{"id":433072,"date":"2022-04-17T18:00:25","date_gmt":"2022-04-17T15:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-undo-redo-or-repeat-an-action-in-microsoft-excel\/"},"modified":"2022-04-17T18:00:25","modified_gmt":"2022-04-17T15:00:25","slug":"how-to-undo-redo-or-repeat-an-action-in-microsoft-excel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-undo-redo-or-repeat-an-action-in-microsoft-excel\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Undo, Redo, or Repeat an Action in Microsoft Excel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2695ab0a76f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2695ab0a76f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-undo-redo-or-repeat-an-action-in-microsoft-excel\/#%E2%80%9CHow_to_Undo_Redo_or_Repeat_an_Action_in_Microsoft_Excel%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;How to Undo, Redo, or Repeat an Action in Microsoft Excel&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-undo-redo-or-repeat-an-action-in-microsoft-excel\/#Undo_an_Action\" >Undo an Action<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-undo-redo-or-repeat-an-action-in-microsoft-excel\/#Redo_an_Action\" >Redo an Action<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-undo-redo-or-repeat-an-action-in-microsoft-excel\/#Repeat_an_Action\" >Repeat an Action<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_to_Undo_Redo_or_Repeat_an_Action_in_Microsoft_Excel%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;How to Undo, Redo, or Repeat an Action in Microsoft Excel&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-757715\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/microsoft_excel_hero_1200x675.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/microsoft_excel_hero_1200x675.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/microsoft_excel_hero_1200x675.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Microsoft Excel logo on a green background\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Excel lets you undo, redo, and repeat specific actions. The buttons to undo, redo, and repeat an action are in similar locations on both Mac and Windows, and the keyboard shortcuts are only a little different, as well.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Undo_an_Action\"><\/span>Undo an Action<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/766591\/how-to-undo-and-redo-on-a-windows-pc\/\">Undoing an action simply removes the previous input. You can undo up to 100 actions. To undo an action via keyboard shortcut, press \u201cCtrl+Z\u201d on Windows or \u201cCommand+Z\u201d on Mac.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re using Excel for Windows, you can find the Undo button in the Home tab\u2019s Undo group in the top-left corner of the window. The Undo icon is a curved arrow pointing left.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 326px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-790858 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/The-Undo-button-on-Windows..png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The Undo button on Windows.\" width=\"326\" height=\"192\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Excel for Windows<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Mac, the Undo button can also be found in the top-left corner of the screen, above the menu bar.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 299px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-790861\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/The-Undo-button-on-Mac..png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The Undo button on Mac.\" width=\"299\" height=\"164\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Excel for Mac.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Redo_an_Action\"><\/span>Redo an Action<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you undo an action but decided that you shouldn\u2019t have, you can bring it back with the redo function. To <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/764279\/how-to-undo-and-redo-on-mac\/\">redo an action using a keyboard shortcut, press \u201cCtrl+Y\u201d on Windows or \u201cCommand+Y\u201d on Mac. Alternatively, on Windows, you can press the \u201cF4\u201d key to redo an action. If pressing the F4 key alone doesn\u2019t work, you may need to press it together with the \u201cfn\u201d key.<\/p>\n<p>On Excel for Windows, the Redo button is found in the Home tab\u2019s Undo group in the top-left corner of the window, directly below the Undo button.\u00a0The Redo icon is a curved arrow pointing right.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 321px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-790859 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/The-Redo-button-on-Windows..png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The Redo button on Windows.\" width=\"321\" height=\"184\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Excel for Windows<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Mac, the Redo button is found above the menu bar, to the right of the Undo button. By default, this button is the \u201cRepeat\u201d button until <em>after<\/em> you undo an action. Once you undo an action, the Repeat button then changes to the Redo button.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 335px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-790860\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/The-Redo-button-on-Mac..png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The Redo button on Mac.\" width=\"335\" height=\"151\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Excel for Mac<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The redo and repeat buttons will never be available at the same time.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Repeat_an_Action\"><\/span>Repeat an Action<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Repeating an action, as the name implies, repeats the previously input action. The keyboard shortcut for repeating an action is the same as redoing an action (\u201cCtrl+Y\u201d on Windows and \u201cCommand+Y\u201d on Mac), causing a bit of confusion. To make things more confusing, you can only repeat simple actions, such as a copy and paste action. In most cases, you\u2019ll just want to use the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/671298\/how-to-copy-cut-and-paste-on-a-windows-pc\/\">copy and paste function instead of the repeat action function.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Copy and Paste on Mac<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To repeat an action using the button in Windows, you\u2019ll need to add it to your Quick Access toolbar first. To do this, type \u201cRepeat\u201d in the Search bar at the top of the screen, right-click \u201cRepeat\u201d from the search results, and then select \u201cAdd to Quick Access Toolbar.\u201d (The option will be grayed out if it\u2019s already in your Quick Access toolbar.)<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 433px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-790862 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Add-repeat-to-toolbar..png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Add repeat to toolbar.\" width=\"433\" height=\"235\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Excel for Windows<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Now you can find the Repeat option in the Quick Access Toolbar. Once you\u2019ve input a repeatable action, you can click the Repeat button to repeat it.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 323px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-790863 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Repeat-command-in-Excel-for-Windows..png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Repeat command in Excel for Windows.\" width=\"323\" height=\"220\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Excel for Windows<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Mac, the Repeat button is found above the menu bar, to the right of the Undo button. This button is Repeat by default, but will be the Redo button if you recently undid an action.<\/p>\n<p>As previously mentioned,\u00a0the repeat and redo buttons will never <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear together at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>This is just one of the many basic features available to you in Microsoft Excel\u2014all of which can be done by using a keyboard shortcut. The more keyboard shortcuts you learn in Excel, the more efficient you\u2019ll become!<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>All the Best Microsoft Excel Keyboard Shortcuts<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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