Which keyboard shortcut in Excel applies the scientific number format to a selected cell?

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26 Jun 2018
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The shortcut Ctrl + Shift + 6 in Excel formats the selected cell's number into scientific notation. Other shortcuts apply different formats: Ctrl + Shift + 3 sets the date format, Ctrl + Shift + 5 applies percentage format, and Ctrl + Shift + 4 formats the number as currency.

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