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Excel 2010 Shortcuts

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Arrow Keys   Move one cell up, down, left or right in a worksheet  
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Page Down/ Page Up   Move one screen to the right/to the left in a worksheet  
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Alt+Page Down/Alt+Page Up   Move one screen to the right / to the left in a worksheet  
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Tab/Shift+Tab   Move one cell to the right / to the left in a worksheet  
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Ctrl+Arrow Keys   Move to the edge of next data region (cells that contains data)  
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Home   Move to the beginning of a row in a worksheet  
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Ctrl+Home   Move to the beginning of a worksheet  
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Ctrl+End   Move to the last cell with content on a worksheet  
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Ctrl+f   Display the Find and Replace dialog box (with Find selected)  
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Ctrl+h   Display the Find and Replace dialog box (with Replace selected)  
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Shift+F4   Repeat last find  
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Ctrl+g (or f5)   Display the 'Go To' dialog box  
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Ctrl+Arrow Left/Ctr l+Arrow Right   Inside a cell: Move one word to the left / to the right.  
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Home/End   Inside a cell: Move to the beginning / to the end of a cell entry.  
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Alt+Arrow Down   Display the AutoComplete list e.g. in cell with dropdowns or autofilter  
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End   "Turn 'End' mode on. In End mode, press arrow keys to move to the next nonblank cell in the same column or row as the active cell."  
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Shift+Space   Select the entire row  
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Ctrl+Space   Select the entire column  
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Ctrl+Shift+* (asterisk)   Select the current region around the active cell  
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Ctrl+a (or ctrl+Shift +spacebar)   "Select the entire worksheet or the data-containing area. Pressing ctrl+a a second time then selects entire worksheet."  
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Ctrl+Shift+Page Up   Select the current and previous sheet in a workbook  
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Ctrl+Shift+o   Select all cells with comments.  
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Shift+Arrow Keys   Extend the selection by one cell  
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Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Key   Extend the selection to the last cell with content in row or column  
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Shift+Page Down/Shift+Page Up   Extend the selection down one screen /up one screen.  
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Shift+Home   Extend the selection to the beginning of the row.  
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Ctrl+Shift+Home   Extend the selection to the beginning of the worksheet.  
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F8   Turn on extension of selection with arrow keys without having to keep pressing shift.  
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Shift+F8   "Add another (adjacent or non-adjacent) range of cells to the selection. Use arrow keys and shift+arrow keys to add to selection."  
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Shift+Backspace   Select only the active cell when multiple cells are selected.  
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Ctrl+Backspace   Show active cell within selection.  
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Ctrl+. (period)   Move clockwise to the next corner of the selection.  
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Enter/Shift+Enter   Move active cell down / up in a selection.  
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Tab/Shift+Tab   Move active cell right / left in a selection  
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"Ctrl+Alt+Arrow Right/Ctrl+Alt+Arro w Left"   Move to the right / to the left between non-adjacent selections (with multiple ranges selected).  
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Esc   Cancel Selection.  
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Shift+Arrow Left/Shift+Arrow Right   Select or unselect one character to the left / to the right  
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"Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Left/Ctrl+Shift+Arr ow Right"   Select or unselect one word to the left / to the right.  
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Shift+Home/Shift+End   Select from the insertion point to the beginning / to the end of the cell  
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Ctrl+z   Undo last action (multiple levels).  
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Ctrl+y   Redo last action (multiple levels).  
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Ctrl+c   Copy contents of selected cells  
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Ctrl+x   Cut contents of selected cells  
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Ctrl+v   Paste content from clipboard into selected cell  
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Ctrl+Alt+v   If data exists in clipboard: Display the Paste Special dialog box  
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Ctrl+Shift+[[]+[[]   If data exists in clipboard: Display the Insert dialog box to insert blank cells  
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F2   Edit the active cell with cursor at end of the line.  
