Open the Color Palette Menus with Alt+H+ (workaround).The add-in is explained in #5 below with a link to the download page. None of the workaround methods really accomplish this, so I created an Excel add-in that will allow you to customize your own shortcuts.

Especially for repetitive tasks when you need to quickly apply the same colors over and over again. The ultimate goal of using a keyboard shortcut is to save time.

Even though these workarounds won't directly solve your problem, there are some great tricks to learn here to help save you time. Since there is no direct way, I consider these to be workaround solutions (#1-#4 below). In the first part of this article I will explain all the built-in keyboard shortcuts that will help you apply font and fill colors. Overview of the Font Fill Color Shortcut Solutions And the better news is that I have developed a simple (free) solution that will allow you to easily customize your own keyboard shortcuts for font and fill colors. Sorry I have to be the one to tell you that.īut the good news is that there are a few workarounds that will get you close. Well, I'll give you the bad news first to get it out of the way… There is no keyboard shortcut in Excel that directly applies a font or fill color to a cell. Do you want the Good News or Bad News First?

The shortcuts presented here are for Excel for Windows versions 2007, 2010, & 2013. So this should save you some time in your search for an answer. I have done extensive research on this issue, and this article is a collection of all the solutions you will find on the web. This article explains all the possible ways to apply font or fill (background or shading) colors using keyboard shortcuts, including a way to customize your own.

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