Microsoft Excel 2000 Keyboard Shortcuts

SHORTCUT	ACTION
SHFT+TAB	Move from right to left within the selection, or move up one cell if only one column is selected.
ALT+1	Go to the previous folder; use within the Open and Save as dialog boxes (in File Menu).
ALT+2	Open the folder one level up from the open folder (Up One Level button); use within the Open and Save As dialog boxes (in File menu).
ALT+3	Close the open dialog box and opens your World Wide Web search page (Search the Web button); use when working in the Open and Save As dialog boxes.
ALT 4	Delete the selected folder or file; use within the Open and Save As dialog boxes in Microsoft Excel.
ALT+5	Create a new subfolder in the open folder; use within the Open and Save as dialog boxes.
ALT+6	Switch between List, Details, Properties, and Preview views (click the arrow next to Views); use within the Open and Save As dialog boxes.
ALT+7	Display the Tools menu; use within the Open and Save As dialog boxes.
ALT+B	Open the Address book in the BCC field; use when sending E-Mail.
ALT+C	Open the Address Book while working in the CC field when sending E-Mail.
ALT J	Go to Subject field when sending E-Mail in Microsoft Excel.
ALT+K	Check the names in the To, Cc and Bcc fields against the Address Book while sending an E-Mail.
ALT+P	Open Microsoft Outlook Message Options dialog box when sending an E-Mail.
ALT+PERIOD	Open the Address book while working in the To field when sending E-Mail.
ALT+S	Send the active spreadsheet as an E-Mail message.
CTRL+SHFT+B	Open the Address Book when sending an E-Mail.
CTRL+SHFT+G	Create a message flag when sending an E-Mail.
SHFT+TAB	Move to an E-Mail header- cell A-1 must be the active cell when you press these keys.
= (EQUAL SIGN)	Start a formula; works within a cell or formula bar.
ALT	Close the visible menu and submenu at the same time; works with menu commands.
ALT+' (APOSTROPHE)	Display the Style command (on Format menu); works in a spreadsheet.
ALT+ letter key, where key is the underlined letter in the field or menu cmnd	Select a field or a menu; works within a spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel.
ALT+ letter key, where key is the underlined letter in the field or menu cmnd	Select a menu, or select or clear a check box by the letter underlined in the menu command; works with dialog boxes.
ALT+ number (where hitting key for 1 selects the leftmost optn, 2 the next, and so on)	Select an option in the Open or Save As dialog boxes (in File menu); works with windows and dialog boxes.
ALT+= (EQUAL SIGN)	Insert the AutoSum formula; works within a cell or formula bar of a spreadsheet.
ALT+0(ZERO)	Select the folder list in the Open and Save As dialog boxes (in File menu); use within a dialog box; use arrow keys to select a folder in the list.
CTRL SHFT PLUS SIGN	Insert blank cells into a row or column in Microsoft Excel.
CTRL+SHFT+RIGHT ARROW	Select or unselect one word to the right of the cursor.
CTRL+SHFT+SPACEBAR	With an object already selected, select all objects on a sheet.
CTRL+SHFT+TAB or CTRL+PAGE UP	Go to the previous tab when working in a tabbed dialog box.
ALT+C	Move the selected field into the Column area; Use within the Pivot Table Wizard.
ALT+D	Move a selected field into the Data area; use when working within the Pivot Table Wizard.
ALT+DOWN ARROW	Display the AutoComplete list when working within a cell or formula bar.
ALT+DOWN ARROW	Open a selected drop-down menu; works within a dialog box.
ALT+DOWN ARROW	Display more Help topics; works when using Office Assistant.
ALT+ENTER	Start a new line in the same cell while working in a cell or formula bar.
ALT L	Display Pivot Table dialog box in Microsoft Excel.
ALT+P	Move a selected field into the Page area when working with the Pivot Table Wizard.
ALT+PAGE DOWN	Display next screen to the right while working in a worksheet or workbook.
ALT+PAGE UP	Display previous screen to the left while working in a worksheet or workbook.
ALT+R	Move a selected field into the Row area while working within the Pivot Table Wizard.
ALT SEMICOLON	Select only visible cells in the active window in Microsoft Excel.
ALT+SHFT+LEFT ARROW	Ungroup selected Pivot Table items while working with Pivot Table.
ALT+SHFT+LEFT ARROW	Ungroup rows or columns in an outlined spreadsheet.
ALT+SHFT+RIGHT ARROW	Group selected Pivot Table items while working within a Pivot Table.
ALT+SHFT+RIGHT ARROW	Group rows or columns while working within a worksheet or workbook.
