Learn Microsoft Excel keyboard shortcuts

Practice Microsoft Excel 2025 keyboard shortcuts with timed drills. Memorize all 222 hotkeys and keybindings faster through interactive exercises.

Top shortcuts

Shift+Tab — Move to the previous cell in a worksheet or the previous option in a dialog
ArrowUp — Move one cell up in a worksheet
ArrowDown — Move one cell down in a worksheet
ArrowLeft — Move one cell left in a worksheet
ArrowRight — Move one cell right in a worksheet
End — Activate End mode
Ctrl+End — Move to the last cell on a worksheet, to the lowest used row of the rightmost used column
Ctrl+Shift+End — Extend the selection of cells to the last used cell on the worksheet (lower-right corner)
ScrollLock — Toggle Scroll Lock mode
Ctrl+Home — Move to the beginning of a worksheet
PageDown — Move one screen down in a worksheet
Ctrl+PageDown — Move to the next sheet in a workbook
Alt+PageDown — Move one screen to the right in a workbook
PageUp — Move one screen up in a worksheet
Alt+PageUp — Move one screen to the left in a worksheet
Ctrl+PageUp — Move to the previous sheet in a workbook
Tab — Move one cell to the right in a worksheet
Alt+ArrowDown — Open the list of validation choices on a cell that has data validation options applied to it
Ctrl+Alt+5 — Cycle through floating shapes (such as text boxes or images)
Escape — Exit the floating shape navigation and return to the normal navigation
Ctrl+1 — Open the Format Cells dialog
Ctrl+Shift+F — Format fonts in the Format Cells dialog
F2 — Edit the active cell and put the insertion point at the end of its contents
Shift+F2 — Add or edit a cell comment
Ctrl+Shift+Minus — Open the Delete dialog to delete selected cells
Ctrl+Semicolon — Enter the current date
Ctrl+Backquote — Switch between displaying cell values or formulas in the worksheet
Ctrl+Quote — Copy a formula from the cell above the active cell into the cell or Formula Bar
Ctrl+X — Move the selected cells
Ctrl+C — Copy the selected cells

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Learn Microsoft Excel keyboard shortcuts

Practice Microsoft Excel 2025 keyboard shortcuts with timed drills. Memorize all 222 hotkeys and keybindings faster through interactive exercises.

Top shortcuts

Shift+Tab — Move to the previous cell in a worksheet or the previous option in a dialog
ArrowUp — Move one cell up in a worksheet
ArrowDown — Move one cell down in a worksheet
ArrowLeft — Move one cell left in a worksheet
ArrowRight — Move one cell right in a worksheet
End — Activate End mode
Ctrl+End — Move to the last cell on a worksheet, to the lowest used row of the rightmost used column
Ctrl+Shift+End — Extend the selection of cells to the last used cell on the worksheet (lower-right corner)
ScrollLock — Toggle Scroll Lock mode
Ctrl+Home — Move to the beginning of a worksheet
PageDown — Move one screen down in a worksheet
Ctrl+PageDown — Move to the next sheet in a workbook
Alt+PageDown — Move one screen to the right in a workbook
PageUp — Move one screen up in a worksheet
Alt+PageUp — Move one screen to the left in a worksheet
Ctrl+PageUp — Move to the previous sheet in a workbook
Tab — Move one cell to the right in a worksheet
Alt+ArrowDown — Open the list of validation choices on a cell that has data validation options applied to it
Ctrl+Alt+5 — Cycle through floating shapes (such as text boxes or images)
Escape — Exit the floating shape navigation and return to the normal navigation
Ctrl+1 — Open the Format Cells dialog
Ctrl+Shift+F — Format fonts in the Format Cells dialog
F2 — Edit the active cell and put the insertion point at the end of its contents
Shift+F2 — Add or edit a cell comment
Ctrl+Shift+Minus — Open the Delete dialog to delete selected cells
Ctrl+Semicolon — Enter the current date
Ctrl+Backquote — Switch between displaying cell values or formulas in the worksheet
Ctrl+Quote — Copy a formula from the cell above the active cell into the cell or Formula Bar
Ctrl+X — Move the selected cells
Ctrl+C — Copy the selected cells