This article describes the keyboard shortcuts, function keys, and some other common shortcut keys in Excel for Windows.

By default, a workbook contains three worksheets (tabs at the bottom of a worksheet), but you can insert or delete worksheets to show the number you want.

Open the workbook in which you want to paste the data, then select the + in the status bar to add a new blank worksheet. Select the first cell in the new worksheet, then press CTRL+V to paste …

If the selected cell is referenced by a cell on another worksheet or workbook, a black arrow points from the selected cell to a worksheet icon . The other workbook must be open before Excel …

In Windows Explorer, browse to the document or file for which you want to create a desktop shortcut. Right-click the name of the document, and then click Create shortcut.

By selecting the sheet tabs at the bottom of the Excel window, you can quickly select one or more sheets. To enter or edit data on several worksheets at the same time, you can group …

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For example, 02/17/2016 would not be a valid worksheet name, but 02-17-2016 would work fine. Begin or end with an apostrophe ('), but they can be used in between text or numbers in a name.

Change the order of sheets in a workbook, or move or copy a sheet to another workbook when you need to reorganize your data. Calculations or charts that are based on sheet data may …

Insert a line break to start a new line of text or add space between lines of text in a cell in Excel.