Excel
Formulas
o Basic Arithmetic: =A1 + B1, =A1 - B1, =A1 * B1, =A1 / B1
o SUM: =SUM(A1:A10) adds up all numbers in the range.
o AVERAGE: =AVERAGE(A1:A10) calculates the average of the numbers in the range.
o IF: =IF(condition, value_if_true, value_if_false) checks a condition and returns one value if
true and another if false.
o VLOOKUP: =VLOOKUP(lookup_value, table_array, col_index_num, [range_lookup]) searches
for a value in the first column and returns a value in the same row from another column.
o INDEX & MATCH: =INDEX(return_range, MATCH(lookup_value, lookup_range, 0)) used
together for more flexible lookups compared to VLOOKUP.
o COUNTIF: =COUNTIF(range, criteria) counts the number of cells that meet a specific
condition.
# Note
Alt + E, I, S for entering a number from 1 to 20
Vlookup, Hlookup
CountBlank
IF condition
Count formula for number count
and
COUNTA formula for text count
FILTER+ISBLANK
IF+ISBLANK
INDEX AND MATCH
General Shortcuts
• Ctrl + N: New workbook
• Ctrl + O: Open workbook
• Ctrl + S: Save workbook
• Ctrl + P: Print workbook
• Ctrl + W: Close workbook
• Ctrl + F4: Close Excel
Navigation
• Arrow Keys: Move one cell in the direction of the arrow
• Ctrl + Arrow Keys: Move to the edge of data region
• Home: Move to the beginning of the row
• Ctrl + Home: Move to the beginning of the worksheet
• Ctrl + End: Move to the last cell with data
• Page Up/Page Down: Move one screen up/down
Selection
• Shift + Arrow Keys: Extend selection by one cell
• Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Keys: Extend selection to the edge of data region
• Ctrl + Space: Select entire column
• Shift + Space: Select entire row
• Ctrl + A: Select entire worksheet
Editing
• F2: Edit the active cell
• Ctrl + C: Copy
• Ctrl + X: Cut
• Ctrl + V: Paste
• Delete: Clear contents of selected cells
• Alt + Enter: Start a new line within a cell
• Ctrl + Z: Undo
• Ctrl + Y: Redo
Formatting
• Ctrl + 1: Format cells dialog box
• Ctrl + B: Bold
• Ctrl + I: Italic
• Ctrl + U: Underline
• Ctrl + Shift + $: Apply currency format
• Ctrl + Shift + %: Apply percentage format
• Ctrl + Shift + #: Apply date format
Formula and Functions
• = (Equals): Start a formula
• Alt + =: AutoSum
• Ctrl + ` (Grave Accent): Toggle between displaying cell values and formulas
• F9: Calculate all worksheets
• Shift + F3: Insert a function
Miscellaneous
• Ctrl + F: Find
• Ctrl + H: Replace
• F7: Spell check
• Alt + F11: Open the Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) editor