Microsoft Excel Shortcut Keys

Shortcut Keys Ctrl+A	Action Select All	Decsription None
Ctrl+B	Bold	Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Bold
Ctrl+C	Copy	Edit, Copy
Ctrl+D	Fill Down	Edit, Fill, Down
Ctrl+F	Find	Edit, Find
Ctrl+G	Goto	Edit, Goto
Ctrl+H	Replace	Edit, Replace
Ctrl+I	Italic	Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Italic
Ctrl+K	Insert Hyperlink	Insert, Hyperlink
Ctrl+N	New Workbook	File, New
Ctrl+O	Open	File, Open
Ctrl+P	Print	File, Print
Ctrl+R	Fill Right	Edit, Fill Right
Ctrl+S	Save	File, Save
Ctrl+U	Underline	Format, Cells, Font, Underline, Single
Ctrl+V	Paste	Edit, Paste
Ctrl W	Close	File, Close
Ctrl+X	Cut	Edit, Cut
Ctrl+Y	Repeat	Edit, Repeat
Ctrl+Z	Undo	Edit, Undo
F1	Help	Help, Contents and Index
F2	Edit	None
F3	Paste Name	Insert, Name, Paste
F4	Repeat last action	Edit, Repeat. Works while not in Edit mode.
F4	While typing a formula, switch between absolute/relative refs	None
F5	Goto	Edit, Goto
F6	Next Pane	None
F7	Spell check	Tools, Spelling
F8	Extend mode	None
F9	Recalculate all workbooks	Tools, Options, Calculation, Calc,Now
F10	Activate Menubar	N/A
F11	New Chart	Insert, Chart
F12	Save As	File, Save As
Ctrl+:	Insert Current Time	None
Ctrl+;	Insert Current Date	None
Ctrl+"	Copy Value from Cell Above	Edit, Paste Special, Value
Ctrl+’	Copy Fromula from Cell Above	Edit, Copy
Shift	Hold down shift for additional functions in Excel’s menu	none
Shift+F1	What’s This?	Help, What’s This?
Shift+F2	Edit cell comment	Insert, Edit Comments
Shift+F3	Paste function into formula	Insert, Function
Shift+F4	Find Next	Edit, Find, Find Next
Shift+F5	Find	Edit, Find, Find Next
Shift+F6	Previous Pane	None
Shift+F8	Add to selection	None
Shift+F9	Calculate active worksheet	Calc Sheet
Shift+F10	Display shortcut menu	None
Shift+F11	New worksheet	Insert, Worksheet
Shift+F12	Save	File, Save
Ctrl+F3	Define name	Insert, Names, Define
Ctrl+F4	Close	File, Close
Ctrl+F5	XL, Restore window size	Restore
Ctrl+F6	Next workbook window	Window, ...
Shift+Ctrl+F6	Previous workbook window	Window, ...
Ctrl+F7	Move window	XL, Move
Ctrl+F8	Resize window	XL, Size
Ctrl+F9	Minimize workbook	XL, Minimize
Ctrl+F10	Maximize or restore window	XL, Maximize
Ctrl+F11	Inset 4.0 Macro sheet	None in Excel 97. In versions prior to 97 - Insert, Macro, 4.0 Macro
Ctrl+F12	File Open	File, Open
Alt+F1	Insert Chart	Insert, Chart...
Alt+F2	Save As	File, Save As
Alt+F4	Exit	File, Exit
Alt+F8	Macro dialog box	Tools, Macro, Macros in Excel 97 Tools,Macros - in earlier versions
Alt+F11	Visual Basic Editor	Tools, Macro, Visual Basic Editor
Ctrl+Shift+F3	Create name by using names of row and column labels	Insert, Name, Create
Ctrl+Shift+F6	Previous Window	Window, ...
Ctrl+Shift+F12	Print	File, Print
Alt+Shift+F1	New worksheet	Insert, Worksheet
Alt+Shift+F2	Save	File, Save
Alt+=	AutoSum	No direct equivalent
Ctrl+`	Toggle Value/Formula display	Tools, Options, View, Formulas
Ctrl+Shift+A	Insert argument names into formula	No direct equivalent
Alt+Down arrow	Display AutoComplete list	None
Alt+’	Format Style dialog box	Format, Style
Ctrl+Shift+~	General format	Format, Cells, Number, Category, General
Ctrl+Shift+!	Comma format	Format, Cells, Number, Category, Number
Ctrl+Shift+@	Time format	Format, Cells, Number, Category, Time
Ctrl+Shift+#	Date format	Format, Cells, Number, Category, Date
Ctrl+Shift+$	Currency format	Format, Cells, Number, Category, Currency
Ctrl+Shift+%	Percent format	Format, Cells, Number, Category, Percentage
Ctrl+Shift+^	Exponential format	Format, Cells, Number, Category,
Ctrl+Shift+&	Place outline border around selected cells	Format, Cells, Border
Ctrl+Shift+_	Remove outline border	Format, Cells, Border
Ctrl+Shift+*	Select current region	Edit, Goto, Special, Current Region
Ctrl++	Insert	Insert, (Rows, Columns, or Cells) Depends on selection
Ctrl+-	Delete	Delete, (Rows, Columns, or Cells) Depends on selection
Ctrl+1	Format cells dialog box	Format, Cells
Ctrl+2	Bold	Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Bold
Ctrl+3	Italic	Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Italic
Ctrl+4	Underline	Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Underline
Ctrl+5	Strikethrough	Format, Cells, Font, Effects, Strikethrough
Ctrl+6	Show/Hide objects	Tools, Options, View, Objects, Show All/Hide
Ctrl+7	Show/Hide Standard toolbar	View, Toolbars, Stardard
Ctrl+8	Toggle Outline symbols	None
Ctrl+9	Hide rows	Format, Row, Hide
Ctrl+0	Hide columns	Format, Column, Hide
Ctrl+Shift+(	Unhide rows	Format, Row, Unhide
Ctrl+Shift+)	Unhide columns	Format, Column, Unhide
Alt or F10	Activate the menu	None
Ctrl+Tab	In toolbar: next toolbar	None
Shift+Ctrl+Tab	In toolbar: previous toolbar	None
Ctrl+Tab	In a workbook: activate next workbook	None
Shift+Ctrl+Tab	In a workbook: activate previous workbook	None
Tab	Next tool	None
Shift+Tab	Previous tool	None
Enter	Do the command	None
Shift+Ctrl+F	Font Drop Down List	Format, Cells, Font
Shift+Ctrl+F+F	Font tab of Format Cell Dialog box	Format, Cells, Font
Shift+Ctrl+P	Point size Drop Down List	Format, Cells, Font

