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We've provided a comprehensive list of both FastTrack and native Excel shortcut keys below as a reference.

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Native Excel Shortcut Keys

Command Name Keystroke Category Priority Comments

File New ( Ctrl n ) / Alt fn Files 5
File Open ( Ctrl o ) / Alt fo / Ctrl F12 Files 5
File Close Alt fc Files 5
File Save ( Ctrl s ) / Alt fs Files 5
File Save As F12 / Alt fa Files 5
File Print ( Ctrl p ) / Alt fp Printing 5
File Set Print Area Alt fts Printing 5
Insert Page Break Alt ib Printing 5
File Clear Print Area Alt ftc Printing 5
File Page Setup Alt fu Printing 5
File Print Preview Alt fv Printing 5 Use Esc to exit print preview mode
Edit Undo ( Ctrl z ) / Alt eu Commands 5
Edit Redo (Reverse Undo) ( Ctrl y ) / Alt er Commands 5
Repeat Last Command F4 / ( Ctrl y ) / Alt Enter Commands 5 Use F4 while outside Formula Bar
Enter/Exit Cell Formula Bar F2 Formulas 5 You can use Esc to exit Formula Bar as well
Absolute/Relative Reference F4 Formulas 5 Use F4 while in Formula Bar
Sum Formula Alt = Formulas 5
Insert Function (Function Wizard) Shift F3 Formulas 5
Insert Defined Name in Formula F3 Formulas 2
Insert Function Arguments Ctrl Shift A Formulas 1
New Line in Cell Entry Alt Enter Formulas 3 Use while in Formula Bar
Delete Remainder of Entry ( Ctrl Delete ) Formulas 3 Use while in Formula Bar
Finish Entry Enter Formulas 5 Moves selection depending on Excel user
preferences (Shift Enter moves selection in
opposite direction
Finish Entry and Move Right Tab Formulas 5
Finish Entry and Move Left Shift Tab Formulas 5
Fill Selection With Entry Ctrl Enter Formulas 3
Calculate Formulas F9 Formulas 4
Move Up Up Arrow Navigation 5
Move Down Down Arrow Navigation 5
Move Left Left Arrow Navigation 5
Move Right Right Arrow Navigation 5
Quick Move Up Ctrl Up Arrow Navigation 5
Quick Move Down Ctrl Down Arrow Navigation 5
Quick Move Left Ctrl Left Arrow Navigation 5
Quick Move Right Ctrl Right Arrow Navigation 5
Move To Column A Home Navigation 3
Move To Last Used Column End, Enter Navigation 3
Move To Cell A1 ( Ctrl Home ) Navigation 3
Move To Bottom Right Cell ( Ctrl End ) Navigation 3
Page Up Page Up Navigation 5
Page Down Page Down Navigation 5
Page Left Alt Page Up Navigation 3
Page Right Alt Page Down Navigation 3

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Next Worksheet ( Ctrl Page Down ) Navigation 5

