Is there any shortcut to iterate through Excel's worksheet tabs?

Question

Is there any keyboard shortcut to iterate through Excel's worksheet tabs more easily?

Maybe something that would allow me to see all the tabs together and select one of them to switch to it.

Solution 1

Right click on any bottom corner left arrow keys, you will see list of all sheets and select the required sheet on the workbook.

Refer my screenshot:-

Solution 2

Windows:

• Switch between worksheets: CtrlPgDn or CtrlPgUp

• Switch between workbooks: CtrlTab or CtrlShiftTab

OS X:

• Switch between worksheets:
  FnCtrl↓ or FnCtrl↑ on a small keyboard
  Ctrl⇞ or Ctrl⇟ on a keyboard with numpad

• Switch between workbooks: CtrlTab

Solution 3

For mac OSX:
To switch between tabs in a worksheet: Fn + Command + up/down!

Solution 4

To cycle between sheets press Option + (Left or Right Arrow)

Solution 5

Do this:

1. Use Alt+F11 to add a new module

2. Paste

   Sub ShowAllSheets()
       Application.CommandBars("Workbook tabs").ShowPopup
   End Sub
   

3. Close the window and use Alt+F8 to open the macro running window

4. Click on ShowAllSheets and options on the side

5. Add shortcut.

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Comments

[B Faley]

This is great! Isn't there any way to do this without using mouse?

[HikeMike]

slhck writes it's Ctrl instead of Cmd -- could you specify which version of Excel your answer refers to? Maybe it changed?

[Karan]

@DanielBeck: Nothing's changed, in the Windows version at least. My guess is Matt is using a laptop keyboard with a typically weird layout that requires you to press Fn to change the behaviour of other keys. slhck's answer is sufficient IMO.

[HikeMike]

@Karan There's no Command key on Windows computers (the equivalent Windows key not being used for program keyboard shortcuts), and every Mac has both Command and Control keys. The Fn is needed to make Arrow keys into Home/End/PgUp/PgDn as shown in slhck's answer.

[Karan]

@DanielBeck: Yes, I know Fn is used to change the behaviour of other keys, as I already said above. Perhaps in this case Ctrl and Command can be used interchangeably, and both Fn + Ctrl + Up/Down and Fn + Command + Up/Down do the same thing on a Mac keyboard?

[n611x007]

there could be a very visible disclaimer that this is not keyboard

[n611x007]

how, if, can these be remapped?

[slhck]

Not sure as I don't have Office (anymore). Maybe you can ask a new question about that?

[Eddified]

They are interchangeable. (Both work.) Tested on OS X 10.9.2 "Mavericks" with Excel 2011 v 14.3.9

[Jayden Lawson]

Worst shortcut ever. Might as well just use the mouse

[Motsel]

Tip: if you use a trackpad, download the free BetterTouchTool app and map them to "TipTapLeft" and "TipTapRight"

[Jason S]

@JaydenLawson I think ctrl-alt-delete is just as bad or worse, and also vastly more widespread. As shick points out you can use fn-ctrl-up/down which has the advantage of fn and ctrl being together at the bottom far-left of keyboard and so easy to press with one hand without looking. The up/down arrows are also on the same line (at the bottom of keyboard) and are easy for me to find without looking.

[Monero Jeanniton]

what i was looking for

[Adam]

@DanielBeck Really late to the party here, but you can use either ctrl OR command along with fn and the up/down arrows. They both work.

[Admin]

Does not answer the question

[Admin]

OS/X 2022: THIS is the right answer