ALT SHFT TAB	Move from active application window to previously active application window in Microsoft Excel.
ALT+SPACEBAR	Open the menu of the leftmost icon on the main toolbar bar of the active window; this menu typically contains the following commands: Restore, Move, Size, Minimize, Maximize and Close.
ALT+TAB	Move from active application window to the previously used application window; to select an application from a list of the open applications, hold ALT down and press TAB more than once to move through the list.
ALT+number (where hitting key for 1 selects the leftmost optn, 2 the next, and so on)	Select a Help topic while using Office Assistant.
ALT+UP ARROW	Close the Auto Filter list for the current column.
ALT+UP ARROW	Display previously viewed Help topics while using Office Assistant.
ARROW KEY	Move one cell in the given direction of the arrow key when working in a worksheet or workbook.
ARROW KEY	Move one cell in the given direction of the arrow key when working in a worksheet or workbook.
ARROW KEY	Move around a document while in Print Preview and zoomed in.
ARROW KEY	Move between options in a selected drop-down menu or dialog box or between some options in a group of options.
ARROW KEY	Move between options in a selected drop-down menu or dialog box or between some options in a group of options; add ENTER to select an option.
BACKSPACE	Clear a selected cell or cells or to delete the character to the left of where the cursor is positioned within the active cell while editing.
CTRL+' (APOSTROPHE)	Copy a formula from the cell above the active cell into the active cell or formula bar while working within a worksheet or workbook.
CTRL arrow key	Move cursor to an edge of the current data region in Microsoft Excel.
CTRL+/	Select the current array, which is the array that the active cell belongs to.
CTRL+; (SEMI COLON)	Enter the date where the cursor is positioned within an active cell.
CTRL+[	Select only cells that are directly referred to by formulas in the specified area of a worksheet or workbook.
CTRL+\	Select cells whose contents are different from the comparison cell in each row (for each row, the comparison cell is in the same column as the active cell).
CTRL+]	Select only cells with formulas that refer directly to the active cell.
CTRL+` (SINGLE LEFT QUOTATION MARK	Alternate view between displaying cell values and displaying cell formulas.
CTRL+0 (ZERO)	Hide, or collapse, selected column(s) within a worksheet or workbook.
CTRL+1	Display the Cells dialog box (in Format menu) when working in a worksheet or workbook.
CTRL+5	Apply or remove strikethrough formatting to a selected area of a worksheet or workbook.
CTRL+6	Alternate view between hiding, displaying and displaying placeholders for selected objects.
CTRL 7	Display or hide the main toolbar of the active window in Microsoft Excel.
CTRL+8	Display or hide outline symbols of an active worksheet or workbook with an outline.
CTRL+9	Hide selected rows within an active worksheet or workbook.
CTRL+A	Display Formula Palette after you type a valid function name in a formula bar.
CTRL+A	Select the entire active worksheet.
CTRL+ALT+LEFT ARROW	Move to the left between nonadjacent selections within a worksheet or workbook.
CTRL+ALT+RIGHT ARROW	Move to the right between nonadjacent selections in a worksheet or workbook.
CTRL+B	Apply or remove Bold formatting to selected text within a cell, worksheet or workbook.
CTRL BACKSPACE	Scroll to display the active cell in Microsoft Excel.
CTRL+C	Copy selected text or area to Windows Clipboard.
CTRL+D	Enter data from cell just above active cell into active cell (Fill down) on a worksheet or workbook.
CTRL+DELETE	Delete text to the end of the line in which the cursor is positioned.
CTRL+DOWN ARROW or CTRL+RIGHT ARROW	Move to the last page in a spreadsheet, worksheet or workbook when zoomed out while in Print Preview.
CTRL+END	Move to the end of the current sheet of a worksheet or workbook.
CTRL+END	Move to the last cell on the worksheet, which is the cell at the intersection of the right-most active column and the bottom-most active row (in the lower-right corner).
CTRL ENTER	Fill the selected range with the current cell's contents while working in a worksheet or workbook in Microsoft Excel.
CTRL+ESC	Display Windows Start menu.
CTRL+F10	Maximize or restore the active worksheet or workbook window.
CTRL+F5	Restore the active workbook window.
CTRL+F6	Go to the next workbook window in the active application.
CTRL+F6 or CTRL+TAB	Move to the next worksheet, workbook or window.
CTRL+F7	Carry out the Move command (under Workbook icon menu, menu bar).
CTRL+F8	Carry out the Size command (under Workbook icon menu, menu bar).
