Excel 2010 View Commands via Hot Keys
You activate all of the Excel 2010 hot keys by pressing down the Alt key before you type the various sequences of mnemonic letters. The mnemonic letter for all of the view-related commands in Excel 2010 is W (the last letter you see in vieW).
Therefore, all the hot keys for switching the Excel worksheet into a new view begin with Alt+W. After you know that, you’ll find most of the remaining fairly easy to deal with.
| Hot Keys | Excel Ribbon Command | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Alt+WL | View→Normal View | Returns the worksheet to normal view from Page Layout or Page Break Preview |
| Alt+WP | View→Page Layout View | Puts the worksheet into Page Layout View showing the page breaks, margins, and rulers |
| Alt+WI | View→Page Break Preview | Puts the worksheet into Page Break Preview showing page breaks that you can adjust |
| Alt+WE | View→Full Screen | Puts the worksheet in full-screen mode which hides the File Menu, Quick Access toolbar, and Ribbon — press the Esc key to restore previous viewing mode |
| Alt+WVG | View→Gridlines | Hides and redisplays the row and column gridlines that form the cells in the Worksheet area |
| Alt+WG | View→Zoom to Selection | Zooms the Worksheet area in or out to the magnification percentage needed to display just the cell selection |
| Alt+WJ | View→100% | Returns the Worksheet area to the default 100% magnification percentage |
| Alt+WN | View→New Window | Inserts a new window in the current workbook |
| Alt+WA | View→Arrange All | Opens the Arrange dialog box where you can select how workbook windows are displayed on the screen |
| Alt+WF | View→Freeze Panes | Opens the Freeze Panes drop-down menu where you select how to freeze rows and columns in the Worksheet area: Freeze Panes (to freeze all the rows above and columns to the left of the cell cursor); Freeze Top Row; or Freeze First Column |
| Alt+WS | View→Split | Splits the worksheet into four panes using the top and left edge of the cell cursor as the vertical and horizontal dividing lines — press hot keys again to remove all panes |
| Alt+WH | View→Hide | Hides the current worksheet window or workbook |
| Alt+WU | View→Unhide | Opens the Unhide dialog box where you can select the window or workbook to redisplay |
| Alt+WB | View→View Side by Side | Tiles two open windows or workbooks one above the other for comparison — press hot keys again to restore the original full windows |
| Alt+WW | View→Switch Windows | Opens the Switch Windows drop-down menu where you can select the open window or workbook to make active |
