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Here is a list of shortcut keys in Microsoft Excel.

1. F1: Opens a help task pane
2. F1 + Ctrl: Opens or closes the help window
3. F2: To edit the text in the active cell
4. F2 + Shift: To write a comment in the active cell
5. F2 + Alt: Opens the save as dialog box
6. F3 + Shift: opens the insert dialog box
7. F3 + Ctrl: Opens the define name dialog box
8. F3 + Shift + Ctrl:  Opens the create name dialog box
9. F4:  To redo the last command
10. F4 + Ctrl: To close the workbook window
11. F4 + Alt: To close the excel program
12. F5: Opens the Goto dialog box
13. F5 + Ctrl: brings back to the first level of workbook
14. F6: To shift between help taskbar and the excel window
15. F6 + Shift: To goto the previous square in the open worksheet
16. F6 + Ctrl: If more than one workbook is open to switch between them
17. F7: To open spelling correction window
18. F7 + Ctrl: When workbook window is not maximised it will move the window
19. F8: To activate / deactivate extended mode
20. F9: Will calculate all the worksheets in all open workbooks
21. F9 + Shift: Will calculate the active worksheet
22. F9 + Ctrl: To Minimise the workbook window
23. F10: Will select the menu bar
24. F10 + Ctrl: To open minimised window
25. F11: Will create a chart using the current range
26. F11 + Shift: To select a new worksheet
27. F11 + Alt: To switch between visual basic editor and the worksheet
28. F11 + Alt + Shift: Opens microsoft script editor
29. F12: Opens save as dialog box
30. F12 + Shift: Saves the active workbook
31. F12 + Ctrl: To open the Open dialog box
32. F12 + Ctrl + Shift: Opens the print dialog box

Ctrl+Shift+O: To select all the cells with comments. If there are no cells with contents then you will get ‘No cells found’ message.

Ctrl+[ : To show which are the related cells in the selected formula.

Ctrl+] : To show the related formulas of the selected cell.

Shift+Arrow key : The selection will be extended to one more adjacent cell.

Ctrl+Shift+Arrow key : The selection will be extended to the last cell with data either horizontally or vertically based on your current selection.

Shift+Home : The selection will  be extended to the first cell horizontally.

Ctrl+Shift+Home : Selection will be extended to the first cell in the worksheet.

Ctrl+Shift+End: Selection will be extended until the last cell in the worksheet/.

Enter: Cursor will be moved to the next cell below the current cell.

CTRL+SPACEBAR : The active column will be selected.
SHIFT+SPACEBAR : The active row will be selected.
CTRL+HOME :To goto the start of the worksheet
CTRL+END:  To goto the end of the worksheet
SHIFT+F3 : To add a function in the formula
CTRL+A: When entering a formula, after typing the function name the formula pallette will be shown.
CTRL+A: When a formula is not entered or edited, the whole sheet will be selected.
CTRL+‘ : (Single left quotation mark) Cell valye and cell formula will be shown next to each other
F11 or ALT+F1: The chart will be produced based on the selected range.
CTRL+;  (semi colon) to insert the date
CTRL+:  (colon) To insert time
CTRL+ENTER: to create entry in the selected range
F5: to show the "Go To" dialog box
CTRL+1: to show the "Format Cells" dialogn box
CTRL+C: to copy
CTRL+V: to paste
CTRL+Z:  to undo
CTRL+S: to save
CTRL+P: to print
CTRL+O: to open a new file