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Keys for moving and scrolling in a worksheet or workbook

Arrow keys: Move one cell up, down, left, or right

CTRL+arrow: key Move to the edge of the current data region

HOME: Move to the beginning of the row

CTRL+HOME: Move to the beginning of the worksheet

CTRL+END: Move to the last cell on the worksheet, which is the cell at the intersection of the rightmost used column and the bottom-most used row (in the lower-right corner), or the cell opposite the home cell, which is typically A1

PAGE DOWN: Move down one screen

PAGE UP: Move up one screen

ALT+PAGE DOWN: Move one screen to the right

ALT+PAGE UP: Move one screen to the left

CTRL+PAGE DOWN: Move to the next sheet in the workbook

CTRL+PAGE UP: Move to the previous sheet in the workbook

CTRL+F6 or CTRL+TAB: Move to the next workbook or window

CTRL+SHIFT+F6 or CTRL+SHIFT+TAB: Move to the previous workbook or

window

F6: Move to the next pane in a workbook that has been split

SHIFT+F6: Move to the previous pane in a workbook that has been split

CTRL+BACKSPACE: Scroll to display the active cell

F5: Display the Go To dialog box

SHIFT+F5: Display the Find dialog box

SHIFT+F4: Repeat the last Find action (same as Find Next)

TAB: Move between unlocked cells on a protected worksheet

 

Keys for moving in a worksheet with End mode on

END: Turn End mode on or off

END, arrow key: Move by one block of data within a row or column

END, HOME: Move to the last cell on the worksheet, which is the cell at the

intersection of the rightmost used column and the bottom-most used row (in the

lower-right corner), or the cell opposite the home cell, which is typically A1

END, ENTER: Move to the last cell to the right in the current row that is not

blank; unavailable if you have selected the Transition navigation keys check

box on the Transition tab (Tools menu, Options command)

Keys for moving in a worksheet with SCROLL LOCK on

SCROLL LOCK: Turn SCROLL LOCK on or off

HOME: Move to the cell in the upper-left corner of the window

END: Move to the cell in the lower-right corner of the window

UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW: Scroll one row up or down

LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW: Scroll one column left or right

Tip   When you use scrolling keys (such as PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN) with SCROLL LOCK

turned off, your selection moves the distance you scroll. If you want to preserve your

selection while you scroll through the worksheet, turn on SCROLL LOCK first.

Keys for previewing and printing a document

CTRL+P or CTRL+SHIFT+F12: Display the Print dialog box

Work in print preview

Arrow keys: Move around the page when zoomed in

PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN: Move by one page when zoomed out

CTRL+UP ARROW or CTRL+LEFT ARROW: Move to the first page when

zoomed out

CTRL+DOWN ARROW or CTRL+RIGHT ARROW: Move to the last page when

zoomed out

Keys for working with worksheets, charts, and macros

SHIFT+F11 or ALT+SHIFT+F1: Insert a new worksheet

F11 or ALT+F1: Create a chart that uses the current range

ALT+F8: Display the Macro dialog box

ALT+F11: Display the Visual Basic Editor

CTRL+F11: Insert a Microsoft Excel 4.0 macro sheet

CTRL+PAGE DOWN: Move to the next sheet in the workbook

CTRL+PAGE UP: Move to the previous sheet in the workbook

SHIFT+CTRL+PAGE DOWN: Select the current and next sheet in the workbook

SHIFT+CTRL+PAGE UP: Select the current and previous sheet in the workbook

Keys for entering data on a worksheet

ENTER: Complete a cell entry and move down in the selection

ALT+ENTER: Start a new line in the same cell

CTRL+ENTER: Fill the selected cell range with the current entry

SHIFT+ENTER: Complete a cell entry and move up in the selection

TAB: Complete a cell entry and move to the right in the selection

SHIFT+TAB: Complete a cell entry and move to the left in the selection

ESC: Cancel a cell entry

BACKSPACE: Delete the character to the left of the insertion point, or delete the

selection

DELETE: Delete the character to the right of the insertion point, or delete the

selection

CTRL+DELETE: Delete text to the end of the line

Arrow keys: Move one character up, down, left, or right

HOME: Move to the beginning of the line

F4 or CTRL+Y: Repeat the last action

SHIFT+F2: Edit a cell comment

CTRL+SHIFT+F3: Create names from row and column labels

CTRL+D: Fill down

CTRL+R: Fill to the right

CTRL+F3: Define a name

Keys for working in cells or the formula bar

BACKSPACE: Edit the active cell and then clear it, or delete the preceding

character in the active cell as you edit cell contents

ENTER: Complete a cell entry

CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER: Enter a formula as an array formula

