Common Excel Shortcuts for Beginners

There are many keyboard shortcuts available in Microsoft Excel that can help you work more efficiently. Some common shortcuts include:

• Ctrl + C to copy selected cells
• Ctrl + V to paste content from the clipboard
• Ctrl + X to cut selected cells
• Ctrl + Z to undo an action
• Ctrl + F to open the find and replace dialog box
• Ctrl + P to open the print dialog box
• Ctrl + N to create a new workbook
• Ctrl + S to save the current workbook
• F2 to edit the active cell
• F5 to go to a specific cell or range in the workbook
• Shift + F11 to insert a new worksheet
• Alt + = to insert the SUM formula in a selected range of cells
• Ctrl + Shift + ; to insert the current date
• Ctrl + ; to insert the current time
• Ctrl + Shift + : to change the format of selected cells to Time

These are just a few examples of the many shortcuts available in Excel. It is worth exploring and learning more of them to increase your productivity.