Microsoft Excel Keyboard Shortcuts

Test your knowledge of keyboard shortcuts used in Microsoft Excel for formatting, navigation, and common tasks.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of these function keys is used to create a chart from selected data in Microsoft Excel?

  1. F7
  2. F2
  3. F11
  4. F4
  5. F5
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following keyboard short-cuts is used to open the Excel formula window?

  1. Shift+F3
  2. Shift+F5
  3. Alt+Shift+F1
  4. Ctrl+Shift+:
  5. F2
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If one wants to enter the current date, which key combination may he use?

  1. Alt+Shift+F1
  2. Ctrl+Shif t+:
  3. Ctrl+;
  4. Alt+Enter
  5. Shift+F5
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a keyboard option to open the Format Cells window?

  1. Ctrl+I
  2. Ctrl+B
  3. Ctrl+A
  4. Shift+F5
  5. Ctrl+1
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following keyboard shortcuts is used to strike-through a highlighted selection?

  1. Ctrl + S
  2. Ctrl + Z
  3. Ctrl + 1
  4. Ctrl + 5
  5. Ctrl + P
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of these keyboard options is used to open Excel Name Manager?

  1. Ctrl+F9
  2. Ctrl+F3
  3. Ctrl+F10
  4. Ctrl+F6
  5. Ctrl+Page up
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following keyboard options is used to format numbers in a percentage format?

  1. Ctrl+Tab
  2. Ctrl+'
  3. Ctrl+Shift+1
  4. Ctrl+Shift+5
  5. Ctrl+Shift+4
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of these shortcut combinations creates a formula to sum all of the cells above?

  1. Ctrl + '
  2. Alt + =
  3. Ctrl + Tab
  4. Ctrl + Shift + 1
  5. Ctrl + F6
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following key-combinations is used to format numbers in a scientific format?

  1. Ctrl+Shift+6
  2. Ctrl+Shift+5
  3. Ctrl+Shift+3
  4. Ctrl+Shift+4
  5. Ctrl+Shift+1
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Using which of the following keyboard options can one delete the selected column or row in MS-Excel?

  1. Shift+Space
  2. Ctrl+-
  3. Ctrl+Shift+=
  4. Ctrl+Home
  5. Ctrl+Space
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following options is used to edit the selected cell?

  1. F2
  2. F3
  3. F5
  4. Alt+Shift+F1
  5. Ctrl+Z
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Using which of the following short-cuts can, one switch between showing Excel formulas and their values in cells?

  1. Ctrl+Home
  2. Ctrl+Shift+2
  3. Ctrl+~
  4. Ctrl+'
  5. Ctrl+Shift+1
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following short-cuts is used to switch between worksheet tabs, from right-to-left?

  1. Ctrl+PgDn
  2. Ctrl+PgUp
  3. Ctrl+Shift+(
  4. Ctrl+Shift+&
  5. Ctrl+Shift+~
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following key combinations switches control to the next tab in dialog box in MS-Excel?

  1. Ctrl+Tab
  2. Ctrl+Shift+Tab
  3. Shift+Tab
  4. Alt+Spacebar
  5. Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following keyboard options displays or hides the outline symbols in MS-Excel?

  1. Ctrl+6
  2. Ctrl+8
  3. Ctrrl+9
  4. Ctrl+4
  5. Ctrl+3