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MS Office Short cut Keys

 

Microsoft Excel shortcut keys

Updated: 03/06/2020 by Computer Hope

Below is a listing of most of the major shortcut keys and key combinations usable in Microsoft Excel. See the computer shortcuts page if you are looking for shortcut keys used in other programs.

Tip

To search for a specific item, modifier, or function, press Ctrl+F on your keyboard, type in keywords, and then click the up and down arrows.

Box used to search for shortcuts in Excel.

Note

Some of the Microsoft Excel shortcut keys below may not work in Excel 365.

ShortcutDescription
TabMove to the next cell, to the right of the currently selected cell.
Ctrl+ASelect all contents of a worksheet.
Ctrl+BBold all cells in the highlighted section.
Ctrl+CCopy all cells in the highlighted section.
Ctrl+DFill down. Fills the cell beneath the contents of the selected cell. To fill more than one cell, select the source cell and press Ctrl+Shift+Down to select multiple cells. Then press Ctrl+D to fill them with the contents of the original cell.
Ctrl+FSearch the current sheet.
Ctrl+GGo to a certain area.
Ctrl+HFind and replace.
Ctrl+IPuts italics on all cells in the highlighted section.
Ctrl+KInserts a hyperlink.
Ctrl+LOpens the Create Table dialog box.
Ctrl+NCreates a new workbook.
Ctrl+OOpens a workbook.
Ctrl+PPrint the current sheet.
Ctrl+RFill right. Fills the cell to the right with the contents of the selected cell. To fill more than one cell, select the source cell and press Ctrl+Shift+Right to select multiple cells. Then press Ctrl+R to fill them with the contents of the original cell.
Ctrl+SSaves the open worksheet.
Ctrl+TOpen the Create Table dialog box.
Ctrl+UUnderlines all cells in the highlighted section.
Ctrl+VPastes everything copied onto the clipboard.
Ctrl+WCloses the current workbook.
Ctrl+XCuts all cells in the highlighted section.
Ctrl+YRepeats the last entry (redo).
Ctrl+ZUndo the last action.
Ctrl+1Changes the format of the selected cells.
Ctrl+2Bolds all cells in the highlighted section.
Ctrl+3Puts italics all cells in the highlighted section.
Ctrl+4Underlines all cells in the highlighted section.
Ctrl+5Puts a strikethrough all cells in the highlighted section.
Ctrl+6Shows or hides objects.
Ctrl+7Shows or hides the toolbar.
Ctrl+8Toggles the outline symbols.
Ctrl+9Hides rows.
Ctrl+0Hides columns.
Ctrl+Shift+:Enters the current time.
Ctrl+;Enters the current date.
Ctrl+`Changes between displaying cell values or formulas in the worksheet.
Ctrl+'Copies a formula from the cell above.
Ctrl+Shift+"Copies value from the cell above.
Ctrl+-Deletes the selected column or row.
Ctrl+Shift+=Inserts a new column or row.
Ctrl+Shift+~Switches between showing Excel formulas or their values in cells.
Ctrl+Shift+@Applies time formatting.
Ctrl+Shift+!Applies comma formatting.
Ctrl+Shift+$Applies currency formatting.
Ctrl+Shift+#Applies date formatting.
Ctrl+Shift+%Applies percentage formatting.
Ctrl+Shift+^Applies exponential formatting.
Ctrl+Shift+*Selects the current region around the active cell.
Ctrl+Shift+&Places border around selected cells.
Ctrl+Shift+_Removes a border.
Ctrl++Insert.
Ctrl+-Delete.
Ctrl+Shift+(Unhide rows.
Ctrl+Shift+)Unhide columns.
Ctrl+/Selects the array containing the active cell.
Ctrl+\Selects the cells that have a static value or don’t match the formula in the active cell.