ESC: Cancel an entry in the cell or formula bar

CTRL+A: Display the Formula Palette after you type a function name in a formula

CTRL+SHIFT+A: Insert the argument names and parentheses for a function

after you type a function name in a formula

CTRL+K: Insert a hyperlink

ENTER (in a cell with a hyperlink): Activate a hyperlink

F2: Edit the active cell and position the insertion point at the end of the line

F3: Paste a defined name into a formula

SHIFT+F3: Paste a function into a formula

F9: Calculate all sheets in all open workbooks

CTRL+ALT+F9: Calculate all sheets in the active workbook

SHIFT+F9: Calculate the active worksheet

= (equal sign): Start a formula

ALT+= (equal sign): Insert the AutoSum formula

CTRL+; (semicolon): Enter the date

CTRL+SHIFT+: (colon): Enter the time

CTRL+SHIFT+" (quotation mark): Copy the value from the cell above the

active cell into the cell or the formula bar

CTRL+` (single left quotation mark): Alternate between displaying cell values

and displaying cell formulas

CTRL+' (apostrophe): Copy a formula from the cell above the active cell into

the cell or the formula bar

ALT+DOWN ARROW: Display the AutoComplete list

Keys for formatting data

ALT+' (apostrophe): Display the Style dialog box

CTRL+1: Display the Format Cells dialog box

CTRL+SHIFT+~: Apply the General number format

CTRL+SHIFT+$: Apply the Currency format with two decimal places (negative

numbers appear in parentheses)

CTRL+SHIFT+%: Apply the Percentage format with no decimal places

CTRL+SHIFT+^: Apply the Exponential number format with two decimal places

CTRL+SHIFT+#: Apply the Date format with the day, month, and year

CTRL+SHIFT+@: Apply the Time format with the hour and minute, and indicate

A.M. or P.M.

CTRL+SHIFT+!: Apply the Number format with two decimal places, thousands

separator, and minus sign (–) for negative values

CTRL+SHIFT+&: Apply the outline border

CTRL+SHIFT+_: Remove outline borders

CTRL+B: Apply or remove bold formatting

CTRL+I: Apply or remove italic formatting

CTRL+U: Apply or remove an underline

CTRL+5: Apply or remove strikethrough formatting

CTRL+9: Hide rows

CTRL+SHIFT+( (opening parenthesis): Unhide rows

CTRL+0 (zero): Hide columns

CTRL+SHIFT+) (closing parenthesis): Unhide columns

Keys for editing data

F2: Edit the active cell and put the insertion point at the end of the line

ESC: Cancel an entry in the cell or formula bar

BACKSPACE: Edit the active cell and then clear it, or delete the preceding

character in the active cell as you edit the cell contents

F3: Paste a defined name into a formula

ENTER: Complete a cell entry

CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER: Enter a formula as an array formula

CTRL+A: Display the Formula Palette after you type a function name in a formula

CTRL+SHIFT+A: Insert the argument names and parentheses for a function,

after you type a function name in a formula

F7: Display the Spelling dialog box

Keys for inserting, deleting, and copying a selection

CTRL+C: Copy the selection

CTRL+X: Cut the selection

CTRL+V: Paste the selection

DELETE: Clear the contents of the selection

CTRL+HYPHEN: Delete the selection

CTRL+Z: Undo the last action

CTRL+SHIFT+PLUS SIGN: Insert blank cells

Keys for moving within a selection

ENTER: Move from top to bottom within the selection (down), or move in the

direction that is selected on the Edit tab (Tools menu, Options command)

