Pages has a Strikethrough command in the Format→Font menu: As you see, I have a shortcut assigned for Strikethrough; shift-option-command-s. This is so it doesn’t conflict with my Save as command (shift-command-s) and it works well. Brings the familiar classic menus and toolbars back to Microsoft Office 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016. You can use Office 2007/2010/2013/2016 immediately without any training. Supports all languages, and all new commands of 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016 have been added into the classic interface.
Sorry if I get transfixed by shortcuts in Excel 2011, but they are a vital part of how I use Excel and so much different than Excel for Windows, so anything that helps the learning curve is worth the effort. In looking for something else, I discovered you can change the keyboard shortcuts in Excel 2011, but the benefit for me is that every shortcut is listed by menu function. Why that’s important is that in Excel 2011 they left the old menu with the new Ribbon, and this creates a common reference between the Windows and Mac versions of Excel. To see shortcuts in Excel 2011 go to the Tools menu and select Customize Keyboard.
(Works in Excel 2008 too.) You’ll notice the Categories correspond to the Menu, and the right-hand pane shows the items within the selected category. In the picture above I’ve selected the Edit menu and Undo is selected in the right-pane. The Current keys assigned to the Undo action are shown as Control+Z, F1, Command+Z. (Now I know why F1 doesn’t work for bringing up the Help system.) Checking for a Redo shortcut (in the picture below) shows none listed. I added a shortcut key for Redo by clicking in the box Press new shortcut key, which activated the Add button, then pressed the keyboard combination Control+Y, then clicked Add. Underneath the shortcut key box you see some text that shows the Currently assigned key.
I tried to add another shortcut key, Command+Y, but the currently assigned key was Repeat. So I didn’t add that shortcut. But that left me thinking, “Is Repeat and Redo the same?” (Something for another day.). Anyway, you can peruse the different menu items and look for shortcuts, or the lack of, in this Customize Keyboard dialog box.
I learned that to increase the font size one size larger, the shortcut Command+Shift+. Will do the trick and Command+Shift+, will take the font size down one level. Kind of handy when adjusting headings for a data table. To use a keyboard shortcut that’s the same as a default Mac OS X keyboard shortcut, you must first turn off that Mac OS X keyboard shortcut. On the Apple menu, select System Preferences. Under Hardware, click Keyboard, then click the Keyboard Shortcuts tab. Find the keyboard shortcut you want to turn off, then clear the check box.
27 thoughts on “ Keyboard Shortcuts in Excel 2011”. Command+6 is redo (as well as repeat) in Excel 2011 for the MAC. In Excel 2010 and all previous versions in Windows, it’s F4 or Ctrl+y for redo/repeat. But the redo feature on the MAC is not as comprehensive as it is in Windows Excel.
In Windows Excel, for example, you can apply a color background or font color to a cell and then click in other cell(s) and press F4 or Ctrl+y and the action will be repeated. This doesn’t work in Excel for the MAC. Why, Microsoft? With certain actions, however, Command+6 on the MAC does repeat the previous action; try it with inserting/hiding rows/columns. Where is there documentation on what actions are covered by the repeat capability in Excel for the MAC?. tdodge Was very excited to find this page.
Thanks for the info. The biggest frustration I’m finding is for ‘insert/delete’ row. I understand how I can create a keyboard shortcut for these commands but I know ‘cmd + I’ is already taken. Have you switched it anyway or have you designated another letter for insert row? Just curious.
I think i’m leaning towards changing cmd + I to be insert row instead of italic because I never will use a keyboard shortcut for the latter. Also – do you know of ‘cmd + d’ is already taken as well?. Dennis Taylor I teach a lot of Excel – Windows and Excel 2011 on the MAC and am constantly trying to acquire (and remember) the various keystroke shortcuts in each version. Try these when using Excel for the MAC: After selecting a row or column, press control+i to insert a new row or column. After selecting a row or column, press control+d to delete current row or column Here are a few more: Press command+shift+x (MAC) or Ctrl+5 (Windows) to apply/remove strikethrough Press command+shift+z (MAC) or Alt+; (Windows) to select visible cells only. Post author The / key is an old Lotus 123 menu key that Microsoft Excel adapted as a “navigation key” to help smooth the transtion for Lotus 123 users, “back in the day.” Anyway, if this setting is checked, the / key would act like pressing the Alt key. I’m not sure which version of Excel you are using, but you are looking to un-check the Transition Navigation Keys box.
Here’s how you get there: In Excel 2003 choose Tools Options and click the Transition tab, then under Settings you’ll see the Microsoft Office Excel menu key and the default is /. Underneath this is the Transition Navigation Keys box, which should NOT be checked. In Excel 2007 choose the Office button Excel Options then click the Advanced tab and scroll down to the section for Lotus Compatibility. In Excel 2010 choose File Options then click the Advanced tab tab and scroll down to the section for Lotus Compatibility. Hope this helps.
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Post author Alas, I’m not aware of any macro that would remap a Mac keyboard to have Windows shortcuts. The problem stems from the fundamental differences between Windows and Mac operating systems. Having said that, I have heard of people who use a Windows keyboard on a Mac. The keyboard has been remapped in some fashion. This was mentioned on the last episode of The Talk Show podcast. I’ve resigned myself to learn the Excel Mac keyboard shortcuts, which take time but can be done. The biggest thing is to change the Mac keyboard settings to recognize the Function keys with one press, instead of having to use the Fn key.
The next thing is to learn the common shortcuts on a Mac in Excel, like Control +U is really the F2 shortcut and Command + 6 replaces the F4 shortcut.