#MS OFFICE EXCEL SHORTCUT KEYS HOW TO#
Just for fun, in the following video, we show you how to use Ctrl+Shift+Alt+C to insert a cat into the worksheet.Įvery Office Add-in for Excel, including yours, can utilize keyboard shortcuts to help users work more efficiently and improve the overall accessibility of your add-in on Web, Mac, and Windows.
With the wide variety of functionalities available in Office Add-ins, you can register keyboard shortcuts to do just about anything in Excel. The following video demonstrates using Ctrl+Shift+I and Ctrl+Shift+O to zoom in and out of the currently selected data point. One of our preview partners, Oracle, uses keyboard shortcuts to change the view of the data in the worksheet. In the following video, we registered Ctrl+Shift+L to cycle through four different cell colors and quickly use the shortcut to apply formatting on the selected cell. With custom keyboard shortcuts, you can extend those capabilities to match specific formatting needs for your users. There are already many shortcuts in Excel to help you quickly format cells in the worksheet. In the following video, we use Ctrl+Shift+Up and Ctrl+Shift+Down to show and hide the task pane.Īpply quick custom formatting to your cells This enables users to efficiently work between the task pane and the worksheet without ever reaching for their mouse. With the help of shared runtime, you can register keyboard shortcuts to quickly show and hide the add-in task pane. Open/Close the task pane without touching the mouse We’ll also highlight how one of our preview partners, Oracle, uses keyboard shortcuts to zoom in and out of their data. In this blog post, we’ll walk through use cases for keyboard shortcuts in your add-in. The possibilities are endless and keyboard shortcuts can be effective no matter the scenario of your add-in. Introducing custom keyboard shortcuts for Office Add-insĭevelopers are now able to configure custom keyboard shortcuts for Office Add-ins in Excel that can invoke any add-in related functionality. Today, we are excited to announce general availability for custom keyboard shortcuts for Office Add-ins in Excel. Over the past several years, we’ve heard from many partners and developers about the need for custom keyboard shortcuts to help their users work more efficiently. This is especially powerful in Excel where you may need to repeat the same action several times during a single workflow. Keyboard shortcuts are also critical for users with mobility or vision disabilities because they provide an alternative to using a mouse. Office has hundreds of native keyboard shortcuts that enable power users to work more efficiently. This blog is the first of a series highlighting custom keyboard shortcuts for Office Add-ins in Excel.