SHIFT+ENTER: Move from bottom to top within the selection (up), or move

opposite to the direction that is selected on the Edit tab (Tools menu, Options

command)

TAB: Move from left to right within the selection, or move down one cell if only

one column is selected

SHIFT+TAB: Move from right to left within the selection, or move up one cell if

only one column is selected

CTRL+PERIOD: Move clockwise to the next corner of the selection

CTRL+ALT+RIGHT ARROW: Move to the right between nonadjacent selections

CTRL+ALT+LEFT ARROW: Move to the left between nonadjacent selections

Keys for selecting cells, columns, or rows

CTRL+SHIFT+* (asterisk): Select the current region around the active cell (the

current region is a data area enclosed by blank rows and blank columns)

SHIFT+arrow key: Extend the selection by one cell

CTRL+SHIFT+arrow key: Extend the selection to the last nonblank cell in the

same column or row as the active cell

SHIFT+HOME: Extend the selection to the beginning of the row

CTRL+SHIFT+HOME: Extend the selection to the beginning of the worksheet

CTRL+SHIFT+END: Extend the selection to the last used cell on the worksheet

(lower-right corner)

CTRL+SPACEBAR: Select the entire column

SHIFT+SPACEBAR: Select the entire row

CTRL+A: Select the entire worksheet

SHIFT+BACKSPACE: Select only the active cell when multiple cells are selected

SHIFT+PAGE DOWN: Extend the selection down one screen

SHIFT+PAGE UP: Extend the selection up one screen

CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR: With an object selected, select all objects on a sheet

CTRL+6: Alternate between hiding objects, displaying objects, and displaying

placeholders for objects

CTRL+7: Show or hide the Standard toolbar

F8: Turn on extending a selection by using the arrow keys

SHIFT+F8: Add another range of cells to the selection; or use the arrow keys to

move to the start of the range you want to add, and then press F8 and the arrow

keys to select the next range

SCROLL LOCK, SHIFT+HOME: Extend the selection to the cell in the upper-left

corner of the window

SCROLL LOCK, SHIFT+END: Extend the selection to the cell in the lower-right

corner of the window

Tip   When you use the scrolling keys (such as PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN) with SCROLL

LOCK turned off, your selection moves the distance you scroll. If you want to keep the

same selection as you scroll, turn on SCROLL LOCK first.

Keys for extending the selection with End mode on

END: Turn End mode on or off

END, SHIFT+arrow key: Extend the selection to the last nonblank cell in the

same column or row as the active cell

END, SHIFT+HOME: Extend the selection to the last cell used on the worksheet

(lower-right corner)

END, SHIFT+ENTER: Extend the selection to the last cell in the current row. This

keystroke is unavailable if you selected the Transition navigation keys check box

on the Transition tab (Tools menu, Options command).

Keys for selecting cells that have special characteristics

CTRL+SHIFT+* (asterisk): Select the current region around the active cell (the

current region is a data area enclosed by blank rows and blank columns)

CTRL+/: Select the current array, which is the array that the active cell belongs

to

CTRL+SHIFT+O (the letter O): Select all cells with comments

CTRL+\: Select cells in a row that don't match the value in the active cell in that

row. You must select the row starting with the active cell.

CTRL+SHIFT+|: Select cells in a column that don't match the value in the active

cell in that column. You must select the column starting with the active cell.

CTRL+[ (opening bracket): Select only cells that are directly referred to by

formulas in the selection

CTRL+SHIFT+{ (opening brace): Select all cells that are directly or indirectly

referred to by formulas in the selection

CTRL+] (closing bracket): Select only cells with formulas that refer directly to

the active cell

CTRL+SHIFT+} (closing brace): Select all cells with formulas that refer

directly or indirectly to the active cell

ALT+; (semicolon): Select only visible cells in the current selection

Keys for selecting a chart sheet

CTRL+PAGE DOWN: Select the next sheet in the workbook, until the chart sheet

you want is selected

CTRL+PAGE UP: Select the previous sheet in the workbook, until the chart sheet

you want is selected

Keys for selecting an embedded chart

Note   The Drawing toolbar must already be displayed.

