
Here are 31 handy keyboard Shortcuts that you can use on Microsoft Excel.
- F1: Opens a help task pane.
- F1 + Ctrl: Opens or closes the help window.
- F2: To edit the text in the active cell.
- F2 + Shift: To write a comment in the active cell.
- F2 + Alt: Opens the save as dialog box.
- F3 + Shift: opens the insert dialog box.
- F3 + Ctrl: Opens the define name dialog box.
- F3 + Shift + Ctrl: Opens the create name dialog box.
- F4: To redo the last command.
- F4 + Ctrl: To close the workbook window.
- F4 + Alt: To close the excel program.
- F5: Opens the Go to dialog box.
- F5 + Ctrl: brings back to the first level of workbook.
- F6: To shift between help taskbar and the excel window.
- F6 + Shift: To goto the previous square in the open worksheet.
- F6 + Ctrl: If more than one workbook is open to switch between them.
- F7: To open spelling correction window.
- F7 + Ctrl: When workbook window is not maximised it will move the window.
- F8: To activate / deactivate extended mode.
- F9: Will calculate all the worksheets in all open workbooks.
- F9 + Shift: Will calculate the active worksheet.
- F9 + Ctrl: To Minimise the workbook window.
- F10: Will select the menu bar.
- F10 + Ctrl: To open minimised window.
- F11: Will create a chart using the current range.
- F11 + Shift: To select a new worksheet.
- F11 + Alt: To switch between visual basic editor and the worksheet.
- F11 + Alt + Shift: Opens Microsoft script editor.
- F12: Opens save as dialog box.
- F12 + Shift: Saves the active workbook.
- F12 + Ctrl: To open the Open dialog box.
If you know more shortcut keys in Microsoft Excel then please feel free to have your say
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