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Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet application by Microsoft for data analysis, calculation, and reporting.

Navigate the worksheet

Move one cell to the right
Move one cell up, down, left, or right
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Move to the next sheet in the workbook
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Move to the previous sheet in the workbook
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Format and edit data

Apply outline border
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Remove outline border
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Hide column(s)
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Hide row(s)
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Unhide column(s)
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Unhide row(s)
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Work in cells or the formula bar

Move to the cell on the right
Move within cell text
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Copy a selection
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Paste a selection
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Cut a selection
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Undo an action
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Redo an action
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Apply bold formatting to the selected text
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Apply italic formatting to the selected text
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Underline the selected text
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Select all
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Select a range of cells
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Insert a line break within a cell
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Move the cursor to the beginning of the current line within a cell
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Move the cursor to the end of the current line within a cell
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Move the cursor to the beginning of the current cell
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Move the cursor to the end of the current cell
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Move the cursor up by one paragraph within a cell that contains a line break
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Move the cursor down by one paragraph within a cell that contains a line break
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Move the cursor right by one word
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Move the cursor left by one word
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Insert an AutoSum formula
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