Excel Shortcuts to Simplify Work : āĻāĻā§āϏā§āϞ āĻļāϰā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϏāĻŽā§āĻš (āϏāĻšāĻāĻā§ āĻŽāύāϤ ā§°āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻŦāϞā§)
Basic Shortcuts (āĻŽā§āϞāĻŋāĻ)
AutoSum (āϝā§āĻāĻĢāϞ)
- Alt + =
- Automatically adds numbers : āϏā§āĻŦāϝāĻŧāĻāĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āϝā§āĻ āĻā§°ā§
Duplicate Right (āϏā§āĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻĒāĻŋ)
- Ctrl + R
- Copies data to right cell : āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ āϏā§āĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻĒāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§
Duplicate Down (āϤāϞāϞ⧠āĻāĻĒāĻŋ)
- Ctrl + D
- Copies data downward : āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ āϤāϞāϞ⧠āĻāĻĒāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§
Flash Fill (āϏā§āĻŦāϝāĻŧāĻāĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŖ)
- Ctrl + E
- Fills data automatically : āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻž āϏā§āĻŦāϝāĻŧāĻāĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°ā§
Formatting Shortcuts (āĻĢā§°ā§āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋāĻ)
- Format as Table (āĻā§āĻŦā§āϞ āĻŦāύā§ā§ąāĻž) : Ctrl + T
- Merge & Center (āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻ āĻā§āύā§āĻĻā§ā§°āϤ ā§°āĻžāĻāĻž) : Alt + H + M + C
- Conditional Formatting : Alt + H + L + N
Data Tools (āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύāĻž)
Filter (āĻĢāĻŋāϞā§āĻāĻžā§°) : Ctrl + Shift + L
Sort Ascending (āĻā§āĻā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻĄāĻžāĻā§°) : (Alt + A + S + A) (corrected)
Sort Descending (āĻĄāĻžāĻā§°ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻā§āĻ) : (Alt + A + S + D) (corrected)
Remove Duplicates (āĻĄā§āĻĒā§āϞāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻāϤ⧰ā§ā§ąāĻž) : Alt + A + M
Text to Columns (āĻā§āĻā§āϏāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻā§°āĻž) : Alt + A + E
View & Freeze (āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ āύāĻŋā§āύā§āϤā§ā§°āĻŖ)
- Freeze Panes (āĻĢā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ āĻā§°āĻž) : Alt + W + F + F
- Freeze Top Row (āĻāĻĒā§°ā§° āĻļāĻžā§°ā§ āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋā§°) : Alt + W + F + R
- Freeze First Column (āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āϏā§āϤāĻŽā§āĻ āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋā§°) : Alt + W + F + C
- Hide Gridlines (āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāĻĄāϞāĻžāĻāύ āϞā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻž) : Alt + W + V + G
Worksheet (ā§ąā§°ā§āĻāĻļā§āĻŦā§āĻ)
- Rename Sheet (āύāĻžāĻŽ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻā§°āĻž) : Alt + H + O + R
Super Exam Trick
- Copy Right → Ctrl + R
- Copy Down → Ctrl + D
- Auto Fill → Ctrl + E
- Filter → Ctrl + Shift + L
- AutoSum → Alt + =
Revision:
- Ctrl = Quick actions
- Alt = Menu shortcuts
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Excel Shortcuts – MCQs (Exam Style)
Q1. Which shortcut is used for AutoSum in Excel ? : ExcelāϤ AutoSum āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻā§āύāĻā§ shortcut āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(a) Ctrl + A (b) Alt + = (c) Ctrl + S (d) Alt + S
Ans: (b) Alt + =
Explanation: AutoSum quickly adds selected numbers. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: AutoSum āĻ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžāĻŦā§ā§° āϏā§āĻŦāϝāĻŧāĻāĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āϝā§āĻ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q2. Which shortcut copies data to the right ? āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻž āϏā§āĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻĒāĻŋ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻā§āύāĻā§ shortcut āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(a) Ctrl + D (b) Ctrl + R (c) Ctrl + C (d) Ctrl + V
Ans: (b) Ctrl + R
Explanation: Ctrl + R fills data to the right. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Ctrl + R āĻ āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻž āϏā§āĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻĒāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q3. Which shortcut copies data downward ? āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻž āϤāϞāϞ⧠āĻāĻĒāĻŋ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻā§āύāĻā§ shortcut ?
