Heads up! To view this whole video, sign in with your Courses account or enroll in your free 7-day trial. Sign In Enroll
Start a free Courses trial
to watch this video
If you use spreadsheets a lot, keyboard shortcuts are your best friend. Learning how to use them will increase your productivity exponentially. An expert spreadsheet user will very rarely have to use their mouse to navigate and work with a spreadsheet.
Example Files
- you can continue to use the spreadsheet from the last video, or
- open a copy of this spreadsheet to catch up to this video
Keyboard Shortcut Documentation
Common Keyboard Shortcuts
- Select a cell and press
Enter
(return
) to start editing the cell. -
Ctrl-C
(Command-C
) to copy a selection. -
Ctrl-X
(Command-X
) to cut a selection. -
Ctrl-V
(Command-V
) to paste into a cell. -
Ctrl-Z
(Command-Z
) to undo last action. - Use the arrow keys to move from cell to cell, row to row, and column to column.
-
Shift
+ an arrow key lets you select multiple cells.
Related Discussions
Have questions about this video? Start a discussion with the community and Treehouse staff.
Sign upRelated Discussions
Have questions about this video? Start a discussion with the community and Treehouse staff.
Sign up
You need to sign up for Treehouse in order to download course files.
Sign upYou need to sign up for Treehouse in order to set up Workspace
Sign up