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Command Name Key Stroke Priority Comments
Manage External Links Ctrl Shift ? 5 Manage links for selected cells through the Linked
Edit External Link Source Alt Shift E 4 Edit source of first linked item in selected cells
Unlink Selected Cells Alt Shift U 4 Remove all links within selected cells
View External Link Source Alt Shift V 4 View source of first linked item in selected cells

Auditing

Command Name Key Stroke Priority Comments
Return To Audited Cell Ctrl Shift | 5 Navigates to the last cell audited using Smart Pre
Smart Dependents Ctrl Shift } 5 Traces and allows navigation through a cell’s depe
Smart Precedents Ctrl Shift { 5 Traces and allows navigation through a cell’s prec
Find ( Ctrl f ) / Alt ef 4  
Replace ( Ctrl h ) / Alt ee 4  
Highlight Direct Cell Pre ( Ctrl [ ) 3  
Highlight Direct Cell Dep ( Ctrl ] ) 3  
Highlight Indirect Cell P ( Ctrl { ) 3  
Highlight Indirect Cell D ( Ctrl 3  
Show Precedent Arrows Alt tut 3 Refers to direct precedents
Show Dependent Arrows Alt tud 3 Refers to direct dependents
Display Cell Formulas (To ( Ctrl ` ) 3  
Edit Links Alt ek 3  

Auto Filling

Command Name Key Stroke Priority Comments
Smart Fill Dates Ctrl Alt d 4 Fills in a series of dates by day, month or year a
Smart Fill Numbers Ctrl Alt f 4 Fills in a series of numbers according to user pre

Clear/Delete

Command Name Key Stroke Priority Comments
Delete Selection Alt ed 5  
Clear Everything Within S Alt eaa 5  
Edit Delete Sheet Alt el 3  

Commands

Command Name Key Stroke Priority Comments
Edit Undo ( Ctrl z ) / Alt eu 5  
Edit Redo (Reverse Undo) ( Ctrl y ) / Alt er 5  
Repeat Last Command F4 / ( Ctrl y ) / Al 5 Use F4 while outside Formula Bar
Command Name Key Stroke Priority Comments
Copy (FDS) Ctrl Alt Shift C 4 Perform Excel Copy operation, preserving all link
Cut (FDS) Ctrl Alt Shift X 4 Perform Excel Cut operation, preserving all link a
Paste (FDS) Ctrl Alt Shift V 4 Perform Excel Paste operation, preserving all link
Fill Down (FDS) Ctrl Alt Shift D 3 Perform Excel Fill Down operation, preserving all
Fill Left (FDS) Ctrl Alt Shift J 3 Perform Excel Fill Left operation, preserving all
Fill Right (FDS) Ctrl Alt Shift K 3 Perform Excel Fill Right operation, preserving all
Fill Up (FDS) Ctrl Alt Shift U 3 Perform Excel Fill Up operation, preserving all li
Insert Copied Cells (FDS) Ctrl Alt Shift I 3 Perform Excel Insert Copied Cells operation, prese
Move or Copy Sheet (FDS) Ctrl Alt Shift S 3 Perform Excel Move or Copy Sheet operation, preser

Copy/Paste

Command Name Key Stroke Priority Comments
Smart Copy Down Ctrl Shift D 5 Copies a cell formula down intelligently according
Smart Copy Right Ctrl Shift R 5 Copies a cell formula to the right intelligently a
Paste Special - Formulas Alt esf Enter 5 Copies formulas and nothing else
Paste Special - Formats Alt est Enter 5 Copies formats and nothing else
Paste Special - Values Alt esv Enter 5 Copies values and nothing else
Copy Right (Excel) ( Ctrl r ) 5  
Copy Down (Excel) ( Ctrl d ) 5  
Smart Formula Column Spac Ctrl Alt l 4 Copies a cell formula adjusting column spacing acc
Smart Formula Row Spacing Ctrl Alt r 4 Copies a cell formula adjusting row spacing accord
Smart Formula Transpose Ctrl Alt t 4 Copies a cell formula transposing references
Copy Value From Cell Abov ( Ctrl Shift “ ) 3  
Copy Formula From Cell Ab ( Ctrl ‘ ) 3  

