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The Usual Suspects

* F1 Launch the help system Microsoft Office Online


* F2 Edit the currently selected cell
* F4 Repeats the last command, such as a formatting a cell to bold
* F5 Change the currently selected cell to a specific cell
* F6 Flips between Tool/Ribbon Bar, the Current Document, and the Status Bar
buttons
* F7 Launch the spell checker
* F8 Extend the current selection using the arrow keys (similar to pressing
SHIFT and clicking with the mouse)
* F10 Flip between the current document and the menu bar
* F11 Launch Chart Tools to create and format a chart (make sure you select
some data first!)
* F12 Launch Save As to save the current document
* CTRL + A Select the current range or all of the document as appropriate
* CTRL + C Copy the contents of the selected cell into the clipboard
* CTRL + X Cut the contents of the selected cell into the clipboard
* CTRL + V Paste the contents from the clipboard into the selected cell
* CTRL + Z Multiple levels of Undo
Moving Between Worksheets in a Spreadsheet
* Ctrl + Page up
Move to previous work sheet in the same file
* Ctrl + Page down
Move to next work sheet in the same file
Working With The Current Spreadsheet
* Ctrl + P
Launch Backstage view to Print the current document
* Ctrl + F9
Minimize the current work sheet in the file
* Ctrl + F10
Maximize the current work sheet in the file
* Shift + F3
Launch the Insert Function dialog
* Shift + F5
Launch the Find and Replace dialog
Moving Around The Spreadsheet
* Ctrl + Arrow Keys
Change the active cell to the next cell with text in that direction
* Ctrl + 9
Hide the currently active row (horizontally)
* Ctrl + 0
Hide the currently active column (vertically)
* Ctrl + Spacebar
Select the entire column (vertically)
NOTE: If you have Google Desktop tools installed you may find this combina
tion brings up the Google Search Widget
* Shift + Spacebar
Select the entire row (horizontally)
Quickly Entering Information Into A Cell
* Ctrl + Shift + ; (semicolon)
Enter the current time into the current cell
* Ctrl + ; (semicolon)
Enter the current date into the current cell
* Alt + = (equal sign)
Inserts a formula in the current cell to add up all of the numeric cells a
bove it (assuming no gaps)
* Ctrl + K
Insert a hyperlink into the currently selected cell
* Ctrl + T
Insert a table (highlight some data first)
* Ctrl + (apostrophe)
Inserts the value of the cell above the current one into the currently sel
ected cell
Change Formatting Of Current Cell
* Ctrl + 1
Launch the format cells dialog
* Ctrl + B and Ctrl + 2
Formats to Bold the currently highlighted selection
* Ctrl + I and Ctrl + 3
Formats to Italics the currently highlighted selection
* Ctrl + U and Ctrl + 4
Formats to Underline the currently highlighted selection
* Ctrl + 5
Format to Strikethrough the currently highlighted selection
* Ctrl + Shift + !
Formats the number in the current cell to comma format
* Ctrl + Shift + $
Formats the number in the current cell to currency format
* Ctrl + Shift + %
Formats the number in the current cell to percentage format
* Ctrl + Shift + ^
Formats the number in the current cell to scientific format
* Ctrl + Shift + @
Format the number in the current cell to time format

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