Microsoft Excel Keyboard Shortcuts
Getting startedIntroductionIn Excel
Find keyboard shortcuts for entering data, formatting cells, working with formulas, and managing workbooks in Microsoft 365 Excel for Mac. Start with copying, pasting, and undoing, then browse by the worksheet content you want to work with. Read each operation’s documented conditions, including whether you are editing a cell. English quotations are supported by documentation checks, not device tests. Shared macOS commands retain their own source-check records.
Copy a selection. Cmd+C
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
Paste a selection. Cmd+V
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
Cut a selection. Cmd+X
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
Undo the last action. Cmd+Z
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
Redo action. Cmd+Y
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
WorkbooksExcelIn Excel
Open a new blank workbook. Cmd+N
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
Display the Open dialog box. Cmd+O
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
Save workbook. Cmd+S
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
Display the Save As dialog box. Cmd+Shift+S
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
Print workbook. Cmd+P
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
WorksheetsExcelIn an Excel worksheet
Move to the next sheet in the workbook. Ctrl+Page down or Option+Right arrow key
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
Move to the previous sheet in the workbook. Ctrl+Page down or Option+Left arrow key
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
Cells and text to findExcelIn an Excel worksheet
Access search (when in a cell or when a cell is selected). Cmd+F
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
Display the Replace dialog box. Ctrl+H
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
Display the Go To dialog box. Ctrl+G
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
Cell entriesExcelIn an Excel worksheet
Edit the active cell and position the insertion point at the end of the line. Ctrl+U
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
Start a new line in the same cell. Option+Return or Ctrl+Option+Return
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
Complete a cell entry. Return
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
Cancel an entry in the cell or formula bar. Esc
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
Enter the date. Ctrl+Semicolon (;)
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
Enter the time. Cmd+Semicolon (;)
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
Cell contentsExcelIn an Excel worksheet
Use Paste Special . Cmd+Ctrl+V
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
Fill down. Ctrl+D or Cmd+D
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
Fill to the right. Ctrl+R or Cmd+R
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
Insert a hyperlink. Cmd+K
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
Cell formattingExcelIn an Excel worksheet
Display the Format Cells dialog box. Cmd+1
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
Apply or remove bold formatting. Cmd+B
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
Apply or remove italic formatting. Cmd+I
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
Apply or remove underline formatting. Cmd+U
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
Apply or remove strikethrough formatting. Shift+Cmd+X
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
Align center. Cmd+E
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
Formulas and the formula barExcelIn an Excel worksheet
Insert the AutoSum formula. Shift+Cmd+T
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
Toggle the formula reference style between absolute, relative, and mixed. Cmd+T
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
Expand or collapse the formula bar. Ctrl+Shift+U
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
Tables and dataExcelIn an Excel worksheet
Create a table. Cmd+T or Ctrl+T
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
Add or remove a filter. Cmd+Shift+F
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
Open the Sort dialog box. Cmd+Shift+R
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-11-02) — Reviewed the live English Microsoft Excel for Mac shortcut row and its surrounding section on November 2, 2026. The Sort row documents Cmd+Shift+R without a PivotTable-only condition; the unsupported item condition has been removed, retaining the section’s worksheet context. The existing environment values are retained for this documentation correction. This is not a device test or separate version-specific build testing for macOS Tahoe 26, macOS Sequoia 15, or Microsoft 365.
RowsExcelIn an Excel worksheet
Select the entire row. Shift+Spacebar
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
Hide selected rows. Ctrl+9
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
Windows and the ribbonExcelIn Excel
Close the active workbook window. Cmd+W
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
Expand or minimize the ribbon. Cmd+Option+R
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26, Microsoft 365 desktop app (2026-10-21) — Matched to the Mac section of the supplied English capture of Microsoft’s official Excel documentation. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
Apps and the screenOperating system
Find apps, switch between open apps and windows, and close them. This section also covers locking the screen when you step away.
Command–Space bar: Show or hide the Spotlight search field.
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26 (2026-10-19) — The quote and key-to-action mapping were checked against Apple’s current official list. This is not a hardware test on Tahoe 26; a separate version-specific check for Sequoia 15 has not been performed.
No check is recorded for the selected environment.
Fn-Shift-A: Show or hide Apps (macOS Tahoe 26 or later) or Launchpad (earlier versions of macOS).
Source checked: macOS Sequoia 15 (2026-10-19) — The official list’s reference to Launchpad in earlier macOS versions was used as source evidence for Sequoia 15, the earlier of the two target versions. This is not a hardware test.
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26 (2026-10-19) — The official list explicitly identifies Apps for macOS Tahoe 26 or later. This is a source check, not a hardware test.
No check is recorded for the selected environment.
Command-Tab: Switch to the next most recently used app among your open apps.
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26 (2026-10-19) — The quote and key-to-action mapping were checked against Apple’s current official list. This is not a hardware test on Tahoe 26; a separate version-specific check for Sequoia 15 has not been performed.
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Control-F3 or Fn-Control-F3: Move focus to the Dock.