Cut/Copy/Move/Paste/Insert

Command Name Key Stroke Priority Comments
Cut ( Ctrl x ) / Alt et 5  
Copy ( Ctrl c ) / Alt ec 5  
Paste ( Ctrl v ) / Alt ep 5  
Insert (Copied) Cells Alt ie 5  
Copy/Move Sheet Alt em 3  

Export Data

Command Name Key Stroke Priority Comments
Export Chart to PPT as Pi Alt Shift H 3 Export Chart to PowerPoint as picture
Export Chart to Word as P Ctrl Alt Shift H 3 Export Chart to Word as picture
Export Table to PPT as Pi Alt Shift B 3 Export to PowerPoint table as picture
Export Table to Word as P Ctrl Alt Shift B 3 Export to Word table as picture
Export to PPT as MS Graph Alt Shift M 3 Export Table to PowerPoint as MS Graph
Export to PPT as Text Alt Shift L 3 Export to PowerPoint cell as text
Export to PPT as Word Tab Alt Shift W 3 Export to PowerPoint as Word table
Export to Word as Tabbed Ctrl Alt Shift A 3 Export Table to Word as Tabbed Table
Export to Word as Text Ctrl Alt Shift L 3 Export to Word cell as text
Export to Word as Word Ta Ctrl Alt Shift W 3 Export to Word as Word table

FactSet Tools

Command Name Key Stroke Priority Comments
Data Downloading Alt Shift N 3 Refresh All cells with ^= ^% code prefixes
Filings Wizard Alt Shift Z 3 Download financial statements and notes
Insert ActiveGraph Alt Shift G 3 Add refreshable ActiveGraphs to a model
Insert FactSet Formula Alt Shift P 3 Build Data Downloading formulas that begin with ^=
Launch Factset Alt Shift F 3 Launch FactSet
Refresh All =FDS Alt Shift A 3 Refresh all cells that contain =FDS functions
Refresh Selected =FDS Off 3 Refresh the currently selected cells that containi
Audit FactSet Code Ctrl t 1 View components and source of FactSet code value

File Optimization

Command Name Key Stroke Priority Comments
Clean Up Defined Names Off 3 Removes unused defined range names from the active
Clean Up Number Formats Off 3 Removes unused custom number formats from the acti
Clean Up Used Range Off 2 Resets the used range of the selected worksheet to
Clean Up Used Ranges Off 2 Resets the used range of each worksheet in the sel

Files

Command Name Key Stroke Priority Comments
File New ( Ctrl n ) / Alt fn 5  
File Open ( Ctrl o ) / Alt fo 5  
File Close Alt fc 5  
File Save ( Ctrl s ) / Alt fs 5  
File Save As F12 / Alt fa 5  