Previous Worksheet ( Ctrl Page Up ) Navigation 5
Next Workbook Ctrl Tab / Ctrl F6 Navigation 5
Previous Workbook Ctrl Shift Tab / Ctrl Shift F6 Navigation 5
Go To... F5 / ( Ctrl g ) / Alt eg Navigation 5
Highlight Up Shift Up Arrow Selecting 5
Highlight Down Shift Down Arrow Selecting 5
Highlight Left Shift Left Arrow Selecting 5
Highlight Right Shift Right Arrow Selecting 5
Quick Highlight Up Ctrl Shift Up Arrow Selecting 5
Quick Highlight Down Ctrl Shift Down Arrow Selecting 5
Quick Highlight Left Ctrl Shift Left Arrow Selecting 5
Quick Highlight Right Ctrl Shift Right Arrow Selecting 5
Select To Column A Shift Home Selecting 1
Select To Last Used Column End, Shift Enter Selecting 1
Select To Cell A1 ( Ctrl Shift Home ) Selecting 1
Select To Bottom Right Cell ( Ctrl Shift End ) / ( End, Selecting 1
Shift Home )
Extend Selection Page Up Shift Page Up Selecting 1
Extend Selection Page Down Shift Page Down Selecting 1
Extend Selection Page Left Shift Alt Page Up Selecting 1
Extend Selection Page Right Shift Alt Page Down Selecting 1
Select Row Shift Spacebar Selecting 5
Select Column Ctrl Spacebar Selecting 5
Select Region Around Active Cell ( Ctrl Shift * ) Selecting 1
Select All (Entire Worksheet) ( Ctrl a ) / Ctrl Shift Selecting 3
Spacebar
Set/Clear Selection Anchor F8 Selecting 3
Only Select Active Cell Shift Backspace Selecting 1
Move Down Within Selection Enter Navigation 3
Move Up Within Selection Shift Enter Navigation 3
Move Left Within Selection Tab Navigation 3
Move Right Within Selection Shift Tab Navigation 3
Move Clockwise Within Selection ( Ctrl . ) Navigation 1
Next Region Within Selection Ctrl Alt Right Arrow Navigation 1
Previous Region Within Selection Ctrl Alt Left Arrow Navigation 1
Delete Selection Alt ed Clear/Delete 5
Clear Everything Within Selection Alt eaa Clear/Delete 5
Cut ( Ctrl x ) / Alt et Cut/Copy 5
/Move/Paste/Insert
Copy ( Ctrl c ) / Alt ec Cut/Copy 5
/Move/Paste/Insert
Paste ( Ctrl v ) / Alt ep Cut/Copy 5
/Move/Paste/Insert
Paste Special - Formulas Alt esf Enter Copy/Paste 5 Copies formulas and nothing else
Paste Special - Formats Alt est Enter Copy/Paste 5 Copies formats and nothing else
Paste Special - Values Alt esv Enter Copy/Paste 5 Copies values and nothing else
Copy Right (Excel) ( Ctrl r ) Copy/Paste 5
Copy Down (Excel) ( Ctrl d ) Copy/Paste 5
Copy Value From Cell Above ( Ctrl Shift " ) Copy/Paste 3
Copy Formula From Cell Above ( Ctrl ' ) Copy/Paste 3
Insert (Copied) Cells Alt ie Cut/Copy 5
/Move/Paste/Insert
Insert Row Alt ir Insert New 5

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Insert Column Alt ic Insert New 5

Copy/Move Sheet Alt em Cut/Copy 3
/Move/Paste/Insert
Insert Worksheet Alt iw / Shift F11 Insert New 3
Insert Chart Sheet F11 Insert New 1
Edit Delete Sheet Alt el Clear/Delete 3
Highlight Direct Cell Precedents ( Ctrl [ ) Auditing 3
Highlight Direct Cell Dependents ( Ctrl ] ) Auditing 3
Highlight Indirect Cell Precedents ( Ctrl { ) Auditing 3
Highlight Indirect Cell Dependents ( Ctrl } ) Auditing 3
Show Precedent Arrows Alt tut Auditing 3 Refers to direct precedents
Show Dependent Arrows Alt tud Auditing 3 Refers to direct dependents
Display Cell Formulas (Toggle) ( Ctrl ` ) Auditing 3
Find ( Ctrl f ) / Alt ef / Shift F5 Auditing 4
Replace ( Ctrl h ) / Alt ee Auditing 4
Edit Links Alt ek Auditing 3
Window Freeze/Unfreeze Alt wf View 5
Window Split Alt ws View 5
Split Window Toggle F6 View 3
View Zoom Alt vz View 4
View Page Breaks Alt vp View 3
View Normal Alt vn View 3
Insert Name (Define) Alt ind / Ctrl F3 Other 5
Insert Comment Alt im / Shift F2 Other 3 Use Shift F2 to edit comments as well
Edit Clear Comments Alt eam Other 3
Insert Hyperlink ( Ctrl k ) / Alt ii Other 2
Insert Current Date ( Ctrl ; ) Other 3
Insert Current Time ( Ctrl Shift : ) Other 3
Bold ( Ctrl b ) Formatting - Font 5
Italics ( Ctrl i ) Formatting - Font 5
Underline ( Ctrl u ) Formatting - Font 5
Strikethrough ( Ctrl 5 ) Formatting - Font 1
Border Outline ( Ctrl Shift & ) Formatting - Borders 3
Remove Borders ( Ctrl Shift _ ) Formatting - Borders 3
Cell Formatting Dialog Box ( Ctrl 1 ) / Alt oe Formatting 5
Edit Clear Formats Alt eaf Formatting 3
Column Autofit Alt oca Formatting - 5
Rows/Columns
Row Autofit Alt ora Formatting - 2
Rows/Columns
Column Width Alt ocw Formatting - 4
Rows/Columns
Row Height Alt ort Formatting - 4
Rows/Columns
Column Standard Width Alt ocs Formatting - 1
Rows/Columns
Group Rows/Columns ( Alt Shift Right Arrow ) Hiding 3
Ungroup Rows/Columns ( Alt Shift Left Arrow ) Hiding 3
Hide Rows ( Ctrl 9 ) Hiding 3
Hide Columns ( Ctrl 0 ) Hiding 3
Unhide Rows ( Ctrl Shift 9 ) Hiding 3
Unhide Columns ( Ctrl Shift 0 ) Hiding 3
Restore Window Size Ctrl F5 Windows 3
Minimize Window Ctrl F9 Windows 3

