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HERE’S HOW<br />

for Excel 2013 alone. But trying to learn such a large number can be<br />

overwhelming, confusing, and ultimately inefficient.<br />

Instead, we’ve put together a list of 15 shortcuts that will be<br />

immediately useful for most users. This keyboard shortcuts list<br />

includes quick ways to format cells, navigate the program, and carry<br />

out a few operations.<br />

The list is based on Excel 2016, but most will also work on Excel 2013.<br />

When that’s not the case, we’ve noted it.<br />

1. Keyboard access to the ribbon: Similar to the Vim-inspired<br />

add-ons for Chrome and Firefox, Excel 2013 and 2016 have a<br />

feature called Key Tips. When Key Tips appears by pressing Alt,<br />

the Ribbon menu is overlaid with letters. Pressing a letter<br />

launches the corresponding menu item.<br />

2. Ctrl + PgDn: Switch between worksheet tabs, moving left to<br />

right.<br />

3. Ctrl + PgUp: Switch between worksheet tabs, moving right to<br />

left.<br />

4. F12: Display the Save As dialog.<br />

5. Ctrl + Shift + $: (Excel 2016) Current cell formatted as currency,<br />

with two decimal places and negative numbers in parentheses.<br />

6. Ctrl + Shift + %: (Excel 2016) Current cell formatted as<br />

percentage with no decimal places.<br />

7. Ctrl + Shift + #: (Excel 2016) Current cell formatted as date with<br />

day, month, year.<br />

8. Ctrl + Shift + “:”: Insert current time.<br />

Key Tips in<br />

Excel 2016.<br />

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