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Keyboard Shortcut For Excel And Financial Modelling

Updated: Aug 30, 2021

Keyboard shortcuts for excel in financial modelling boost your modeling skills and save your valuable time.

Keep below shortcuts handy.

Command Actions and Key Strokes

  • Open File - Ctrl + O

  • New File - Ctrl + N

  • Print - Ctrl + P

  • Save File - Ctrl + S

  • Save File As - F12

  • Close File - Ctrl + F4

  • Close Excel - Alt + F4

  • Exit Dialog - Esc

  • Copy - Ctrl + C

  • Cut - Ctrl + X

  • Paste - Ctrl + V

  • Undo - Ctrl + Z

  • Redo - Ctrl + Y

  • Select All - Ctrl + A

  • Find - Ctrl + F

  • Replace - Ctrl + H

  • Switch Windows - Alt + Tab

  • Options Menu - Alt + T + O

  • Repeat Last Action - F4

  • Show / Hide Ribbon Menu - Ctrl + F1

  • Select Column - Ctrl + Spacebar

  • Select Row - Shift + Spacebar

  • Insert Cells /Rows / Columns - Ctrl + Shift + +

  • Delete Cells /Rows / Columns - Ctrl + –

  • Insert Cut Cells and Shift Over - Right Mouse Button + E

  • Group Rows /Columns - Alt + A + G + G

  • Group Rows /Columns - Shift + Alt + Right

  • Ungroup Rows /Columns - Alt + A + U + U

  • Ungroup Rows /Columns - Shift + Alt + Left

  • Format Menu - Alt + H

  • Format Dialog - Ctrl + 1

  • Paste Special - Ctrl + Alt + V

  • Paste Formats - Ctrl + Alt + V + T

  • Paste Values - Ctrl + Alt + V + V

  • Paste Formulas - Ctrl + Alt + V + F

  • Font Color - Alt + H + FC

  • Fill Color - Alt + H + H

  • Border Options - Alt + H + B

  • Align Left / Center/ Right - Alt + H + A + L / C / R

  • Increase Indent - Alt + H + 6

  • Decrease Indent - Alt + H + 5

  • Increase Decimal Places - Alt + H + 0

  • Decrease Decimal Places - Alt + H + 9

  • Bold - Ctrl + B

  • Italics - Ctrl + I

  • Underline - Ctrl + U

  • Strikethrough - Ctrl + 5

  • Add Borders - Ctrl + Shift + &

  • Delete Borders - Ctrl + Shift + –

  • General - Shift + Ctrl + ~

  • Number - Shift + Ctrl + !

  • Time - Shift + Ctrl + @

  • Date - Shift + Ctrl + #

  • Currency - Shift + Ctrl + $

  • Percentage - Shift + Ctrl + %

  • Scientific - Shift + Ctrl + ^

  • Auto-Fit Col. - Alt + H + O + I

  • Auto-Fit Row - Alt + H + O + A

  • Column Width - Alt + H + O + W

  • Row Height - Alt + H + O + H

  • Conditional Formatting - Alt + H + L + R

  • Format as Table - Alt + H + T

  • Move Around - Arrow Keys

  • Jump to Boundary - Ctrl + Arrows

  • Select Cells - Shift + Arrows

  • Select to Boundary - Shift + Ctrl + Arrows

  • Select Multiple Areas - Shift + F8

  • Edit Cell - F2

  • Delete Cell Contents - Del

  • Skip Word(s) - Ctrl + Arrows

  • Highlight Word(s) - Ctrl + Shift +Arrows

  • New Line in Cell - Alt + Enter

  • Edit and Stay in Place / Go Left / Go Right - Ctrl + Enter / Tab / Shift +Tab

  • New Workbook - Ctrl + N

  • Switch Workbook - Ctrl + Tab

  • New Worksheet - Shift + F11

  • Del Worksheet - Alt + H + D + S

  • Move to Left Worksheet - Ctrl + PgUp

  • Move to Right Worksheet - Ctrl + PgDn

  • Move / Copy Worksheet - Alt + H + O + M

  • Select Multiple Worksheets - Shift + Ctrl + Pg Up / Pg Dn

  • Hide Worksheet - Alt + H + O + U + S

  • Show Worksheet - Alt + H + O + U + H

  • Rename Worksheet - Alt + H + O + R

  • Color Tab - Alt + H + O + T

  • Refresh All - F9

  • Anchor Cell - F4

  • Name Cell - Ctrl + F3

  • Jump to Cell - F5

  • Use Suggested Name - Tab

  • Enter Built-In Function - Shift + F3

  • Paste Formulas - Ctrl + Alt + V + F

  • Paste Formats & Formulas - Ctrl + Alt + V + R

  • Copy Down - Ctrl + D

  • Copy Right - Ctrl + R

  • Copy from Above - Ctrl + ’

  • Go to Formulas - F5, Alt + S + F + X

  • Go to Constants - F5, Alt + S + O + X

  • Show Formulas - Ctrl + ~

  • Freeze Panes - Alt + W + F + F

  • Zoom - Alt + W + Q

  • Zoom - Ctrl + Mouse Scroll Wheel

  • Page Setup - Alt + P + S + P

  • Set Print Range to Selected Area - Alt + P + R + S

  • Print Preview - Ctrl + F2

  • Page Break View - Alt + W + I

  • Normal View - Alt + W + L

  • Toggle Gridlines - Alt + W + VG

  • Immediate Precedents - Ctrl + [

  • Immediate Dependents - Ctrl + ]

  • Trace Precedents - Alt + M + P

  • Trace Dependents - Alt + M + D

  • Erase Traces - Alt + M + A + A

  • All Precedents - Shift + Ctrl + {

  • All Dependents - Shift + Ctrl + }

  • Jump to Original Cell - F5 + Enter

  • Add/Edit Comment - Shift + F2

  • Del Comment - Alt + R + D

  • Show All Comments - Alt + R + A

  • Highlight Cells w/ Comments - F5, Alt + S + C

  • Pivot Table - Alt + N + V

  • Sort Data - Alt + A + SS

  • Sort Ascending - Alt + A + SA

  • Sort Descending - Alt + A + SD

  • Filter Data - Ctrl + Shift + L

  • Advanced Data Filter - Alt + A + Q

  • Filter by Cell’s Properties - Right Mouse Button + E + V

  • Remove Duplicates - Alt + A + M

  • Validate Data - Alt + A + V + V

  • VBA Editor - Alt + F11

  • Run Macro - F5 (in VBA)

  • Object Browser - F2 (in VBA)

  • Immediate Window - Ctrl + G (in VBA)

  • Form Control - Alt + L + I

  • Use Relative References - Alt + W + M + U

  • Record Macro - Alt + W + M + R

  • View Macros - Alt + W + M + V

  • Scenario Manager - Alt + A + W + S

  • Goal Seek - Alt + A + W + G

  • Data Table - Alt + A + W + T

Note:- If you're using laptop make sure your FN key disable to media for excel use in windows.

Source:- Microsoft Excel