1. Press F10 to make the menu bar active.

2. Press CTRL+TAB or CTRL+SHIFT+TAB to select the Drawing toolbar.

3. Press the RIGHT ARROW key to select the Select Objects  button on the

Drawing toolbar.

4. Press CTRL+ENTER to select the first object.

5. Press the TAB key to cycle forward (or SHIFT+TAB to cycle backward)

through the objects until sizing handles appear on the embedded chart

you want to select.

6. Press CTRL+ENTER to make the chart active.

Keys for selecting chart items

DOWN ARROW: Select the previous group of items

UP ARROW: Select the next group of items

RIGHT ARROW: Select the next item within the group

LEFT ARROW: Select the previous item within the group

Keys for working with a data form

ALT+key, where key is the underlined letter in the field or command

name: Select a field or a command button

DOWN ARROW: Move to the same field in the next record

UP ARROW: Move to the same field in the previous record

TAB: Move to the next field you can edit in the record

SHIFT+TAB: Move to the previous field you can edit in the record

ENTER: Move to the first field in the next record

SHIFT+ENTER: Move to the first field in the previous record

PAGE DOWN: Move to the same field 10 records forward

CTRL+PAGE DOWN: Move to a new record

PAGE UP: Move to the same field 10 records back

CTRL+PAGE UP: Move to the first record

HOME or END: Move to the beginning or end of a field

SHIFT+END: Extend a selection to the end of a field

SHIFT+HOME: Extend a selection to the beginning of a field

LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW: Move one character left or right within a field

SHIFT+LEFT ARROW: Select the character to the left

SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW: Select the character to the right

Keys for using AutoFilter

Arrow keys to select the cell that contains the column label, and then

press ALT+DOWN ARROW: Display the AutoFilter list for the current column

DOWN ARROW: Select the next item in the AutoFilter list

UP ARROW: Select the previous item in the AutoFilter list

ALT+UP ARROW: Close the AutoFilter list for the current column

HOME: Select the first item (All) in the AutoFilter list

END: Select the last item in the AutoFilter list

ENTER: Filter the list by using the selected item in the AutoFilter list

Keys for outlining data

ALT+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW: Group rows or columns

ALT+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW: Ungroup rows or columns

CTRL+8: Display or hide outline symbols

CTRL+9: Hide selected rows

CTRL+SHIFT+( (opening parenthesis): Unhide selected rows

CTRL+0 (zero): Hide selected columns

CTRL+SHIFT+) (closing parenthesis): Unhide selected columns

Keys for the PivotTable and PivotChart Wizard

UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW: Select the previous or next field button in the

list

LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW: Select the field button to the left or right in a

multicolumn field button list

ALT+C: Move the selected field into the Column area

ALT+D: Move the selected field into the Data area

ALT+L: Display the PivotTable Field dialog box

ALT+P: Move the selected field into the Page area

ALT+R: Move the selected field into the Row area

Keys for page fields in a PivotTable or PivotChart report

CTRL+SHIFT+* (asterisk): Select the entire PivotTable report

Arrow keys to select the cell that contains the field, and then

ALT+DOWN ARROW: Display the list for the current field in a PivotTable report

Arrow keys to select the page field in a PivotChart report, and then

ALT+DOWN ARROW: Display the list for the current page field in a PivotChart

report

UP ARROW: Select the previous item in the list

DOWN ARROW: Select the next item in the list

HOME: Select the first visible item in the list

END: Select the last visible item in the list

ENTER: Display the selected item

SPACEBAR: Select or clear a check box in the list

Keys for laying out a PivotTable or PivotChart report

1. Press F10 to make the menu bar active.

2. Press CTRL+TAB or CTRL+SHIFT+TAB to select the PivotTable toolbar.

3. Press the LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW key to select the menu to the left

or right or, when a submenu is visible, to switch between the main menu

and submenu.

4. Press ENTER (on a field button) and the DOWN ARROW and UP ARROW

keys to select the area you want to move the selected field to.

Note   To scroll to the top or bottom of the field list, press ENTER on the More

Fields  or  button.