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Maximize Window Ctrl F10 Windows 3

Close Window Ctrl F4 / ( Ctrl w ) Windows 4
Next Application Alt Tab Windows 5
Previous Application Alt Shift Tab Windows 5
Close Application Alt F4 Windows 4
Windows Start Menu Ctrl Esc Windows 5
Spelling Check F7 Other 3
Tools Options Alt to Other 4
Activate/Deactivate Menu Bar F10 / Alt Other 5 Use arrows or menu accelerators to move
through menu options
Show Right Click Menu Shift F10 Other 4
Next Toolbar Ctrl Tab Other 3
Previous Toolbar Shift F10 Other 3
Show/Hide Standard Toolbar Ctrl 7 Other 1
Run Macro Alt F8 Other 3
Visual Basic Editor (Toggle w/ Alt F11 Other 1
Excel)
Help F1 Other 5
Help (Context Sensitive) Shift F1 Other 3

DealMaven FastTrack for Excel Shortcut Keys

Command Name Keystroke Category Priority Comments

Smart Copy Right Ctrl Shift R Copy/Paste 5 Copies a cell formula to the right intelligently
according to user preferences
Smart Copy Down Ctrl Shift D Copy/Paste 5 Copies a cell formula down intelligently according
to user preferences
Smart Formula Transpose Ctrl Alt t Copy/Paste 4 Copies a cell formula transposing references
Smart Formula Column Spacing Ctrl Alt l Copy/Paste 4 Copies a cell formula adjusting column spacing
according to user preferences
Smart Formula Row Spacing Ctrl Alt r Copy/Paste 4 Copies a cell formula adjusting row spacing
according to user preferences
Smart Fill Dates Ctrl Alt d Auto Filling 4 Fills in a series of dates by day, month or year
according to user preferences
Smart Fill Numbers Ctrl Alt f Auto Filling 4 Fills in a series of numbers according to user
preferences
Smart Precedents Ctrl Shift { Auditing 5 Traces and allows navigation through a cell's
precedents
Smart Dependents Ctrl Shift } Auditing 5 Traces and allows navigation through a cell's
dependents
Add Bookmark Ctrl Alt b Navigation 5 Adds a FastTrack bookmark to the selected range
Next Bookmark Ctrl Alt n Navigation 5 Navigates to the next FastTrack bookmark in
sequence
Previous Bookmark Ctrl Alt p Navigation 5 Navigates to the previous FastTrack bookmark in
sequence
Clear Bookmarks Ctrl Alt x Navigation 5 Clears all FastTrack bookmarks
Next Worksheet Loop Ctrl Alt Page Down Navigation 2 Allows looping while paging down through the
worksheets of a workbook
Previous Worksheet Loop Ctrl Alt Page Up Navigation 2 Allows looping while paging up through the
worksheets of a workbook
AutoColor Sheet Ctrl Alt s Formatting - Font 4 AutoColors an entire spreadsheet at once
according to AutoColor user settings
Apply Sheet Style Ctrl Alt y Formatting 3 Applies selected sheet style from FastTrack user
settings to entire active spreadsheet
Capture DM Paintbrush Style Ctrl Alt c Formatting 4 Captures formatting of selected cell as DealMaven
Paintbrush style