Formatting

Command Name Key Stroke Priority Comments
My Custom Table SmartCycl Ctrl Alt 1 5 Cycles through customizable table formatting style
My Custom Table SmartCycl Ctrl Alt 2 5 Cycles through customizable table formatting style
Table Formatting Wizard Ctrl Alt Shift T 5 Applies a style or table style to the selected tab
Cell Formatting Dialog Bo ( Ctrl 1 ) / Alt oe 5  
Apply FDS Paintbrush Styl Ctrl Alt Shift P 4 Applies FactSet Paintbrush style to selected range
Capture FDS Paintbrush St Ctrl Alt Shift Q 4 Captures formatting of selected cell as FactSet Pa
Decrease Table Size Ctrl Alt Shift G 4 Proportionally decreases font, row, and column siz
Increase Table Size Ctrl Alt Shift F 4 Proportionally increases font, row, and column siz
My Custom Table SmartCycl Ctrl Alt 3 4 Cycles through customizable table formatting style
My Custom Table SmartCycl Ctrl Alt 4 4 Cycles through customizable table formatting style
My Custom Table SmartCycl Ctrl Alt 5 4 Cycles through customizable table formatting style
Apply Sheet Style Ctrl Alt y 3 Applies selected sheet style from user settings to
Cell Back Color SmartCycl Alt Shift K 3 Cycles through customizable cell color styles
Column Header SmartCycle Alt Shift @ 3 Cycles through customizable formatting styles
Decimal Aligned SmartCycl Ctrl Alt Shift % 3 Cycles through customizable formatting styles
Font SmartCycle Alt Shift ^ 3 Cycles through customizable formatting styles
Foreign Currency SmartCyc Alt Shift $ 3 Cycles through customizable formatting styles
Hard Percent SmartCycle Alt Shift % 3 Cycles through customizable formatting styles
Header SmartCycle Alt Shift ! 3 Cycles through customizable formatting styles
Highlight SmartCycle Alt Shift & 3 Cycles through customizable formatting styles
Label SmartCycle Alt Shift # 3 Cycles through customizable formatting styles
My SmartCycle 1 Alt Shift ( 3 Cycles through customizable formatting styles
My SmartCycle 2 Alt Shift ) 3 Cycles through customizable formatting styles
My SmartCycle 3 Ctrl Alt Shift ! 3 Cycles through customizable formatting styles
My SmartCycle 4 Ctrl Alt Shift @ 3 Cycles through customizable formatting styles
My SmartCycle 5 Ctrl Alt Shift # 3 Cycles through customizable formatting styles
Positive Multiple SmartCy Alt Shift * 3 Cycles through customizable formatting styles
Right Aligned SmartCycle Ctrl Alt Shift $ 3 Cycles through customizable formatting styles
Edit Clear Formats Alt eaf 3  
Case SmartCycle Alt Shift C 2 Cycles through CAPS, First Letter of Each Word Cap
Wrap Text Ctrl Shift W 1 Toggles wrap text setting in selected cells

Formatting - Alignment

Command Name Key Stroke Priority Comments
Center SmartCycle Ctrl Shift C 5 Cycles through customizable centering styles
Horizontal Alignment Smar Ctrl Shift H 3 Cycles through customizable horizontal alignment s
Indent SmartCycle Ctrl Shift I 3 Cycles through customizable indentation levels
Right Indent SmartCycle Alt Shift I 3 Cycles through customizable right-indentation leve
Vertical Alignment SmartC Ctrl Shift V 3 Cycles through customizable vertical alignment sty

Formatting - Borders

Command Name Key Stroke Priority Comments
Border SmartCycle Ctrl Shift B 3 Cycles through customizable border styles
Border Outline ( Ctrl Shift & ) 3  
Remove Borders ( Ctrl Shift _ ) 3  
Border Bottom Ctrl Alt Shift Down 1 Cycles through medium, thin and no border bottom f
Border Left Ctrl Alt Shift Left 1 Cycles through medium, thin and no border left for
Border None Ctrl Shift _ 1 Clears all border formatting from selected cells
Border Outline Ctrl Shift & 1 Adds a solid border outline around selected range
Border Outline Light Ctrl Shift ^ 1 Adds a light solid border outline around selected
Border Right Ctrl Alt Shift Right 1 Cycles through medium, thin and no border right fo
Border Top Ctrl Alt Shift Up Ar 1 Cycles through medium, thin and no border top for

Formatting - Font

Command Name Key Stroke Priority Comments
AutoColor Selection Ctrl Alt a 5 AutoColors the current selection according to Auto
Underline SmartCycle Ctrl Shift U 5 Cycles through customizable underline styles
Bold ( Ctrl b ) 5  
Italics ( Ctrl i ) 5  
Underline ( Ctrl u ) 5  
AutoColor Colors Ctrl Alt e 4 Cycles through customizable font colors
AutoColor Sheet Ctrl Alt s 4 AutoColors an entire spreadsheet at once according
AutoColor Workbook Ctrl Alt q 4 AutoColors an entire workbook at once according to
Blue Black SmartCycle Ctrl ; 4 Cycles through customizable font colors
No AutoColor Ctrl Alt z 4 Cycles through customizable font colors
Decrease Font Size Ctrl Shift G 3 Decreases font size of selected range (to uniform
FDSD Color SmartCycle Ctrl ‘ 3 Cycles through customizable font colors
Increase Font Size Ctrl Shift F 3 Increases font size of selected range (to uniform
FDST Color SmartCycle Ctrl Alt 0 2 Cycles through customizable font colors
Strikethrough ( Ctrl 5 ) 1  

