Keyboard Shortcuts: General
Keyboard Shortcuts: General
Keyboard Shortcuts: General
Note: Not all keyboard shortcuts will work in precisely the same way on Excel for Mac. In general, the "Apple ke
General
New file Ctrl + N
Open file Ctrl + O
Save file Ctrl + S
Move between open workbooks Ctrl + F6 or Ctrl + Tab
Close file Ctrl + F4
Save as F12
Display the print menu Ctrl + P
Select whole spreadsheet Ctrl + A (twice)
Select column Ctrl + Space
Select row Shift + Space
Undo last action Ctrl + Z
Redo last action Ctrl + Y
Exit Excel Alt + F4
Spell Check F7
Cut Ctrl + X
Copy Ctrl + C
Paste Ctrl + V
Find text Ctrl + F
Recalculate F9
Navigating
Move to next cell in row Tab
Move to previous cell in row Shift + Tab
Up one screen Page Up
Down one screen Page Down
Move to next worksheet Ctrl + Page Down
Move to previous worksheet Ctrl + Page Up
Go to first cell in data region Ctrl + Home
Go to last cell in data region Ctrl + End
Data Region Left Ctrl + Left Arrow
Data Region Right Ctrl + Right Arrow
Data Region Down Ctrl + Down Arrow
Data Region Up Ctrl + Up Arrow
Select Whole Data Region Ctrl + Shift + 8
Move to Next Sheet Ctrl + Page Down
Move to Prior Sheet Ctrl + Page Up
Access Drop down menu Alt + Down/Up
Zoom in / out Arrow
Ctrl + mouse scroll
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way on Excel for Mac. In general, the "Apple key" replaces the "Control" key for most commands.
Formatting Cells
Format cells Ctrl + 1 (numeric one)
Select font Ctrl + Shift + F
Select font size Ctrl + Shift + P
Format as number Ctrl + Shift + 1
Format as date Ctrl + Shift + 3
Format as currency Ctrl + Shift + 4
Format as percentage Ctrl + Shift + 5
Editing/Deleting Text
Delete one character to right Delete
Delete one character to left Backspace
Edit active cell F2
Cancel cell entry Escape Key
Highlighting Cells
Select entire worksheet Ctrl + A
Select entire row Shift + Spacebar
Select entire column Ctrl + Spacebar
Manual select Shift + Arrow Key
Formatting Data
Generic Format Ctrl + Shift + ` | (Ctrl + ~)
Numberic Format Ctrl + Shift + 1 | (Ctrl + !)
Date Format Ctrl + Shift + 3 | (Ctrl + #)
Currency Format Ctrl + Shift + 4 | (Ctrl + $)
Percentage Format Ctrl + Shift + 5 | (Ctrl + %)