# ShortieCuts

> ShortieCuts is a Chrome extension that brings Microsoft Office keyboard shortcuts to Google Workspace: Excel-style ALT key-tips in Google Sheets, PowerPoint-style key-tips in Google Slides and Word-style key-tips in Google Docs, plus Trace Precedents/Dependents and Goal Seek in Google Sheets.

## Key facts

- What it is: a Google Chrome extension (Chrome only). Made by ShortieCuts LLC (Texas, USA).
- How it works: in a Google Sheet, Slide deck or Doc, press Alt (Option on Mac). Office-style key-tips appear; type the same letters as in Excel, PowerPoint or Word. Example: Alt, H, O, I autofits column width in Google Sheets.
- Coverage: 233 Excel ALT key sequences in Google Sheets; 148 PowerPoint ALT key sequences in Google Slides; 149 Word ALT key sequences in Google Docs.
- Trace formulas in Google Sheets: Ctrl + [ traces precedents (selects the cells a formula refers to, including on other tabs); Ctrl + ] traces dependents (current sheet first, then all sheets); F5 opens a Traces list to jump back. On Mac, use the Control key.
- Goal Seek in Google Sheets: Alt + A + W + G opens a Goal Seek dialog with Set cell, To value and By changing cell, like Excel.
- New in versions 1.2.6 and 1.2.7, rolling out through the Chrome Web Store the week of 12 Oct 2026 (installs on 1.2.5 or earlier do not have them yet): Auto-Color (paid plan; Alt + M + A colors a selection's typed-in numbers blue, formulas black, and links to other tabs or files green; only the font color changes); Custom Keys (free; assign your own key sequence to any Alt key-tip command in Sheets, Slides or Docs, from Settings > Custom Keys); Chart Format Presets (paid plan; Alt + J + C + 1, 2 or 3 applies the Banker, Clean or Print style to the selected chart, and Alt + J + C + P saves a chart's formatting as a preset and applies it to any other chart).
- Pricing: 14-day free trial with no credit card, then $7.99/month or $69.99/year. Team volume discounts are applied automatically at checkout.
- Privacy: shortcuts run in the browser; ShortieCuts never reads or stores spreadsheet, slide or document content. It keeps only the account email (for the subscription) and counts of which ShortieCuts shortcuts are used.
- Support: info@shortiecuts.com
- Install: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/jbhdbmffapbbghcejohkekfecihgehlc

## What Google offers without an extension

- Google Sheets, Slides and Docs have no ribbon, so Office ALT key sequences do nothing on their own.
- Ctrl + / (Cmd + / on Mac) lists Google's own shortcuts; Alt + / (Option + / on Mac) opens "Search the menus".
- Google Sheets: Help > Keyboard shortcuts has an "Enable compatible spreadsheet shortcuts" switch for some Excel-style Ctrl/Shift shortcuts, but not ALT sequences.
- Google Sheets has no Trace Precedents/Dependents; clicking into a formula outlines same-tab references, and Find and replace with "Also search within formulas" finds cells that mention an address.
- Google Sheets has no built-in Goal Seek command; Google publishes a separate Goal Seek add-on.

## Shortcut lists

- [Excel shortcuts in Google Sheets (full ALT key list)](https://www.shortiecuts.com/shortcuts): all 233 sequences, grouped by Excel ribbon tab.
- [PowerPoint shortcuts in Google Slides](https://www.shortiecuts.com/shortcuts/google-slides): all 148 sequences, grouped by PowerPoint ribbon tab.
- [Word shortcuts in Google Docs](https://www.shortiecuts.com/shortcuts/google-docs): all 149 sequences, grouped by Word ribbon tab.

