Microsoft Excel shortcuts for Mac
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Mac keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Excel
Frequently used shortcuts | |
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| Paste | ⌘ (command) + v Add to Pie Menu |
| Copy | ⌘ (command) + c Add to Pie Menu |
| Clear | ⌫ Add to Pie Menu |
| Save | ⌘ (command) + s Add to Pie Menu |
| Undo | ⌘ (command) + z Add to Pie Menu |
| Redo | ⌘ (command) + y Add to Pie Menu |
| Cut | ⌘ (command) + x Add to Pie Menu |
| Bold | ⌘ (command) + b Add to Pie Menu |
| ⌘ (command) + p Add to Pie Menu | |
| Open Visual Basic | ⌥ + f11 Add to Pie Menu |
| Fill Down | ⌘ (command) + d Add to Pie Menu |
| Fill Right | ⌘ (command) + r Add to Pie Menu |
| Insert cells | ⌃ (control) + ⇧ (shift) + = Add to Pie Menu |
| Delete cells | ⌘ (command) + - Add to Pie Menu |
| Calculate all open workbooks | ⌘ (command) + = Add to Pie Menu |
| Close window | ⌘ (command) + w Add to Pie Menu |
| Quit Excel | ⌘ (command) + q Add to Pie Menu |
| Display the Go To dialog box | ⌃ (control) + g Add to Pie Menu |
| Display the Format Cells dialog box | ⌘ (command) + 1 Add to Pie Menu |
| Display the Replace dialog box | ⌃ (control) + ⇧ (shift) + h Add to Pie Menu |
| Paste Special | ⌘ (command) + ⌃ (control) + v Add to Pie Menu |
| Underline | ⌘ (command) + u Add to Pie Menu |
| Italic | ⌘ (command) + i Add to Pie Menu |
| New blank workbook | ⌘ (command) + n Add to Pie Menu |
| New workbook from template | ⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + p Add to Pie Menu |
| Display the Save As dialog box | ⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + s Add to Pie Menu |
| Display the Help window | f1 Add to Pie Menu |
| Select All | ⌘ (command) + a Add to Pie Menu |
| Display the Open dialog box | ⌘ (command) + o Add to Pie Menu |
| Check spelling | f7 Add to Pie Menu |
| Open the thesaurus | ⇧ (shift) + f7 Add to Pie Menu |
| Display the Formula Builder | ⇧ (shift) + f3 Add to Pie Menu |
| Open the Define Name dialog box | ⌘ (command) + f3 Add to Pie Menu |
| Open the Create names dialog box | ⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + f3 Add to Pie Menu |
| Insert a new sheet * | ⇧ (shift) + f11 Add to Pie Menu |
| ⌘ (command) + p Add to Pie Menu | |
Work in windows and dialogs | |
| Expand or minimize the ribbon | ⌘ (command) + ⌥ + r Add to Pie Menu |
| Switch to full screen view | ⌘ (command) + ⌃ (control) + f Add to Pie Menu |
| Switch to the next application | ⌘ (command) + ⇥ Add to Pie Menu |
| Switch to the previous application | ⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + ⇥ Add to Pie Menu |
| Close the active workbook window | ⌘ (command) + w Add to Pie Menu |
| Copy the image of the screen and save it to a Screen Shot file on your desktop. | ⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + 3 Add to Pie Menu |
| Minimize the active window | ⌃ (control) + f9 Add to Pie Menu |
| Maximize or restore the active window | ⌘ (command) + f10 Add to Pie Menu |
| Hide Excel. | ⌘ (command) + h Add to Pie Menu |
| Move to the next box, ⌥, control, or command | ⇥ Add to Pie Menu |
| Move to the previous box, ⌥, control, or command | ⇧ (shift) + ⇥ Add to Pie Menu |
| Exit a dialog or cancel an action | esc Add to Pie Menu |
| Perform the action assigned to the default command button (the button with the bold outline, often the OK button) | ↵ Add to Pie Menu |
| Cancel the command and close | esc Add to Pie Menu |
Move and scroll in a sheet or workbook | |
| Move one cell up, down, left, or right | + ↓↑→← |
| Move to the edge of the current data region | + ⌘ ↓↑→← |
| Move to the beginning of the row | home Add to Pie Menu |
| Move to the beginning of the sheet | ⌃ (control) + home Add to Pie Menu |
| Move to the last cell in use on the sheet | ⌃ (control) + end Add to Pie Menu |
| Move down one screen | page down Add to Pie Menu |
| Move up one screen | page up Add to Pie Menu |
| Move one screen to the right | ⌥ + page down Add to Pie Menu |
