Notes: (1) May not work in Excel 2010 on Vista or Windows 7. Discussion and fix is here: http://superuser.com/questions/183197/whats-the-keyboard-shortcut-to-unhide-a-column-in-excel-2010 (2) May not work in Excel 2007. See http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/microsoft-office/office-solution-keyboard-shortcuts-for-hiding-and-unhiding-columns-and-rows/ (3) In Windows 10, there is a conflict with a keyboard switching shortcut. You can resolve by un-assigning the keyboard layout hot key. You may need to un-assign the input language as well.
This is a tricky setting to find. You are looking for Advanced Keyboard Settings, under Region and Language. Update June 2021: if the shortcut stops working after a Windows update, try assigning then unassigning the switch keyboard layout. Update February 2022: Can’t get the above trick to work. Let us know if you find a solution.
Dave Bruns
Hi - I’m Dave Bruns, and I run Exceljet with my wife, Lisa. Our goal is to help you work faster in Excel. We create short videos, and clear examples of formulas, functions, pivot tables, conditional formatting, and charts.