## Guides

- [Trace precedents and dependents in Google Sheets](https://www.shortiecuts.com/post/shortiecuts-for-trace-formulas): Ctrl + [ and Ctrl + ], plus native workarounds.
- [Alt + H + O + I in Google Sheets](https://www.shortiecuts.com/post/master-the-alt-hoi-excel-shortcut-for-google-sheets-efficiency): autofit column width the Excel way.
- [Excel Shortcuts That Don't Work in Google Sheets (and How To Get Them Back)](https://www.shortiecuts.com/guides/excel-shortcuts-that-dont-work-in-google-sheets): The basic copy, paste and formatting keys carry over from Excel to Google Sheets. The keys that make an analyst fast mostly do not: the Alt ribbon, F4 repeat, Ctrl + [ tracing, Ctrl + 9 and Ctrl + 0, one-stroke freeze panes and Goal Seek.
- [Goal Seek in Google Sheets for Excel Users](https://www.shortiecuts.com/guides/goal-seek-google-sheets): Google Sheets has no Goal Seek command. ShortieCuts adds one on the same Alt + A + W + G keys Excel uses, with the same three boxes, so you can backsolve a model in Sheets the way you would in Excel.
- [Freeze Panes in Google Sheets for Excel Users](https://www.shortiecuts.com/guides/freeze-panes-google-sheets): Excel freezes rows and columns together from the selected cell with Alt + W + F + F. Google Sheets makes you set rows and columns separately from the View menu. ShortieCuts restores the one-stroke version.
- [Paste Special in Google Sheets for Excel Users](https://www.shortiecuts.com/guides/paste-special-google-sheets): Google Sheets has a Paste special menu and two native shortcuts, but none of Excel's Alt + H + V or Alt + E + S sequences. Here is the full key map, the one shortcut that means something different, and what Sheets cannot do at all.
- [F4 and Absolute References in Google Sheets](https://www.shortiecuts.com/guides/f4-absolute-reference-google-sheets): In Google Sheets, F4 cycles a reference through its dollar-sign forms while you edit a formula, just as in Excel. Excel's other F4, repeat last action, is missing natively; ShortieCuts brings it back.

## Compared with similar extensions

ShortieCuts is a Chrome extension that brings Microsoft Office keyboard shortcuts to Google Sheets, Slides and Docs. Compared with three similar extensions (xlkeyz, SheetWhiz and SheetCuts), it has the most Excel Alt key sequences (233, vs 116 for SheetCuts and 76 for xlkeyz; SheetWhiz publishes no count), is the only one that covers Google Docs (149 Word shortcuts), and has the most Google Slides coverage (148 PowerPoint shortcuts). Trace Precedents, Trace Dependents and Goal Seek are included in every paid plan, and it signs in with your Google email only, with no access to your files. At $7.99/month or $69.99/year it costs less than xlkeyz and SheetWhiz. SheetCuts costs less, and xlkeyz and SheetWhiz offer free tiers, which ShortieCuts does not.

- Monthly: ShortieCuts $7.99; xlkeyz $14.99; SheetWhiz $9.99; SheetCuts $6.00
- Yearly: ShortieCuts $69.99; xlkeyz $150; SheetWhiz $99.99; SheetCuts $49
- Free Tier: ShortieCuts No; xlkeyz Yes: Alt keys, formats, borders, freeze, merge; SheetWhiz Yes: formatting and Slides shortcuts, image export, custom keys; SheetCuts No
- Free Trial: ShortieCuts 14 days, no card; xlkeyz 3 days of Pro, no card; SheetWhiz 21 days of Pro; SheetCuts 14 days, no card
- Team Plan: ShortieCuts Automatic volume pricing, no platform fee: $67.89/user/yr at 5 seats, down to $59.49 at 25+; xlkeyz Not offered; SheetWhiz $99.99/user/yr plus a $250/yr fee; SheetCuts Not offered
- Prices and figures last checked 12 Oct 2026, from each product's public pricing page and Chrome Web Store listing.
- Full comparison (feature table, pricing, where each tool is strongest, FAQ): https://www.shortiecuts.com/compare

## Product

- [Home](https://www.shortiecuts.com/)
- [Pricing](https://www.shortiecuts.com/pricing)
- [Compare with xlkeyz, SheetWhiz and SheetCuts](https://www.shortiecuts.com/compare)
- [Privacy Policy](https://www.shortiecuts.com/privacy-policy)
- [Teams](https://www.shortiecuts.com/teams)
- [Setup guide](https://www.shortiecuts.com/setup)
- [Contact](https://www.shortiecuts.com/contact)

## Optional

- [Full text version with every shortcut](https://www.shortiecuts.com/llms-full.txt)
- [Blog](https://www.shortiecuts.com/blog): Excel and Google Sheets tutorials.