| Move one screen to the left | ⌥ + page up Add to Pie Menu |
| Scroll to display the active cell | ⌃ (control) + ⌫ Add to Pie Menu |
| Display the Go To dialog box | ⌃ (control) + g Add to Pie Menu |
| Search | ⌘ (command) + f Add to Pie Menu |
| Move between unlocked cells on a protected sheet | ⇥ Add to Pie Menu |
| Move to next workbook | ⌘ (command) + ` Add to Pie Menu |
Enter data on a sheet | |
| Edit the selected cell | f2 Add to Pie Menu |
| Complete a cell entry and move forward in the selection | ↵ Add to Pie Menu |
| Start a new line in the same cell | ⌃ (control) + ⌥ + ↵ Add to Pie Menu |
| Fill the selected cell range with the text that you type | ⌘ (command) + return Add to Pie Menu |
| Complete a cell entry and move up in the selection | ⇧ (shift) + ↵ Add to Pie Menu |
| Complete a cell entry and move to the right in the selection | ⇥ Add to Pie Menu |
| Complete a cell entry and move to the left in the selection | ⇧ (shift) + ⇥ Add to Pie Menu |
| Cancel a cell entry | esc Add to Pie Menu |
| Delete the character to the left of the insertion point, or delete the selection | ⌫ Add to Pie Menu |
| Move to the beginning of the line | home Add to Pie Menu |
| Insert a comment | ⇧ (shift) + f2 Add to Pie Menu |
| Open and edit a cell comment | ⇧ (shift) + f2 Add to Pie Menu |
| Fill down | ⌘ (command) + d Add to Pie Menu |
| Fill to the right | ⌘ (command) + r Add to Pie Menu |
| Define a name | ⌃ (control) + l Add to Pie Menu |
Work in cells or the Formula bar | |
| Edit the selected cell | f2 Add to Pie Menu |
| Edit the active cell and then clear it, or delete the preceding character in the active cell as you edit the cell contents | ⌫ Add to Pie Menu |
| Complete a cell entry | ↵ Add to Pie Menu |
| Cancel an entry in the cell or formula bar | esc Add to Pie Menu |
| Display the Formula Builder after you type a valid function name in a formula | ⌃ (control) + a Add to Pie Menu |
| Insert a hyperlink | ⌘ (command) + k Add to Pie Menu |
| Edit the active cell and position the insertion point at the end of the line | ⌃ (control) + u Add to Pie Menu |
| Open the Formula Builder | ⇧ (shift) + f3 Add to Pie Menu |
| Calculate the active sheet | ⇧ (shift) + f9 Add to Pie Menu |
| Display a contextual menu | ⇧ (shift) + f10 Add to Pie Menu |
| Start a formula | = Add to Pie Menu |
| Toggle the formula reference style between absolute, relative, and mixed | ⌘ (command) + t Add to Pie Menu |
| Insert the AutoSum formula | ⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + t Add to Pie Menu |
| Enter the date | ⌃ (control) + ; Add to Pie Menu |
| Enter the time | ⌘ (command) + ; Add to Pie Menu |
| Copy the value from the cell above the active cell into the cell or the formula bar | ⌃ (control) + ⇧ (shift) + \ Add to Pie Menu |
| Alternate between displaying cell values and displaying cell formulas | ⌃ (control) + ` Add to Pie Menu |
| Copy a formula from the cell above the active cell into the cell or the formula bar | ⌃ (control) + ' Add to Pie Menu |
| Display the AutoComplete list | ⌃ (control) + ⌥ + ↓ Add to Pie Menu |
| Define a name | ⌃ (control) + l Add to Pie Menu |
| Open the Smart Lookup pane | ⌃ (control) + ⌥ + ⌘ (command) + l Add to Pie Menu |
Format and edit data | |
| Edit the selected cell | f2 Add to Pie Menu |
| Create a table | ⌘ (command) + t Add to Pie Menu |
| Insert a line break in a cell | ⌘ (command) + ⌥ + return Add to Pie Menu |
| Increase font size | ⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + > Add to Pie Menu |
| Decrease font size | ⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + < Add to Pie Menu |
| Align center | ⌘ (command) + e Add to Pie Menu |
| Align left | ⌘ (command) + l Add to Pie Menu |
| Display the Format Cells dialog box | ⌘ (command) + 1 Add to Pie Menu |
| Apply the general number format | ⌃ (control) + ⇧ (shift) + ~ Add to Pie Menu |
| Apply the currency format with two decimal places (negative numbers appear in red with parentheses) | ⌃ (control) + ⇧ (shift) + $ Add to Pie Menu |