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Alt+Enter   Start a new line in the same cell  
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Enter   Complete a cell entry and move down in the selection. With multiple cells selected: fill cell range with current cell  
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Shift+Enter   Complete a cell entry and move up in the selection  
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Tab/Shift+Tab   Complete a cell entry and move to the right / to the left in the selection  
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Esc   Cancel a cell entry  
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Backspace   Delete the character to the left of the insertion point, or delete the selection  
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Delete   Delete the character to the right of the insertion point, or delete the selection  
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Ctrl+Delete   Delete text to the end of the line  
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Ctrl+; (semicolon)   Insert current date  
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Ctrl+Shift+: (colon)   Insert current time  
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Ctrl+d   Fill complete cell down (Copy above cell).  
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Ctrl+r   Fill complete cell to the right (Copy cell from the left).  
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Ctrl+"   Fill cell values down and edit (Copy above cell values).  
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Ctrl+' (apostrophe)   Fill cell formulas down and edit (Copy above cell formulas).  
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Ctrl+l   Insert a table (display Create Table dialog box).  
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Ctrl+-   Delete Cell/Row/Column Menu  
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Ctrl+- with row / column selected   Delete row / delete column  
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Ctrl+Shift++   Insert Cell/Row/Column Menu  
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Ctrl+Shift++ with row / column selected   Insert row/ insert column  
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Shift+F2   Insert / Edit a cell comment  
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Shift+f10, then m   Delete comment  
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Alt+F1   Create and insert chart with data in current range as embedded Chart Object  
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F11   Create and insert chart with data in current range in a separate Chart sheet  
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Ctrl+k   Insert a hyperlink  
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Ctrl+9   Hide the selected rows  
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Ctrl+Shift+9   Unhide any hidden rows within the selection  
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Ctrl+0 (zero)   Hide the selected columns  
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Ctrl+Shift+0 (zero)   Unhide any hidden columns within the selection*.  
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Ctrl+` (grave accent)   Alternate between displaying cell values and displaying cell formulas. Accent grave /not a quotation mark.  
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Alt+Shift+Arrow Right   Group rows or columns  
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Alt+Shift+Arrow Left   Ungroup rows or columns  
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Ctrl+6   Alternate between hiding and displaying objects  
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Ctrl+8   Display or hides the outline symbols.  
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Ctrl+6   Alternate between hiding objects, displaying objects, and displaying placeholders for objects.  
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Ctrl+1   Format cells dialog.  
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Ctrl+b (or ctrl+2)   Apply or remove bold formatting  
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Ctrl+u (or ctrl+4)   Apply or remove an underline  
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Ctrl+5   Apply or remove strikethrough formatting  
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Ctrl+Shift+f   Display the Format Cells with Fonts Tab active. Press tab 3x to get to font-size. Used to be ctrl+shift+p, but that seems just get to the Font Tab in 2010.  
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Alt+' (apostrophe / single quote)   Display the Style dialog box.  
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Ctrl+Shift+$   Apply the Currency format with two decimal places  
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Ctrl+Shift+~   Apply the General number format  
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Ctrl+Shift+%   Apply the Percentage format with no decimal places  
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Ctrl+Shift+#   Apply the Date format with the day, month, and year.  
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Ctrl+Shift+@   Apply the Time format with the hour and minute, and indicate A.M. or P.M.  
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Ctrl+Shift+!   Apply the Number format with two decimal places, thousands separator, and minus sign (-) for negative values  
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Ctrl+Shift+^   Apply the Scientific number format with two decimal places.  
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F4   Repeat last formatting action: Apply previously applied Cell Formatting to a different Cell  
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Ctrl+Shift+&   Apply outline border from cell or selection  
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Ctrl+Shift+_(underscore)   Remove outline borders from cell or selection  
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Ctrl+1, then Ctrl+Arrow Right/Arrow Left   Access border menu in 'Format Cell' dialog. Once border was selected, it will show up directly on the next Ctrl+1  
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Alt+t*   Set top border  
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Alt+b*   Set bottom Border  
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Alt+l*   Set left Border  
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Alt+r*   Set right Border  
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Alt+d*   Set diagonal and down border  
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Alt+u*   Set diagonal and up border  
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'=   Start a formula  
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Alt+=   Insert the AutoSum formula  
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Shift+F3   Display the Insert Function dialog box  
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Ctrl+a   Display Formula Window after typing formula name  
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Ctrl+Shift+a   Insert Arguments in formula after typing formula name.  
