Select entire column

About This Shortcut This shortcut will opt for entire column of the current selection. If the current selection spans multiple columns, all columns that intersect the current selection will be selected. Related videos The videos below demonstrate this shortcut.

April 14, 2025 · 1 min · 39 words · Karen Gentry

Select entire pivot table

About This Shortcut This shortcut will pick the entire pivot table, excluding report filters. How to copy a pivot table without the data Why pivot tables? How to add unique count to a pivot table Two-way summary with dynamic arrays

April 14, 2025 · 1 min · 40 words · Cassandra Anderson

Select entire row

About This Shortcut This shortcut will opt for entire row of the current selection. If the current selection spans multiple rows, all rows that intersect the selection will be selected. Related videos The videos below demonstrate this shortcut.

April 14, 2025 · 1 min · 38 words · Amy Solomon

Select entire worksheet

About This Shortcut This shortcut will snag the entire worksheet. Shortcuts for selecting cells Shortcuts for selecting cells in Excel

April 14, 2025 · 1 min · 20 words · Donald Elliott

Select name box

Alt + F3 works in Windows only and it appears to have been introduced in Excel 2016. On the Mac there is no equivalent shortcut. However, you’re free to use another shortcut, F6, to cycle through “panes”. It may take more than one click, but F6 will snag the name box eventually.

April 14, 2025 · 1 min · 52 words · Wendy Gillespie

Select non-adjacent worksheets

About This Shortcut Use this keyboard shortcut to select additional non-adjacent worksheets. you’ve got the option to select as many additional worksheets as you like. Related videos The videos below demonstrate this shortcut.

April 14, 2025 · 1 min · 33 words · Alexandria Romero

Select one character left

Related videos The videos below demonstrate this shortcut. Shortcuts for editing cells

April 14, 2025 · 1 min · 12 words · Jennifer Jordan

Select one character right

Related videos The videos below demonstrate this shortcut. Shortcuts for editing cells

April 14, 2025 · 1 min · 12 words · Sarah Thompson

Select one word left

About This Shortcut Inside a cell, this shortcut will extend the selection by one word to the left each time the left arrow key is pressed.

April 14, 2025 · 1 min · 26 words · Kathleen Guerrero

Select one word right

Related videos The videos below demonstrate this shortcut. Shortcuts for editing cells

April 14, 2025 · 1 min · 12 words · Nicole Valdez

Select row differences

Note that this shortcut depends on the location of the active cell in a selection. Related videos The videos below demonstrate this shortcut. Shortcuts for Go To Special

April 14, 2025 · 1 min · 28 words · Mark Pennington

Select table

About This Shortcut This shortcut selects the data area of a table, when the cursor is in an Excel table. Behavior changes as the shortcut is used more than once: Related videos The videos below demonstrate this shortcut. 10 pivot table problems and easy fixes How to update a pivot chart How to set a default custom table style What is an Excel Table How to use VLOOKUP with a table How to calculate and highlight expiration dates

April 14, 2025 · 1 min · 78 words · Willie Williamson

Select table column

Behavior changes as the shortcut is used more than once. First time: column data. Second time: column data + column header. Third time: entire worksheet column. Related videos The videos below demonstrate this shortcut.

April 14, 2025 · 1 min · 34 words · Nathaniel Brown