If you're anything like me, you're always looking for ways to work smarter, not harder. That's why I'm excited to share these 7 shortcuts for switching worksheets in Excel. These tips will help you save time and boost your productivity.
1. To quickly switch between worksheets, use the Ctrl+PgUp and Ctrl+PgDn keyboard shortcuts. These keys move you one sheet to the left or right of your current sheet.
2. If you want to move to the first or last sheet in your workbook, use the Ctrl+Home and Ctrl+End keyboard shortcuts.
3. To quickly select a range of sheets, click on the first sheet, hold down the Shift key, and then click on the last sheet. This will select all of the sheets in between.
4. To quickly rename a worksheet, double-click on the sheet tab and then type in the new name.
5. To quickly insert a new worksheet, use the Ctrl+Shift+N keyboard shortcut.
6. To quickly delete a worksheet, right-click on the sheet tab and then select Delete from the menu.
7. To quickly move or copy a worksheet, right-click on the sheet tab, select Move or Copy from the menu, and then choose where you want to move or copy the sheet.
I hope you find these shortcuts helpful. If you have any other tips for switching between worksheets, please share them in the comments below.
Updated on December 2, 2020 Save time with these handy keyboard and mouse shortcuts
What to Know
This article explains how to add new worksheets to your Excel workbooks quickly and easily using keyboard and mouse shortcuts. Instructions cover Excel 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, and 2007.
Insert Single Worksheets with Keyboard Shortcuts
There are two different keyboard key combinations you can use to insert a new worksheet in Excel: Shift+F11 and Alt+Shift+F1. Choose the keyboard shortcut that's most comfortable for you to access.
To insert a worksheet using Shift+F11, follow these steps:
Press and hold the Shift key on the keyboard.
Press and release the F11 key.
Release the Shift key. A new worksheet is inserted into the current workbook to the left of all existing worksheets.
To add multiple worksheets, press Shift+F11 for each additional worksheet.
Insert Multiple Worksheets With Keyboard Shortcuts
To add multiple worksheets at one time using the above keyboard shortcuts, highlight the number of existing worksheet tabs to tell Excel how many new sheets are to be added before applying the keyboard shortcut.
The selected worksheet tabs must be adjacent to each other for this method to work.
To select multiple sheets, use the Shift key and your mouse or use one of these keyboard shortcuts:
- Ctrl+Shift+PgDn selects sheets to the right.
- Ctrl+Shift+PgUp selects sheets to the left.
Here's an example of how to insert three new worksheets:
Select one worksheet tab in the workbook to highlight it.
Press and hold Ctrl+Shift.
Press and release the PgDn key twice to highlight the two sheets to the right. Three sheets are highlighted.
Press Shift+F11 to insert the new worksheets (see the instructions above if you need help). Three new worksheets are added to the workbook to the left of the existing worksheets.
Insert Single Worksheets With the Sheet Tabs
To add a single worksheet using the mouse, select the Plus (+) icon next to the sheet tabs at the bottom of the Excel screen. The new sheet is inserted to the right of the currently active sheet.
In Excel 2010 and 2007, the New Sheet icon is an image of a worksheet but it's still located next to the sheet tabs at the bottom of the screen.
Insert Multiple Worksheets With the Sheet Tabs
While it's possible to add multiple worksheets by selecting New Sheet several times, there's another way to use a dialog box. With this method, the new worksheets are added to the right of all existing worksheets.
To use the Insert dialog box to add multiple worksheets:
Select a sheet tabto highlight it.
Press and hold the CTRL key.
Select additional adjacent sheet tabs to highlight them. Highlight the same number of sheet tabs as the number of new sheets you want to add.
Right-click on the last sheet tab you selected and select Insert to open the Insert dialog box.
Select Worksheet in the Insert dialog box, then select OK to add the new sheets and close the dialog box.
Insert Single Worksheets With the Ribbon Bar
Another method to add a new worksheet is to use the Insert option located on the Home tab of the ribbon bar in Excel. If you're more comfortable with visual controls, you may find this option the easiest.
Follow these steps to insert a single worksheet using the Insert command:
Select the Home tab.
Select the Insert drop-down arrow to open the drop-down menu of options.
Select Insert Sheet to add a new sheet to the left of the active sheet.
Insert Multiple Worksheets with the Ribbon Bar
It's also possible to insert multiple worksheets using the Insert command on the ribbon bar. Here's how:
Select asheet tabto highlight it.
Press and hold the CTRL key.
Select additional adjacent sheet tabs to highlight them. Highlight the same number of sheet tabs as the number of new sheets you want to add.
Select the Home tab.
Select the Insert drop-down arrow to open the drop-down menu of options.
Select Insert Sheet to add the new worksheets to the left of the active sheet.
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