| Apply the percentage format with no decimal places | ⌃ (control) + ⇧ (shift) + % Add to Pie Menu |
| Apply the exponential number format with two decimal places | ⌃ (control) + ⇧ (shift) + ^ Add to Pie Menu |
| Apply the date format with the day, month, and year | ⌃ (control) + ⇧ (shift) + # Add to Pie Menu |
| Apply the time format with the hour and minute, and indicate AM or PM | ⌃ (control) + ⇧ (shift) + @ Add to Pie Menu |
| Apply the number format with two decimal places, thousands separator, and minus sign (-) for negative values | ⌃ (control) + ⇧ (shift) + ! Add to Pie Menu |
| Apply the outline border around the selected cells | ⌘ (command) + ⌥ + 0 Add to Pie Menu |
| Add an outline border to the right of the selection | ⌘ (command) + ⌥ + → Add to Pie Menu |
| Add an outline border to the left of the selection | ⌘ (command) + ⌥ + ← Add to Pie Menu |
| Add an outline border to the top of the selection | ⌘ (command) + ⌥ + ↑ Add to Pie Menu |
| Add an outline border to the bottom of the selection | ⌘ (command) + ⌥ + ↓ Add to Pie Menu |
| Remove outline borders | ⌘ (command) + ⌥ + - Add to Pie Menu |
| Apply or remove bold formatting | ⌘ (command) + b Add to Pie Menu |
| Apply or remove italic formatting | ⌘ (command) + i Add to Pie Menu |
| Apply or remove underscoring | ⌘ (command) + u Add to Pie Menu |
| Apply or remove strikethrough formatting | ⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + x Add to Pie Menu |
| Hide a column | ⌘ (command) + ) Add to Pie Menu |
| Unhide a column | ⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + ) Add to Pie Menu |
| Hide a row | ⌘ (command) + ( Add to Pie Menu |
| Unhide a row | ⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + ( Add to Pie Menu |
| Edit the active cell | ⌃ (control) + u Add to Pie Menu |
| Cancel an entry in the cell or the formula bar | esc Add to Pie Menu |
| Edit the active cell and then clear it, or delete the preceding character in the active cell as you edit the cell contents | ⌫ Add to Pie Menu |
| Paste text into the active cell | ⌘ (command) + v Add to Pie Menu |
| Complete a cell entry | ↵ Add to Pie Menu |
| Enter a formula as an array formula | ⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + return Add to Pie Menu |
| Display the Formula Builder after you type a valid function name in a formula | ⌃ (control) + a Add to Pie Menu |
Select cells, columns, or rows | |
| Extend the selection by one cell | + shift ↓→↑← |
| Extend the selection to the last nonblank cell in the same column or row as the active cell | + ⌘ shift ↓→↑← |
| Extend the selection to the beginning of the row | ⇧ (shift) + home Add to Pie Menu |
| Extend the selection to the beginning of the sheet | ⌃ (control) + ⇧ (shift) + home Add to Pie Menu |
| Extend the selection to the last cell used on the sheet (lower-right corner) | ⌃ (control) + ⇧ (shift) + end Add to Pie Menu |
| Select the entire column | ⌃ (control) + space Add to Pie Menu |
| Select the entire row | ⇧ (shift) + space Add to Pie Menu |
| Select the entire sheet | ⌘ (command) + a Add to Pie Menu |
| Select only visible cells | ⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + * Add to Pie Menu |
| Select only the active cell when multiple cells are selected | ⇧ (shift) + ⌫ Add to Pie Menu |
| Extend the selection down one screen | ⇧ (shift) + page down Add to Pie Menu |
| Extend the selection up one screen | ⇧ (shift) + page up Add to Pie Menu |
| Alternate between hiding objects, displaying objects, and displaying placeholders for objects | ⌃ (control) + 6 Add to Pie Menu |
| Turn on the capability to extend a selection by using the arrow keys | f8 Add to Pie Menu |
| Add another range of cells to the selection | ⇧ (shift) + f8 Add to Pie Menu |
| Select cells in a row that don't match the value in the active cell in that row. You must select the row starting with the active cell. | ⌃ (control) + \ Add to Pie Menu |
| Select only cells that are directly referred to by formulas in the selection | ⌃ (control) + ⇧ (shift) + [ Add to Pie Menu |
