1,001 Windows 95 Tips: Microsoft Office 95: Excel 95


Excel 95: General

Copy selected text                                               [CTRL][C]
Paste selected text                                              [CTRL][V]
Cut selected text                                                [CTRL][X]
Delete selected text                                                 [DEL]
Delete selected text                                             [CTRL][-]
Undo the last action                                             [CTRL][Z]
Insert blank cells                                        [CTRL][SHIFT][+]
Activate cell and formula bar                                         [F2]
Carry out an action                                                [ENTER]
Cancel an action                                                     [ESC]
Repeat the last action                                                [F4]
Start a new line in the same cell                            [CTRL][ENTER]
Clear the formula bar                                          [BACKSPACE]
Edit a cell note                                               [SHIFT][F2]
Paste a name into a formula                                           [F3]
Display the Formula Wizard                                       [CTRL][A]
Insert argument names                                     [CTRL][SHIFT][A]
Define a name                                                   [CTRL][F3]
Create names from cell text                              [CTRL][SHIFT][F3]
Calculate all sheets in all open workbooks                            [F9]
Calculate all sheets in all open workbooks                       [CTRL][I]
Calculate the active sheet                                     [SHIFT][F9]
Insert AutoSum formula                                            [ALT][I]
Insert date                                                      [CTRL][;]
Insert time                                            [CTRL][MOUSE RIGHT]
Fill down                                                        [CTRL][D]
Fill right                                                       [CTRL][R]
Move down through a selection                                      [ENTER]
Move up through a selection                                 [SHIFT][ENTER]
Move right through a selection                                       [TAB]
Move left through a selection                                 [SHIFT][TAB]
Display the style dialog box                                      [ALT][_]
Apply general number format                               [CTRL][SHIFT][~]
Apply currency format                                     [CTRL][SHIFT][$]
Apply percentage format                                   [CTRL][SHIFT][%]
Apply exponential number format                           [CTRL][SHIFT][^]
Apply date format with day:month:year                     [CTRL][SHIFT][#]
Apply time format with hour:minute                        [CTRL][SHIFT][@]
Apply two-decimal-place format                            [CTRL][SHIFT][!]
Apply outline border                                      [CTRL][SHIFT][&]
Remove all borders                                        [CTRL][SHIFT][_]
Apply or remove bold                                             [CTRL][B]
Apply or remove italic                                           [CTRL][I]
Apply or remove underline                                        [CTRL][U]
Apply or remove strikethrough                                   [CTRL][F5]
Hide rows                                                       [CTRL][F9]
Unhide rows                                               [CTRL][SHIFT][(]
Hide columns                                                     [CTRL][0]
Unhide columns                                            [CTRL][SHIFT][)]

Excel 95: Function Keys

Get online help                                                       [F1]
Insert a new worksheet                                    [F1][ALT][SHIFT]
Activate a cell                                                       [F2]
Edit a cell note                                               [F2][SHIFT]
Display the info window                                         [F2][CTRL]
Paste a name into a formula                                           [F3]
Display the Function Wizard                                    [F3][SHIFT]
Define a name                                                   [F3][CTRL]
Create names from cell text                              [CTRL][SHIFT][F3]
Repeat last action                                                    [F4]
Repeat a Find or Go To action                                  [F4][SHIFT]
Close an open window                                            [F4][CTRL]
Execute the Go To command                                             [F5]
Execute the Find command                                       [F5][SHIFT]
Restore the window size                                         [F5][CTRL]
Go to the next pane                                                   [F6]
Go to the previous pane                                        [F6][SHIFT]
Go to the next workbook                                         [F6][CTRL]
Go to the previous workbook                              [F6][CTRL][SHIFT]
Perform a spelling check                                              [F7]
Perform the Move command                                        [F7][CTRL]
Extend a selection                                                    [F8]
Shrink a selection                                             [F8][SHIFT]
Perform the Size command                                        [F8][CTRL]
Calculate all sheets in all open workbooks                            [F9]
Calculate the active spreadsheet                               [F9][SHIFT]
Minimize the workbook                                           [F9][CTRL]
Activate the menu bar                                                [F10]
Display a shortcut menu                                       [F10][SHIFT]
Maximize the document window                                   [F10][CTRL]
Create a chart                                                       [F11]
Save file under another name, Save As                                [F12]
Save file                                                     [F12][SHIFT]
Open file                                                      [F12][CTRL]
Print file                                              [F12][CTRL][SHIFT]

Excel 95: Navigation Keys

Go one page to the left                                 [CTRL][LEFT ARROW]
Go one page to the left                                       [SHIFT][TAB]
Go one page to the right                               [CTRL][RIGHT ARROW]
Go one page to the right                                             [TAB]
Go to next sheet in workbook                                 [CTRL][PG UP]
Go to previous sheet in workbook                             [CTRL][PG DN]
Go to the cell in the upper-left corner                             [HOME]
Go to previous field in the current record                    [LEFT ARROW]
Go to next field in the current record                       [RIGHT ARROW]
Go to the first record                                              [HOME]
Go to the last record                                                [END]
Align data to the left                                                 [']
Align data to the right                                                ["]
Center data within a cell                                              [^]
Repeat characters across a cell                                        [\]