Formatting - Number Format

Command Name Key Stroke Priority Comments
Currency SmartCycle Ctrl Shift $ 5 Cycles through customizable currency styles
Date SmartCycle Ctrl Shift @ 5 Cycles through customizable date styles
Decrease Decimal Ctrl . 5 Decreases number of decimal places in number forma
Increase Decimal Ctrl , 5 Increases number of decimal places in number forma
Multiple SmartCycle Ctrl Shift * 5 Cycles through customizable multiple styles (e.g.-
Percent SmartCycle Ctrl Shift % 5 Cycles through customizable percent styles
General Number SmartCycle Ctrl Shift ! 4 Cycles through customizable general number format
Binary Number SmartCycle Ctrl Shift Y 3 Cycles through customizable binary number format s

Formatting - Rows/Columns

Command Name Key Stroke Priority Comments
Column Autofit Alt oca 5  
Column Width Alt ocw 4  
Row Height Alt ort 4  
Auto Column Width Ctrl Alt Shift Page 3 Automatically adjusts column width of selected col
Auto Row Height Alt Shift Page Down 3 Automatically adjusts row height of selected row(s
Column Width SmartCycle Ctrl Alt Shift Page 3 Cycles through customizable column widths
Copy Row/Column Info Ctrl Alt j 3 Captures row and column information (size, hidden
Paste Row/Column Info Ctrl Alt k 3 Applies previously captured row and column informa
Row Height SmartCycle Alt Shift Page Up 3 Cycles through customizable row heights
Row Autofit Alt ora 2  
Column Standard Width Alt ocs 1  

Formulas

Command Name Key Stroke Priority Comments
Enter/Exit Cell Formula B F2 5 You can use Esc to exit Formula Bar as well
Absolute/Relative Referen F4 5 Use F4 while in Formula Bar
Sum Formula Alt = 5  
Insert Function (Function Shift F3 5  
Finish Entry Enter 5 Moves selection depending on Excel user preference
Finish Entry and Move Rig Tab 5  
Finish Entry and Move Lef Shift Tab 5  
Copy Exact Formulas Ctrl Alt , 4 Captures exact formulas from selected range for pa
Create Formula w/ Externa Off 4 Initiate direct creation of an Excel formula conta
Paste Exact Formulas Ctrl Alt . 4 Pastes previously captured formulas to selected ra
Calculate Formulas F9 4  
Check for Errors Ctrl Shift E 3 Inserts/removes formula adjustment to replace erro
Leader Dots Ctrl l 3 Inserts/removes leader dots after text in selected
Shift Decimal Left Alt Shift < 3 Shifts decimal point one position to the left in s
Shift Decimal Right Alt Shift > 3 Shifts decimal point one position to the right in
Sum Bar Ctrl Shift S 3 Inserts/removes sum bars in selected cells
New Line in Cell Entry Alt Enter 3 Use while in Formula Bar
Delete Remainder of Entry ( Ctrl Delete ) 3 Use while in Formula Bar
Fill Selection With Entry Ctrl Enter 3  
Insert Defined Name in Fo F3 2  
Insert Function Arguments Ctrl Shift A 1  