4 Ways to Shut Down or Restart a Windows 7:

4 Ways to Shut Down or Restart a Windows 7:

1.shutdown button under StartMenu:

The Common traditional method is click shutdown button under start menu. This can be find by clicking

Start button(Windows button) -> shutdown.

Incase if you want Restart the system,

Start -> click arrow at the shutdown button -> and select restart.

2. keyboard method:

An another interesting ways to shutdown or restart your Windows 7 PC  without using the mouse cursor. But by using the keyboard keys. First, Make sure your all documents are saved and your system is ready to shutdown before you try it.

2a: using Arrow keys:

An Intresting method to do the shutdown without using Mouse

cursor.

Click on the Window button and press Right Arrow key now the Shutdown Button will be highlighted. Press Enter Key to select Shutdown, And Now you can see

your system will be shutting down.

Incase you want to restart your system,

Press Windows key and Press Right Arrow Key 3

times now the the popup list automatically opens the list of options contains, restart, sleep, Hibernate.

Select Restart Button, Now you can see your system will Shutting down and restarts after successful Shutdown.

2b: using Alt+F4 method:

It is also one of the method for Shutdown or restarting Windows

7 PC with alternate method in keyboard. Press Alt key in the Keyboard followed by Function key(F4). Now you can see the dialog box with options, select Shutdown or restart option in the dialog box and hit Enter key.

3. using cmd:

Using Command, you may shutdown a local computer as well

as remote computer.

In this tutorial we are going to shutdown the local computer.

Please follow this post, if you are interested in

shutdown a

remote computer.

Command:

shutdown /s /t 0

where,

/s = This option is used to shutdown the local computer.

/t xxx = This is time in seconds.(0- indicates immediate shutdown, 10- for shutdown after 10 seconds)

4. using task scheduler:

The Schedule Shutdown will be helpful when it is downloading

or installing something, And you are sure after certain hours it will be done. So you can Schedule a task shutdown with Task Schedule to automatically shutdown after mentioned time.

In order to do this,

Goto Start and type Task Scheduler and open it.

On the right side pane, click on create new task,

Give it name and a description(optional) and click Next.

When asked "When do you want the task to start", select which suits for you and Click Next.

Select the Start date and time.

Clicking Next will bring you to the Action page. Here select Start a program and click on Next.

Here type shutdown keyword  to call Shutdown program from the system and add /s /f /t 0 in the Add arguments box.

Click Next and check once, click Finish.

My computer is running slow, what steps can I do to fix it?

My computer is running slow, what steps can I do to fix it?

Fix slow computer problems:

          One of the most common problems are computer is running slow. The reasons behind it may be programs running in the background. Over time, regular use of your computer builds up unneeded files and fragments your hard disk. Bad computer habits also contribute to computer slowness. Using multiple programs at once, putting the computer to sleep instead of regularly restarting, browsing the Internet with multiple browser windows, adding plug-ins and services, and neglecting to perform regular maintenance. These all can add up to poor computer performance.

Here are some best practices to keep your computer running at its peak performanc

1.Restart your computer at least once a day:

        Restarting computer is the best practice, it helps by stopping unnecessary services once shutdown the computer.

2.Have minimal programs load at startup:

       When installing some softwares, it will automatically change settings to load the particular software on the startup. Click here to remove the startup files.

3.Do not run multiple security programs parallely:

         Security programs like Antivirus will help you away from the virus. But having multiple security programs may affect the system performance very badly. Avoid having multiple security programs.

4.Remove unwanted browser Add-ins:

           Browsers like Chrome,Firefox are contains Add-ins. Which are helpful for in some cases. But having multiple Addins may also reduce your system speed. 

5.Delete temporary and unwanted files:

         Windows will have Temporary files 2 different locations. One is Windows temporary folder and Another is in user Temporary folder. In order to remove it. Follow the following steps.

          To remove windows temporary files:

Goto start-> run -> type "%temp%" and hit enter.

Now it will open some windows junk files. Select all and delete. skip some files when it prompts any error.

          To remove user Temporary files:

Goto start-> run-> type "temp" and hit enter.

Now it will open users temporary files. Again select all and delete it.

6.Run Windows Updates at regular intervals or enable automatic updates

7.Update all your programs regularly

8.Continually defragment your hard disk