Keyboard shortcuts
Use keyboard shortcuts to navigate, format and use formulas.
Common actions
Select column
Ctrl + Space
Ctrl + Space
Select row
Shift + Space
Shift + Space
Select all
⌘ + A ⌘ + Shift + Space
Ctrl + A Ctrl + Shift + Space
Undo
⌘ + Z
Ctrl + Z
Redo
⌘ + Y ⌘ + Shift + Z
Ctrl + Y Ctrl + Shift + Z
Find
⌘ + F
Ctrl + F
Fill range
⌘ + Enter
Ctrl + Enter
Fill down
⌘ + D
Ctrl + D
Fill right
⌘ + R
Ctrl + R
⌘ + P
Ctrl + P
Copy
⌘ + C
Ctrl + C
Cut
⌘ + X
Ctrl + X
Paste
⌘ + V
Ctrl + V
Paste values only
⌘ + Shift + V
Ctrl + Shift + V
Insert new sheet
Shift + F11
Shift + F11
Clear selected cell
Backspace or Delete
Backspace or Delete
Format Cells
Bold
⌘ + b
Cltr + B
Underline
⌘ + U
Cltr + U
Italic
⌘ + I
Cltr + I
Strikethrough
⌘ + Shift + X
Cltr + Shift + X
Centre align
⌘ + Shift + E
Ctrl + Shift + E
Left align
⌘ + Shift + L
Ctrl + Shift + L
Right align
⌘ + Shift + R
Ctrl + Shift + R
Apply top border
Alt + Shift + 1
Option + Shift + 1
Apply right border
Alt + Shift + 2
Option + Shift + 2
Apply bottom border
Alt + Shift + 3
Option + Shift + 3
Apply left border
Alt + Shift + 4
Option + Shift + 4
Remove borders
Alt + Shift + 6
Option + Shift + 6
Apply outer border
Alt + Shift + 7
Option + Shift + 7
Insert time
⌘ + Shift + ;
Ctrl + Shift + ;
Insert date
⌘ + ;
Ctrl + ;
Insert date and time
⌘ + Option + Shift + ;
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + ;
Format as decimal
Ctrl + Shift + 1
Ctrl + Shift + 1
Format as time
Ctrl + Shift + 2
Ctrl + Shift + 2
Format as date
Ctrl + Shift + 3
Ctrl + Shift + 3
Format as currency
Ctrl + Shift + 4
Ctrl + Shift + 4
Format as percentage
Ctrl + Shift + 5
Ctrl + Shift + 5
Format as exponent (TBD)
Ctrl + Shift + 6
Ctrl + Shift + 6
Clear formatting
⌘ + \
Ctrl + \
Show format dialog
⌘ + Option + 1
Ctrl + Alt + 1|
Navigate spreadsheet
Move to beginning of row
Fn + Left arrow
Home
Move to beginning of sheet
⌘ + Fn + Left arrow
Ctrl + Home
Move to end of row
Fn + Right arrow
End
Move to end of sheet
⌘ + Fn + Right arrow
Ctrl + End
Scroll to active cell
⌘ + Backspace
Ctrl + Backspace
Move to next sheet
Option + Down arrow ⌘ + Page Down
Alt + Down arrow Ctrl + Page Down
Move to previous sheet
Option + Up arrow ⌘ + Page Up
Alt + Up arrow Ctrl + Page Up
Edit notes
Insert/edit note
Shift + F2
Shift + F2
Open menu
Context menu
Shift + F10
Shift + F10
Add or change rows and columns
Insert rows above
Insert rows below
Insert columns to the left
Insert columns to the right
Delete rows
Delete columns
Hide row
⌘ + Option + 9
Ctrl + Alt + 9
Hide column
⌘ + Option + 0
Ctrl + Alt + 0
Use formulas
Show all formulae
Ctrl + ~
Ctrl + ~
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