Shortcuts keys in Excel are always assigned based on the first letter
of the menu item.
For example. to open a new file the shortcut is CTRL + N, N is the
first letter of the new command.

For more details, see this post
http://xlmaster.blogspot.com

Agreed for New, Open, Save, Print

but don't forget
Control + C is Copy
and Paste is Ctrl + V
Cut is C...

I shan't go on, there aren't any general rules


Steve

On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 10:11:42 +0100, Mr.Cools <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

> Shortcuts keys in Excel are always assigned based on the first letter
> of the menu item.
> For example. to open a new file the shortcut is CTRL + N, N is the
> first letter of the new command.
>
> For more details, see this post
> http://xlmaster.blogspot.com
>



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Ctrl + Z is undo, Ctrl + ; is insert time, so much for your rule.

"Mr.Cools" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Shortcuts keys in Excel are always assigned based on the first letter
> of the menu item.
> For example. to open a new file the shortcut is CTRL + N, N is the
> first letter of the new command.
>
> For more details, see this post
> http://xlmaster.blogspot.com
>

Ctrl + ; is Date
Ctrl + : is Time

Steve

On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 11:27:45 +0100, Gilles Desjardins
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Ctrl + Z is undo, Ctrl + ; is insert time, so much for your rule.
>
> "Mr.Cools" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Shortcuts keys in Excel are always assigned based on the first letter
>> of the menu item.
>> For example. to open a new file the shortcut is CTRL + N, N is the
>> first letter of the new command.
>>
>> For more details, see this post
>> http://xlmaster.blogspot.com
>>
>
>



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Steve (3)

Look again at the underscores on the menu items.
Gets complicated when you add your own menus and they
aren't made unique with the underscores. But then they
aren't really the documented keyboard shortcuts, unless you
see the shortcut also written on the menu item. For keyboard shortcuts
see help, or http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/xlshortx2k.htm

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HTH,
David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001]
My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm
Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm

"Mr.Cools" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Shortcuts keys in Excel are always assigned based on the first letter
> of the menu item.
> For example. to open a new file the shortcut is CTRL + N, N is the
> first letter of the new command.
>
> For more details, see this post
> http://xlmaster.blogspot.com
>

Always awkward, ie Ctrl+Z is the same as F10 E U
But we don't really call the F10 apporach a shortcut do we ?

Steve

On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 23:07:39 +0100, David McRitchie
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Look again at the underscores on the menu items.
> Gets complicated when you add your own menus and they
> aren't made unique with the underscores. But then they
> aren't really the documented keyboard shortcuts, unless you
> see the shortcut also written on the menu item. For keyboard shortcuts
> see help, or http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/xlshortx2k.htm
>
> ---
> HTH,
> David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001]
> My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm
> Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm
>
> "Mr.Cools" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Shortcuts keys in Excel are always assigned based on the first letter
>> of the menu item.
>> For example. to open a new file the shortcut is CTRL + N, N is the
>> first letter of the new command.
>>
>> For more details, see this post
>> http://xlmaster.blogspot.com
>>

DOH!
"SteveW" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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Ctrl + ; is Date
Ctrl + : is Time

Steve

On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 11:27:45 +0100, Gilles Desjardins
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Ctrl + Z is undo, Ctrl + ; is insert time, so much for your rule.
>
> "Mr.Cools" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Shortcuts keys in Excel are always assigned based on the first letter
>> of the menu item.
>> For example. to open a new file the shortcut is CTRL + N, N is the
>> first letter of the new command.
>>
>> For more details, see this post
>> http://xlmaster.blogspot.com
>>
>
>



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