PC Shortcuts Flashcards
Open a workbook
Ctrl+O
Go to the Home tab
Alt+H
Choose a fill color
Alt+H, H
Go to Insert tab
Alt+N
Center align cell contents
Alt+H, A, C
Go to Page Layout tab
Alt+P
Go to Data tab
Alt+A
Go to View tab
Alt+W
Open context menu
Shift+F10
Add borders
Alt+H, B
Delete column
Alt+H, D, C
Go to Formula tab
Alt+M
Hide the selected rows
Ctrl+9
Hide the selected columns
Ctrl+0
Move to the previous cell in a worksheet or the previous option in a dialog
Shift+Tab
Move to the next sheet in a workbook
Ctrl+Page Down
Open the list of validation choices on a cell that has data validation option applied to it
Alt+Down arrow key
Open the Format Cells dialog
Ctrl+1
Format fonts in the Format Cells dialog
Ctrl+Shift+F
Insert a note
Shift+F2
Insert a threaded comment
Ctrl+Shift+F2
Enter the current time
Ctrl+Shift+colon
Enter the current date
Ctrl+semi-colon
Switch between displaying cell values or formulas in the worksheet
Ctrl+grave accent(`)
Copy a formula from the cell above the active cell into the cell
Ctrl+apostrophe
Move the selected cells
Ctrl+X
Open the Paste Special dialog
Ctrl+Alt+V
Apply or remove strikethrough formatting
Ctrl+5
Switch between hiding objects, displaying objects, and displaying placeholders for objects
Ctrl+6
Apply an outline border to the selected cells
Ctrl+Shift+&
Remove the outline border from the selected cells
Ctrl+Shift+_
Use the Fill Down command to copy the contents and format of the topmost cell of a selected range into the cells below
Ctrl+D
Apply the General number format
Ctrl+Shift+~
Apply the Currency format with two decimal places
Ctrl+Shift+$
Apply the Percentage format with no decimal places
Ctrl+Shift+%
Apply the Date format with the day the month and the year
Ctrl+Shift+#
Apply the Time format with the hour and minute, and AM or PM
Ctrl+Shift+@
Apply the Number format with two decimal places
Ctrl+Shift+!
Open the Insert hyperlink dialog
Ctrl+K
Check spelling in the active worksheet or selected range
F7
Display the Create Table dialog
Ctrl+T
Open the Workbook Statistics dialog
Ctrl+Shift+G
Expand or collapse the Formula Bar
Ctrl+Shift+U
Check dependent formulas and then calculate all cells in all open workbooks
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F9
Display the Function Arguments dialog when the insertion point is to the right of a function name in a formula
Ctrl+A
Insert argument names and parentheses when the insertion point is to the right of a function name in a formula
Ctrl+Shift+A
Insert the AutoSum formula
Alt+=
Flash Fill
Ctrl+E
Cycle through all combinations of absolute and relative references in a formula if a cell reference or range is selected
F4
Insert a function
Shift+F3
Define a name to use in references
Alt+M, M, D
Create, run, edit, or delete a macro
Alt+F8
Open the Microsoft VBA Editor
Alt+F11
Refresh data in the current worksheet
Ctrl+F5
Refresh all data in the workbook
Ctrl+Alt+F5