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Workbook shortcut
Close Excel
Alt + F4 on Windows, ⌘ + Q on Mac.
CommonDifficulty 800 · Novice
When to use it
Closes Excel, prompting for each unsaved workbook.
The shape of it
- Windows
Alt + F4
- Mac
⌘ + Q
Worked examples
Quit
Press Alt + F4 → Excel closes
End of day.
Prompts
With unsaved files, Alt + F4 → Save prompts for each
Read them.
Compare
Ctrl + W instead → Just the current file
Keep Excel open.
Worth knowing
- Ctrl + W closes one workbook.
- Save All is not a shortcut; answer each prompt.
- Mac uses ⌘ + Q.
Where it goes wrong
- Clicking Don't Save on the wrong prompt loses work.
- Alt + F4 on the desktop opens the Windows shutdown dialog.
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