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Shift+F3   Insert a function into a formula  
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Ctrl+Shift+Enter   Enter a formula as an array formula  
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F4   After typing cell reference (e.g. =E3) makes reference absolute (=$E$4)  
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F9   Calculate all worksheets in all open workbooks  
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Shift+F9   Calculate the active worksheet.  
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Ctrl+Alt+F9   Calculate all worksheets in all open workbooks, regardless of whether they have changed since the last calculation  
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Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F9   Recheck dependent formulas, and then calculates all cells in all open workbooks, including cells not marked as needing to be calculated  
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Ctrl+Shift+u   Toggle expand or collapse formula bar.  
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Ctrl+`   Toggle Show formula in cell instead of values  
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Ctrl+F3   Define a name or dialog  
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Ctrl+Shift+F3   Create names from row and column labels  
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F3   Paste a defined name into a formula  
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Shift+F11/Alt+Shift+F1   Insert a new worksheet in current workbook  
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Ctrl+Page Down/Ctrl+Page Up   Move to the next / previous worksheet in current workbook.  
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Alt+o then h r   Rename current worksheet (format, sheet, rename)  
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Alt+e then l   Delete current worksheet (Edit, delete)  
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Alt+e then m   Move current worksheet (Edit, move)  
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F6/Shift+F6   Move to the next pane / previous pane in a workbook that has been split  
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Ctrl+F4   Close the selected workbook window  
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Ctrl+n   Create a new blank workbook (Excel File)  
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Ctrl+Tab/Ctrl+Shift+Tab   Move to next / previous workbook window.  
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Alt+Space   Display the Control menu for Main Excel window  
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Ctrl+F9   Minimize current workbook window to an icon. Also restores ('un-maximizes') all workbook windows  
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Ctrl+F10   Maximize or restores the selected workbook window.  
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Ctrl+F7   Move Workbook Windows which are not maximized  
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Ctrl+F8   Perform size command for workbook windows which are not maximzed.  
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Alt+F4   Close Excel.  
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Ctrl+o   Open File.  
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Ctrl+s   Save the active file with its current file name, location, and file format.  
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F12   Display the Save As dialog box.  
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f10 (or alt)   Turn key tips on or off.  
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Ctrl+p   Print File (Opens print menu).  
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F1   Display the Excel Help task pane  
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F7   Display the Spelling dialog box  
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Shift+F7   Display the Thesaurus dialog box.  
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Alt+F8   Display the Macro dialog box  
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Alt+F11   Open the Visual Basic Editor to create Macros  
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Ctrl+F1   Minimize or restore the Ribbon.s  
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Shift+F10   Display the shortcut menu for the selected command.  
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Ctrl+Page Down   Move to a new record  
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Ctrl+Page Up   Move to the first record  
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Alt+c   Move the selected field into the Column area.  
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Alt+d   Move the selected field into the Data area.  
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Alt+l   Display the PivotTable Field dialog box.  
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Alt+p   Move the selected field into the Page area  
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Alt+r   Move the selected field into the Row area.  
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Ctrl+o   Open File  
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Ctrl+s   Save the active file with its current file name, location, and file format.  
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F12   Display the Save As dialog box  
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F7   Display the Spelling dialog box.  
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Shift+F7   Display the Thesaurus dialog box  
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Alt+F8   Display the Macro dialog box  
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Alt+F11   Open the Visual Basic Editor to create Macros  
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Ctrl+F1   Minimize or restore the Ribbon.s  
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Shift+F10   Display the shortcut menu for the selected command.  
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Alt+Arrow Down   On the field with column head, display the AutoFilterlist for the current column .  
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