(a) Ctrl + R (b) Ctrl + D (c) Ctrl + E (d) Ctrl + T
Ans: (b) Ctrl + D
Explanation: Ctrl + D fills data downward. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Ctrl + D āĻ āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻž āϤāϞāϞ⧠āĻāĻĒāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q4. Which shortcut is used for Flash Fill ? Flash Fillā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āύāĻā§ shortcut āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(a) Ctrl + F (b) Ctrl + E (c) Ctrl + L (d) Ctrl + Shift + L
Ans: (b) Ctrl + E
Explanation: Flash Fill automatically fills data patterns. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Flash Fill āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻ
āύā§āϏ⧰āĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q5. Which shortcut opens Format as Table ? Format as Table āĻā§āϞāĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻā§āύāĻā§ shortcut ?
(a) Ctrl + T (b) Ctrl + F (c) Ctrl + H (d) Ctrl + M
Ans: (a) Ctrl + T
Explanation: Ctrl + T converts data into a table. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Ctrl + T āĻ āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻŦā§āϞāϞ⧠⧰ā§āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϤ⧰ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q6. Which shortcut is used for Filter ? Filter āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻā§āύāĻā§ shortcut āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(a) Ctrl + L (b) Ctrl + Shift + L (c) Ctrl + F (d) Alt + L
Ans: (b) Ctrl + Shift + L
Explanation: It applies/removes filters. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ Filter āϞāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāϤ⧰āĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q7. Which shortcut is used for Merge & Center ? Merge & Center āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻā§āύāĻā§ shortcut ?
(a) Alt + H + M + C (b) Ctrl + M (c) Alt + M (d) Ctrl + Shift + M
Ans: (a) Alt + H + M + C
Explanation: It merges cells and centers text. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ āĻā§āώāϏāĻŽā§āĻš āĻāĻā§āϞāĻ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻāϤ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
Q8. Which shortcut is used to Freeze Top Row ? āĻāĻĒā§°ā§° āĻļāĻžā§°ā§ āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋā§° āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻā§āύāĻā§ shortcut ?
(a) Alt + W + F + F (b) Alt + W + F + R (c) Alt + W + F + C (d) Ctrl + F
Ans: (b) Alt + W + F + R
Explanation: It locks the top row while scrolling. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϏā§āĻā§ā§°āϞ āĻā§°āĻžā§° āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāϤ⧠āĻāĻĒā§°ā§° āĻļāĻžā§°ā§ āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋā§° āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
Q9. Which shortcut is used for Text to Columns ? Text to Columnsā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āύāĻā§ shortcut ?
(a) Alt + A + T (b) Alt + A + E (c) Ctrl + T (d) Ctrl + E
Ans: (b) Alt + A + E
Explanation: It splits text into columns. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ āĻā§āĻā§āϏāĻāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āĻāϞāĻžāĻŽāϤ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q10. Which shortcut removes duplicate data ? āĻĄā§āĻĒā§āϞāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻāϤ⧰āĻžāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻā§āύāĻā§ shortcut ?
(a) Alt + A + M (b) Ctrl + D (c) Ctrl + R (d) Alt + D
Ans: (a) Alt + A + M
Explanation: It removes repeated entries. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ āĻĒā§āύ⧰āĻžāĻŦā§āϤā§āϤ āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻāϤ⧰āĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Final Exam Trick
- Ctrl + R → Right copy
- Ctrl + D → Down copy
- Ctrl + E → Flash Fill
- Ctrl + Shift + L → Filter
- Alt + = → AutoSum