SOME USEFUL SHORTCUT KEY’S

shortcut KEY’s                                                DESCRIPTION

ARROW KEYS                                             Move one cell up, down, left, or right in a worksheet.

CTRL+ARROW KEY                                   moves to the edge of the current data region in a worksheet.

SHIFT+ARROW KEY                                  extend the selection of cells by one cell.

CTRL+SHIFT+ARROW KEY                     extend the selection of cells to the last non blank cell in the same column or row as the active cell, or if the next cell is blank, extends the selection to the next non blank cell.

LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW            selects the tab to the left or right when the Ribbon is selected. When a sub menu is open or selected, these arrow keys switch between the main menu and the sub menu. When a Ribbon tab is selected, these keys navigate the tab buttons.

DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW      selects the next or previous command when a menu or sub menu is open. When a Ribbon tab is selected, these keys navigate up or down the tab group. In a dialog box, arrow keys move between options in an open drop-down list, or between options in a group of options.

DOWN ARROW or ALT+DOWN ARROW           opens a selected drop-down list.

BACKSPACE                                                                        Deletes one character to the left in the Formula Bar.

Also clears the content of the active cell. In cell editing mode, it deletes the character to the left of the insertion point.

DELETE                                 Removes the cell contents (data and formulas) from selected cells without affecting cell formats or comments. In cell editing mode, it deletes the character to the right of the insertion point.

END                                        Moves to the cell in the lower-right corner of the window when SCROLL LOCK is turned on and also selects the last command on the menu when a menu or sub menu is visible.

CTRL+END                           moves to the last cell on a worksheet, in the lowest used row of the rightmost used column. If the cursor is in the formula bar, CTRL+END moves the cursor to the end of the text.

CTRL+SHIFT+END              extend the selection of cells to the last used cell on the worksheet (lower-right corner). If the cursor is in the formula bar, CTRL+SHIFT+END select all text in the formula bar from the cursor position to the end—this does not affect the height of the formula bar.

ENTER                                   Completes a cell entry from the cell or the Formula Bar, and selects the cell below (by default).In a data form, it moves to the first field in the next record. Opens a selected menu (press F10 to activate the menu bar) or performs the action for a selected command. In a dialog box, it performs the action for the default command button in the dialog box (the button with the bold outline, often the OK button).

ALT+ENTER                                                 starts a new line in the same cell.

CTRL+ENTER                                   fills the selected cell range with the current entry.

SHIFT+ENTER                                  completes a cell entry and selects the cell above.

ESC                                                     Cancels an entry in the cell or Formula Bar. Close an open menu or sub menu, dialog box, or message window. It also closes full screen mode when this mode has been applied, and returns to normal screen mode to display the Ribbon and status bar again.

HOME                                                Moves             to the beginning of a row in a worksheet. Move to the cell in the upper-left corner of the window when SCROLL LOCK is turned on. Select the first command on the menu when a menu or sub menu is visible.

CTRL+HOME                                    moves to the beginning of a worksheet.

CTRL+SHIFT+HOME                      extend the selection of cells to the beginning of the worksheet.

PAGE DOWN                                                Moves one screen down in a worksheet.

ALT+PAGE DOWN                          moves one screen to the right in a worksheet.

CTRL+PAGE DOWN                       moves to the next sheet in a workbook.

CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE DOWN          select the current and next sheet in a workbook.

PAGE UP                                           Moves one screen up in a worksheet.

ALT+PAGE UP                                 moves one screen to the left in a worksheet.

CTRL+PAGE UP                               moves to the previous sheet in a workbook.

CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE UP                 select the current and previous sheet in a workbook.

SPACEBAR                                       In a dialog box, performs the action for the selected button, or selects or clears a check box.

CTRL+SPACEBAR                          select an entire column in a worksheet.

SHIFT+SPACEBAR                                     select an entire row in a worksheet.

CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR                         select the entire worksheet.

Important Note: If the worksheet contains data, CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR select the current region. Pressing CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR a second time selects the current region and its summary rows. Pressing CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR a third time selects the entire worksheet. When an object is selected, CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR select all objects on a worksheet.

ALT+SPACEBAR                             displays the Control menu for the Microsoft Office Excel window.

TAB                                                    Moves one cell to the right in a worksheet. Move between unlocked cells in a protected worksheet. Move to the next option or option group in a dialog box.

SHIFT+TAB                                       moves to the previous cell in a worksheet or the previous option in a dialog box.

CTRL+TAB                                        switches to the next tab in dialog box.

CTRL+SHIFT+TAB                          switches to the previous tab in a dialog box.