Even if you’re familiar with Microsoft Excel, you might be surprised by the number and variety of keyboard shortcuts you can use to speed up your work and generally make things more convenient.Now, does anyone expect you to memorize all these keyboard combos? Of course not! Everyone’s needs are different, so some will be more useful to you than others.
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And even if you pick up a few new tricks, it’s worth it. We’ve also tried to keep the list clean and simple, so go ahead and print it that helps!Also, even though our list of shortcuts here is pretty long, it’s by no means a complete list of every keyboard combo available in Excel. We’ve tried to keep it to the more generally useful shortcuts. And, you’ll be happy to know that almost all of these shortcuts have been around for a long time, so they should be helpful no matter what version of Excel you’re using. General Program ShortcutsFirst, let’s take a look at some general keyboard shortcuts for manipulating workbooks, getting help, and a few other interface-related actions. Ctrl+N: Create a new workbook.
Excel Visual Basic (VBA) Editor: The Complete And Easy Guide To The VBE By J.A. Gomez What is the aspect about learning macros and Visual Basic for Applications that you find more intimidating? In Excel, most of the useful commands when working with Excel macros and Visual Basic for Applications are in the Developer tab. The Developer tab is, by default, hidden by Excel. Therefore, unless you (or somebody else) has added the Developer tab to the Ribbon.
Ctrl+O: Open an existing workbook. Ctrl+S: Save a workbook.
F12: Open the Save As dialog box. Ctrl+W: Close a workbook.
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Ctrl+F4: Close Excel. F4: Repeat the last command or action.
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