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Open the Go To dialog

Ctrl + G (or F5) on Windows, Ctrl + G on Mac.

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When to use it

Opens Go To, where you can type an address or name, and reach Go To Special, which selects cells by type: blanks, formulas, constants, visible cells, errors.

The shape of it

Windows
Ctrl + G (or F5)
Mac
Ctrl + G

Worked examples

  • Jump to an address

    Ctrl + G, type Z500, Enter The cursor jumps to Z500

    Named ranges work too.

  • Select blanks

    Select a column, Ctrl + G, Alt + S, K (blanks), Enter Only the empty cells are selected

    Then type a value and Ctrl + Enter to fill all the blanks at once.

  • Find formulas

    Ctrl + G, Alt + S, F (formulas), Enter Every formula cell is selected

    Color them to audit which cells are calculated.

Worth knowing

  • Go To Special (Alt + S inside it) selects blanks, formulas, constants, or visible cells only.
  • F5 opens the same dialog.
  • Go To Special, Constants, with only Numbers checked finds hardcoded numbers inside a calculation block.
  • Visible cells only (Alt + ;) is also in this dialog.

Where it goes wrong

  • Go To Special works on the selection; select the area first or it scans the whole sheet.
  • Filling blanks with Ctrl + Enter also fills cells that were meant to stay empty.

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