Using Function Keys along with CTRL , SHIFT , ALT buttons on the key board quite useful and you may avoid using mouse

1. EXCEL SHORT CUT SERIES
FUNCTION KEYS (F1 - F12) PRACTICE FILE

2. Opens the Excel Help
task pane
Hide/Unhide Taskbar
Create a chart from
data in the current
range
Create a new
worksheet.
Hide/Unhide ribbon
and taskbar.
F1 CTRL + F1 ALT+F1
ALT+SHIFT+F1 CTRL+SHIFT+F1

3. Activate cell for Editing Open Print Option
Open File Save
As Dialogue
Insert/Edit Comment in
Active cell / Selection
Saves Current
Workbook.
F2 CTRL + F2 ALT+F2
SHIFT+F2 ALT+SHIFT+F2

4. Insert a Defined name
into a Formula
Opens Name Manager
Dialogue
Access Name Box
Opens Insert Function
Dialogue
Create Names from
Selection Dialogue
F3 CTRL + F3 ALT+F3
SHIFT+F3 CTRL+SHIFT+F3

5. Repeats Last Action
Closes Current
Workbook
Same as CTRL+F4
Select cell next-right to
current. Selection toggles
only until the cell that
contains data then goes to
the next row.
Same as Shift+F4. But
movement is left and
then to the above row.
F4 CTRL + F4 ALT+F4
SHIFT+F4 CTRL+SHIFT+F4

6. Opens Go To Dialogue
Changes the Active
Window Size
Select cell next-right to
current. Selection toggles
only until the cell that
contains data then goes to
the next row.
F5 CTRL + F5 SHIFT+F5

7. Toggle between
Command Ribbon,
Worksheet, Tabs and
Status, Also toggles
between pans when
worksheet was Split
Toggle between
multiple open
workbooks
Same as F6
Same as Ctrl+F6
F6 CTRL + F6 SHIFT+F6
CTRL+SHIFT+F6

8. Spell Check in Active
Worksheet
Activate move window
cursor provided
window is not
maximized
Open thesaurus
F7 CTRL + F7
SHIFT+F7

9. Turn on /off Selection
Extend
Enable Add to Selection
mode - select non-
adjacent cells when
enabled.
Open Macro dialogue
F8 SHIFT+ F8 ALT+F8
Activate resize window
cursor when window is
not maximized.
CTRL+F8

10. Refreshes workbook.
Performs calculations
on formulas.
Calculate the active
worksheet
F9 SHIFT+ F9
Minimize workbook
CTRL+F9
Calculate all worksheets
in all open workbooks,
regardless of whether
they have changed since
the last calculation.
CTRL+ALT+F9
F2 and F9
Evaluate Formula
Recheck dependent
formulas and then
calculates all cells in all
open workbooks.
CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+F9

11. Activate/Deactivate
Shortcut keys to
Command Ribbon
Replaces Right Click
with Mouse for
selected object in Excel
F10 SHIFT+ F10
Maximize or Restore
Active Workbook
CTRL+F10
Short menu for Smart
Tag (Chart)
ALT+SHIFT+F10

12. Creates a Chart In a
separate sheet tab for a
selected range
Switch between Visual
Basic Editor and Excel
F11 ALT+ F11
Creates new worksheet with
name Macro1,Macro2…. So
on.
CTRL+F11
Creates new worksheet
SHIFT+F11

13. Open Save As Dialogue Print Command
F12 CTRL+SHIFT+ F12
Open Dialogue
CTRL+F12
Save active workbook
SHIFT+F12