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73 Shortcuts for Excel



Shortcut 1 - Keyboard & Mouse


The keyboard is where you can pick up speed in getting things done.




Typing vs. using the mouse.

The standard keyboard has
  1. 6 Rows of keys
  2. 26 keys for the letters of the alphabet
  3. 7 special keys (Shift, Ctrl, Alt, Windows, FN, Tab, Arrow)
  4. Special Characters (!@#$%^&*()_+...)
  5. Function keys
  6. Numeric Keypad
  7. Other keys (Esc, Ins, Del, Home, End, PgUp, PgDn, Enter)


KeyPurpose
ShiftHold down to type in UPPER CASE characters
Caps LockLocks the keyboard so that all capitals type
CtrlControl key used for shortcuts
AltAlternate key used for shortcuts
WindowUsed like a shift key to perform Windows 10 functions
FNFunction key. Uses the function keys on the top row but is dependant on a system setting
TabUsed to move to the next field
ArrowThere are 4 arrow keys ← → ↑ ↓ that moves the cursor
EscEscape key usually to cancel or escape from what you're doing
InsInsert, used to insert data
DelDelete, used to delete data
HomeUsed to go to the beginning
EndUsed to go to end
PgDnPage Down - move down a page in a document
PgUpPage Up - move up a page in a document
EnterEnter or accept your data
Num Lock


The standard mouse
  • Move and stop - Hover
  • Left Button - Click, Double-click, Drag and Drop
  • Right Button - Right Click
  • Scroll Wheel

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