Excel Shortcuts for Faster Computing

Microsoft Excel is an indispensable tool for both teachers and students. Excel is not just for graduating students doing their stats or teachers doing their grades, it is for everyone who needs a little help in computing, whether balancing finances or just trying to get some consensus in what food to offer in parties.

Below are the Top 40 shortcuts in Microsoft Excel as suggested by interestingengineering.com. Written by Trevor English, these 40 Shortcuts might need a little practice but sure are useful when you need to hasten what needs to get done.

F2 : Edit selected cell

F4 : Repeat last edit

F9 : Calculates all worksheets

F11 : New chart

ALT : Access the ribbon for formulas

ALT + = : Automatically SUM() selected

ALT + EnterStart a new line in the same cell

ALT + o-c-a : Auto size columns

PG + UP/PG+DOWN : Go to next/previous worksheet

CTRL + ` : Display Formulas

CTRL + Backspace : Show active cell

CTRL + Shift + # : Change Date format with day, month and year.

CTRL + K : To insert Hyperlink.

CTRL+ Shift + $ : Applies the currency format to the selected cells.

CTRL + Shift + & : Applies border to cells

CTRL + B : Bold

CTRL + I : Italics

CTRL + U : Underline

CTRL + Shift + ~ : General style number

CTRL + Shift + $ : Currency style number

CTRL + Shift + % : Percentage style Number

CTRL + Shift + ^  : Scientific notation style

CTRL + Shift + # :  Date style

CTRL + Shift + @ : Time Style

CTRL + Shift +! : Number Style

CTRL + F12 : Open

CTRL + SpacebarSelect the entire column

CTRL + [ : Select all cells directly referenced by formulas in the selection

CTRL + ; : Insert actual date in active cell

CTRL + : : Insert actual time in active cell

CTRL + A : Select All

CTRL + Shift + J : List Constants

CTRL + D : Copy equation down

CTRL + F : Find

CTRL + H : Find&Replace

CTRL + Right arrow : Move right

CTRL + Left arrow : Move left

CTRL + Up arrow : Move up

CTRL + Down arrow : Move down

CTRL + Enter : Same data in multiple cells

Shift + SpacebarSelect the entire row

Shift + F3 : Find Previous

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