CTRL F9	Minimize the active workbook window in Microsoft Excel.
CTRL+HOME	Go to the beginning of the active worksheet.
CTRL+I	Apply or remove italic formatting to selected characters.
CTRL+K	Insert a hyperlink from a document to a specified Web page address.
CTRL+LEFT ARROW or CTRL+RIGHT ARROW	Move cursor's position one word to the left or right.
CTRL+P	Display the Print dialog box in order to print the active selection.
CTRL+PAGE DOWN	Move cursor's position to the top of the next sheet in the workbook.
CTRL PAGE DOWN	Move cursor's position to the beginning of a new record in Microsoft Excel.
CTRL+PAGE UP	Move cursor's position to the top of the previous sheet in the workbook.
CTRL+PAGE UP	Go to the first record in the worksheet.
CTRL+PERIOD	Move cursor's position clockwise to the next corner of the selection.
CTRL+R	Fill cells to the right of the active cell with the content from the active cell.
CTRL+SHFT+ arrow key	Extend the active selection to the last nonblank cell in the same column or row as the active cell.
CTRL+SHFT+!	Apply the Number format with two decimal places, 1000 separator, and - for negative values.
CTRL+SHFT+ (QUOTATION MARK)	Copy the value from the cell above the active cell into the active cell or the formula bar.
CTRL+SHFT+#	Apply the Date format with the day, month and year into the active cell.
CTRL+SHFT+$	Apply a currency format with two decimal places in the active cell (negative numbers appear in parentheses).
CTRL+SHFT+%	Apply the Percentage format with no decimal places into the active cell.
CTRL SHFT
CTRL+SHFT+(	Unhide selected rows in worksheet.
CTRL+SHFT+)	Unhide selected columns in worksheet.
CTRL+SHFT+* (ASTERISK)	Select the current region around the active cell (the current region is an area enclosed by blank rows and blank columns).
CTRL+SHFT+: (COLON)	Enter the current time, including hour, minute and A.M. or P.M., into active cell.
CTRL+SHFT+@	Apply the Time format with the hour and minute, and indicate A.M. or P.M.
CTRL+SHFT+^	Apply the Exponential number format with two decimal places into active cell.
CTRL SHFT _	Remove all borders from a selected area in Microsoft Excel.
CTRL+SHFT+{	Select all cells that are directly or indirectly referred to by formulas in a selected area.
CTRL+SHFT+|	Select cells in a given area whose contents are different from the comparison cell in each column (for each column, the comparison cell is in the same row as the active cell).
CTRL+SHFT+}	Select all cells with formulas that refer directly or indirectly to the active cell.
CTRL+SHFT+~	Apply the General number format to the active cell.
CTRL+SHFT+A	Insert the argument names and parentheses for a function, after you type a valid function name in a formula.
CTRL+SHFT+END	Extend a selection to the last cell used on the worksheet (lower-right corner).
CTRL+SHFT+ENTER	Enter a formula as an array formula into the active cell.
CTRL SHFT F6	Go to the previous workbook window in Microsoft Excel.
CTRL+SHFT+F6 or CTRL+SHFT+TAB	Go to the previous workbook window.
CTRL+SHFT+HOME	Extend the selection to the beginning of the worksheet.
CTRL+SHFT+LEFT ARROW	Select or unselect one word to the left of the cursor.
CTRL+SHFT+O (the letter O)	Select all cells with comments.
CTRL+SPACEBAR	Select the entire active column.
CTRL+TAB or CTRL+PAGE DOWN	Move to the next tab on a tabbed dialog box.
CTRL TAB or CTRL SHFT TAB	Select the next or previous toolbar in Microsoft Excel.
CTRL+U	Apply or remove Underline formatting to selected text.
CTRL+UP ARROW or CTRL+LEFT ARROW	Move to the first page when zoomed out in Print Preview.
CTRL+V	Paste a copied item(s) from the Clipboard into a selected location (You also can choose Paste from the Edit menu.).
CTRL+W	Close the active workbook window.
CTRL+X	Copy and remove the selected item(s) from their original location to the Clipboard. (You also can choose the Cut command from the Edit menu.).
CTRL+Y	Redo, or repeat, the previous action.
CTRL+Z	Undo the last action; note: some actions, like Shutdown, cannot be undone (You also can choose Undo from the Edit menu.).
DELETE	Delete the selected item(s), or to delete the character to the right of the cursor; if items are files they will be moved to the Recycle Bin.
DOWN ARROW	Select the previous group of chart items in Microsoft Excel.
DOWN ARROW	Move to the same field in the next record.
