Macabacus Shortcuts
Macabacus Shortcuts
Precedents Lite Ctrl Shift { AUDITING Show all cells that are inputs to the selected cell
Dependents Lite Ctrl Shift } AUDITING Show all cells whose computation is a function of the current cell
Last Audited Cell Ctrl Shift | AUDITING Return to the cell last audited using Smart Precedents/Dependents
Similar to Excel's native Show Precedents tool, but can show precedents for multiple
Show All Precedents Ctrl Alt [ AUDITING
cells at once
Similar to Excel's native Show Dependents tool, but can show dependents for multiple
Show All Dependents Ctrl Alt ] AUDITING
cells at once
Clear Arrows Ctrl Alt \ AUDITING Clear trace arrows from the active worksheet
Center Cycle Ctrl Shift C FORMATTING - ALIGNMENT Cycle through customizable horizontal centering styles
Horizontal Cycle Ctrl Shift H FORMATTING - ALIGNMENT Cycle through customizable horizontal alignment styles
Vertical Cycle Ctrl Shift V FORMATTING - ALIGNMENT Cycle through customizable vertical alignment styles
Left Indent Ctrl Shift I FORMATTING - ALIGNMENT Cycle through customizable left indent amounts
Right Indent Ctrl Alt Shift I FORMATTING - ALIGNMENT Cycle through customizable right indent amounts
Align Numbers Ctrl Shift ? FORMATTING - ALIGNMENT Align decimal points of numbers in a selection
General Number Cycle Ctrl Shift ! FORMATTING - NUMBERS Cycle through frequently used general number formats
Currency Cycle Ctrl Shift $ FORMATTING - NUMBERS Cycle through various currency formats
Percent Cycle Ctrl Shift % FORMATTING - NUMBERS Cycle through various percentage formats
Multiple Cycle Ctrl Shift * FORMATTING - NUMBERS Cycle through various multiple formats (e.g. 8.2x)
Date Cycle Ctrl Shift @ FORMATTING - NUMBERS Cycle through various date formats
Binary Cycle Ctrl Shift Y FORMATTING - NUMBERS Cycle through various binary formats (e.g. Yes/No, Y/N, On/Off)
Year Cycle Ctrl Shift A FORMATTING - NUMBERS Cycle through various year header formats (e.g. 2010A, 2012E)
Blue-Black Toggle Ctrl ; FORMATTING - COLORS Toggle font color between blue and black
Font Color Cycle Ctrl ' FORMATTING - COLORS Cycle through customizable font colors
AutoColor Cycle Ctrl Alt . FORMATTING - COLORS Cycle through font AutoColor colors
No AutoColor Cycle Ctrl Alt z FORMATTING - COLORS Cycle through font colors that will not be changed upon an AutoColor operation
AutoColor Selection Ctrl Alt a FORMATTING - COLORS Color fonts of selected cells according to user preferences
AutoColor Sheet Ctrl Alt s FORMATTING - COLORS Color fonts of entire active worksheet according to user preferences
AutoColor Workbook Ctrl Alt q FORMATTING - COLORS Color fonts of entire active workbook according to user preferences
Fill Color Cycle Ctrl Shift K FORMATTING - COLORS Cycle through customizable cell background colors
Border Top Ctrl Alt Shift Up Arrow FORMATTING - BORDERS Apply top border with specified border color; repeat key stroke to change thickness
Apply bottom border with specified border color; repeat key stroke to change
Border Bottom Ctrl Alt Shift Down Arrow FORMATTING - BORDERS
thickness
Border Left Ctrl Alt Shift Left Arrow FORMATTING - BORDERS Apply left border with specified border color; repeat key stroke to change thickness
Border Right Ctrl Alt Shift Right Arrow FORMATTING - BORDERS Apply right border with specified border color; repeat key stroke to change thickness
Border Outline Ctrl Shift & FORMATTING - BORDERS Draw a border around selected cells in the color set by the user
Underline Cycle Ctrl Shift U FORMATTING - OTHER Cycle through various underline styles
Case Cycle Alt Shift C FORMATTING - OTHER Cycle through sentence, title, upper, and lower case styles for text in selected cells
List Cycle Ctrl Alt Shift L FORMATTING - OTHER Make a bulleted or numbered list from text in selected cells
Sum Bar Ctrl Shift M FORMATTING - OTHER Turn selected cells into lines above a cell containing a total or subtotal figure
Wrap Text Ctrl Shift W FORMATTING - OTHER Toggle wrap text in selected cells on/off
Capture Paintbrush Style Ctrl Alt c FORMATTING - PAINTBRUSH Capture style of active cell for application later
Apply Paintbrush Style Ctrl Alt v FORMATTING - PAINTBRUSH Cycle through captured styles
Increase Decimal Ctrl , FORMATTING - DECIMAL ADJUSTMENT Increase number of decimal places in selected cells
Decrease Decimal Ctrl . FORMATTING - DECIMAL ADJUSTMENT Decrease number of decimal places in selected cells
Shift Decimal Left Alt Shift < FORMATTING - DECIMAL ADJUSTMENT Move decimal point to the left in numbers in selected cells (divide by 10)
Shift Decimal Right Alt Shift > FORMATTING - DECIMAL ADJUSTMENT Move decimal point to the right in numbers in selected cells (multiply by 10)
Increase Font Ctrl Shift F FORMATTING - FONT Increase font size of selected cells
