The quickest way to increase your productivity with a computer is to learn keyboard shortcuts. Some keyboard shortcuts work across several MS Office applications.
Keyboard Shortcuts
- Save
- Undo
- Redo
- Cut’n’Paste
- Copy’n’Paste
- Undo Cell Changes
- Find – not done
- Find’n’Replace – not done
- Bold
- Italics
- Underline
- New File
- Close File
- Open File
- Underlined Letters in Dialog Boxes
- Other Excel Keyboard Shortcuts
Key
or * = Hold this key down while tapping the white keys in sequence indicated.
= Tap this key(s) in sequence indicated (if there is more than one) whilst holding down the grey key.
Save
CTRL* + S
Undo
CTRL* + Z
Redo
CTRL* + Y
Cut ‘n’ Paste
Take a value from one cell and put it in another cell
CTRL* + X
move to another cell then
CTRL* + V
then move to another cell
to paste
Copy ‘n’ Paste
Copy the value of one cell into another cell
CTRL* + C
move to another cell then
CTRL* + V
then move to another cell
to paste
Undo cell changes
ESC
Find
CTRL* + F
Find & Replace
CTRL* + H
Bold
CTRL* + B
Italic
CTRL* + I
Underline
CTRL* + U
New File
CTRL* + N
Close File
CTRL* + W
Open File
CTRL* + O
Press Button in Dialog Box
ALT* + Underlined Letter
Other Excel Keyboard Shortcuts
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