Keys for grouping and ungrouping PivotTable items

ALT+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW: Group selected PivotTable items

ALT+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW: Ungroup selected PivotTable items

Keys to use with the OLAP Cube Wizard

Use these keys to complete Step 2 in the OLAP Cube Wizard.

To move a field from the Source fields list to the Dimensions

box

1. Press the TAB key to select the Source fields list.

2. Press the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW key to select the field you want to

move.

Because you cannot change the order of a field after you move it, select

first the field you want to appear at the top of the Dimensions box.

3. Press the TAB key to select the > button, and then press ENTER.

4. To move other fields, repeat steps 1 through 3.

To move a field to a lower or higher level in the Dimensions

box

1. Press the TAB key to select the Dimensions box.

2. Press the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW key to select the field you want to

move.

3. Press CTRL+X.

4. Press the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW key to select where you want to

move the field.

5. Press CTRL+V.

 

Text Formulas

Here are a few examples of how you can use Excels Text Functions to extract parts of peoples names from a list. The same formulas could also be used on any text, they don't have to be namesFull Name Formula Used Result A2=David Hawley =LEFT(A2,FIND(" ",A2)) DavidA3=Ray Goodwin =MID(A3,FIND(" ",A3,1)+1,LEN(A3)) GoodwinA4=Graeme Dee =LEFT(A4)&MID(A4,FIND(" ",A4)+1,1) GDA5=Suzanne Greenhouse

=LEFT(A5)&MID(A5,FIND(" ",A5),LEN(A5)) S Greenhouse

A6=Fred Baker =LEFT(A6,FIND(" ",A6))&MID(A6,FIND(" ",A6)+1,1) FredBA7=Mary Hardwick =MID(A7,FIND(" ",A7,1)+1,LEN(A7)) & " " &

LEFT(A7,FIND(" ",A7))Hardwick Mary

A8=Banana =LEN(A8)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A8,"a","")) 3 i.e occurence of "a"

Tips:

How to copy formaule without the reference changing. This can be achieved by either pressing F2 and then highlighting the formula, Copy, Enter then paste to destination. Or doing the same in the Formular bar. However, this is not much good for large amounts of data, so try this:Select the range of cells with Formulae, use the Ctrl key for non-contiguous ranges. Now go to Edit>Replace and Replace = with #. Copy and paste to your location and then simply use Edit>Replace # with =

To copy and transpose formulas without the reference changing.In cell A1 of sheet 2 put: =Sheet1!A1 now copy this down a max of 255 rows. Now with the formulas selected go to Edit>Replace and Replace = with #. Now copy, select cell B1, go to Edit>Paste special and choose Transpose. Delete Column "A" and with Row 1 selected go to Edit>Replace and Replace # with =

If you paste any formulas copied from a WebPages into an Excel cell, push F2 first. This will prevent any problems.

To make any of the formula results upper case, nest the entire formula within the UPPER Function, eg; =UPPER(LEFT(A2,FIND(" ",A2)))

If the text you are working with is not properly capitalized (eg;david hawley) then nest the entire formula within the PROPER Function, eg; =PROPER(LEFT(A2,FIND(" ",A2)))

If the text has not been spaced properly, use the TRIM Function, eg; =TRIM(LEFT(A6,FIND(" ",A6))&MID(A6,FIND(" ",A6)+1,1))

If you only need to seperate the first and last names you can use the Text to Columns feature. Before using this feature make sure the column immediantly to the right of your data is empty: o Select the data you want to seperate. o Go to Data>Text to Columns... o Check the "Delimited" option button. Click "Next". o Select "Tab" or "Space". Click "Finish"

Date Formulas

Working with dates in Excel is a common task and Excel has made the process relatively easy by supplying a good selection of Date Functions. Below is just a very small example of what you can do. If you need a date formula, let me know and work load permitting, I will help solve it and post it here!

