Google Sheets has a keyboard shortcut for a lot of what you click every day. Here are 45 that work on Windows, grouped by what you’re trying to do.
We checked every one against Google Docs Editors Help: Keyboard shortcuts for Google Sheets on October 21, 2026.
Common Actions
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + C | Copy |
| Ctrl + X | Cut |
| Ctrl + V | Paste |
| Ctrl + Shift + V | Paste values only (no formatting) |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo |
| Ctrl + F | Find |
| Ctrl + H | Find and replace |
| Ctrl + S | Save (Sheets also saves automatically) |
| Ctrl + P | |
| Ctrl + / | Show common keyboard shortcuts |
| Alt + / | Open the tool finder to search menu commands |
Selecting and Filling
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + A | Select all |
| Ctrl + Space | Select the whole column |
| Shift + Space | Select the whole row |
| Ctrl + D | Fill down |
| Ctrl + Enter | Fill the selected range |
Formatting
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + B | Bold |
| Ctrl + I | Italic |
| Ctrl + U | Underline |
| Alt + Shift + 5 | Strikethrough |
| Ctrl + Shift + E | Center align |
| Ctrl + Shift + 4 | Format as currency |
| Ctrl + Shift + 5 | Format as percentage |
| Ctrl + \ | Clear formatting |
| Ctrl + K | Insert a link |
| Ctrl + ; | Insert today’s date |
| Ctrl + Shift + ; | Insert the current time |
Navigation and Sheets
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + Home | Go to the beginning of the sheet |
| Ctrl + End | Go to the end of the sheet |
| Ctrl + Backspace | Scroll back to the active cell |
| Alt + Down Arrow | Go to the next sheet |
| Alt + Up Arrow | Go to the previous sheet |
| Shift + F11 | Insert a new sheet |
| Alt + Enter | Open the link in the selected cell |
Rows and Columns
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + Alt + = | Insert rows or columns (with rows or columns selected) |
| Ctrl + Alt + – | Delete the selected rows or columns |
| Ctrl + Alt + 9 | Hide the row |
| Ctrl + Alt + 0 | Hide the column |
Formulas, Notes and Comments
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + ~ | Show all formulas instead of results |
| F4 | Switch between absolute and relative references while typing |
| Ctrl + Shift + Enter | Insert an array formula |
| Shift + F2 | Insert or edit a note |
| Ctrl + Alt + M | Insert or edit a comment |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H | Open version history |
Good to know: In Chrome, menu shortcuts like Alt + F (File menu) work as shown. In other browsers add Shift, for example Alt + Shift + F.
Good to know: Mac uses Cmd instead of Ctrl for most shortcuts.
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Want One Key to Do More?
Built-in shortcuts only work while Google Sheets is the active window, and you can’t add new ones. These tools let you pick your own hotkeys:
- Prompt Assistant: paste a formula you use often, like =IFERROR(VLOOKUP(A2,Data!A:C,3,FALSE),””), into a cell with a hotkey you pick
- Data Analyst Tools: more of our picks for people who spend their day in spreadsheets
- Bookkeeper and Tax Preparer Tools: tools for bookkeepers who track numbers in Sheets
