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Apply the Percentage format with no decimal places

  1. CTRL+SHIFT+$
  2. CTRL+SHIFT+#

  3. CTRL+SHIFT+%

  4. CTRL+SHIFT+@

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Explanation

In Excel, the keyboard shortcut CTRL+SHIFT+% applies the Percentage format to selected cells with no decimal places. This is the standard Excel shortcut for converting numbers to percentages (e.g., 0.75 becomes 75%). The other shortcuts are for different formats: CTRL+SHIFT+$ is currency, CTRL+SHIFT+# is date format.

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In Excel, Ctrl+Shift+% applies the Percentage number format with zero decimal places to the selected cells. This is one of Excel's built-in "format shortcut" keys, alongside others like Ctrl+Shift+$ for currency and Ctrl+Shift+# for date — the % key specifically maps to percentage formatting.