DOWN ARROW	Select the next item in the AutoFilter list.
DOWN ARROW	Select the next item in a list when working with page fields in a Pivot Table.
DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW (with the menu or submenu displayed)	Select the next or previous command on the menu or submenu.
END	Go to the end of the line.
END	Turn End mode on or off in Excel.
END	Go to the cell in the lower-right corner of the window.
END	Select the last item in the AutoFilter list in Microsoft Excel.
END	Select the last visible item in the list when working in a Pivot Table.
END	Go to the end of the entry.
END, arrow key	Scroll, within a row or column, one block of data in the direction of the arrow key.
END, ENTER	Move to the last cell to the right that is not blank in the current row; unavailable if you have selected the Transition navigation keys check box on the Transition tab.
END, HOME	Move to the last cell on the worksheet, which is the cell at the intersection of the right-most used column and the bottom-most used row (in the lower-right corner); cell opposite the Home cell, which is typically A1.
ENTER	Complete a cell entry and move down in the selection.
ENTER	Move to the first field in the next record when working in Excel data form.
ENTER	Filter a list by selecting an item from AutoFilter list (Under Tools menu, Filter submenu).
ENTER	Display the selected item when working with page fields in a Pivot Table.
ENTER	Open, or display, the selected menu on a toolbar in Microsoft Excel.
ENTER	Perform the action assigned to a selected button on a toolbar.
ENTER	Enter text in the selected text box in a toolbar.
ENTER	Perform the action assigned to the selected default command button in a dialog box.
ENTER	Move from top to bottom within the selection (down), or in the direction that is selected on the Edit tab (Tools menu, Options command).
ESC	Cancel an entry in the cell or formula bar.
ESC	Close the visible menu, or, with a submenu visible, close the submenu only.
ESC	Close a selected drop-down list in a dialog box.
ESC	Cancel a command and close the dialog box in Microsoft Excel.
ESC	Close an Office Assistant message or tip.
F1	Display Help or the Office Assistant.
F1+ALT	Insert a chart sheet into a worksheet or workbook.
F1+ALT+SHFT	Insert a new worksheet into a workbook.
F1+SHFT	Open Office Assistant in order to display context sensitive Help or to reveal formatting of selected characters.
F10	Activate, or select, the main toolbar beginning with the first toolbar option on the left, usually File; after the first option is activated you can navigate through toolbar and menu options using the appropriate ARROW keys; press F10 or ALT again
F10 or ALT	Activate, or select, the main toolbar beginning with the first toolbar option on the left, usually File; after the first option is activated you can navigate through toolbar and menu options using the appropriate ARROW keys; press F10 or ALT again
CTRL+F10	Maximize or restore the workbook window.
F10 SHFT	Display a shortcut menu in Microsoft Excel.
F11	Create a chart.
F11 ALT	Display Visual Basic Editor in Microsoft Excel.
CTRL+F11	Insert a Microsoft Excel 4.0 macro sheet.
F11+SHFT	Insert a new worksheet into a workbook.
F12	Display Save As dialog box (file menu).
CTRL F12	Display Open dialog box (File menu) in Microsoft Excel.
CTRL+SHFT+F12	Display Print command (File menu).
F12+SHFT	Carry out Save command (File menu).
F2	Edit the active cell.
F2+ALT	Display Save As dialog box (file menu).
F2+ALT+SHFT	Carry out the Save command (File menu).
F2+SHFT	Edit a cell comment.
F3	Paste a name into a formula in Microsoft Excel.
CTRL+F3	Define a name.
CTRL+SHFT+F3	Create names by using row and column labels.
F3+SHFT	Paste a function into a formula.
F4	Repeat the last action in Microsoft Excel.
F4+ALT	Quit Excel.
CTRL+F4	Close the active window.
F4+SHFT	Repeat the last Find (find next) command.
F5+	Display the Go To tab on the Find and Replace dialog box (Edit menu).
CTRL+F5	Restore the program window size.
F5+SHFT	Display the Find dialog box.
F6	Go to the next pane in Microsoft Excel.
CTRL+F6	Move to the next open workbook window.
CTRL+SHFT+F6	Go to the previous open workbook window.
F6+SHFT	Go to the previous open workbook window.
F7	Display Spelling and Grammar dialog box (Tools Menu).
CTRL+F7	Move the window.
F8	Turn Extend mode on, which allows you to select as much of a worksheet or workbook as you want; press ESC to cancel.
F8+ALT	Display the Macro dialog box.
CTRL F8	Resize the active window (document Control menu) in Microsoft Excel.
