Select table column
Windows shortcut
CtrlSpace
Mac shortcut
⌃Space
This shortcut selects one or more table columns in a table, when the cursor is in an Excel table. Behavior changes as the shortcut is used more than once. First time: column data. Second time: column data + column header. Third time: entire worksheet column.
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