Excel Shortcuts for Google Sheets

ShortieCuts is a Chrome extension that enables Excel-style "ALT key" shortcuts on Google Sheets + Trace Formulas, Goal Seek, + PowerPoint Shortcuts for Google Slides + Word Shortcuts for Google Docs.

  • Excel to Google Sheets
  • PowerPoint to Google Slides
  • Word to Google Docs

No credit card required. Then $7.99/month or $69.99/year.

Try it here: press Alt (or Option) on this page.

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One Extension, Three Apps

See What Works in Each App

233 Shortcuts

Excel Habits in Google Sheets

Excel ALT key-tips work as typed: press Alt, then the same letters. Plus the Excel tools analysts miss most in Sheets.

  • Trace Precedents / Dependents (Ctrl + [ and Ctrl + ])
  • F5 to return to the starting cell
  • Excel-style Ctrl insert / delete for rows and columns
ShortcutWhat It Does
Alt HOI AutoFit Column Width
Alt AGG Group Rows / Columns
Alt HVV Paste Values
Alt WFF Freeze Panes
Alt HBA All Borders
Alt AWG Goal Seek

How to Use ShortieCuts

Using ShortieCuts is simple: just install the extension from the Chrome Web Store, and you're ready to go. The extension automatically detects when you're using Google Sheets, Slides or Docs and enables the matching Excel, PowerPoint or Word ALT-key shortcuts, as well as the other features it offers.

  1. Add It to Chrome

    Install ShortieCuts from the Chrome Web Store and pin it next to the address bar.

  2. Start Your Free Trial

    Click the ShortieCuts icon, sign in with Google and click "Begin 14-day Free Trial". No credit card needed.

  3. Press Alt in Sheets, Slides or Docs

    Press Alt (Option on Mac) and key-tips appear. Type the same letters you would in Excel, PowerPoint or Word, like HOI to autofit a column in Sheets.

Beyond Key-Tips: The Excel Tools Sheets Is Missing

Trace Formulas

We figured out a way to Trace Dependents and Trace Precedents in Google Sheets using the same keyboard shortcuts as Excel. It even works across tabs and lets you return to the previous cell using F5 just like Excel. No more getting lost when auditing formulas.

Ctrl + [Ctrl + ]F5

Learn more about Trace Formulas

Freeze Frames

Freezes frames in a single stroke rather than having to freeze the row and column separately. Google Sheets (by default) freezes panes in the down/right direction rather than up/left like Excel. We fixed that too.

Alt + W + F + F

Freeze panes in Google Sheets

TTS Macro Formatting

Used to formatting with Training the Street Macros? Those superpowers are now on Google Sheets. You're welcome. (Mac-only. PC blocks us on this feature.)

Details Matter

Within the color palette, we added an Excel-style contrast ring around the color to make it easier to see which one you're selecting during keyboard-only navigation.

Customer Testimonials

Rated 5.0 out of 5 on the Chrome Web Store.

These are all total strangers other than one.

"It might be an understatement to say how transformative this extension can be to heavy Excel users."
Josh W.
"Anyone with some financial modeling background who uses Google Sheets should be more than happy to pay the monthly subscription."
Joe A.
"All serious excel users who have been waiting to move to Sheets will appreciate this extension."
Profile picture of Karan, a happy user Karan B.
"After discovering ShortieCuts, I spent the entire weekend migrating all of my office 365 trackers / files to google sheets."
Anonymous User
"I use this daily. Can't imagine life without it."
Mack P.

60% Better Than the Stripe Benchmark

ShortieCuts

1.5%

monthly churn

Stripe Median

4%

monthly churn

Churn is the share of paying subscribers who cancel each month. Only 1.5 in 100 ShortieCuts subscribers cancel in a typical month, vs 4 in 100 for the median subscription business in Stripe's benchmark.

Simple Pricing

Try every feature free for 14 days. Then $7.99/month or $69.99/year. See full pricing

Free Trial

14 Days free
  • Everything in "Pro" plan
  • No credit card required
  • Sign-in with your gmail

Starts when you click "Begin 14-day Free Trial" in the extension. Pro features stop when it ends unless you subscribe.

Add to Chrome
Single User

Pro

$7.99/month

or $69.99/year

  • 230+ Excel ALT Key Shortcuts for Google Sheets
  • PowerPoint & Word Shortcuts for Google Slides & Docs
  • Trace Formulas
  • Insert/Remove Columns/Rows using CTRL
  • TTS Macro-style Shortcuts
  • Goal Seek
Add to Chrome (14 Days Free)

Teams

Volume-Based Discounts
  • Paid as a single bill
  • Admin can add & remove users at will using team dashboard
  • Volume discounts applied automatically as your user-count grows
Create Team Account

Rollout

Rolling It Out to a Team

  1. Set Up Your Team

    Sign up on the Teams page. Everyone is paid for on a single bill.

  2. Add Your People

    The admin adds and removes users from the team dashboard at any time.

  3. Install and Press Alt

    Each person adds ShortieCuts from the Chrome Web Store, signs in with Google, and presses Alt in Sheets, Slides or Docs.

FAQ

Privacy

Your data is your data. Shortcuts run in your browser, and ShortieCuts never reads or stores the content of your Google Sheets, Slides or Docs. We keep only your account email (for your subscription) and counts of which ShortieCuts shortcuts you use.

How does the free trial work?

The 14-day free trial starts when you click "Begin 14-day Free Trial" in the extension. No credit card is needed. Pro features stop when the trial ends unless you subscribe ($7.99/month or $69.99/year).

How do I cancel, switch to yearly, or manage billing?

Open the ShortieCuts extension popup, click Settings, then click Manage next to Billing. That opens the billing portal, where you can cancel, switch plans or update your card. For billing problems, email info@shortiecuts.com.

Supported Browsers

Today, the app only works on Google Chrome. We plan to add Safari soon.

Feedback?

If you have feedback, please contact us at info@shortiecuts.com and we'd be glad to hear your thoughts.

Work in Google Sheets the Way You Work in Excel

Install in a few seconds. Free for 14 days, no credit card.

  • Excel to Google Sheets
  • PowerPoint to Google Slides
  • Word to Google Docs
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