Mon 5 Feb 2007
Here is a list of short cut keys strokes that may just save you some time when using Microsoft Excel.
(The Alt keys are on either side of the spacebar, the CTRL keys are the left and right corner of the bottom row of keys)
| Action | Keystroke |
| Move right to left | Tab |
| Move up and down cell by cell | Enter |
| Turn numbers into dollars | Ctrl+Shift+$ |
| Make numbers a percentage | Ctrl+Shift+% |
| Apply the general number format | Ctrl+Shift+~ |
| Apply a border | Ctrl+Shift+& |
| Enter the date | Ctrl+; |
| Enter the time | Ctrl+: |
| Return to the beginning of the row | Home |
Many of the short cuts key strokes used in Microsoft Word also can be used in Excel such as Ctrl+c for copying the selected text. To view the list of Word shortcut keystrokes see my earlier post ‘Want to save time in when using Microsoft word?’