30 Google Sheets Shortcuts Marketers Need to Know

As a marketer, you already know you love Google Sheets for storing data, tracking performance metrics, and creating collaborative reports. But are using the full arsenal of Google Sheets shortcuts available to streamline your workflow and save valuable time?

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30 Google Sheets Shortcuts Marketers Need to Know

As a marketer, you already know you love Google Sheets for storing data, tracking performance metrics, and creating collaborative reports. But are using the full arsenal of Google Sheets shortcuts available to streamline your workflow and save valuable time?

Whether you’re experienced with Google Sheets or you’re just getting started, you’ll be happy to know there are many simple and time-saving Google Sheets keyboard shortcuts at your disposal.

Keeping track of the numerous keyboard shortcuts may sound daunting but, luckily, I’m here with a list of Google Sheets shortcuts you can bookmark and return to again and again.

30 Google Sheets Keyboard Shortcuts

1. Select column

Ctrl + Space (PC and Mac)

2. Insert columns to the left

Alt + i, then C (PC), Ctrl + Options + i, then C (Mac)

3. Insert columns to the right

Alt + i, then O (PC), Ctrl + Option + i, then O (Mac)

4. Select row

Shift + Space (PC and Mac)

5. Insert rows above

Alt + i, then R (PC), Ctrl + Option + i, then R (Mac)

6. Insert rows below

Alt + i, then W (PC), Ctrl + Option + i, then B (Mac)

How to use Google Sheets Shortcuts to select columns, insert columns to the left or right, select row, and select rows above or below.

7. Select all

Ctrl + A (PC), Command + A (Mac)

8. Fill range

Ctrl + Enter (PC), Command + Enter (Mac)

9. Fill down

Ctrl + D (PC), Command + D (Mac)

10. Fill right

Ctrl + R (PC), Command + R (Mac)

How to use Google Sheets shortcuts to select all, fill range, fill down, and fill right.

11. Save

Ctrl + S (PC), Command + S (Mac)

12. Open

Ctrl + O (PC), Command + O (Mac)

13. Paste values

Ctrl + Shift + V (PC), Command + Shift + V (Mac)

Using Google Sheets shortcuts to save work, open sheets, and paste values

14. Insert new sheet

Shift + F11(PC), Shift + Fn + F11 (Mac)

15. Insert time

Ctrl + Shift + ; (PC), Command + Shift +; (Mac)

16. Insert date

Ctrl + ; (PC) , Command + ; (Mac)

17. Insert date and time

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + ; (PC), Command + Option + Shift + ; (Mac)

Using Google Sheets shortcuts to insert new sheet, insert time, insert date, and insert date and time

18. Format as decimals

Ctrl + Shift + 1 (PC and Mac)

19. Format as time

Ctrl + Shift + 2 (PC and Mac)

20. Format as date

Ctrl + Shift + 3 (PC and Mac)

21. Format as currency

Ctrl + Shift + 4 (PC and Mac)

22. Format as percentage

Ctrl + Shift + 5 (PC and Mac)

23. Clear formatting

Ctrl + \ (PC), Command + \ (Mac)

Using Google Sheets shortcuts to format as decimals, time, date, currency, percentage, or to clear formatting

24. Show all formulas

Ctrl + ~ (PC and Mac)

25. Insert array formula

Ctrl + Shift + Enter (PC), Command + Shift + Enter (Mac)

26. Collapse an expanded array formula

Ctrl + E (PC), Command + E (Mac)

27. Show/Hide Formula Help

Shift + F1 (PC), Shift + Fn + F1 (Mac)

28. Full Compact Formula Help

F1 (PC), Fn + F1 (Mac)

29. Absolute/relative references

F4 (PC), Fn + F4 (Mac)

30. Toggle Formula

F9 (PC), Fn + F9 (Mac)

Using Google Sheets shortcuts to show all formulas, insert array formula, and more

An Alternative to Google Sheets Custom Keyboard Shortcuts

In the past, Google Sheets custom keyboard shortcuts were an option users could perform to customize their shortcuts in a way that suited them best. However, nowadays custom keyboard shortcuts in Google Sheets are not an option.

But don’t worry! Another feature that can help you further streamline your work in Google Sheets is the ability to use compatible keyboard shortcuts from other digital spreadsheets, like Excel, in Google Sheets.

To do this, press Ctrl + / then click the button next to “Enable compatible spreadsheet shortcuts.”

How to enable Excel shortcuts with Google Sheets shortcuts

Afterward, you’ll have more than 100 new keyboard shortcuts you can use to record and sort your data in Google Sheets.

Work Smarter, Not Harder, with Google Sheets Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts allow you, as a busy marketer, to streamline your workflow and cut down on the time it takes to record and sort data in Google Sheets. Best of all, these shortcuts are easy to implement whether you’re on a Mac or PC.

Not only will these time-saving shortcuts make data recording more convenient, they’ll also allow you to spend more time focusing on other tasks —because, let’s face it, a marketer’s work is never done.