| Select all cells that are directly or indirectly referred to by formulas in the selection | ⌃ (control) + ⇧ (shift) + { Add to Pie Menu |
| Select only cells with formulas that refer directly to the active cell | ⌃ (control) + ] Add to Pie Menu |
| Select all cells with formulas that refer directly or indirectly to the active cell | ⌃ (control) + ⇧ (shift) + } Add to Pie Menu |
Work with a selection | |
| Copy | ⌘ (command) + c Add to Pie Menu |
| Paste | ⌘ (command) + v Add to Pie Menu |
| Cut | ⌘ (command) + x Add to Pie Menu |
| Clear | ⌫ Add to Pie Menu |
| Delete the selection | ⌃ (control) + - Add to Pie Menu |
| Undo the last action | ⌘ (command) + z Add to Pie Menu |
| Hide a column | ⌘ (command) + ) Add to Pie Menu |
| Unhide a column | ⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + ) Add to Pie Menu |
| Hide a row | ⌘ (command) + ( Add to Pie Menu |
| Unhide a row | ⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + ( Add to Pie Menu |
| Move from top to bottom within the selection (down)* | ↵ Add to Pie Menu |
| Move from bottom to top within the selection (up)* | ⇧ (shift) + ↵ Add to Pie Menu |
| Move from left to right within the selection, or move down one cell if only one column is selected | ⇥ Add to Pie Menu |
| Move from right to left within the selection, or move down one cell if only one column is selected | ⇧ (shift) + ⇥ Add to Pie Menu |
| Move clockwise to the next corner of the selection | ⌃ (control) + . Add to Pie Menu |
| Group selected cells | ⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + k Add to Pie Menu |
| Ungroup selected cells | ⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + j Add to Pie Menu |
Use charts | |
| Insert a new chart sheet. | f11 Add to Pie Menu |
Sort, filter, and use PivotTable reports | |
| Open the Sort dialog box | ⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + r Add to Pie Menu |
| Add or remove a filter | ⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + f Add to Pie Menu |
| Display the Filter list or PivotTable page field pop-up menu for the selected cell | ⌥ + ↓ Add to Pie Menu |
Outline data | |
| Display or hide outline symbols | ⌃ (control) + 8 Add to Pie Menu |
| Hide selected rows | ⌃ (control) + 9 Add to Pie Menu |
| Unhide selected rows | ⌃ (control) + ⇧ (shift) + ( Add to Pie Menu |
| Hide selected columns | ⌃ (control) + 0 Add to Pie Menu |
| Unhide selected columns | ⌃ (control) + ⇧ (shift) + ) Add to Pie Menu |
Function key shortcuts for Excel 2016 | |
| Display the Help window | f1 Add to Pie Menu |
| Edit the selected cell | f2 Add to Pie Menu |
| Insert or edit a cell comment | ⇧ (shift) + f2 Add to Pie Menu |
| Open the Save dialog | ⌥ + f2 Add to Pie Menu |
| Open the Formula Builder | ⇧ (shift) + f3 Add to Pie Menu |
| Open the Define Name dialog | ⌘ (command) + f3 Add to Pie Menu |
| Close | ⌘ (command) + f4 Add to Pie Menu |
| Display the Go To dialog | f5 Add to Pie Menu |
| Display the Find dialog | ⇧ (shift) + f5 Add to Pie Menu |
| Move to the Search Sheet dialog | ⌃ (control) + f5 Add to Pie Menu |
| Check spelling | f7 Add to Pie Menu |
| Extend the selection | f8 Add to Pie Menu |
| Add to the selection | ⇧ (shift) + f8 Add to Pie Menu |
| Display the Macro dialog | ⌥ + f8 Add to Pie Menu |
| Calculate all open workbooks | f9 Add to Pie Menu |
| Calculate the active sheet | ⇧ (shift) + f9 Add to Pie Menu |
| Minimize the active window | ⌃ (control) + f9 Add to Pie Menu |
| Display a contextual menu, or "right click" menu | ⇧ (shift) + f10 Add to Pie Menu |
| Maximize or restore the active window | ⌃ (control) + f10 or ⌘ + f10 Add to Pie Menu |
| Insert a new chart sheet* | f11 Add to Pie Menu |
| Insert a new sheet* | ⇧ (shift) + f11 Add to Pie Menu |
| Insert an Excel 4.0 macro sheet | ⌘ (command) + f11 Add to Pie Menu |
| Open Visual Basic | ⌥ + f11 Add to Pie Menu |
| Display the Save As dialog | f12 Add to Pie Menu |
| Display the Open dialog | ⌘ (command) + f12 Add to Pie Menu |
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