Alt Ctrl + Tab – Go to the first toolbar under the Control Menu. Pressing Ctrl + Tab again will take you to the second toolbar, and so on. Use the right/left arrow keys to reach individual buttons on the toolbars and use the down arrow keys to access their drop-down menus. Press Enter to execute the selected action. Finally, some Excel shortcuts are just plain different on a Mac. For example, the shortcut for Edit Cell in Windows is F2, and on a Mac, it's Control + U. The shortcut to toggle absolute and relative references is F4 in Windows, while on a Mac, its Command T. For a complete list of Windows and Mac shortcuts, see our side-by-side list. 20 time-saving tips for Office 2016 for Mac. Now, you can use (most of) the same Excel shortcuts on your Mac as you do on a PC. Mac-centric Command key shortcuts still work (and show up in.
- Windows
⌘+V or Ctrl+V | Paste |
⌘+C or Ctrl+C | Copy |
Delete | Clear |
⌘+S or Ctrl+S | Save |
⌘+Z or Ctrl+Z | Undo |
⌘+Y or Ctrl+Y | Redo |
⌘+X or Ctrl+X | Cut |
⌘+B or Ctrl+B | Bold |
⌘+P or Ctrl+P | Print |
Option+F11 | Open Visual Basic |
⌘+D or Ctrl+D | Fill Down |
⌘+R or Ctrl+R | Fill Right |
Ctrl+Shift+= | Insert cells |
⌘+- or Ctrl+- (hyphen) | Delete cells |
⌘+= or F9 | Calculate all open workbooks |
⌘+W or Ctrl+W | Close window |
⌘+Q | Quit Excel |
Ctrl+G or F5 | Display the Go To dialog box |
⌘+1 or Ctrl+1 | Display the Format Cells dialog box |
Ctrl+H or ⌘+Shift+H | Display the Replace dialog box |
⌘+Ctrl+V or Ctrl+Option+V | Paste Special |
⌘+U | Underline |
⌘+I or Ctrl+I | Italic |
⌘+N or Ctrl+N | New blank workbook |
⌘+Shift+P | New workbook from template |
⌘+Shift+S or F12 | Display the Save As dialog box |
F1 or ⌘+/ | Display the Help window |
⌘+A or ⌘+Shift+Space | Select All |
⌘+Shift+F or Ctrl+Shift+L | Add or remove a filter |
⌘+Option+R or Ctrl+O | Minimize or maximize the ribbon tabs |
⌘+O | Display the Open dialog box |
F7 | Check spelling |
Shift+F7 | Open the thesaurus |
Shift+F3 | Display the Formula Builder |
⌘+F3 | Open the Define Name dialog box |
⌘+Shift+F3 | Open the Create names dialog box |
Shift+F11 | Insert a new sheet * |
⌘+P or Ctrl+P | Print |
⌘+P or Ctrl+P | Print preview |
⌘+Option+R | Expand or minimize the ribbon |
⌘+Ctrl+F | Switch to full screen view |
⌘+Tab | Switch to the next application |
⌘+Shift+Tab | Switch to the previous application |
⌘+W | Close the active workbook window |
⌘+Shift+3 | Copy the image of the screen and save it to a Screen Shot file on your desktop. |
Ctrl+F9 | Minimize the active window |
Ctrl+F10 or ⌘+F10 | Maximize or restore the active window |
⌘+H | Hide Excel. |
Tab | Move to the next box, option, control, or command |
Shift+Tab | Move to the previous box, option, control, or command |
Esc | Exit a dialog or cancel an action |
Enter | Perform the action assigned to the default command button (the button with the bold outline, often the OK button) |
Esc | Cancel the command and close |
Arrow Keys | Move one cell up, down, left, or right |
⌘+Arrow Key | Move to the edge of the current data region |
Home | Move to the beginning of the row |
Ctrl+Home | Move to the beginning of the sheet |
Ctrl+End | Move to the last cell in use on the sheet |
Page Down | Move down one screen |
Page Up | Move up one screen |
Option+Page Down | Move one screen to the right |
Option+Page Up | Move one screen to the left |
Ctrl+Page Down or Option+Arrow Right | Move to the next sheet in the workbook |
Ctrl+Page Down or Option+Arrow Left | Move to the previous sheet in the workbook |
Ctrl+Delete | Scroll to display the active cell |
Ctrl+G | Display the Go To dialog box |
Ctrl+F or Shift+F5 | Display the Find dialog box |
⌘+F | Access search (when in a cell or when a cell is selected) |
Tab | Move between unlocked cells on a protected sheet |
F2 | Edit the selected cell |
Enter | Complete a cell entry and move forward in the selection |
Ctrl+Option+Enter | Start a new line in the same cell |
⌘+Return or Ctrl+Enter | Fill the selected cell range with the text that you type |
Shift+Enter | Complete a cell entry and move up in the selection |
Tab | Complete a cell entry and move to the right in the selection |
Shift+Tab | Complete a cell entry and move to the left in the selection |