Hiding

Command Name Key Stroke Priority Comments
Smart Hide Ctrl Alt h 4 Automatically replaces hidden rows and columns wit
Collapse Column Levels Ctrl Alt Shift _ 3 Collapses all column outline levels
Collapse Row Levels Alt Shift _ 3 Collapses all row outline levels
Expand Column Levels Ctrl Alt Shift + 3 Expands all column outline levels
Expand Row Levels Alt Shift + 3 Expands all row outline levels
Group Rows/Columns ( Alt Shift Right Ar 3  
Ungroup Rows/Columns ( Alt Shift Left Arr 3  
Hide Rows ( Ctrl 9 ) 3  
Hide Columns ( Ctrl 0 ) 3  
Unhide Rows ( Ctrl Shift 9 ) 3  
Unhide Columns ( Ctrl Shift 0 ) 3  
Group Columns Alt Shift Down Arrow 2 Groups selected columns
Group Rows Alt Shift Right Arro 2 Groups selected rows
Hide Column Ctrl Alt Shift Home 2 Hides selected columns
Hide Row Alt Shift Home 2 Hides selected rows
Ungroup Columns Alt Shift Up Arrow 2 Ungroups selected columns
Ungroup Rows Alt Shift Left Arrow 2 Ungroups selected rows
Unhide Column Ctrl Alt Shift End 2 Unhides selected columns
Unhide Row Alt Shift End 2 Unhides selected rows

Insert New

Command Name Key Stroke Priority Comments
Insert Row Alt ir 5  
Insert Column Alt ic 5  
Insert Worksheet Alt iw / Shift F11 3  
Insert Chart Sheet F11 1  

Insert/Delete

Command Name Key Stroke Priority Comments
Adjust Columns Ctrl Shift Insert 3 Inserts, deletes, or formats columns in bulk at sp
Adjust Rows Ctrl Alt Insert 3 Inserts, deletes, or formats rows in bulk at speci
Delete Column Ctrl Alt Shift Delet 3 Deletes selected column(s)
Delete Row Alt Shift Delete 3 Deletes selected row(s)
Insert Column Ctrl Alt Shift Inser 3 Inserts column(s) to the left of selected range
Insert Row Alt Shift Insert 3 Inserts row(s) above selected range
Command Name Key Stroke Priority Comments
Add Bookmark Ctrl Alt b 5 Adds a bookmark to the selected range
Clear Bookmarks Ctrl Alt x 5 Clears all bookmarks
Next Bookmark Ctrl Alt n 5 Navigates to the next bookmark in sequence
Previous Bookmark Ctrl Alt p 5 Navigates to the previous bookmark in sequence
Move Up Up Arrow 5  
Move Down Down Arrow 5  
Move Left Left Arrow 5  
Move Right Right Arrow 5  
Quick Move Up Ctrl Up Arrow 5  
Quick Move Down Ctrl Down Arrow 5  
Quick Move Left Ctrl Left Arrow 5  
Quick Move Right Ctrl Right Arrow 5  
Page Up Page Up 5  
Page Down Page Down 5  
Next Worksheet ( Ctrl Page Down ) 5  
Previous Worksheet ( Ctrl Page Up ) 5  
Next Workbook Ctrl Tab / Ctrl F6 5  
Previous Workbook Ctrl Shift Tab / Ctr 5  
Go To… F5 / ( Ctrl g ) / Al 5  
First Worksheet Ctrl Alt Home 3 Jumps to first worksheet of the active workbook
Last Worksheet Ctrl Alt End 3 Jumps to last worksheet of the active workbook
Move To Column A Home 3  
Move To Last Used Column End, Enter 3  
Move To Cell A1 ( Ctrl Home ) 3  
Move To Bottom Right Cell ( Ctrl End ) 3  
Page Left Alt Page Up 3  
Page Right Alt Page Down 3  
Move Down Within Selectio Enter 3  
Move Up Within Selection Shift Enter 3  
Move Left Within Selectio Tab 3  
Move Right Within Selecti Shift Tab 3  
Next Worksheet Loop Ctrl Alt Page Down 2 Allows looping while paging down through the works
Previous Worksheet Loop Ctrl Alt Page Up 2 Allows looping while paging up through the workshe
Move Clockwise Within Sel ( Ctrl . ) 1  
Next Region Within Select Ctrl Alt Right Arrow 1  
Previous Region Within Se Ctrl Alt Left Arrow 1  

