Today’s shortcut: Scroll sideways with PageUp and PageDown in Excel

We all know how to scroll one screen down in Word, Excel or almost any other application: Simply press the Page Down key. But in Excel we often want to scroll sideways too, and here’s how to do it:

Scroll one screen to the right: Alt + Page Down

Scroll one screen to the left: Alt + Page Up

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Today’s Shortcut: Zoom in and Zoom out in Excel

This is a standard shortcut that works in most Windows applications, including all MS Office applications and all web browsers:

Hold down the Ctrl key and use the scroll wheel of your mouse to zoom in and out.

Of course, you can also use the zoom bar on the right bottom of the page, but when you know this shortcut you will probably never do that again!

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Today’s Shortcut: Insert New Worksheet in Excel

If you want to create a new worksheet in an Excel workbook, you can use the mouse and click next to the rightmost existing sheet. But why not use a shortcut instead?

Alt + Shift + F1

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Today’s Shortcut: Copy Cell Above

In Excel you often want to copy the cell right above the active cell. Instead of the usual Copy-Paste routine, there is a keyboard shortcut in Excel which will make your life easier:

Ctrl + D

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Today’s Shortcut: Open Format Cells Dialog Box

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There is one dialog box I use more than any other: The Format Cells dialog box. You don’t want to use the mouse to click your way through the menus every time you need this box, so here’s the most important shortcut in Excel:

Open Format Cells Dialog Box: Ctrl + 1

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