20 essential keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft Excel

Shortcut Key Action / Function Description Ctrl + C Copy Copies the selected cells or content to the clipboard. Ctrl + V Paste Pastes the copied or cut content into the selected cell or range. Ctrl + X Cut Cuts the selected cells to move them elsewhere. Ctrl + Z Undo Reverses the last action, helpful when you make a mistake. Ctrl + Y Redo Reapplies the last undone action. Ctrl + S Save Saves the current Excel workbook. Ctrl + P Print Opens the Print dialog to print the sheet. Ctrl + F Find Searches for specific text or values in the sheet. Ctrl + H Find and Replace Finds and replaces specific content in the workbook. Ctrl + A Select All Selects the entire worksheet or data region. Ctrl + Arrow Key Move to Edge Moves to the edge of data in a direction; useful for navigating large tables. Ctrl + Space Select Column Selects the entire column of the active cell. Shift + Space Select Ro...