F8+SHFT	Increase the size of selected area.
F9	Calculate all sheets in all open workbooks.
CTRL+F9	Minimize the active workbook.
F9+SHFT	Calculate the active worksheet.
HOME	Go to the beginning of the current line.
HOME	Move to the beginning of the current row in Microsoft Excel.
HOME	Go to the cell in the upper-left corner of the worksheet.
HOME	Select the first item (All) in the AutoFilter list, with Auto filter list open.
HOME	Select the first visible item in a list.
HOME	Move to the beginning of the current entry.
HOME or END	Go to the beginning or end of the current field.
HOME or END	Select the first or last command on the menu or submenu in Microsoft Excel.
LEFT ARROW	Select the previous item within the current group on a chart.
LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW	With scroll lock on, scroll the current screen left or right one column.
LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW	In a data form, move one character left or right within a field.
LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW	In the Pivot Table wizard, move the field button to the right or left in a multicolumn field button list.
LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW	With a menu open, select the menu to the left or right of the original, or, with a submenu visible, switch between the main menu and the submenu.
LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW	Move one character to the left or right in a text box.
Letter key, where the letter is the same as the first letter in optn you want on a selected menu	Choose a selected menu, drop-down list, or dialog box option by typing the first letter in the option name.
PAGE DOWN	Scroll down one screen.
PAGE DOWN	Go to the same field 10 records forward.
PAGE UP	Move up one screen in Microsoft Excel.
PAGE UP	Move to the same field 10 records back when working in Data Form view.
PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN	In Print Preview, move forward or back by one preview page when zoomed out.
RIGHT ARROW	Select the next item within the group on a chart.
SCROLL LOCK	Turn SCROLL LOCK on or off.
Select the cell that contains the column label, and then press ALT+DOWN ARROW	Display the AutoFilter list for the current column.
SHFT+ ARROW KEY	Extend or reduce a selection by one cell.
SHFT+BACKSPACE	If multiple cells are selected, select only the active cell.
SHFT END	With scroll lock on, extend the selection to the cell in the lower-right corner of the window in Microsoft Excel.
SHFT+END	Use when working in Data form to extend a selection to the end of a field.
SHFT+END	Select from the insertion point to the end of the text box entry.
SHFT+ENTER	Complete a cell entry and move up in a selection.
SHFT+ENTER	Move to the first field in the previous record when working in Data form.
SHFT+ENTER	Move with in a selection from bottom to top within the selection (up), or opposite to the direction that is selected on the Edit tab (Tools menu, Options command).
SHFT+F10	Display a shortcut menu that shows a list of commands relevant to the selected object.
SHFT F6	Move to the previous pane in Microsoft Excel.
SHFT+HOME	Extend the selection from the cursor's position in the row to the beginning of the row.
SHFT+HOME	Extend a selection to the cell in the upper-left corner of the window.
SHFT+HOME	Extend a selection to the beginning of a field.
SHFT+HOME	Select from the insertion point in the text box to the beginning of the text box entry.
SHFT+LEFT ARROW	Select or unselect one character to the left of the cursor's position.
SHFT PAGE DOWN	Extend the selection one screen down in Microsoft Excel.
SHFT+PAGE UP	Extend the selection one screen up.
SHFT+RIGHT ARROW	Select or unselect by one character to the right of the cursor's current position.
SHFT+SPACEBAR	Select an entire row.
SHFT+TAB	Complete a cell entry and move to the left in the selection.
SHFT+TAB	Move to the previous option or option group in a dialog box.
SHFT+TAB	Move to the previous field you can edit in the selected record when working in data form.
SPACEBAR	Perform the action assigned to the active button, or select or clear the active check box in the dialog box.
TAB	Complete a cell entry and move to the right in the selection.
TAB	Move from left to right within a selection, or move down one cell if only one column is selected.
TAB	Move between unlocked cells on a protected worksheet in Microsoft Excel.
TAB	Move to the next field you can edit in the record.
TAB	Move to the next option or option group in a dialog box.
TAB or SHFT+TAB (when a toolbar is active)	When a toolbar is active, select the next or previous button or menu on the toolbar.
UP ARROW	Select the next group of items in a chart in Microsoft Excel.
UP ARROW	Move to the same field in the previous record when working in data form.
UP ARROW	Select the previous item in the AutoFilter list.
UP ARROW	Use with page fields in a Pivot Table to select the previous item in the list.
UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW	Use with Scroll Lock to scroll the screen up or down one row in Microsoft Excel.
UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW	In the Pivot Table Wizard, select the next or previous field button in the list.