Undo and redo
Don’t be afraid of mistakes: Excel remembers your recent actions and lets you undo them.
Ctrl+Z — undo
Undoes the last action (typing, deleting, formatting, moving). Press it repeatedly to step back several times.
Ctrl+Y — redo
Re-applies an undone action. Ctrl+Shift+Z also works in some versions.
When it doesn’t work
The undo history is cleared when the file is closed, so save (Ctrl+S) before big changes.
Try it in the simulator
Change the price in C2, then delete B3. Press Ctrl+Z twice to undo both, then Ctrl+Y to redo one.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | |
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| 1 | Product | Qty | Price | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Bread | 3 | 4000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Milk | 2 | 12000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Eggs | 10 | 1500 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Tea | 1 | 25000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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