Other Ergo

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Function keys  
F1 Undo
F2 Cut text from the active cell
Shift+F2 Edit a cell comment
F3 Copy text from the active cell
Shift+F3 Open the Formula Builder
F4 Paste text into the active cell
Shift+F4 Repeat the last Find (Find Next)
⌘+F4 Close the window
F5 Display the Go To dialog box
Shift+F5 Display the Find dialog box
⌘+F5 Restore the window size.*
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
⌘+F6 Move to the next workbook window
⌘+Shift+F6 Move to the previous workbook window
F7 Check spelling
F8 Turn on extend selection mode; used with arrow keys or cursor
Shift+F8 Add to the selection
Option+F8 Display the Macro dialog box
F9 Calculate all sheets in all open workbooks.
Shift+F9 Calculate the active sheet.
Shift+F10 Display a contextual menu.
⌘+F10 Maximize or restore the workbook window
Option+F10 Make the first button on a floating toolbar active
F11 Insert a new chart sheet.
Shift+F11 Insert a new sheet.
⌘+F11 Insert an Excel 4.0 macro sheet
F12 Display the Save As dialog box.
⌘+F12 Display the Open dialog box
Ctrl+Shift+F12 Display the Print dialog box

 

Moving and scrolling in a sheet 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./Ctrl+End Move to the beginning / to the end of the sheet
Page Down/Page Up Move down one screen / up one screen
Option+Page Down/ Option+Page Up Move one screen to the right / to the left
Ctrl+Page Down/ Ctrl+Page Up Move to the next sheet / to the previous sheet in the workbook
Ctrl+Tab/ Ctrl+Shift+Tab Move to the next workbook / move to the previous workbook or window
F6/Shift+F6 Move to the next pane / move to the previous pane in a workbook that has been split
Ctrl+Delete Scroll to display the active cell
Ctrl+g Display the Go To dialog box
⌘+f Display the Find dialog box
⌘+g Repeat the last Find action (same as Find Next)
Tab Move between unlocked cells on a protected sheet

 

 Entering data on a sheet  
Return Complete a cell entry and move forward in the selection
Ctrl+Option+Return Start a new line in the same cell
Ctrl+Return Fill the selected cell range with the text that you type
Shift+Return Complete a cell entry and move back 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
Delete 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
⌘+y Repeat the last action
Shift+F2 Edit a cell comment
Ctrl+d Fill down
Ctrl+r Fill to the right
Ctrl+l Define a name

 

Formatting and editing data  
⌘+Shift+l Display the Style dialog box
⌘+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 red with 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
⌘+Option+0 (zero) Apply the outline border around the selected cells
⌘+Option+Arrow Right Add an outline border to the right of the selection
⌘+Option+Arrow Left Add an outline border to the left of the selection
⌘+Option+Arrow Up Add an outline border to the top of the selection
⌘+Option+Arrow Down Add an outline border to the bottom of the selection
⌘+Option+- Remove outline borders
⌘+b Apply or remove bold formatting
⌘+i Apply or remove italic formatting
⌘+u Apply or remove underscoring
⌘+Shift+x Apply or remove strikethrough formatting
Ctrl+9 Hide rows
Ctrl+Shift+( Unhide rows
Ctrl+0 (zero) Hide columns
Ctrl+Shift+) Unhide columns
⌘+Shift+w Add or remove the shadow font style
⌘+Shift+d Add or remove the outline font style
Ctrl+u Edit the active cell
Esc Cancel an entry in the cell or the formula bar
Delete Edit the active cell and then clear it, or delete the preceding character in the active cell as you edit the cell contents
⌘+v Paste text into the active cell

 

Working with a selection  
⌘+c Copy the selection
⌘+x Cut the selection
⌘+v Paste the selection
⌘+Ctrl+v Paste special
Delete Clear the contents of the selection
Ctrl+- Delete the selection

 

Outlining data  
Ctrl+8 Display or hide outline symbols
Ctrl+9 Hide selected rows
Ctrl+Shift+( Unhide selected rows
Ctrl+0 (zero) Hide selected columns
Ctrl+Shift+) Unhide selected columns