Other

Command Name Key Stroke Priority Comments
Insert Name (Define) Alt ind / Ctrl F3 5  
Activate/Deactivate Menu F10 / Alt 5 Use arrows or menu accelerators to move through me
Help F1 5  
Tools Options Alt to 4  
Show Right Click Menu Shift F10 4  
Insert Comment Alt im / Shift F2 3 Use Shift F2 to edit comments as well
Edit Clear Comments Alt eam 3  
Insert Current Date ( Ctrl ; ) 3  
Insert Current Time ( Ctrl Shift : ) 3  
Spelling Check F7 3  
Next Toolbar Ctrl Tab 3  
Previous Toolbar Shift F10 3  
Run Macro Alt F8 3  
Help (Context Sensitive) Shift F1 3  
Insert Hyperlink ( Ctrl k ) / Alt ii 2  
Show/Hide Standard Toolba Ctrl 7 1  
Visual Basic Editor (Togg Alt F11 1  

Printing

Command Name Key Stroke Priority Comments
File Print ( Ctrl p ) / Alt fp 5  
File Set Print Area Alt fts 5  
Insert Page Break Alt ib 5  
File Clear Print Area Alt ftc 5  
File Page Setup Alt fu 5  
File Print Preview Alt fv 5 Use Esc to exit print preview mode

Selecting

Command Name Key Stroke Priority Comments
Highlight Up Shift Up Arrow 5  
Highlight Down Shift Down Arrow 5  
Highlight Left Shift Left Arrow 5  
Highlight Right Shift Right Arrow 5  
Quick Highlight Up Ctrl Shift Up Arrow 5  
Quick Highlight Down Ctrl Shift Down Arro 5  
Quick Highlight Left Ctrl Shift Left Arro 5  
Quick Highlight Right Ctrl Shift Right Arr 5  
Select Row Shift Spacebar 5  
Select Column Ctrl Spacebar 5  
Select All (Entire Worksh ( Ctrl a ) / Ctrl Sh 3  
Set/Clear Selection Ancho F8 3  
Select To Column A Shift Home 1  
Select To Last Used Colum End, Shift Enter 1  
Select To Cell A1 ( Ctrl Shift Home ) 1  
Select To Bottom Right Ce ( Ctrl Shift End ) / 1  
Extend Selection Page Up Shift Page Up 1  
Extend Selection Page Dow Shift Page Down 1  
Extend Selection Page Lef Shift Alt Page Up 1  
Extend Selection Page Rig Shift Alt Page Down 1  
Select Region Around Acti ( Ctrl Shift * ) 1  
Only Select Active Cell Shift Backspace 1  
Command Name Key Stroke Priority Comments
Show/Hide Sidebar Ctrl m 1 Show or hide the FactSet Sidebar
Sidebar Edit Alt Shift T 1 Show the FactSet Sidebar Edit tab
Sidebar swap focus Ctrl j 1 Swap focus between Sidebar and its host applicatio

View

Command Name Key Stroke Priority Comments
Window Freeze/Unfreeze Alt wf 5  
Window Split Alt ws 5  
View Zoom Alt vz 4  
Gridlines Ctrl Alt g 3 Toggles gridlines on active worksheet
Split Window Toggle F6 3  
View Page Breaks Alt vp 3  
View Normal Alt vn 3  
Decrease Zoom Ctrl Alt - 2 Decreases view zoom magnification by specified inc
Increase Zoom Ctrl Alt = 2 Increases view zoom magnification by specified inc

Windows

Command Name Key Stroke Priority Comments
Next Application Alt Tab 5  
Previous Application Alt Shift Tab 5  
Windows Start Menu Ctrl Esc 5  
Close Window Ctrl F4 / ( Ctrl w ) 4  
Close Application Alt F4 4  
Training Window Size Ctrl Alt o 3 Resizes Excel window to and from size which allows
Window SmartCycle Ctrl Alt w 3 Cycles through an array of Excel window sizes and
Restore Window Size Ctrl F5 3  
Minimize Window Ctrl F9 3  
Maximize Window Ctrl F10 3  
Maximize Window Ctrl Alt m 1 Maximizes Excel window