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Apply DM Paintbrush Style Ctrl Alt v Formatting 4 Applies DealMaven Paintbrush style to selected
range
General Number SmartCycle Ctrl Shift ! Formatting - Number 4 Cycles through customizable general number
Format format styles
Currency SmartCycle Ctrl Shift $ Formatting - Number 5 Cycles through customizable currency styles
Format
Percent SmartCycle Ctrl Shift % Formatting - Number 5 Cycles through customizable percent styles
Format
Multiple SmartCycle Ctrl Shift * Formatting - Number 5 Cycles through customizable multiple styles (e.g.-
Format 7.5x)
Date SmartCycle Ctrl Shift @ Formatting - Number 5 Cycles through customizable date styles
Format
Binary Number SmartCycle Ctrl Shift Y Formatting - Number 3 Cycles through customizable binary number
Format format styles (on/off, yes/no, etc.)
Underline SmartCycle Ctrl Shift U Formatting - Font 5 Cycles through customizable underline styles
Center SmartCycle Ctrl Shift C Formatting - 5 Cycles through customizable centering styles
Alignment
Horizontal Alignment SmartCycle Ctrl Shift H Formatting - 3 Cycles through customizable horizontal alignment
Alignment styles
Vertical Alignment SmartCycle Ctrl Shift V Formatting - 3 Cycles through customizable vertical alignment
Alignment styles
Border SmartCycle Ctrl Shift B Formatting - Borders 3 Cycles through customizable border styles
Cell Back Color SmartCycle Ctrl Shift K Formatting 3 Cycles through customizable cell color styles
My Header SmartCycle Alt Shift ! Formatting 3 Cycles through customizable formatting styles
My Column Header SmartCycle Alt Shift @ Formatting 3 Cycles through customizable formatting styles
My Label SmartCycle Alt Shift # Formatting 3 Cycles through customizable formatting styles
My Highlight SmartCycle Alt Shift $ Formatting 3 Cycles through customizable formatting styles
My Font SmartCycle Alt Shift % Formatting 3 Cycles through customizable formatting styles
My SmartCycle 6 Alt Shift ^ Formatting 3 Cycles through customizable formatting styles
My SmartCycle 7 Alt Shift & Formatting 3 Cycles through customizable formatting styles
My SmartCycle 8 Alt Shift * Formatting 3 Cycles through customizable formatting styles
My SmartCycle 9 Alt Shift ( Formatting 3 Cycles through customizable formatting styles
My SmartCycle 10 Alt Shift ) Formatting 3 Cycles through customizable formatting styles
My SmartCycle 11 Ctrl Alt Shift ! Formatting 3 Cycles through customizable formatting styles
My SmartCycle 12 Ctrl Alt Shift @ Formatting 3 Cycles through customizable formatting styles
My SmartCycle 13 Ctrl Alt Shift # Formatting 3 Cycles through customizable formatting styles
My SmartCycle 14 Ctrl Alt Shift $ Formatting 3 Cycles through customizable formatting styles
My SmartCycle 15 Ctrl Alt Shift % Formatting 3 Cycles through customizable formatting styles
Blue Black SmartCycle Ctrl ; Formatting - Font 4 Cycles through customizable font colors
No AutoColor Ctrl ' Formatting - Font 3 Cycles through customizable font colors
My Color SmartCycle 3 Ctrl Alt 8 Formatting - Font 3 Cycles through customizable font colors
My Color SmartCycle 4 Ctrl Alt 9 Formatting - Font 3 Cycles through customizable font colors
My Color SmartCycle 5 Ctrl Alt 0 Formatting - Font 3 Cycles through customizable font colors
Increase Decimal Ctrl , Formatting - Number 5 Increases number of decimal places in number
Format format of selected range
Decrease Decimal Ctrl . Formatting - Number 5 Decreases number of decimal places in number
Format format of selected range
Increase Font Size Ctrl Shift F Formatting - Font 3 Increases font size of selected range (to uniform
