Keyboard shortcuts are the best way to use a software efficiently. Every software has some keyboard shortcuts to use it fast, that saves a few mouse clicks. Learning the keyboard shortcuts make you a pro in that application. Keyboard shortcuts are a series on one or more keys that invoke the software program to perform a pre-programmed action. Keyboard shortcuts are keys or combinations of keys that offer an alternative way to do a task that we would typically do with a mouse. Here are some commonly used keyboard shortcuts to speed up your work.
| Shortcut | Usage |
| Ctrl+O | Open a workbook |
| Ctrl+W | Close a workbook |
| Ctrl+S | Save a workbook |
| Ctrl+N | Create a New workbook |
| Ctrl+X | Cut |
| Ctrl+C | Copy |
| Ctrl+V | Paste |
| Ctrl+Z | Undo |
| Ctrl+Y | Redo |
| Alt+M | Goto Formula Tab |
Shortcuts for navigate in Excel cells
| Shift+Tab | Move to previous cell |
| Up arrow key | Move one cell up in a worksheet |
| Down arrow key | Move one cell down in a worksheet. |
| Left arrow key | Move one cell left in a worksheet |
| Right arrow key | Move one cell right in a worksheet |
| Ctrl+End | Move to the last cell on a worksheet |
| Ctrl+Home | Move to the beginning of a worksheet |
| Page Down (pg dn) | Move one screen down in a worksheet |
| Page Up (pg up) | Move one screen up in a worksheet |
| Tab key | Move one cell to the right in a worksheet |
| Esc | Exit the floating shape navigation |