How to Move Between Tabs in Excel: Windows & Mac

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Easily tab between worksheets in Excel for Windows & Mac

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Last Updated: May 18, 2025 Fact Checked

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Do you want an easier way to switch between tabs in your Excel workbook? If you have multiple tabs, also called worksheets, in your Excel document, navigating through them can be confusing. This wikiHow article will show you easy ways to move between tabs in Microsoft Excel using simple keyboard shortcuts and the "Go To" command.

Swapping Tabs in Excel

PC: Press Ctrl + PgDn to tab right, or Ctrl + PgUp to tab left.
Mac: Press Cmd + PgDn to tab right, or Ctrl + PgUp to tab left.
You can also press Ctrl + G (PC) or Cmd + G (Mac) to use GoTo to switch to tabs by name.

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Using Keyboard Shortcuts

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Open your project in Excel. You can open your project within Excel by clicking Open from the File tab, or you can right-click on the file in a file browser and click Open With and Excel.
- You can use this method with both Windows and Mac computers.
You'll find this key on your keyboard next to the space bar. Keep this key pressed down until otherwise instructed.

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Press ⇟ PgDn (tab right) or ⇞ PgUp (tab left). As long as you have the Ctrl or Option key pressed, you can use PgDn and PgUp to cycle through your spreadsheet's tabs.
- If this doesn't work, or if you have a laptop, try pressing and holding the Fn key along with Ctrl/Option, and then pressing PgDn or PgUp.
- On a MacBook with no PgDn or PgUp keys, use Option + the right or left arrow key to move between sheets.
Only after you are done navigating through the tabs should you release the Ctrl or Option key. If you continue pressing PgDn or PgUp, you'll most likely end up at the top or bottom of the spreadsheet instead of cycling through tabs.
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Use other keyboard shortcuts (optional). Excel has a few other available keyboard shortcuts to use that function a little differently.
- To move to a different tab without loading unused ones: Press F6 and use the right/left arrow key to select the sheet. Press Enter/Return to open the tab.
- To quickly navigate to the last tab of a workbook: Hold Ctrl and left-click the small arrow next to the sheet tabs. Then, click the last tab.

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Using Go To

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Open your project in Excel. You can open your project within Excel by clicking Open from the File tab, or you can right-click on the file in a file browser and click Open With and Excel.
- You can use this method with both Windows and Mac computers.
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Press F5. You'll see the F numbers above the row of numbers on your keyboard. A "Go To" window will open.
- You can also press Ctrl + G on Windows to pull up the "Go To" window. You can also go to Home > Find & Select > Go To from the menu.^{[1]
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- On some keyboards, you may have to press the Fn key at the same time as F5.
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Type the sheet's name that you want to go to. If you did not rename your sheets, the names are generally "Sheet 1/2/3".
- For example, type Sheet3 to navigate to that sheet.
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Type an exclamation mark (!). Spaces aren't allowed in the "Go To" feature, so you'll need to use an exclamation mark.
- For example, type Sheet3!.
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Type the cell you want to go to. If you don't have a specific cell in mind, enter A1 to go to the top of the sheet.
- For example, enter Sheet3!A1 in the "Go To" window.
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Press ↵ Enter (Windows) or ⏎ Return (Mac). The dark green outline that indicates which box is selected will go to your entered sheet and cell.
- You can also click OK in the Go To window.

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Troubleshooting

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The keyboard shortcut doesn't work. If pressing Ctrl/Option + PgDn/PgUp doesn't work, you may need to press the Fn key first. This is more likely if you're using a laptop.
- First, press Ctrl/Option + Fn. Then, press PgDn or PgUp to navigate between tabs.
- If your keyboard doesn’t have a PgDn or PgUp key, you may need to use the right or left arrow keys instead.
If you have a lot of tabs and you want to skip to the last tab, press Ctrl and left click the arrow next to the tab. You can then click the last tab.
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How do I view two tabs side-by-side? To look at two separate tabs together, you can use a built-in feature within Excel. Do the following:
- Click the View tab at the top.
- Click New Window in the Window group.
- Click View Side by Side.
- Select the tab you want to view in each window.
- Click Synchronous Scrolling to scroll both tabs at the same time.