size)
Decrease Font Size Ctrl Shift G Formatting - Font 3 Decreases font size of selected range (to uniform
size)
Check for Errors Ctrl Shift E Formulas 3 Inserts/removes formula adjustment to replace
errors resulting from existing formulas with
custom message
Leader Dots Ctrl Shift L Formulas 3 Inserts/removes leader dots after text in selected
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Sum Bar Ctrl Shift S Formulas 3 Inserts/removes sum bars in selected cells
Indent SmartCycle Ctrl Alt Right Arrow Formatting - 3 Cycles through customizable indentation levels
Alignment
Row Height SmartCycle Alt Shift Page Up Formatting - 3 Cycles through customizable row heights
Rows/Columns
Column Width SmartCycle Ctrl Alt Shift Page Up Formatting - 3 Cycles through customizable column widths
Rows/Columns
Auto Row Height Alt Shift Page Down Formatting - 3 Automatically adjusts row height of selected
Rows/Columns row(s) to fit
Auto Column Width Ctrl Alt Shift Page Down Formatting - 3 Automatically adjusts column width of selected
Rows/Columns column(s) to fit
Insert Row Alt Shift Insert Insert/Delete 3 Inserts row(s) above selected range
Insert Column Ctrl Alt Shift Insert Insert/Delete 3 Inserts column(s) to the left of selected range
Delete Row Alt Shift Delete Insert/Delete 3 Deletes selected row(s)
Delete Column Ctrl Alt Shift Delete Insert/Delete 3 Deletes selected column(s)
Group Rows Alt Shift Right Arrow Hiding 2 Groups selected rows
Group Columns Alt Shift Down Arrow Hiding 2 Groups selected columns
Ungroup Rows Alt Shift Left Arrow Hiding 2 Ungroups selected rows
Ungroup Columns Alt Shift Up Arrow Hiding 2 Ungroups selected columns
Expand Row Levels Alt Shift + Hiding 3 Expands all row outline levels
Expand Column Levels Ctrl Alt Shift + Hiding 3 Expands all column outline levels
Collapse Row Levels Alt Shift _ Hiding 3 Collapses all row outline levels
Collapse Column Levels Ctrl Alt Shift _ Hiding 3 Collapses all column outline levels
Hide Row Alt Shift Home Hiding 2 Hides selected rows
Hide Column Ctrl Alt Shift Home Hiding 2 Hides selected columns
Unhide Row Alt Shift End Hiding 2 Unhides selected rows
Unhide Column Ctrl Alt Shift End Hiding 2 Unhides selected columns
Smart Hide Ctrl Alt h Hiding 4 Automatically replaces hidden rows and columns
with grouped rows and columns in active
spreadsheet
Border Top Ctrl Alt Shift Up Arrow Formatting - Borders 1 Cycles through medium, thin and no border top
for selected range
Border Bottom Ctrl Alt Shift Down Arrow Formatting - Borders 1 Cycles through medium, thin and no border
bottom for selected range
Border Left Ctrl Alt Shift Left Arrow Formatting - Borders 1 Cycles through medium, thin and no border left
for selected range
Border Right Ctrl Alt Shift Right Arrow Formatting - Borders 1 Cycles through medium, thin and no border right
for selected range
Border Outline Ctrl Shift & Formatting - Borders 1 Adds a solid border outline around selected range
Border Outline Light Ctrl Shift ^ Formatting - Borders 1 Adds a light solid border outline around selected
range
Border None Ctrl Shift _ Formatting - Borders 1 Clears all border formatting from selected cells
Increase Zoom Ctrl Alt = View 2 Increases view zoom magnification by specified
increments
Decrease Zoom Ctrl Alt - View 2 Decreases view zoom magnification by specified
increments
Training Window Size Ctrl Alt o Windows 3 Resizes Excel window to and from size which
allows work alongside DealMaven Knowledge
Base
Maximize Window Ctrl Alt m Windows 1 Maximizes Excel window
First Worksheet Ctrl Alt Home Navigation 3 Jumps to first worksheet of the active workbook
