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Excel Formatting Shortcuts

September 4, 2015 by terp Leave a Comment

The Basics Of Excel Formatting Shortcuts

Formatting is a common task in Excel.  So what are some good formatting shortcuts to increase your speed?

Excel-Formatting-Shortcuts

First, memorize these shortcuts for opening up the Format Cells dialog box (shown below):

Format Cells Dialog Box (keyboard): Ctrl+1

Format Cells Dialog Box (hybrid): Right Click+F*

(*Note: this won’t work if you have copied something into the clipboard since at that point “F” will activate the paste Formulas option instead).

format-cells-dialog-box-excel

You can switch between tabs in the dialog box with your mouse or by typing the first letter for tab (e.g., “F” for Font).

Second, there are some common formats with easy shortcuts:

Bold (keyboard): Ctrl+B –or– Ctrl+2

Italics (keyboard): Ctrl+I –or–Ctrl+3

Underline (keyboard): Ctrl+U –or– Ctrl+4

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