ote: I have *ed some of the most important shortcuts.

These are very useful and

extremely time saving ones. You may want to remember a few to boost your productivity.
Select the whole column
SELECTION
CTRL + SPACE
Select the whole row
SELECTION
SHIFT + SPACE
Select table
SELECTION
SHIFT + CTRL + SPACE bar
Save
SELECTION
CTRL + s
Select visible cells only
SELECTION
ALT + ;
Select entire region
SELECTION
CTRL + A
Select range from start cell to far left
SELECTION
SHIFT + Home
Select range from start cell to end in direction of arrow
SELECTION
SHIFT + End + arrow
Select a continuous range of data (e.g. pivot), no matter where your cursor is.
SELECTION
CTRL + *
Select blank cells
SELECTION
F5 + ALT + S + K + ENTER
Select all cells with comments
SELECTION
CTRL + SHIFT + O
Select all cells that are directly or indirectly referred to by formulas in the
selection
SELECTION
CTRL + SHIFT + {
Select all cells with formulas that refer directly or indirectly to the active cell
SELECTION
CTRL + SHIFT + }

Selects all the way to a1 from cursor position

SELECTION
CTRL + SHIFT + HOME
Select cells in the direction of arrow
SELECTION
CTRL + SHIFT + Arrow
Previous sheet
NAVIGATION
CTRL + Page Up
Next sheet
NAVIGATION
CTRL + Page Down
Launch GO TO Dialog (from here you can select special or jump to a cell or
range)
NAVIGATION
F5
Go to top left (will go to top left of freezed pane if set)
NAVIGATION
CTRL + Home
Go to last non-blank cell
NAVIGATION
CTRL + end
Go to previous sheet
NAVIGATION
CTRL + PgUp
Go to next sheet
NAVIGATION
CTRL + PgDn
Print
NAVIGATION
CTRL + p
Toggle between workbooks in a given session of excel.
NAVIGATION
CTRL + TAB
Change the type of cell reference from relative to absolute or semi-absolute
FORMULAS
F4
Repeat whatever you did last
FORMULAS
F4
Debug portions of a formula (select and press)

FORMULAS
F9
Sum range
FORMULAS
ALT + =
Enter array formula
FORMULAS
CTRL + SHIFT + Enter
Select array formula range
FORMULAS
CTRL + /
Display range names (can be used when typing formulas)
FORMULAS
F3
Evaluate formulas. (its easy to remember when working with some tuf
formulas!)
FORMULAS
ALT + TUF
Copy a formula from above cell and edit
FORMULAS
CTRL + '
Display the formula palette after you type a valid function name in a formula
FORMULAS
CTRL + A (while writing a formula)
Alternate between displaying cell values and displaying cell formulas
FORMULAS
CTRL + ` (Single Left Quotation Mark)
Calculate formulas
FORMULAS
F9
Select all precedent cells
FORMULAS
CTRL + [
Select all dependent cells
FORMULAS
CTRL + ]
Format Selection (cells, objects, charts)
FORMATTING
CTRL + 1
Bold a cells content
FORMATTING

CTRL + B
Format Painter Paste formats from selection
FORMATTING
ALT + EST
Format as number with 2 dp
FORMATTING
CTRL + SHIFT + 1
Format as local currency
FORMATTING
CTRL + SHIFT + 4
Format as percentage with 0 dp
FORMATTING
CTRL + SHIFT + 5
Hide row
FORMATTING
CTRL + 9
Hide column
FORMATTING
CTRL + 0
Unhide row
FORMATTING
CTRL + SHIFT + 9
Unhide column
FORMATTING
CTRL + SHIFT + 0
Display the style command format menu
FORMATTING
ALT + '
Sets/removes strikeout in current cell
FORMATTING
CTRL + 5
Show/hide the top bar when you have a group
FORMATTING
Crtl + 8
Single border around selected cells
FORMATTING
CTRL + SHIFT + 7
Sort
FORMATTING
ALT + DS

Insert hyperlink
FORMATTING
CTRL + K
Freeze panes
FORMATTING
ALT + WFF
Remove grid lines or (alt+t)ov(alt+g)[enter]
FORMATTING
ALT + WVG (2007+)
To wrap lines
FORMATTING
ALT + HW (2007+)
Save as
EXCEL OPTIONS
F12
Collapse the ribbon (press again to expand)
EXCEL OPTIONS
CTRL + F1
Opens print preview
EXCEL OPTIONS
CTRL + F2
Maximize the current window
EXCEL OPTIONS
ALT + SPACE X
Activate next window
EXCEL OPTIONS
ALT + TAB
Activate previous window
EXCEL OPTIONS
ALT + SHIFT + TAB
Close an excel workbook
EXCEL OPTIONS
crtl + F4
Split screens
EXCEL OPTIONS
ALT + W + S
Create a pivot table in new sheet (of course after selecting the range)
EVERYTHING ELSE
ALT + DPF
Create a pivot table in the same sheet.
EVERYTHING ELSE

ALT + DPN
Show visual basic editor
EVERYTHING ELSE
ALT + F11
Macro dialog
EVERYTHING ELSE
ALT + F8
Apply/remove filter
EVERYTHING ELSE
ALT + DFF
Keep filter on columns, but show all rows
EVERYTHING ELSE
ALT + DFS
Insert pivot table
EVERYTHING ELSE
ALT + NVT
Turn filter on or of
EVERYTHING ELSE
CTRL + SHIFT + L
Paste values only
EDITING
ALT + ESV
Edit a cell, place cursor at the end
EDITING
F2
Show in-cell drop down with previously entered values
EDITING
ALT + Down arrow
Fills down value from cell above
EDITING
CTRL + D
Add a comment or Edit comment
EDITING
SHIFT + F2
Insert new sheet
EDITING
SHIFT + F11
Insert row
EDITING
CTRL + +

Delete row
EDITING
CTRL + Copy
EDITING
CTRL + C
Paste
EDITING
CTRL + V
Cut
EDITING
CTRL + X
Undo
EDITING
CTRL + Z
Get a line break inside the cell
EDITING
ALT + Enter (while editing the cell)
Clear all contents
EDITING
ALT + EAA
Copy
EDITING
CTRL + insert
Paste
EDITING
SHIFT + Insert
Make chart/pivot chart
EDITING
F11
Edit a cell in Apple Macs
EDITING
CTRL + U
Copy the value from the cell above the active cell into the cell or the formula
bar
EDITING
CTRL + SHIFT + "
Copies whatever is in the cell to the left of it.
EDITING
CTRL + R
Delete box (cell, row, column)

EDITING
ALT + ED
Insert box (cell, row, column)
EDITING
ALT + IE
Enter current date
AUTO COMPLETE
CTRL + ;
Enter current time
AUTO COMPLETE
CTRL + :