Last Worksheet Ctrl Alt End Navigation 3 Jumps to last worksheet of the active workbook
AutoColor Workbook Ctrl Alt q Formatting - Font 4 AutoColors an entire workbook at once according
to AutoColor user settings
Shift Decimal Left Ctrl Shift < Formulas 3 Shifts decimal point one position to the left in
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Shift Decimal Right Ctrl Shift > Formulas 3 Shifts decimal point one position to the right in
selected cells (for inputs only)
Wrap Text Ctrl Shift W Formatting 1 Toggles wrap text setting in selected cells
Right Indent SmartCycle Ctrl Alt Left Arrow Formatting - 3 Cycles through customizable right-indentation
Alignment levels
Gridlines Ctrl Alt g View 3 Toggles gridlines on active worksheet
Window SmartCycle Ctrl Alt w Windows 3 Cycles through an array of Excel window sizes
and positions
Clean Up Number Formats Ctrl Alt Shift O File Optimization 3 Removes unused custom number formats from
the active workbook
Clean Up Defined Names Ctrl Alt Shift N File Optimization 3 Removes unused defined range names from the
active workbook
AutoColor Selection Ctrl Alt a Formatting - Font 5 AutoColors the current selection according to
AutoColor user settings
Table Formatting Wizard Ctrl Alt Shift T Formatting 5 Applies a style or table style to the selected table
My Table SmartCycle 1 Ctrl Alt 1 Formatting 5 Cycles through customizable table formatting
styles
My Table SmartCycle 2 Ctrl Alt 2 Formatting 5 Cycles through customizable table formatting
styles
My Table SmartCycle 3 Ctrl Alt 3 Formatting 4 Cycles through customizable table formatting
styles
My Table SmartCycle 4 Ctrl Alt 4 Formatting 4 Cycles through customizable table formatting
styles
My Table SmartCycle 5 Ctrl Alt 5 Formatting 4 Cycles through customizable table formatting
styles
Increase Table Size Ctrl Alt Shift F Formatting 4 Proportionally increases font, row, and column
size for the selected range
Decrease Table Size Ctrl Alt Shift G Formatting 4 Proportionally decreases font, row, and column
size for the selected range
Case SmartCycle Alt Shift C Formatting 2 Cycles through CAPS, First Letter of Each Word
Capitalized, First letter of sentence capitalized,
and lower case
Clean Up Used Range Alt Shift R File Optimization 2 Resets the used range of the selected worksheet
to the area bounded by the bottom-right-most
data value
Clean Up Used Ranges Ctrl Alt Shift R File Optimization 2 Resets the used range of each worksheet in the
selected workbook to the area bounded by the
bottom-right-most data value
Adjust Rows Ctrl Insert Insert/Delete 3 Inserts, deletes, or formats rows in bulk at
specified intervals
Adjust Columns Ctrl Shift Insert Insert/Delete 3 Inserts, deletes, or formats columns in bulk at
specified intervals
List SmartCycle Ctrl Alt Shift L Formatting 3 Cycles through bulleted and numbered list
formats
Return To Audited Cell Ctrl Shift | Auditing 5 Navigates to the last cell audited using Smart
Precedents or Smart Dependents
Copy Row/Column Info Ctrl Alt j Formatting - 3 Captures row and column information (size,
Rows/Columns hidden state, and grouped state) from selected
range for pasting to another range
Paste Row/Column Info Ctrl Alt k Formatting - 3 Applies previously captured row and column
Rows/Columns information (size, hidden state, and grouped
state) to selected range
Copy Exact Formulas Ctrl Alt , Formulas 4 Captures exact formulas from selected range for
pasting to another range
Paste Exact Formulas Ctrl Alt . Formulas 4 Pastes previously captured formulas to selected
range without adjusting references
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