Mastering Excel: 100 Essential Shortcut Keys for Increased Productivity

Excel shortcut keys are a great way to increase your productivity and efficiency when working with spreadsheets. Here's a list of 100 Excel shortcut keys that can help you perform various tasks quickly:

Navigation and Selection:

1. Ctrl + Arrow Keys: Navigate to the edge of data regions.
2. Ctrl + Space: Select the entire column.
3. Shift + Space: Select the entire row.
4. Ctrl + A: Select the entire worksheet.
5. Ctrl + Shift + L: Toggle filters on/off.
6. Ctrl + F: Open the Find dialog box.
7. Ctrl + H: Open the Replace dialog box.
8. Ctrl + G: Go to a specific cell.
9. Ctrl + Page Up/Page Down: Switch between worksheets.
10. Ctrl + Home: Go to cell A1.

Editing:

1. F2: Edit the active cell.
2. Ctrl + Z: Undo.
3. Ctrl + Y: Redo.
4. Ctrl + C: Copy.
5. Ctrl + X: Cut.
6. Ctrl + V: Paste.
7. Ctrl + Alt + V: Paste Special.
8. Ctrl + D: Fill down.
9. Ctrl + R: Fill right.
10. Ctrl + - (Minus key): Delete selected rows or columns.

Formatting: 

1. Ctrl + B: Bold.
2. Ctrl + I: Italic.
3. Ctrl + U: Underline.
4. Ctrl + 1: Format cells dialog.
5. Ctrl + 5: Strikethrough.
6. Ctrl + Shift + L: Apply or remove filters.
7. Ctrl + Shift + + (Plus key): Insert new row/column.
8. Ctrl + 1: Format Cells dialog box.
9. Ctrl + 9: Hide rows.
10. Ctrl + 0: Hide columns.

Workbook and Worksheet Management:

1. Ctrl + N: New workbook.
2. Ctrl + O: Open workbook.
3. Ctrl + S: Save workbook.
4. Ctrl + P: Print workbook.
5. Ctrl + W: Close workbook.
6. Alt + E, S, V: Paste special values.
7. Alt + E, S, T: Paste special transpose.
8. Ctrl + Tab: Switch between open workbooks.
9. Ctrl + Page Up/Page Down: Navigate worksheets.
10. Alt + Page Up/Page Down: Move between worksheet tabs.

Formula and Function:

1. Alt + = (Equal key): AutoSum.
2. Ctrl + ` (Backquote key): Show/hide formulas.
3. F9: Calculate worksheets.
4. Shift + F3: Insert function.
5. Ctrl + Shift + Enter: Enter an array formula.
6. Ctrl + ` (Backquote key): Show/hide formulas.
7. F4: Repeat last action.
8. Alt + Enter: Start a new line in a cell.
9. F9: Recalculate all worksheets.
10. Alt + F8: Open the Macro dialog box.

Data Entry:

1. Alt + Down Arrow: Display auto-complete list.
2. Ctrl + ; (Semicolon): Enter current date.
3. Ctrl + Shift + ; (Semicolon): Enter current time.
4. Ctrl + Shift + ": Copy value from cell above.
5. Ctrl + ' (Apostrophe key): Copy formula from cell above.
6. Alt + Enter: Start a new line in a cell.
7. Ctrl + Space: Select the entire column.
8. Shift + Space: Select the entire row.
9. Ctrl + Shift + + (Plus key): Insert new row/column.
10. Ctrl + - (Minus key): Delete selected rows or columns.

View and Zoom:

1. Alt + W, F: Freeze panes.
2. Ctrl + F1: Show/hide ribbon.
3. Ctrl + 0 (Zero key): Hide selected columns.
4. Ctrl + 9: Hide selected rows.
5. Alt + W, V: Split window.
6. Ctrl + F6: Switch between open workbooks.
7. Ctrl + Page Up/Page Down: Switch worksheets.
8. Ctrl + Mouse Wheel: Zoom in/out.
9. Alt + H, O, I: AutoFit column width.
10. Alt + H, O, A: AutoFit row height.

Miscellaneous:

1. Alt + Enter: Start a new line in a cell.
2. Ctrl + K: Insert hyperlink.
3. Alt + Space: Open the window control menu.
4. F12: Save As.
5. Ctrl + F5: Restore window size.
6. Alt + F4: Close Excel.
7. Ctrl + F1: Hide/show ribbon.
8. F6: Switch between cells, worksheet, and ribbon.
9. Ctrl + F2: Print Preview.
10. Ctrl + Arrow Keys: Navigate within data.

These shortcut keys can significantly speed up your Excel tasks, whether you're entering data, formatting cells, or working with formulas. Practice using them to become more proficient in Excel.