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Excel Shortcuts & Formulas

Updated: Sep 22, 2020


Short cuts


F2 Edit selected cell

F4 Repeat last action

F4 Add "$" to a text in a cell

(e.g. Double click on a cell containing "A2" and press F4 to give "$A$2"

Ctrl + Y Redo last action (opposite to Ctrl + Z)

Ctrl + D Copy above

Ctrl + R Copy left cell

Ctrl + S Strikethrough

Ctrl + F Replace

Ctrl + G Go to a specific cell

Ctrl + Space Select entire column

Shift + Space Select entire row

Ctrl + +/- Add or Delete column/row

Ctrl + Shift + : Current time

Ctrl + ; Today’s date

Ctrl + Shift + L Turn on/off filters

Ctrl + Page Up Go to the Excel Sheet before

Ctrl + Page Down Go to the next Excel Sheet

Ctrl + Tab Switch between open workbooks

Alt + Tab Switch between open workbooks

Alt + Enter Move to the next line within a cell



Formulas


Find a cell that corresponds to the cell we are matching against

LOOKUP (lookup_value, row or column, [result_vector])

E.g =LOOKUP(20, D:D, C:C)

  • Look for "20" in D:D and find what C:C contains


Find data from a specific column (vertical) in table

VLOOKUP (lookup_value, table, column_index, range)

E.g =VLOOKUP(A1, C1:E4, 3, FALSE)

  • Look for A1 in the 3rd row of table C1:E4



Find data from a specific row (horizontal) in table

HLOOKUP (lookup_value, table, row_index, [range_lookup])

E.g =HLOOKUP(A1, C1:E4, 3, FALSE)

  • Look for A1 in the 3rd row of table C1:E4


Sum cells that match multiple criteria

SUMIFS (sum_range, range1, criteria1, range2, criteria2,...)

E.g. = SUMIFS(F:F, C:C, "red")

  • Add up values in column F for all the "red" in column C


E.g. = SUMIFS(F:F, C:C, "red", D:D, "NSW")

  • Add up values in column F when there is "red" in column C AND "NSW" in column D


To test for certain conditions

IF (logical_test, [value_if_true], [value_if_false])

E.g. =IF(A1>70, "Y", "N")

  • If A is bigger than 70 then say "Y"


Nested IFs

IF (logical_test, [value_if_true], IF (logical_test, [value_if_true], [value_if_false]))



COUNTIF

COUNTIF(range, criteria)


Get the periodic payment for a loan

PMT (rate, nper, pv, [fv], [type])

E.g. =PMT(interest rate/12, periods (term in months), - loan amount)

  • To find out monthly payment



LEFT (cell number, number of characters)

E,g. If cell B5 contains "New york" then =LEFT(B5,3) will give “New”




PROPER () E.g. Capital -> small

RANDBETWEEN(bottom, top)

INDEX()


Format


Quotation marks

  • 10 = Number

  • "10" = Text

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