Excel Number Formatting Shortcuts
If you don’t mind having both hands on the keyboard, here are some handy number formatting shortcuts — all using Ctrl+Shift.
The Currency, Percent and Exponential formats are probably easiest to remember since the shortcuts incorporate the format symbol itself.
Format |
Example |
Shortcut |
General | 12345 | Ctrl+Shift+` (accent grave) |
Comma (with 2 decimals) | 12,345.00 | Ctrl+Shift+1 |
Time | 12:00 AM | Ctrl+Shift+2 |
Date | 18-Oct-33 | Ctrl+Shift+3 |
Currency | $12,345.00 | Ctrl+Shift+4 (or Ctrl+$) |
Percent | 1234500% | Ctrl+Shift+5 (or Ctrl+%) |
Exponential | 1.23E+04 | Ctrl+Shift+6 (or Ctrl+^) |