Esc | Cancel a cell entry |
Delete | Delete the character to the left of the insertion point, or delete the selection |
On a MacBook, pressFn+Delete | Note: Some smaller keyboards do not have this key |
Arrow Keys | Move one character up, down, left, or right |
Home | Move to the beginning of the line |
Shift+F2 | Insert a comment |
Shift+F2 | Open and edit a cell comment |
Ctrl+D or ⌘+D | Fill down |
Ctrl+R or ⌘+R | Fill to the right |
Ctrl+L | Define a name |
F2 | Edit the selected cell |
Delete | Edit the active cell and then clear it, or delete the preceding character in the active cell as you edit the cell contents |
Enter | Complete a cell entry |
⌘+Shift+Return or Ctrl+Shift+Enter | Enter a formula as an array formula |
Esc | Cancel an entry in the cell or formula bar |
Ctrl+A | Display the Formula Builder after you type a valid function name in a formula |
⌘+K or Ctrl+K | Insert a hyperlink |
Ctrl+U | Edit the active cell and position the insertion point at the end of the line |
Shift+F3 | Open the Formula Builder |
Shift+F9 | Calculate the active sheet |
Shift+F10 | Display a contextual menu |
= | Start a formula |
⌘+T or F4 | Toggle the formula reference style between absolute, relative, and mixed |
⌘+Shift+T | Insert the AutoSum formula |
Ctrl+; (semicolon) | Enter the date |
⌘+; (semicolon) | Enter the time |
Ctrl+Shift+' (inchmark) | Copy the value from the cell above the active cell into the cell or the formula bar |
Ctrl+` (grave accent) | Alternate between displaying cell values and displaying cell formulas |
Ctrl+' (apostrophe)) | Copy a formula from the cell above the active cell into the cell or the formula bar |
Ctrl+Option+Arrow Down | Display the AutoComplete list |
Ctrl+L | Define a name |
Ctrl+Option+⌘+L | Open the Smart Lookup pane |
F2 | Edit the selected cell |
⌘+T or Ctrl+T | Create a table |
⌘+Option+Return or Ctrl+Option+Enter | Insert a line break in a cell |
Ctrl+Spacebar or ⌘+Space | Insert special characters like symbols, including emoji |
⌘+Shift+> | Increase font size |
⌘+Shift+< | Decrease font size |
⌘+E | Align center |
⌘+L | Align left |
⌘+Shift+L | Display the Modify Cell Style dialog box |
⌘+1 | Display the Format Cells dialog box |
Ctrl+Shift+~ | Apply the general number format |
Ctrl+Shift+$ | Apply the currency format with two decimal places (negative numbers appear in red with parentheses) |
Ctrl+Shift+% | Apply the percentage format with no decimal places |
Ctrl+Shift+^ | Apply the exponential number format with two decimal places |
Ctrl+Shift+# | Apply the date format with the day, month, and year |
Ctrl+Shift+@ | Apply the time format with the hour and minute, and indicate AM or PM |
Ctrl+Shift+! | Apply the number format with two decimal places, thousands separator, and minus sign (-) for negative values |
⌘+Option+0 | Apply the outline border around the selected cells |
⌘+Option+Arrow Right | Add an outline border to the right of the selection |
⌘+Option+Arrow Left | Add an outline border to the left of the selection |
⌘+Option+Arrow Up | Add an outline border to the top of the selection |
⌘+Option+Arrow Down | Add an outline border to the bottom of the selection |
⌘+Option+- (hyphen) | Remove outline borders |
⌘+B | Apply or remove bold formatting |
⌘+I | Apply or remove italic formatting |
⌘+U | Apply or remove underscoring |
⌘+Shift+X | Apply or remove strikethrough formatting |
⌘+) or Ctrl+) | Hide a column |
⌘+Shift+) or Ctrl+Shift+) | Unhide a column |
⌘+( or Ctrl+( | Hide a row |
⌘+Shift+( or Ctrl+Shift+( | Unhide a row |
Ctrl+U | Edit the active cell |
Esc | Cancel an entry in the cell or the formula bar |
Delete | Edit the active cell and then clear it, or delete the preceding character in the active cell as you edit the cell contents |
⌘+V | Paste text into the active cell |
Enter | Complete a cell entry |
⌘+Return or Ctrl+Enter | Give selected cells the current cell's entry |
⌘+Shift+Return or Ctrl+Shift+Enter | Enter a formula as an array formula |
Ctrl+A | Display the Formula Builder after you type a valid function name in a formula |
Shift+Arrow Key | Extend the selection by one cell |
