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Put your mouse far out of reach so that it's a pain to use it.

To force yourself to get proficient with shortcuts, try one of these ideas: That will help cement it into your long-term memory. Repeat the use of a shortcut 10-30 times to get some muscle memory, then do it again (maybe fewer repetitions) an hour later, then again once or twice a day for the next few days. The best way to learn keyboard shortcuts is to use them. Here is a list of my most-used ALT access keys so far: I haven't used very many of these types of shortcuts, but if I'm doing anything really repetitive it often helps to see if there is an access key sequence that can speed things up. This allows you to use commands like align center ( ALT+ H, A, C) which may not have other keyboard shortcuts defined. Then, press the sequence of keys that show up. In the newer versions of Excel, you can do pretty much anything with the keyboard if you use ALT key shortcuts to access the menu and ribbon options. Shortcuts like CTRL+ Arrow let you quickly move through text and CTRL+ SHIFT+ Arrow lets you quickly select text.ДЄnother combination that I use all the time to insert new rows is to first select the row with SHIFT+ SpaceBar, then insert a row with CTRL+ SHIFT+ = (or think of it as Ctrl Plus), then copy the row above with CTRL+ D (to copy formulas down). For example, when you are editing text, use a combination of the shortcuts listed on the 3rd row of the bingo sheet. Some of these keyboard shortcuts work best in combinations. If you are using a Mac, you are welcome to use the spreadsheet to modify the list and create your own hotkey bingo sheet with shortcuts for Mac. I've marked these with a вЉћ symbol and bold text (most of them are in the first 3 rows of the bingo sheet).

#Excel keyboard shortcuts $ $ windows#

Many of the shortcuts that you can use in Excel and Google Sheets work as general Windows hotkeys for other programs as well. Cross out or color in the shortcuts when you have mastered them. To help motivate you to learn more shortcuts, print this bingo-style list of shortcut keys and put it next to your computer. Most of these shortcuts will also work in Google Sheets. While not a random or complete list, if you master all of these shortcuts, you will be using about 95% of the shortcuts that I use on a regular basis.

#Excel keyboard shortcuts $ $ download#

Instead, download and print a copy of my keyboard shortcut bingo sheet. Printing out a list of ALL spreadsheet shortcuts would be overwhelming. Using the keyboard efficiently can also help cut down on repetitive stress injuries that result from too much mouse use. More importantly, they make you more productive. Keyboard shortcuts can save you a LOT of time.