Google Sheets Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

Google Sheets has its own keyboard shortcuts, close to Excel's but not identical. Press Ctrl+/ on Windows or ChromeOS, or Command+/ on a Mac, to open Google's built-in list. The tables below cover the shortcuts you use most, with Windows, Mac and ChromeOS keys side by side.

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Common actions

Action	Windows	Mac	ChromeOS
Show Google's shortcut list	`Ctrl`+`/`	`⌘`+`/`	`Ctrl`+`/`
Select column	`Ctrl`+`Space`	`⌃`+`Space`	`Ctrl`+`Space`
Select row	`Shift`+`Space`	`Shift`+`Space`	`Shift`+`Space`
Select all	`Ctrl`+`A`	`⌘`+`A`	`Ctrl`+`A`
Undo	`Ctrl`+`Z`	`⌘`+`Z`	`Ctrl`+`Z`
Redo	`Ctrl`+`Y` or `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Z`	`⌘`+`Y` or `⌘`+`Shift`+`Z`	`Ctrl`+`Y` or `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Z`
Find	`Ctrl`+`F`	`⌘`+`F`	`Ctrl`+`F`
Find and replace	`Ctrl`+`H`	`⌘`+`Shift`+`H`	`Ctrl`+`H`
Fill range	`Ctrl`+`Enter`	`⌘`+`Enter`	`Ctrl`+`Enter`
Fill down	`Ctrl`+`D`	`⌘`+`D`	`Ctrl`+`D`
Fill right	`Ctrl`+`R`	`⌘`+`R`	`Ctrl`+`R`
Copy / Cut / Paste	`Ctrl`+`C` / `X` / `V`	`⌘`+`C` / `X` / `V`	`Ctrl`+`C` / `X` / `V`
Paste values only	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`V`	`⌘`+`Shift`+`V`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`V`
Insert new sheet	`Shift`+`F11`	`Shift`+`Fn`+`F11`	—
Convert range to table	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`T`	`⌘`+`⌥`+`T`	`Shift`+`Alt`+`T`
Print	`Ctrl`+`P`	`⌘`+`P`	`Ctrl`+`P`

Format cells

Action	Windows	Mac	ChromeOS
Bold / Italic / Underline	`Ctrl`+`B` / `I` / `U`	`⌘`+`B` / `I` / `U`	`Ctrl`+`B` / `I` / `U`
Strikethrough	`Alt`+`Shift`+`5`	`⌘`+`Shift`+`X`	`Alt`+`Shift`+`5`
Center align	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`E`	`⌘`+`Shift`+`E`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`E`
Left align	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`L`	`⌘`+`Shift`+`L`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`L`
Right align	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`R`	`⌘`+`Shift`+`R`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`R`
Apply outer border	`Alt`+`Shift`+`7`	`⌥`+`Shift`+`7`	`Alt`+`Shift`+`7`
Remove borders	`Alt`+`Shift`+`6`	`⌥`+`Shift`+`6`	`Alt`+`Shift`+`6`
Insert link	`Ctrl`+`K`	`⌘`+`K`	`Ctrl`+`K`
Insert date	`Ctrl`+`;`	`⌘`+`;`	`Ctrl`+`;`
Insert time	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`;`	`⌘`+`Shift`+`;`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`;`
Format as decimal	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`1`	`⌃`+`Shift`+`1`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`1`
Format as date	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`3`	`⌃`+`Shift`+`3`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`3`
Format as currency	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`4`	`⌃`+`Shift`+`4`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`4`
Format as percentage	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`5`	`⌃`+`Shift`+`5`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`5`
Clear formatting	`Ctrl`+`\`	`⌘`+`\`	`Ctrl`+`\`

