Alt+W+C View - Freeze first Column on screen
Ctrl+9 Hide selected rows
Ctrl+Shift+9 Unhide hidden rows within the selection
Ctrl+0 Hide selected columns
Shift+F10, then U Unhide selected columns (Ctrl+Shift+0 not working in
Excel 2010, 2013, or 2016)
Alt+W S Split or unsplit Worksheet at current position
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4. 252 Shortcuts for Microsoft Excel 2016 (Windows)
Auto Filter
Ctrl+Shift+L Turn Autofilter on or off. Select table as necessary
but many times Excel figures out what you want.
Alt+Arrow Down On the field with column head, display the AutoFilter
list for the current column. Press Escape to cancel
[Arrow
Down]/[Arrow Up]
and [S]ace]
Select the next/ previous item in the AutoFilter list
Alt+Arrow Up Close the AutoFilter list for the current column
Home/End Select the first item/ last item in the AutoFilter list
Column Width and Row Height
It takes only a little bit patience to get used to set row-height and
column-width using the pixels instead of the mouse; but only after a short
while getting used to the keyboard shortcuts, you won't go back. It can't
get any easier to exactly double or triple the row height by working with
the values given.
Alt+HO Home - Format Worksheet
H (in Format
Worksheet Menu)
Set row Height
A Autofit row height
W Set column Width
I Autofit column width (Based on current cell; mark
column if you want to autfit column based on widest
cell)
D Set Default width (for all columns that haven't been
changed yet)
Navigate Multi-Cell Selections
All these shortcuts assume multipe cells have been selected. Try with at
least 2-3 columns and rows.
Tab/Shift+Tab Move active cell right/ left in selection
Enter/Shift+Enter Move active cell down/ up in selection
Shift+Backspace Select only the active cell when multiple cells are
selected
Ctrl+Backspace Show active cell within selection; helps with large
selections when active cell is off screen
Ctrl+. Move clockwise between the four courners of a
selection
Ctrl+Alt+Arrow
Right/ Arrow Left
Move to the right/ to the left between non-adjacent
selections (with multiple ranges selected)
Arrow Keys with
active Selection
Cancel Selection
Comments and Hyperlinks
Ctrl+K Insert or edit hyperlinK (for complete cell only)
Shift+F10, then R Remove one or multiple hyperlink(s)
Shift+F10, then 2x
O, then Enter
Open hyperlink (In the Excel 2016 Contextmenu, 'O'
is double-assigned which require the extra keys)
Shift+F2 Insert/ edit a cell comment
1x Escape when in
Comment, then
Arrow Keys
Move comment
2x Escape when in
Comment
Escape comment editing and return to cell
Ctrl+Shift+O Select all cells with comments
Shift+F10, then M Delete single comment (or multipe with multiple
comments selected)
Pivot Tables
Creating Pivot Tables with Shortcuts only seems to be nearly impossible;
managing existing tables is doable.
Alt+NV Insert PivotTable after selecting data range. Follow
up with Alt+E for existing worksheet if desired, Tab,
and type the cell reference where it should go (e.g.
C1)
F10+R Refresh PivotTable
Ctrl+- Hide selected item
Alt+Arrow Down in
header
Unhide item(s) by opening header drop-down and
using Arrow Keys and Space to unhide item
Type over any field
with the value
hidden
Unhide item(s) (assume you have two fields 'color',
and 'size' and you hid 'color'. Go into 'size' field and
type 'color' - this will unhide the 'color' field
Type over any field
with another field
in same table
Flip current field value with the value typed
Ctrl+Shift+* Select the entire PivotTable report
Alt+Shift+Arrow
Right
Group selected PivotTable items
Alt+Shift+Arrow
Left
Ungroup selected PivotTable items when on group
header
ALT+JTX Expand all fields
ALT+JTP Collapse all fields
Ctrl+Shift++ Insert pivot formula/ calculated field
Alt+F1 Create Pivot Chart in same Worksheet
F1 Create Pivot Chart in new Worksheet
Excel Auto Tables and Data Forms
Auto Tables
Ctrl+T Create auto Table from selection
Ctrl+Space Select table column
Shift+Space Select table row
Data Forms
Tab/Shift+Tab Move to the next/ previous field which can be edited
Enter/Shift+Enter Move to the first field in the next/ previous record
Page Down/Page
Up
Move to the same field 10 records forward/ back
Ctrl+Page Down Move to a new record
Ctrl+Page Up Move to the first record
Home/End Move to the beginning/ end of a field
Group Rows and Columns
Alt+Shift+Arrow
Right
Group rows or columns
Alt+Shift+Arrow
Left
Ungroup rows or columns
Alt+AH Data Hide detail
Alt+AJ Data Show Detail (j is next to h on keyboard that?s
probably why they picked 'J' isntead of somthing
else)
Ctrl+8 Display or hides the outline symbols
Alt+ASCII Code Enter ASCII code, e.g. Alt+0169 inserts © Symbol
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The Rest
Ctrl+F1 Minimize/ restore Excel ribbons
Ctrl after selecting
at least 2 rows and
2 columns
Display format, chart, totals, tables, and sparklines
menus
Shift+F7 Display the thesaurus dialog box
F7 Display the spelling dialog box
Alt+F, IE Enable Editing for protected view (File Info Enable
Editing)
Alt+F4 Close Excel
F1 Help
Alt+' Style dialog box
Ctrl+F3 Define a name or dialog
Ctrl+Shift+F3 Create names from row and column labels
Alt+F1 Create and insert chart with data in current range as
embedded Chart Object
F11 Create and insert chart with data in current range in
a separate Chart Sheet
Alt+F11 Open VBA editor window
Ctrl+F6 Scroll between open workbooks
Alt+F8 Display macro dialog box
MS Excel MOS Certification
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