Appendix: Keyboard Shortcuts (Excel for Windows)
The Excel Ribbon comes with new shortcuts called Key Tips. To see Key Tips, press the Alt key when Excel is the active window.
The following table lists the most frequently used shortcuts in Excel 2019.
Keystroke
Action
F1
Opens Excel's Help window
Ctrl+O
Open a workbook
Ctrl+W
Close a workbook
Ctrl+C
Copy
Ctrl+V
Paste
Ctrl+X
Cut
Ctrl+Z
Undo
Ctrl+B
Bold
Ctrl+S
Save a workbook
Ctrl+F1
Displays or hides the ribbon
Delete key
Remove cell contents
Alt+H
Go to the Home tab
Alt+H, H
Choose a fill color
Alt+N
Go to Insert tab
Alt+A
Go to Data tab
Alt+P
Go to Page Layout tab
Alt+H, A, then C
Center align cell contents
Alt+W
Go to View tab
Shift+F10, or Context key
Open context menu
Alt+H, B
Add borders
Alt+H,D, then C
Delete column
Alt+M
Go to Formula tab
Ctrl+9
Hide the selected rows
Ctrl+0
Hide the selected columns