Copy, Paste and Edit the Cell Content

The key combinations used to work with cell content are listed below.

Shortcut	Description
F2	Turns on the edit mode for the active cell and positions the cursor at the end of the cell content.
SHIFT+LEFT ARROW KEY	In the cell edit mode, selects or deselects one character to the left.
SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW KEY	In the cell edit mode, selects or deselects one character to the right.
CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW KEY	In the cell edit mode, selects or deselects one word to the left.
CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW KEY	In the cell edit mode, selects or deselects one word to the right.
SHIFT+HOME	In the cell edit mode, selects from the cursor current position to the beginning of the cell.
SHIFT+END	In the cell edit mode, selects from the cursor current position to the end of the cell.
ALT+ENTER	Starts a new line in the same cell.
ENTER	Completes a cell entry and selects the cell below.
SHIFT+ENTER	Completes a cell entry and selects the cell above.
TAB	Completes a cell entry and selects the cell to the right.
SHIFT+TAB	Completes a cell entry and selects the cell to the left.
ESC	Cancels an entry in a cell.
BACKSPACE	In the cell edit mode, deletes a character to the left of the cursor.
DELETE	Removes the cell content without affecting the cell formatting.
CTRL+DELETE	In the cell edit mode, deletes all characters from the cursor current position to the end of the word.
CTRL+Z or ALT+BACKSPACE	Performs the Undo command to reverse the last action or to delete the last entry you typed.
CTRL+Y or ALT+SHIFT+BACKSPACE	Repeats the last action.
CTRL+C or CTRL+INSERT	Copies the selected cell in the clipboard.
CTRL+V or SHIFT+INSERT	Inserts the contents of the clipboard in the specified cell and replaces any selection.
CTRL+X or SHIFT+DELETE	Cuts the selected cells.
CTRL+D	Performs the Fill Down command to copy the contents of the topmost cell to the cells below.
CTRL+R	Performs the Fill Right command to copy the contents of the leftmost cell to the cell to the right.