Decrease Font Ctrl Shift G FORMATTING - FONT Decrease font size of selected cells
Increase Table Size Ctrl Alt Shift F FORMATTING - FONT Increase font size of selected cells and adjust cell sizes proportionally
Decrease Table Size Ctrl Alt Shift G FORMATTING - FONT Decrease font size of selected cells and adjust cell sizes proportionally
Next Sheet Ctrl Alt Page Down NAVIGATION Loop through sheets forward without stopping when the last sheet is reached
Previous Sheet Ctrl Alt Page Up NAVIGATION Loop through sheets backward without stopping when the first sheet is reached
First Sheet Ctrl Alt Home NAVIGATION Go to the first sheet in the active workbook
Last Sheet Ctrl Alt End NAVIGATION Go to the last sheet in the active workbook
Captures row and column information (size, hidden state, and grouped state) from
Copy Row/Column Info Ctrl Alt j ROWS & COLUMNS
selected range for pasting to another range
Applies previously captured row and column information (size, hidden state, and
Paste Row/Column Info Ctrl Alt k ROWS & COLUMNS
grouped state) to selected range
Insert Row Alt Shift Insert ROWS & COLUMNS Insert row above selected cell(s)
Insert Column Ctrl Alt Shift Insert ROWS & COLUMNS Insert column to the left of selected cell(s)
Delete Row Alt Shift Delete ROWS & COLUMNS Delete selected rows; selection of entire row is not required
Delete Column Ctrl Alt Shift Delete ROWS & COLUMNS Delete selected columns; selection of entire column is not required
Hide Row Alt Shift Home ROWS & COLUMNS Hide selected row(s)
Hide Column Ctrl Alt Shift Home ROWS & COLUMNS Hide selected column(s)
Unhide Row Alt Shift End ROWS & COLUMNS Unhide selected row(s)
Unhide Column Ctrl Alt Shift End ROWS & COLUMNS Unhide selected column(s)
Group Row Alt Shift Right Arrow ROWS & COLUMNS Group selected row(s)
Group Column Alt Shift Down Arrow ROWS & COLUMNS Group selected column(s)
Ungroup Row Alt Shift Left Arrow ROWS & COLUMNS Ungroup selected row(s)
Ungroup Column Alt Shift Up Arrow ROWS & COLUMNS Ungroup selected column(s)
Row Height Cycle Alt Shift Page Up ROWS & COLUMNS Cycle through customizable row heights
Column Width Cycle Ctrl Alt Shift Page Up ROWS & COLUMNS Cycle through customizable column widths
AutoFit Height Alt Shift Page Down ROWS & COLUMNS Autofit selected row(s)
AutoFit Width Ctrl Alt Shift Page Down ROWS & COLUMNS Autofit selected column(s)
Expand All Rows Alt Shift + ROWS & COLUMNS Expand all rows
Expand All Columns Ctrl Alt Shift + ROWS & COLUMNS Expand all columns
Collapse All Rows Alt Shift _ ROWS & COLUMNS Collapse all rows
Collapse All Columns Ctrl Alt Shift _ ROWS & COLUMNS Collapse all columns
Replace hidden rows/columns with grouped and collapsed rows/columns in the
Smart Hide Ctrl Alt h ROWS & COLUMNS
active worksheet
Paste Transpose Ctrl Alt t COPY & PASTE Transpose paste copied cells as links, number formats, or exact formulas
Paste Exact Ctrl Alt e COPY & PASTE Paste copied cells exactly as they are, preserving original formulas
Paste Insert Ctrl Alt i COPY & PASTE Paste cells after inserting the required rows/columns to accomodate the cells
Paste Links Ctrl Alt l COPY & PASTE Paste links to copied cells and apply AutoColor settings to the pasted range
Paste Number Formats Ctrl Alt f COPY & PASTE Paste number formats only
Similar to Excel's native Fill Right, but more efficient. When Fast Fill Right is executed,
it checks contiguous data above/below the selection determine how far down to fill
Fast Fill Right Ctrl Shift R MODELING
right. Fast Fill Right also ignores blank cells (e.g. spacer columns intended to be
empty) when filling.
Similar to Excel's native Fill Down, but more efficient. When Fast Fill Down is
executed, it checks contiguous data to the left/right of the selection determine how
Fast Fill Down Ctrl Shift D MODELING
far down to fill down. Fast Fill Down also ignores blank cells (e.g. spacer rows
intended to be empty) when filling.
Adjust formulas to replace errors from existing formulas with custom error messages
Error Wrap Ctrl Shift E MODELING
or values
Toggle Gridlines Ctrl Alt g VIEW Toggle gridlines on/off for the active worksheet
Zoom In Ctrl Alt = VIEW Increase magnification of active worksheet by a customizable increment
Zoom Out Ctrl Alt - VIEW Decrease magnification of active worksheet by a customizable decrement
Quick Save Ctrl Shift S UTILITIES & OTHER Quickly save a workbook without recalculating, regardless of calculation settings
Delete cell comments from selected cells. When multiple worksheets are selected, all
Delete Comment Ctrl Alt Shift D UTILITIES & OTHER
comments on those sheets will be deleted
Fix Comment Ctrl Alt Shift X UTILITIES & OTHER Restore selected comment(s) to default position and resize to fit content