Uncategorized – Excel Shortcuts

Excel shortcut: Scroll sideways

If you want to scroll sideways (horizontally) in Excel, you can use the scroll bar on the bottom of the page, or you can use these shortcuts:

Alt + PageUp
Alt + PageDown

Scroll Sideways in Excel: Alt+PageUp og Alt+PageDown

Excel Shortcut: Add Filter

If you want to add filters to your headers in a table in Excel, you can go to Data > Filter, or simply use this shortcut:

Ctrl + Shift + L

Excel shortcut: Copy the cell to the left

If you want to copy the cell to the left of your selected cell, you can use the shortcut Ctrl+R. This also works with ranges, e.g. if you want to copy the range A1:A5, you can select B1:B5 and use the shortcut.

Ctrl + R

Excel shortcut: Copy as Picture

If you want to copy a cell, a range, or an object in Excel as a picture, you can select a cell or an area, go to the Home tab, click on the little arrow next to “Copy” and choose “Copy as Picture”.

Or if you prefer a shortcut instead of using the mouse, you can use the following shortcut to copy as picture:

Alt > H > F > S

Select a cell, a range or an object, press the Alt key and release it before you press H, C, P and Enter.

*Copy as Picture in Excel: Alt > H > C > P*

Excel shortcut: Change Font Size

If you want to change the font size in Excel, you can select a cell or an area, go to the Home tab and click on the little font size section. Or if you prefer a shortcut instead of using the mouse, you can use the following shortcut to change font size:

Alt > H > F > S

Select a cell or a range, press the Alt key and release it before you press H, F and S.

Excel shortcut: Open a new workbook

Excel Shortcut: Open a new workbook in Excel

If you want to open a new workbook in Excel, you can go to File > New, or simply use this shortcut:

Ctrl + N

Excel shortcuts: Close workbook and close Excel application

If you want to close your currrent workbook in Excel, you can go to File > Close, or simply use this shortcut:

Ctrl + W

Excel shortcut: Lock a cell reference

If you want to lock or unlock a cell reference in Excel, ie. toggle between relative and absolute references, you can type a Dollar sign in front of the reference you want to lock (A1 > $A$1, $A1 or A$1), or you can select the cell reference or range and use this shortcut: