31/08/2026
25 Excel Shortcuts That Will Make You Look Like a PRO!
🔹 Ctrl + E → Flash Fill
🔹 Ctrl + Alt + F5 → Refresh all external data
🔹 Alt + F5 → Refresh external data
🔹 Ctrl + Shift + Alt + F9 → Force a full recalculation
🔹 F8 → Turn Extend Selection mode on/off
🔹 Shift + F8 → Add a non-adjacent range to your selection
🔹 Ctrl + . → Move the active cell through the corners of a selected range
🔹 Ctrl + Alt + Right Arrow → Move to the next selected range
🔹 Ctrl + Alt + Left Arrow → Move to the previous selected range
🔹 Shift + Home → Select from the active cell to the beginning of the row
🔹 Shift + End → Select from the active cell to the end of the row
🔹 Ctrl + Shift + Page Down → Select the current and next worksheet
🔹 Ctrl + Shift + Page Up → Select the current and previous worksheet
🔹 Ctrl + Shift + F1 → Toggle full-screen mode
🔹 F1 → Open Excel Help
🔹 F6 → Move between worksheet, ribbon, task pane, and other areas
🔹 Ctrl + F4 → Close the active workbook window
🔹 F10 → Activate Key Tips for the ribbon
🔹 F12 → Open the Save As dialog
🔹 Ctrl + Alt + = → Zoom in
🔹 Ctrl + Alt + - → Zoom out
🔹 Ctrl + Esc → Close a dialog box or cancel a process
🔹 Ctrl + Shift + Asterisk (*) → Select the current data region
🔹 Ctrl + Shift + > → Increase font size
🔹 Ctrl + Shift + < → Decrease font size
These are based on Microsoft’s current Excel shortcut reference for Windows.
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