In today’s data-driven world, Microsoft Excel and SQL are two powerful tools that data professionals rely on daily. Excel, a spreadsheet program, is excellent for data organization and preliminary analysis, while SQL (Structured Query Language) is the standard language for managing and manipulating databases. Mastering these tools can significantly boost your efficiency and productivity. As such, we’ve curated a handy cheat sheet for both Excel and SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). These keyboard shortcuts can help you navigate these tools faster, streamline your work process, and enhance your data management skills. Let’s dive in!
1. Mircosoft Excel Shortcuts:
- Ctrl + C: Copy selected cells
- Ctrl + V: Paste content into selected cells
- Ctrl + X: Cut selected cells
- Ctrl + Z: Undo last action
- Ctrl + Y: Redo last action
- Ctrl + S: Save the workbook
- Ctrl + O: Open a workbook
- Ctrl + N: Create a new workbook
- Ctrl + P: Print the current worksheet
- Ctrl + F: Open the ‘Find and Replace’ dialog box
- Ctrl + H: Open the ‘Replace’ tab in the ‘Find and Replace’ dialog box
- Ctrl + Arrow Keys: Navigate to the edge of the data region in a worksheet
- Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Keys: Select all cells in a data region
- Alt + =: Automatically SUM selected cells
- Ctrl + 1: Open the ‘Format Cells’ dialog box
- F2: Edit the active cell
2. SQL Shortcuts:
- Ctrl + N: Open a new query window
- Ctrl + O: Open a file
- Ctrl + S: Save the current script
- Ctrl + R: Show or hide the query result pane
- Ctrl + 1: Display query execution plan
- Ctrl + 3: Display client statistics
- Ctrl + Shift + U: Convert selected text to uppercase
- Ctrl + Shift + L: Convert selected text to lowercase
- Ctrl + K + C: Comment out selected text
- Ctrl + K + U: Uncomment selected text
- Ctrl + Shift + F: Find in files
- F5: Execute the query
- Alt + F1: Quick info about the selected database object
