Microsoft Excel offers a wide range of keyboard shortcuts to help you work more efficiently. Here are some of the most commonly used shortcut keys in Excel:

Navigation Shortcuts

• Arrow Keys: Move one cell up, down, left, or right.
• Ctrl + Arrow Keys: Move to the edge of data region.
• Tab: Move one cell to the right.
• Shift + Tab: Move one cell to the left.
• Page Down: Move one screen down.
• Page Up: Move one screen up.
• Alt + Page Down: Move one screen to the right.
• Alt + Page Up: Move one screen to the left.
• Ctrl + Home: Move to the beginning of a worksheet.
• Ctrl + End: Move to the last cell with content.

Cell Selection Shortcuts

• Ctrl + Space: Select the entire column.
• Shift + Space: Select the entire row.
• Ctrl + A: Select the entire worksheet.
• Shift + Arrow Keys: Extend the selection by one cell.

Data Entry Shortcuts

• Enter: Complete a cell entry and move down.
• Tab: Complete a cell entry and move to the right.
• Shift + Tab: Complete a cell entry and move to the left.
• Ctrl + Enter: Fill the selected cells with the current entry.
• Alt + Enter: Start a new line in the same cell.

Formatting Shortcuts

• Ctrl + B: Bold.
• Ctrl + I: Italic.
• Ctrl + U: Underline.
• Ctrl + 1: Format cells dialog box.
• Ctrl + Shift + $: Apply currency format.
• Ctrl + Shift + %: Apply percentage format.
• Ctrl + Shift + ^: Apply exponential format.
• Ctrl + Shift + #: Apply date format.
• Ctrl + Shift + @: Apply time format.
• Ctrl + Shift + !: Apply number format with two decimal places.

Editing Shortcuts

• F2: Edit the active cell.
• Ctrl + X: Cut.
• Ctrl + C: Copy.
• Ctrl + V: Paste.
• Ctrl + Z: Undo.
• Ctrl + Y: Redo.
• Delete: Clear cell contents.
• Ctrl + “-” (minus): Delete selected cells.
• Ctrl + “+” (plus): Insert cells.

Function and Formula Shortcuts

• =: Start a formula.
• Alt + =: Insert the AutoSum formula.
• F4: Repeat the last action or toggle absolute/relative references in a formula.
• Ctrl + Shift + Enter: Enter an array formula.

Worksheet Management Shortcuts

• Ctrl + N: New workbook.
• Ctrl + O: Open workbook.
• Ctrl + S: Save workbook.
• F12: Save As.
• Ctrl + P: Print.
• Ctrl + F4: Close workbook.
• Ctrl + Tab: Switch between open workbooks.
• Shift + F11: Insert a new worksheet.
• Ctrl + Page Down: Move to the next worksheet.
• Ctrl + Page Up: Move to the previous worksheet.

Miscellaneous Shortcuts

• F1: Open Help.
• F7: Spell check.
• Alt + F8: Open the Macro dialog box.
• Ctrl + F: Find.
• Ctrl + H: Replace.
• Alt + F11: Open the Visual Basic for Applications editor.

These shortcuts can significantly enhance your productivity by allowing you to perform tasks quickly without needing to navigate through menus.