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Select text

Use this shortcut Press Shift+Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow to highlight text. To select one word at a time, press Shift+Ctrl+Arrow. To select to the end of the line, press Shift+End. Press Ctrl+C. Press Ctrl+X. Press Ctrl+V. Press Ctrl+B. Press Ctrl+F. Press Ctrl+H.

Copy selected text Cut selected text Paste selected text Bold text Search for text in a document Find and replace text in a document

Got to a page, line, or bookmark in a Press Ctrl+G. document Italicize text Underline text Subscript text Superscript text Center text Align text left Align text right Justify text Decrease the font size Press Ctrl+I. Press Ctrl+U. Press Ctrl+equal sign (=). Press Ctrl+plus sign (+). Press Ctrl+E. Press Ctrl+L. Press Ctrl+R. Press Ctrl+J. Press Ctrl+Shift+less than sign (<). If your mouse has a scroll wheel, you can also press Ctrl and scroll down. Press Ctrl+Shift+greater than sign (>). If your mouse has a scroll wheel, you

Increase the font size

can also press Ctrl and scroll up. Change the font Press CTRL+SHIFT+F, and then use the arrow keys to reach the new font. Press Ctrl+Shift+P, and then use the arrow keys to reach the new font size. If your mouse has a scroll wheel, you can also press Ctrl and scroll up or down. Press Ctrl+Enter. Press Ctrl+N. Press Ctrl+O. Press Ctrl+W. Press Ctrl+S. Press CTRL+P. Press ALT+Ctrl+I. In Windows 7, this keyboard shortcut opens the integrated Print and Preview window, which you can also access by pressing Ctrl+P. Select the shape, and then press Shift+Arrow. Select the shape, and then hold the Alt key while you press the Left Arrow key or the Right Arrow key.

Change font size

Create a page break Create a new document Open the My Documents window Close a document Save a document Print a document Preview what you're about to print

Resize a shape (Office 2010)

Rotate a shape (Office 2010)

Accelerating Microsoft Excel To... Open a new workbook Move left to right, cell by cell Use this shortcut Press Ctrl+N. Press Tab, or press the Right Arrow key.

Move right to left, cell by cell

Press Shift+Tab, or press the Left Arrow key. Press Enter, or press the Down Arrow key. Press Shift+Enter, or press the Up Arrow key.

Move down, cell by cell

Move up, cell by cell

Move down or up to the last empty or Press Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow or Up non-empty cell Arrow. Move to the last empty or non-empty Press Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow or Left cell to the right or left Arrow. Erase data in the current cell Insert a return within a cell Return to the beginning of the row Advance to the next worksheet Go to the previous worksheet Enter the date Enter the time Find out about the style within the cell Press Backspace. Press Alt+Enter. Press HOME. Ctrl+Page Down Ctrl+Page Up Press Ctrl+Semicolon (;). Press Ctrl+Shift+Colon (:). Press Alt+Apostrophe ().

Display the Format Cells dialog box Press Ctrl+1. Apply the general number format Apply the currency number format Press Ctrl+Shift+Tilde (~). Press Ctrl+Shift+Dollar Sign ($).

Apply the percentage number format Press Ctrl+Shift+Percent (%). Apply a border Remove a border Hide the selected columns Press Ctrl+Shift+Ampersand (&). Press Ctrl+Shift+ underscore (_). Press Ctrl+0 (zero).

Hide the selected rows Unhide hidden rows within a selection

Press Ctrl+9. Press Ctrl+Shift+opening parenthesis.