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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.

222 Excel Shortcuts for Windows and Mac

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