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Microsoft Excel

Copy selection

CtrlC

Windows Desktop app Microsoft 365 desktop

Practice this

Press Ctrl + C to copy selection in Microsoft Excel. On a Mac, press Cmd + C instead.

Where it works: Selection

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdC`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlC`

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts in Excel

Documentation checked on 2026-09-11. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Copy the selected cells Airtable Cmd + C
Copy the selection Audacity Ctrl + C
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Copy the selection ChromeOS Ctrl + C
Copy the selection Final Cut Pro Cmd + C
Copy selection Mozilla Firefox Ctrl + C
Copy the selection GarageBand Cmd + C
Copy the selection GIMP Ctrl + C
Add CC Gmail Ctrl + Shift + C
Copy selection Google Docs Cmd + C
Copy selection Google Sheets Cmd + C
Copy selection Google Slides Ctrl + C

More Microsoft Excel shortcuts

Cut selection Cmd + X
Paste clipboard Cmd + V
Undo change Ctrl + Z
Open workbook Ctrl + O
Save workbook Ctrl + S
Close workbook Ctrl + W
Clear contents Delete
Bold Ctrl + B

See every Microsoft Excel shortcut

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