which of the following keyboard shortcuts opens the format cells dialog box?course hero

by Brown Shanahan 5 min read

The shortcut to launch Format cells dialog box is “CTRL + 1”; there’s no need to use mouse; hence, you can save your precious time. The other shortcut is “SHIFT + F10” keys and will work as right clicking on mouse does & then you can simply select Format Cells from the shortcut menu.

ALT + H + O + W: Autofits column widths. CONTROL + 1: Opens Format Cells dialog box.

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What is the shortcut to open the format cells dialog box?

The shortcut to launch Format cells dialog box is “CTRL + 1”; there’s no need to use mouse; hence, you can save your precious time. The other shortcut is “SHIFT + F10” keys and will work as right clicking on mouse does & then you can simply select Format Cells from the shortcut menu.

How many tabs are there in the format cells dialog box?

There are six tabs in the Format Cells dialog box: 1. Number 2. Alignment 3. Font 4. Border 5. Patterns 6. Protection To know more about each tab individually, click on the link:

Where is the 1 key on the keyboard?

You must use the 1 on the top row of the 'typewriter' keys - not the numeric keyboard. Do you remember to hold the CTRL while tapping the 1 key ?

What is the shortcut to format cells in Excel?

The shortcut to launch Format cells dialog box is “CTRL + 1”; there’s no need to use mouse; hence, you can save your precious time.

What is cell width?

Cell width. First one is that the cell width is not wide enough to display the content of the cell. Example: the cell contains a date value & the cell width is narrow. In above image, the cell value contains date as 7/14/2015 which is getting displayed in Formula Bar box.