Number Formula Used Result

A10=22122001 =DATEVALUE(LEFT(A9,2)&"/"&MID(A9,3,2)&"/"&RIGHT(A9,4)) =22/12/2001

A11=September =CHOOSE(MATCH(A11,{"January";"February";"March";"April";"May";"June";"July";"August";"September";"October";"November";"December"},0),1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12)ie; what month is September

9

A12=22/05/01A13=25/12/99

=DATEDIF(A13,A12,"M") ie; how many months between A12 & A13

16

A14=15/12/01 =EOMONTH(A14,3) ie; the last day of the month 3 months from A14

=31/03/2002

A15=18/02/01 =EDATE(A15,-1) ie; the date 1 month before A15 =18/01/2001

Imported Dates

SAP (and other Software) can import dates into Excel as 200011, which means the eleventh week of the year 2000.How to find out which month that is? Below is one way to achieve a result.

What we need to do is first understand how Excel sees dates and that is as what's known as "Serial values". This is just a fancy name for whole numbers (times would add a decimal or fraction). Excels date system (by default) starts from 1/Jan/1900 and this is stored by Excel as the

Serial value 1, 2/Jan/1900 is 2 etc. You can see any dates "Serial value" by typing a valid date in any cell, then formatting the cell as "General".

We first need to convert the year 2000 into a serial number and to do that we type 1/jan/2000 into a cell and format it as "General". We get the serial value: 36526. Now we need to convert the week number (11 in this case) to days, this can easily be done by multiplying 11*7 to get 77. then we can add this to the year 2000 serial value (36526) and get 36603. If we now format this to a date format we get: 18/Mar/2000

To bring this all together we will need to always extract the week number from the SAP date (200011 in this case). and to do this we simply use: =RIGHT(A1,2) assuming the date is in cell A1. this will return the Week number 11, but as text! So this "Text value" must be converted to a true number, so we use the VALUE function: =VALUE(RIGHT(A1,2)). Obviously this will be fine when the week number is two digits, but if it's only one it wont work, to handle this we use a simple IF function and nest the LEN function into it's Logical_test argument and next the whole formula within the VALUE function. =VALUE(IF(LEN(A1)=6,RIGHT(A1,2),RIGHT(A1,1))). The LEN function simply returns the number of characters in text. So on the SAP date 200011 we could use: =VALUE(IF(LEN(A1)=6,RIGHT(A1,2),RIGHT(A1,1)))*7+36526 and format the cell as a date.

Next problem will be the year changing from 2000 to 2001 etc. to handle this we would use:=DATEVALUE("1/Jan/"&LEFT(A1,4)) this would convert the SAP date: 200011 to the Serial value: 36526. In other words it extracts the first 4 characters from the value 200011 (ie 2000) and this is used in a text date of "1/Jan/2000" the DATEVALUE function simply converts this text date to a serial value for us.

To bring the whole formula to a conclusion we would use:=VALUE(IF(LEN(A1)=6,RIGHT(A1,2),RIGHT(A1,1)))*7+DATEVALUE("1/Jan/"&LEFT(A1,4))Which gives us: 36603 (18/Mar/2001) in the case of 200011, 36969 (19/Mar/2001) in the case of: 200111

All you need to do is format the cell as "mmm" or use: =MONTH(C1) assuming your result is in cell C1

Tips:

If you paste any formulas copied from a Webpage into an Excel cell, push F2 first. This will prevent any problems.

The DATEDIF Function can also accept "Y", "D", "MD", "YM", "YD".The earliest date must be first. It is provided in Excel 97 onwards for compatability with Lotus 1-2-3.

Both the EOMONTH and EDATE are Excel Add-ins. Go to Tools>Add-ins-Analysis Toolpak. If you use them without installing this Add-in you will get the #NAME? error.

You can use positive and negative numbers in the EOMONTH and EDATE functions.

Number Formulas

When numbers are imported into Excel they may be converted to text, or not in a recognised Excel format. Below are some examples of how you can convert the numbers to suit.

Number Formula Used Result

A18= 22- =VALUE(RIGHT(A18,1)&LEFT(A18,FIND("-",A18)-1)) -22

A19= -22 =ABS(A19) 22

A20= 1995 =ROMAN(A20) MCMXCV

A21= 25.499 =ROUND(A21,0) 25

A22= 15.999 =TRUNC(A22) 15

Tips:

A quick way to convert text