Ctrl+[Selects all cells referenced by formulas in the highlighted section.
Ctrl+]Selects cells that contain formulas that reference the active cell.
Ctrl+Shift+{Selects all cells directly or indirectly referenced by formulas in the highlighted section.
Ctrl+Shift+}Selects cells that contain formulas that directly or indirectly reference the active cell.
Ctrl+Shift+| (pipe)Selects the cells within a column that don’t match the formula or static value in the active cell.
Ctrl+EnterFills the selected cells with the current entry.
Ctrl+SpacebarSelects the entire column.
Ctrl+Shift+SpacebarSelects the entire worksheet.
Ctrl+HomeMove to cell A1.
Ctrl+EndMove to the last cell with text on the worksheet.
Ctrl+TabMove between Two or more open Excel files.
Ctrl+Shift+TabActivates the previous workbook.
Ctrl+Shift+AInserts argument names into a formula.
Ctrl+Shift+FOpens the drop-down menu for fonts.
Ctrl+Shift+OSelects all of the cells that contain comments.
Ctrl+Shift+POpens the drop-down menu for the point size.
Shift+InsertPastes what is stored on the clipboard.
Shift+Page UpIn a single column, highlights all cells above that are selected.
Shift+Page DownIn a single column, highlights all cells above that are selected.
Shift+HomeHighlights all text to the left of the cursor.
Shift+EndHighlights all text to the right of the cursor.
Shift+Up ArrowExtends the highlighted area up to one cell.
Shift+Down ArrowExtends the highlighted area down one cell.
Shift+Left ArrowExtends the highlighted area left one character.
Shift +Right ArrowExtends the highlighted area right one character.
Alt+TabCycles through applications.
Alt+SpacebarOpens the system menu.
Alt+BackspaceUndo.
Alt+EnterWhile typing text in a cell, pressing Alt+Enter moves to the next line, allowing for multiple lines of text in one cell.
Alt+=Creates a formula to sum all of the above cells.
Alt+'Allows formatting on a dialog box.
F1Opens the help menu.
F2Edits the selected cell.
F3After a name is created, F3 will paste names.
F4Repeats the last action. For example, if you changed the color of the text in another cell, pressing F4 changes the text in the cell to the same color.
F5Goes to a specific cell. For example, C6.
F6Move to the next pane.
F7Spell check selected text or document.
F8Enters Extend Mode.
F9Recalculates every workbook.
F10Activates the menu bar.
F11Creates a chart from selected data.
F12Save As option.
Shift+F1Opens the "What's This?" window.
Shift+F2Allows the user to edit a cell comment.
Shift+F3Opens the Excel formula window.
Shift+F5Brings up a search box.
Shift+F6Move to the previous page.
Shift+F8Add to selection.
Shift+F9Performs calculate function on the active sheet.
Ctrl+F3Open Excel Name Manager.
Ctrl+F4Closes the current window.
Ctrl+F5Restores window size.
Ctrl+F6Next workbook.
Ctrl+Shift+F6Previous workbook.
Ctrl+F7Moves the window.
Ctrl+F8Resizes the window.
Ctrl+F9Minimize the current window.
Ctrl+F10Maximize the currently selected window.
Ctrl+F11Inserts a macro sheet.
Ctrl+F12Opens a file.
Ctrl+Shift+F3Creates names by using those of either row or column labels.
Ctrl+Shift+F6Moves to the previous worksheet window.
Ctrl+Shift+F12Prints the current worksheet.
Alt+F1Inserts a chart.
Alt+F2Save As option.
Alt+F4Exits Excel.
Alt+F8Opens the macro dialog box.
Alt+F11Opens the Visual Basic editor.
Alt+Shift+F1Creates a new worksheet.
Alt+Shift+F2Saves the current worksheet.

