PERSONAL COMPUTER
The below basic shortcut keys are a
listing of shortcut keys that will work with almost all IBM compatible
computers and software programs. It is highly recommended that all users keep a
good reference of the below shortcut keys or try to memorize them.
Ctrl + Right arrow......................Moves one word to the right at a
time.
MICROSOFT WORD
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Ctrl + 0
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Adds or removes 6pts of spacing
before a paragraph.
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Ctrl + A
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Select all contents of the page.
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Ctrl + B
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Bold
highlighted selection.
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Ctrl + C
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Copy
selected text.
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Ctrl + D
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Open the font
preferences window.
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Ctrl + E
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Aligns the line or selected text
to the center of the screen.
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Ctrl + F
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Open find box.
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Ctrl + I
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Italic highlighted selection.
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Ctrl + J
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Aligns the selected text or line
to justify the screen.
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Ctrl + K
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Insert link.
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Ctrl + L
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Aligns the line or selected text
to the left of the screen.
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Ctrl + M
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Indent the paragraph.
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Ctrl + P
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Open the print window.
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Ctrl + R
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Aligns the line or selected text
to the right of the screen.
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Ctrl + T
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Create a hanging indent.
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Ctrl + U
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Underline highlighted selection.
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Ctrl + V
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Paste.
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Ctrl + X
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Cut
selected text.
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Ctrl + Y
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Redo the last action performed.
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Ctrl + Z
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Undo last action.
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Ctrl + Shift + L
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Quickly create a bullet point.
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Ctrl + Shift + F
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Change the font.
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Ctrl + Shift + >
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Increase selected font +1pts up to
12pt and then increases font +2pts.
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Ctrl + ]
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Increase selected font +1pts.
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Ctrl + Shift + <
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Decrease selected font -1pts if
12pt or lower, if above 12 decreases font by +2pt.
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Ctrl + [
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Decrease selected font -1pts.
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Ctrl + / + c
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Insert a cent sign (¢).
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Ctrl + ' + <char>
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Insert a character with an accent
(grave) mark, where <char> is the character you want. For example, if
you wanted an accented è you would use Ctrl + ' + e as your shortcut
key. To reverse the accent mark use the opposite accent mark, often on the tilde key.
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Ctrl + Shift + *
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View or hide non printing
characters.
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Ctrl + <left arrow>
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Moves one word to the left.
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Ctrl + <right arrow>
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Moves one word to the right.
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Ctrl + <up arrow>
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Moves to the beginning of the line
or paragraph.
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Ctrl + <down arrow>
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Moves to the end of the paragraph.
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Ctrl + Del
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Deletes word to right of cursor.
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Ctrl + Backspace
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Deletes word to left of cursor.
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Ctrl + End
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Moves the cursor to the end of the
document.
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Ctrl + Home
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Moves the cursor to the beginning
of the document.
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Ctrl + Spacebar
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Reset highlighted text to the
default font.
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Ctrl + 1
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Single-space lines.
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Ctrl + 2
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Double-space lines.
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Ctrl + 5
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1.5-line spacing.
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Ctrl + Alt + 1
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Changes text to heading 1.
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Ctrl + Alt + 2
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Changes text to heading 2.
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Ctrl + Alt + 3
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Changes text to heading 3.
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Alt + Ctrl + F2
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Open new document.
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Ctrl + F1
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Open the Task Pane.
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Ctrl + F2
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Display the print preview.
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Ctrl + Shift + >
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Increases the highlighted text
size by one.
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Ctrl + Shift + <
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Decreases the highlighted text
size by one.
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Ctrl + Shift + F6
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Opens to another open Microsoft
Word document.
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Ctrl + Shift + F12
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Prints the document.
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F1
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Open Help.
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F4
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Repeat the last action performed
(Word 2000+)
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F5
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Open the find, replace, and go to
window in Microsoft Word.
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F7
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Spellcheck and grammar check
selected text or document.
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F12
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Save as.
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Shift + F3
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Change the text in Microsoft Word
from uppercase to lowercase or a capital letter at the beginning
of every word.
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Shift + F7
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Runs a Thesaurus check on the word
highlighted.
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Shift + F12
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Save.
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Shift + Enter
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Create a soft break instead of a new paragraph.
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Shift + Insert
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Paste.
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Shift + Alt + D
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Insert the current date.
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Shift + Alt + T
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Insert the current time.
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Microsoft Excel
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Work it does
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F2
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Edit the selected cell.
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F3
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After a name
has been created F3 will paste names.
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F4
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Repeat last action. For example,
if you changed the color of text in another cell pressing F4 will change the
text in cell to the same color.
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F5
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Go to a specific cell. For
example, C6.
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F7
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Spell check selected text or
document.
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F11
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Create chart from selected data.
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Ctrl + Shift + ;
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Enter the current time.
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Ctrl + ;
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Enter the current date.
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Alt + Shift + F1
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Insert New Worksheet.
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Alt + Enter
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While typing text in a cell
pressing Alt + Enter will move to the next line allowing for multiple lines
of text in one cell.
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Shift + F3
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Open the Excel formula window.
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Shift + F5
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Bring up search box.
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Ctrl + A
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Select all contents of the
worksheet.
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Ctrl + B
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Bold highlighted selection.
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Ctrl + I
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Italic highlighted selection.
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Ctrl + K
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Insert link.
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Ctrl + U
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Underline highlighted selection.
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Ctrl + 1
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Change the format of selected
cells.
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Ctrl + 5
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Strikethrough highlighted selection.
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Ctrl + P
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Bring up the print dialog box to
begin printing.
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Ctrl + Z
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Undo last action.
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Ctrl + F3
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Open Excel Name
Manager.
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Ctrl + F9
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Minimize current window.
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Ctrl + F10
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Maximize currently selected window.
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Ctrl + F6
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Switch between open workbooks or
windows.
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Ctrl + Page up
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Move between Excel work sheets in
the same Excel document.
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Ctrl + Page down
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Move between Excel work sheets in
the same Excel document.
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Ctrl + Tab
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Move between Two or more open
Excel files.
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Alt + =
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Create a formula to sum all of the
above cells
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Ctrl + '
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Insert the value of the above cell
into cell currently selected.
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Ctrl + Shift + !
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Format number in comma format.
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Ctrl + Shift + $
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Format number in currency format.
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Ctrl + Shift + #
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Format number in date format.
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Ctrl + Shift + %
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Format number in percentage
format.
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Ctrl + Shift + ^
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Format number in scientific
format.
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Ctrl + Shift + @
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Format number in time format.
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Ctrl + Arrow key
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Move to next section of text.
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Ctrl + Space
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Select entire column.
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Shift + Space
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Select entire row.
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Ctrl + -
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Delete the slected column or row.
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Ctrl + Shift + =
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Insert a new column or row.
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Ctrl + Home
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Move to cell A1.
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Ctrl + ~
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Switch between showing Excel
formulas or their values in cells.
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