Excel 95: Databases

Select a field                          [ALT] character underlined in name
Go to same field in next record                               [DOWN ARROW]
Go to same field in previous record                             [UP ARROW]
Go to next editable field                                            [TAB]
Go to previous editable field                                 [SHIFT][TAB]
Go to first field in next record                                   [ENTER]
Go to first field in previous record                        [SHIFT][ENTER]
Go to same field ten records forward                              [PG  DN]
Go to same field ten records back                                  [PG UP]
Go to a new record                                           [CTRL][PG DN]
Go to the first record                                       [CTRL][PG UP]
Go to beginning of a field                                          [HOME]
Go to end of a field                                                 [END]
Go one character to the left in a field                       [LEFT ARROW]
Go one character to the right in a field                     [RIGHT ARROW]
Extend the selection to the beginning of a field             [SHIFT][HOME]
Extend the selection to the end of a field                    [SHIFT][END]
Select a character to the left                                  [SHIFT][A]
Select a character to the right                       [SHIFT][RIGHT ARROW]
Display the list for the selected column label           [ALT][DOWN ARROW]
Close the list for the selected column label                      [ALT][W]
Select the previous item on the list                            [UP ARROW]
Select the next item on the list                              [DOWN ARROW]
Select the first item on the list                                   [HOME]
Select the last item on the list                                     [END]
Filter the list using the selected item                            [ENTER]

Excel 95: Pivot Table Wizard

Detect the root of the next field button on the list            [UP ARROW]
Detect the root of the previous field button on the list      [DOWN ARROW]
Move selected field into the page area                            [ALT][P]
Move selected field into the row area                             [ALT][R]
Move selected field into the column area                          [ALT][C]
Move selected field into the data area                            [ALT][D]
Display the pivot table field dialog box                          [ALT][L]

Excel 95: Pivot Tables

Display the page field list                              [ALT][DOWN ARROW]
Close the page field list                                  [ALT][UP ARROW]
Select the previous item on the list                            [UP ARROW]
Select the next item on the list                              [DOWN ARROW]
Select the next visible item on the list                            [HOME]
Select the last visible item on the list                             [END]
Display the selected item                                          [ENTER]
Group selected pivot table items                 [ALT][SHIFT][RIGHT ARROW]
Ungroup selected pivot table items                [ALT][SHIFT][LEFT ARROW]

Excel 95: Entering, Formatting Data

Complete a cell entry                                              [ENTER]
Cancel a cell entry                                                  [ESC]
Start a new line in the same cell                             [ALT][ENTER]
Insert a tab character in a cell                          [CTRL][ALT][TAB]
Delete a character                                             [BACKSPACE]
Delete a character                                                   [DEL]
Delete text to the end of the line                             [CTRL][DEL]
Move one character up                                           [UP ARROW]
Move one character down                                       [DOWN ARROW]
Move one character right                                     [RIGHT ARROW]
Move one character left                                       [LEFT ARROW]
Move to the beginning of the line                                   [HOME]
Fill the selected cell range with the current entry          [CTRL][ENTER]
Complete a cell entry and move down one cell                       [ENTER]
Complete a cell entry and move up one cell                  [SHIFT][ENTER]
Start a formula                                                        [=]
Calculate all sheets in all open workbooks                        [ALT][=]
Insert a line break                                           [ALT][ENTER]
Insert a blank cell                                       [CTRL][SHIFT][+]
Copy value into active cell or formula bar                [CTRL][SHIFT]["]
Toggle between cell values and cell formulas                     [CTRL][']
Copy formula into active cell or formula bar                     [CTRL][V]
Enter a formula as an array formula                   [CTRL][SHIFT][ENTER]
Display step two of the Function Wizard                          [CTRL][A]
Insert function argument name                             [CTRL][SHIFT][A]
Activate the autocomplete list                           [ALT][DOWN ARROW]
Execute the style command                                         [ALT][']
Execute the format cells command                                [CTRL][F1]
Extend selection by one cell right                    [SHIFT][RIGHT ARROW]
Extend selection by one cell left                      [SHIFT][LEFT ARROW]
Extend selection by one cell up                          [SHIFT][UP ARROW]
Extend selection by one cell down                      [SHIFT][DOWN ARROW]
Extend selection to end of current data region  [CTRL][SHIFT][RIGHT ARROW]
Extend selection to beginning of a row                       [SHIFT][HOME]
Extend selection to beginning of worksheet             [CTRL][SHIFT][HOME]
Extend selection to last cell in worksheet              [CTRL][SHIFT][END]
Select an entire column                                   [CTRL][SPACEBAR]
Select an entire row                                     [SHIFT][SPACEBAR]
Select an entire worksheet                                       [CTRL][A]
Collapse Selection to the active cell                    [SHIFT][SPACEBAR]
Extend selection down one screen                            [SHIFT][PG DN]
Extend selection up one screen                              [SHIFT][PG UP]
Select the current region                                 [CTRL][SHIFT][*]
Select all objects on a sheet                      [CTRL][SHIFT][SPACEBAR]
Hide or display objects or object placeholders                  [CTRL][F6]
Show or hide the standard toolbar                               [CTRL][F7]
Turn end mode on or off                                              [END]

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