Ms Office Short Cut Keys

 

Microsoft Word shortcut keys

Updated: 06/02/2020 by Computer Hope
Microsoft Word

Below is a listing of the more commonly used shortcut keys in Microsoft Word. See the computer shortcuts page if you are looking for a list of shortcut keys used in other programs. Please be aware that some of these shortcuts may not work in all versions of Microsoft Word.

Note

If the device you are using does not have function keys (F1-F12) on its keyboard, like a Chromebook, certain shortcuts will be unavailable to you.

Note

Some of the Microsoft Word shortcut keys below may not work in Word 365.

ShortcutDescription
Ctrl+0Toggles 6pts of spacing above the paragraph.
Ctrl+ASelect all contents of the page.
Ctrl+BBold highlighted selection.
Ctrl+CCopy selected text.
Ctrl+DOpen the font preferences window.
Ctrl+EAligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen.
Ctrl+FOpen find box.
Ctrl+IItalic highlighted selection.
Ctrl+JAligns the selected text or line to justify the screen.
Ctrl+KInsert a hyperlink.
Ctrl+LAligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen.
Ctrl+MIndent the paragraph.
Ctrl+NOpens a new, blank document window.
Ctrl+OOpens the dialog box or page for selecting a file to open.
Ctrl+POpen the print window.
Ctrl+RAligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen.
Ctrl+SSave the open document. Like Shift+F12.
Alt+F, ASave the document under a different file name.
Alt+XShow the Unicode code of a highlighted character.
Ctrl+TCreate a hanging indent.
Ctrl+UUnderline the selected text.
Ctrl+VPaste.
Ctrl+WClose the currently open document.
Ctrl+XCut selected text.
Ctrl+YRedo the last action performed.
Ctrl+ZUndo the last action.
Ctrl+Shift+LQuickly create a bullet point.
Ctrl+Shift+FChange the font.
Ctrl+Shift+>Increase selected font +1pts up to 12pt and then increase font +2pts.
Ctrl+]Increase selected font +1pts.
Ctrl+Shift+<Decrease selected font -1pts if 12pt or lower; if above 12, decreases font by +2pt.
Ctrl+[Decrease selected font -1pts.
Ctrl+/+cInsert a cent sign (¢).
Ctrl+'+<char>Insert a character with an accent (acute) mark, where <char> is the character you want. For example, if you wanted an accented é you would use Ctrl+'+e as your shortcut key. To reverse the accent mark, use the opposite accent mark, often found on the tilde key.
Ctrl+Shift+*View or hide nonprinting characters.
Ctrl+<left arrow>Moves one word to the left.
Ctrl+<right arrow>Moves one word to the right.
Ctrl+<up arrow>Moves to the beginning of the line or paragraph.
Ctrl+<down arrow>Moves to the end of the paragraph.
Ctrl+DelDeletes word to the right of the cursor.
Ctrl+BackspaceDeletes word to the left of the cursor.
Ctrl+EndMoves the cursor to the end of the document.
Ctrl+HomeMoves the cursor to the beginning of the document.
Ctrl+SpacebarReset highlighted text to the default font.
Ctrl+1Single-space lines.
Ctrl+2Double-space lines.
Ctrl+51.5-line spacing.
Ctrl+Alt+1Changes text to heading 1.
Ctrl+Alt+2Changes text to heading 2.
Ctrl+Alt+3Changes text to heading 3.
Alt+Ctrl+F2Open a new document.
Ctrl+F1Open the Task Pane.
Ctrl+F2Display the print preview.
Ctrl+Shift+>Increases the selected text size by one font size.
Ctrl+Shift+<Decreases the selected text size by one font size.
Ctrl+Shift+F6Switches to another open Microsoft Word document.
Ctrl+Shift+F12Prints the document.
F1Open help.
F4Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+).
F5Open the FindReplace, and Go To window in Microsoft Word.
F7Spellcheck and grammar check selected text or document.
F12Save As.
Shift+F3Change the text in Microsoft Word from uppercase to lowercase or a capital letter at the beginning of every word.
Shift+F7Runs a Thesaurus check on the selected word.
Shift+F12Save the open document. Like Ctrl+S.
Shift+EnterCreate a soft break instead of a new paragraph.
Shift+InsertPaste.
Shift+Alt+DInsert the current date.
Shift+Alt+TInsert the current time.

You can also utilize the mouse to perform some common actions. The following section contains examples of mouse shortcuts.

Mouse shortcutsDescription
Click, hold, and dragSelects text from where you click and hold to the point you drag and let go.
Double-clickIf double-clicking a word selects the complete word.
Double-clickDouble-clicking on the left, center, or right of a blank line makes the alignment of the text left, center, or right-aligned.
Double-clickDouble-clicking anywhere after text on a line sets a tab stop.
Triple-clickSelects the line or paragraph of the text where the mouse is triple-clicked.
Ctrl+Mouse wheelZooms in and out of the document.

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