⌘+Shift+Arrow Key | Extend the selection to the last nonblank cell in the same column or row as the active cell |
Shift+Home | Extend the selection to the beginning of the row |
Ctrl+Shift+Home | Extend the selection to the beginning of the sheet |
Ctrl+Shift+End | Extend the selection to the last cell used on the sheet (lower-right corner) |
Ctrl+Space | Select the entire column |
Shift+Space | Select the entire row |
⌘+A | Select the entire sheet |
⌘+Shift+* (asterisk) | Select only visible cells |
Shift+Delete | Select only the active cell when multiple cells are selected |
Shift+Page Down | Extend the selection down one screen |
Shift+Page Up | Extend the selection up one screen |
Ctrl+6 | Alternate between hiding objects, displaying objects, and displaying placeholders for objects |
F8 | Turn on the capability to extend a selection by using the arrow keys |
Shift+F8 | Add another range of cells to the selection |
Ctrl+/ | Select the current array, which is the array that the active cell belongs to. |
Ctrl+ | Select cells in a row that don't match the value in the active cell in that row. You must select the row starting with the active cell. |
Ctrl+Shift+[ | Select only cells that are directly referred to by formulas in the selection |
Ctrl+Shift+{ | Select all cells that are directly or indirectly referred to by formulas in the selection |
Ctrl+] | Select only cells with formulas that refer directly to the active cell |
Ctrl+Shift+} | Select all cells with formulas that refer directly or indirectly to the active cell |
⌘+C or Ctrl+C | Copy |
⌘+V or Ctrl+V | Paste |
⌘+X or Ctrl+X | Cut |
Delete | Clear |
Ctrl+- (hyphen) | Delete the selection |
⌘+Z | Undo the last action |
⌘+) or Ctrl+) | Hide a column |
⌘+Shift+) or Ctrl+Shift+) | Unhide a column |
⌘+( or Ctrl+( | Hide a row |
⌘+Shift+( or Ctrl+Shift+( | Unhide a row |
Enter | Move from top to bottom within the selection (down)* |
Shift+Enter | Move from bottom to top within the selection (up)* |
Tab | Move from left to right within the selection, or move down one cell if only one column is selected |
Shift+Tab | Move from right to left within the selection, or move down one cell if only one column is selected |
Ctrl+. (period) | Move clockwise to the next corner of the selection |
⌘+Shift+K | Group selected cells |
⌘+Shift+J | Ungroup selected cells |
F11 | Insert a new chart sheet. |
ArrowKeys | Cycle through chart object selection |
⌘+Shift+R | Open the Sort dialog box |
⌘+Shift+F or Ctrl+Shift+L | Add or remove a filter |
Option+Arrow Down | Display the Filter list or PivotTable page field pop-up menu for the selected cell |
Ctrl+8 | Display or hide outline symbols |
Ctrl+9 | Hide selected rows |
Ctrl+Shift+( (opening parenthesis) | Unhide selected rows |
Ctrl+0 (zero) | Hide selected columns |
Ctrl+Shift+) (closing parenthesis) | Unhide selected columns |
12. The following table provides the function key shortcuts for Excel 2016 for Mac*
F1 | Display the Help window |
F2 | Edit the selected cell |
Shift+F2 | Insert or edit a cell comment |
Option+F2 | Open the Save dialog |
Shift+F3 | Open the Formula Builder |
⌘+F3 | Open the Define Name dialog |
⌘+F4 | Close |
F5 | Display the Go To dialog |
Shift+F5 | Display the Find dialog |
Ctrl+F5 | Move to the Search Sheet dialog |
F7 | Check spelling |
Shift+F7 or Ctrl+Option+⌘+R | Open the thesaurus |
F8 | Extend the selection |
Shift+F8 | Add to the selection |
Option+F8 | Display the Macro dialog |
F9 | Calculate all open workbooks |
Shift+F9 | Calculate the active sheet |
Ctrl+F9 | Minimize the active window |
Shift+F10 | Display a contextual menu, or 'right click' menu |
Ctrl+F10 or ⌘+F10 | Maximize or restore the active window |
F11 | Insert a new chart sheet* |
Shift+F11 | Insert a new sheet* |
⌘+F11 | Insert an Excel 4.0 macro sheet |
Option+F11 | Open Visual Basic |
F12 | Display the Save As dialog |
⌘+F12 | Display the Open dialog |
Created by Peherte on 5/17/2017. Last updated on 7/9/2020
3 Comments for 'Excel 2016'
Comment #3 by Don Jan 8, 2020 at 11:38 am Reply
For Excel 2016 for the Mac: Under the new Mac OS (Catalina) toggling absolute and relative references is now Command-T, not F4. And you need to put your cursor in the formula line; you can't simply select the cell.