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26 (2026-11-02) — Reviewed Apple’s full live English shortcut page on November 2, 2026, and matched the quoted action to both Control and Fn-Control alternatives. This is a current-source review, not a device test or a separate version-specific key check for Tahoe 26 or Sequoia 15.
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Control-F4 or Fn-Control-F4: Move focus to the active window or next window.
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26 (2026-11-02) — Reviewed Apple’s full live English shortcut page on November 2, 2026, and matched the quoted action to both Control and Fn-Control alternatives. This is a current-source review, not a device test or a separate version-specific key check for Tahoe 26 or Sequoia 15.
No check is recorded for the selected environment.
Command-Q: Quit the current app.
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26 (2026-10-19) — The quote and key-to-action mapping were checked against Apple’s current official list. This is not a hardware test on Tahoe 26; a separate version-specific check for Sequoia 15 has not been performed.
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Control-Command-Q: Lock your screen.
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26 (2026-10-19) — The quote and key-to-action mapping were checked against Apple’s current official list. This is not a hardware test on Tahoe 26; a separate version-specific check for Sequoia 15 has not been performed.
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FilesOperating system
Open and save documents, move between folders in Finder, and navigate Open and Save dialogs. Conditions on individual items identify Finder-only commands.
Command-N: Open a new Finder window.
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26 (2026-10-19) — The quote and key-to-action mapping were checked against Apple’s current official list. This is not a hardware test on Tahoe 26; a separate version-specific check for Sequoia 15 has not been performed.
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Shift-Command-G: Open a Go to Folder window.
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26 (2026-10-19) — The quote and key-to-action mapping were checked against Apple’s current official list. This is not a hardware test on Tahoe 26; a separate version-specific check for Sequoia 15 has not been performed.
No check is recorded for the selected environment.
Shift-Command-H: Open the Home folder of the current macOS user account.
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26 (2026-10-19) — The quote and key-to-action mapping were checked against Apple’s current official list. This is not a hardware test on Tahoe 26; a separate version-specific check for Sequoia 15 has not been performed.
No check is recorded for the selected environment.
Option-Command-L: Open the Downloads folder.
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26 (2026-10-19) — The quote and key-to-action mapping were checked against Apple’s current official list. This is not a hardware test on Tahoe 26; a separate version-specific check for Sequoia 15 has not been performed.
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Command–Up Arrow: Open the folder that contains the current folder.
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26 (2026-10-19) — The quote and key-to-action mapping were checked against Apple’s current official list. This is not a hardware test on Tahoe 26; a separate version-specific check for Sequoia 15 has not been performed.
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Command–Left Bracket ([): Go to the previous folder. Command–Right Bracket (]): Go to the next folder.
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26 (2026-10-19) — The quote and key-to-action mapping were checked against Apple’s current official list. This is not a hardware test on Tahoe 26; a separate version-specific check for Sequoia 15 has not been performed.
No check is recorded for the selected environment.
Command–Down Arrow: Open the selected item.
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26 (2026-10-19) — The quote and key-to-action mapping were checked against Apple’s current official list. This is not a hardware test on Tahoe 26; a separate version-specific check for Sequoia 15 has not been performed.
No check is recorded for the selected environment.
Shift-Command-N: Create a new folder.
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26 (2026-10-19) — The quote and key-to-action mapping were checked against Apple’s current official list. This is not a hardware test on Tahoe 26; a separate version-specific check for Sequoia 15 has not been performed.
No check is recorded for the selected environment.
Command-D: Select the Desktop folder from within an Open dialog or Save dialog.
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26 (2026-10-20) — The key-to-action mapping was checked against Apple’s current official list. This is not a hardware test; a separate version-specific key check for Sequoia 15 has not been performed.
No check is recorded for the selected environment.
Settings and permissionsOperating system
For Mac-wide settings, open [System Settings] and enter a setting name in the search field. For app permissions, go to [System Settings] › [Privacy & Security] and open the feature you want to check, such as [Files & Folders]. To open an app’s own settings, bring that app to the front.
Tip: Press Command–Space bar to show or hide the Spotlight search field. Open an app. Enter the app name in Spotlight, then press Return.
Source checked: macOS Sequoia 15 (2026-10-20) — The Sequoia 15 edition of Apple’s official guide documents showing Spotlight, entering an app name, and pressing Return to open it (https://support.apple.com/en-us/guide/mac-pro/apd10f8d1038/2024/mac/15). The System Settings name and the settings and permissions entry points were checked in the same-version guides listed in the note. This is not a hardware test.
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26 (2026-10-20) — The Tahoe 26 edition of Apple’s official guide documents showing Spotlight, entering an app name, and pressing Return to open it. The System Settings name and the settings and permissions entry points were checked in the same-version guides listed in the note. This is not a hardware test.
No check is recorded for the selected environment.
Command-Comma (,): Open settings (preferences) for the front app.
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26 (2026-10-20) — The key-to-action mapping was checked against Apple’s current official list. This is not a hardware test; a separate version-specific key check for Sequoia 15 has not been performed.
No check is recorded for the selected environment.