Keyboard shortcut to reach the format drop-down.

BigBeachBananas

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I'm wondering if there's a keyboard short to reach the format drop-down.
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I often find myself needing to format a cell with a short date. Looking for a keyboard shortcut to get there without using my mouse. I'm aware of the Ctrl+Shift+3 but not exactly the date format I want.
 

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Just a suggestion, if your prefered date format is the short date format, why not set it as your default in Excel? If this interests you, see here:
Setting a Default Date Format in Excel
otherwise, Ctrl+1 takes you to the cell date format dialog box if you're in a cell with a date when you press it...
 
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Just a suggestion, if your prefered date format is the short date format, why not set it as your default in Excel? If this interests you, see here:
Setting a Default Date Format in Excel
otherwise, Ctrl+1 takes you to the cell date format dialog box if you're in a cell with a date when you press it...
Hi Kev,

I'm aware of the default setting but often I copy and paste the date as values into a new location and it defaults to general formatting. I've seen someone use one of the ALT shortcuts before. I can't recall and to my surprise nowhere documented on the internet.
 
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If you ever find out what that Alt shortcut is, I'd be keen to know :)
 
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If you tap Alt, the keys you need to press to navigate to whatever you’re trying to do should show up.
 
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