Know Your Office Application!

in #howto7 years ago (edited)

keyboard shortcuts can be less demanding than using the touchscreen and are an essential alternative to using a mouse. This article itemizes the keyboard shortcuts for office applications on Windows.


Ctrl + A - Select All

Ctrl + B - Bold

Ctrl + C - Copy

Ctrl + D - Fill Down

Ctrl + E - Align center

Ctrl + F - Find

Ctrl + G - Goto

Ctrl + H - Replace

Ctrl + I - Italic

Ctrl + J - Justify

Ctrl + K - Insert Hyperlink

Ctrl + L - Align left

Ctrl + N - New Workbook

Ctrl + O - Open

Ctrl + P - Print

Ctrl + R - Fill Right

Ctrl + S - Save

Ctrl + U - Underline

Ctrl + V - Paste

Ctrl + W - Close

Ctrl + X - Cut

Ctrl + Y - Repeat

Ctrl + Z - Undo


F1 - Help

F2 - Edit

F3 - Paste Name

F4 - Repeat last action

F4 - While typing a formula, switch between absolute/relative refs

F5 - Goto

F6 - Next Pane

F7 - Spell check

F8 - Extend mode

F9 - Recalculate all workbooks

F10 - Activate Menu bar

F11 - New Chart

F12 - Save As


Ctrl + : - Insert Current Time

Ctrl + ; - Insert Current Date

Ctrl + " - Copy Value from Cell Above

Ctrl + ’ - Copy Formula from Cell Above


Shift - Hold down shift for additional functions in Excel’s menu

Shift + F1 - What’s This?

Shift + F2 - Edit cell comment

Shift + F3 - Paste function into formula

Shift + F4 - Find Next

Shift + F5 - Find

Shift + F6 - Previous Pane

Shift + F8 - Add to selection

Shift + F9 - Calculate active worksheet

Shift + F10 - Display shortcut menu

Shift + F11 - New worksheet


Ctrl + F3 - Define name

Ctrl + F4 - Close

Ctrl + F5 - Restore window size

Ctrl + F6 - Next workbook window

Shift + Ctrl + F6 - Previous workbook window

Shift + Ctrl + F - Font Drop Down List

Shift + Ctrl + F + F - Font tab of Format Cell Dialog box

Shift + Ctrl + P - Point size Drop Down List

Ctrl + F7 - Move window

Ctrl + F8 - Resize window

Ctrl + F9 - Minimize workbook

Ctrl + F10 - Maximize or restore window

Ctrl + F11 - Insert 4.0 Macro sheet

Ctrl +F1 - File Open


Alt + F1 - Insert Chart

Alt + F2 - Save As

Alt + F4 - Exit

Alt + Down arrow - Display auto complete list

Alt + Tab - Switch applications


Windows + P - Project screen

Windows + E - Open file explorer

Windows + D - Go to desktop

Windows + M - Minimize all windows

Windows + S - Search


Ctrl + Shift + ~ - General format

Ctrl + Shift + ! - Comma format

Ctrl + Shift + @ - Time format

Ctrl + Shift + # - Date format

Ctrl + Shift + $ - Currency format

Ctrl + Shift + % - Percent format

Ctrl + Shift + ^ - Exponential format

Ctrl + Shift + & - Place outline border around selected cells

Ctrl + Shift+_ - Remove outline border

Ctrl + Shift + * - Select current region


Ctrl ++ - Insert

Ctrl +- - Delete

Ctrl + 1 - Format cells dialog box

Ctrl + 2 - Bold

Ctrl + 3 - Italic

Ctrl + 4 - Underline

Ctrl + 5 - Strike through

Ctrl + 6 - Show/Hide objects

Ctrl + 7 - Show/Hide Standard toolbar

Ctrl + 8 - Toggle Outline symbols

Ctrl + 9 - Hide rows

Ctrl + 0 - Hide columns

Ctrl + Shift + ( - Unhide rows

Ctrl + Shift+ ) - Unhide columns

Alt or F10 - Activate the menu

Ctrl + Tab - In toolbar: next toolbar

Shift + Ctrl + Tab - In toolbar: previous toolbar

Ctrl+Tab - In a workbook: activate next workbook

Shift + Ctrl + Tab - In a workbook: activate previous workbook

Tab - Next tool

Shift + Tab - Previous tool

Enter - Do the command


I hope I saved some lives here.

Feel free to add more if any was omitted.

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