Comment #2 by JohnDohe Dec 11, 2018 at 10:12 am Reply
Re: Excel 2016 for Mac What is the keyboard shortcut to switch between two (or more) open workbooks? I am NOT asking about workSHEETS. I AM referring to workBOOKS. THE FOLLOWING DO NOT WORK TO SWITCH BETWEEN 2 (OR MORE) OPEN 'EXCEL 2016 FOR MAC' WorkBOOKS: Cmd+PageUp/PageDown Cmd+Tab Cmd+ArrowLeft/ArrowRight *** CTRL+PageUp/PageDown CTRL+Tab CTRL+ArrowLeft/ArrowRight *** Option+PageUp/PageDown Option+Tab Option+ArrowLeft/ArrowRight *** Anyone have a keyboard shortcut that works to switch between two (2) or more 'Excel 2016 for Mac' WorkBOOKS? Thanks!
Reply #1 Susana Oct 29, 2020 at 10:55 am
In a PC you can use Alt+Tab to move between all programs open, including several Excel books. I don't know if it works for Mac, sorry
Comment #1 by Mayur Patil Aug 11, 2017 at 01:06 am Reply
Dear Sir, Thank you so much for your helpful guidance. Very useful knowledge.
To make your Excel worksheet more efficient, use the drop-down list in the cell. It is easy to select from the list instead of typing in each cell particularly. It also saves time. In this article, I have tried to show you how you can easily make a cell into a drop-down list. So Let us proceed with steps of How to Create a Drop-Down List in MS Excel 2016?
Steps to Create a Drop-Down List in MS Excel 2016:
Keyboard Shortcut For Drop Down Box Excel 2016 Mac Torrent
Step 1: In the image below you can see that I have prepared an Excel sheet which contains Sr no., Name and City columns. Now I want to create a drop-down list for the City column. I have also prepared the list of cities which I want in the drop-down list in the same Excel sheet. If you want, you can prepare the content of drop-down list in the separate sheet also.
Now, select the cell to which you want to convert into a drop-down cell.
Step 2: Go the Data tab. Under Data Tools group you have Data Validation drop-down button, click it. Select Data Validation from the options.
Step 3: A Data Validation Dialog box is opened. Under Settings tab, you have Allow: drop down box click it and among the options select List.
Step 4: After you select List, a Source fill box appears. Click inside the source box.
Step 5: After you click inside the Source box, select the content of which you want to create a drop-down list. You will see that inside Source box the code for the content is generated. Click OK.
Step 6: Now you can see that the cell you selected in step 1, is converted to a drop-down cell. Click on the drop-down arrow that appears on the right-hand-side of the cell and the entire drop-down list will appear.
Step 7: Now, if you want to apply data validation to all the cells below the City cell. Just drag the Autofill handle of the drop-down cell up to the cell you want to apply data validation.
Hence by doing this, you can make all the selected cells as the drop-down cells.
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The other method to apply data validation to the other cells connected to data validated cell is, select the cells including the data validated cell. Go the Home tab, Under Editing group you have Fill drop-down button. Click Fill button and as I have selected the cells in the vertically downward manner, I selected Down. If you have selected the cells in horizontal, you can choose Right or Left according to your requirement. In this way, you can apply data validation to adjacent cells in bulk.
Hope the content is useful. Keep reading.