In Microsoft Excel, pressing Ctrl+Shift+" (quote) copies the above cell’s contents to the current cell. For example, if you were working in cell A2 and cell A1 contained the text “Computer,” pressing Ctrl+Shift+" would insert the word “Computer” in cell A2.

The keyboard shortcut Ctrl+D can fill a range (more than one) of cells in a column with the contents of the topmost cell, including its formatting or a formula.

  • See our cell and copy definitions for further information and related links on these terms.