Navigate

Action	Windows	Mac	ChromeOS
Move to beginning of sheet	`Ctrl`+`Home`	`⌘`+`Fn`+`←`	`Ctrl`+`Search`+`←`
Move to end of sheet	`Ctrl`+`End`	`⌘`+`Fn`+`→`	`Ctrl`+`Search`+`→`
Scroll to active cell	`Ctrl`+`Backspace`	`⌘`+`Backspace`	`Ctrl`+`Backspace`
Next sheet	`Alt`+`↓`	`⌥`+`↓`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Search`+`↓`
Previous sheet	`Alt`+`↑`	`⌥`+`↑`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Search`+`↑`
Display list of sheets	`Alt`+`Shift`+`K`	`⌥`+`Shift`+`K`	`Alt`+`Shift`+`K`
Open hyperlink	`Alt`+`Enter`	`⌥`+`Enter`	`Alt`+`Enter`
Open drop-down menu on filtered cell	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`R`	`⌃`+`⌘`+`R`	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`R`
Insert / edit note	`Shift`+`F2`	`Shift`+`F2`	`Shift`+`Search`+`2`
Insert / edit comment	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`M`	`⌘`+`⌥`+`M`	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`M`

Rows, columns & formulas

Action	Windows	Mac	ChromeOS
Insert rows above (rows selected)	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`=`	`⌘`+`⌥`+`=`	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`=`
Delete rows (rows selected)	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`-`	`⌘`+`⌥`+`-`	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`-`
Hide row	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`9`	`⌘`+`⌥`+`9`	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`9`
Unhide row	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`9`	`⌘`+`Shift`+`9`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`9`
Hide column	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`0`	`⌘`+`⌥`+`0`	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`0`
Unhide column	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`0`	`⌘`+`Shift`+`0`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`0`
Group rows or columns	`Alt`+`Shift`+`→`	`⌥`+`Shift`+`→`	`Alt`+`Shift`+`→`
Ungroup rows or columns	`Alt`+`Shift`+`←`	`⌥`+`Shift`+`←`	`Alt`+`Shift`+`←`
Show all formulas	`Ctrl`+`~`	`⌃`+`~`	`Ctrl`+`~`
Absolute / relative references (in a formula)	`F4`	`Fn`+`F4`	`Search`+`4`
Insert array formula	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Enter`	`⌘`+`Shift`+`Enter`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Enter`

Excel vs Sheets: shortcuts that differ (Windows)

Action	Excel	Google Sheets
Strikethrough	`Ctrl`+`5`	`Alt`+`Shift`+`5`
Show formulas	`Ctrl`+`	`Ctrl`+`~`
Next / previous sheet	`Ctrl`+`Page Down` / `Ctrl`+`Page Up`	`Alt`+`↓` / `Alt`+`↑`
Hide row	`Ctrl`+`9`	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`9`
Hide column	`Ctrl`+`0`	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`0`
Insert rows (rows selected)	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`+`	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`=`
Delete rows (rows selected)	`Ctrl`+`-`	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`-`
Create a table	`Ctrl`+`T`	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`T`
Clear formatting	`Alt`+`H`, `E`, `F`	`Ctrl`+`\`
Paste values only	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`V` (Microsoft 365) or `Ctrl`+`Alt`+`V`, `V`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`V`

Tip: in Google Sheets you can turn on compatible spreadsheet shortcuts in the keyboard shortcuts dialog (Ctrl+/), so more Excel habits carry over.

FAQ

How do I see all keyboard shortcuts in Google Sheets?

Press Ctrl+/ on Windows or ChromeOS, or Command+/ on a Mac, to open Google Sheets' built-in shortcut list. You can search it by action. In Settings you can also turn on compatible spreadsheet shortcuts, so familiar Excel combinations behave more like they do in Microsoft Excel.

Do Excel shortcuts work in Google Sheets?

Many do, such as Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, Ctrl+Z, Ctrl+B and Ctrl+Shift+V for paste values. Others differ: strikethrough is Alt+Shift+5 in Sheets but Ctrl+5 in Excel, and hiding a row is Ctrl+Alt+9 instead of Ctrl+9. The table of differences on this page lists the common ones.

What is the Google Sheets shortcut to paste values only?

Press Ctrl+Shift+V on Windows and ChromeOS, or Command+Shift+V on a Mac. It pastes the values without formatting or formulas. In Excel for Microsoft 365 on Windows the same Ctrl+Shift+V combination also pastes values, so the habit carries over between the two apps.

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Source: Google Docs Editors Help, Keyboard shortcuts for Google Sheets (PC, Mac and Chrome OS tabs), checked October 20, 2026. Not affiliated with Google. This page is a companion to Excel Shortcut Sheet.

Last updated: October 20, 2026