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# **Scroll back to the active cell**

<dl><dt>**Windows**</dt>
<dd>`Ctrl+Backspace`</dd>
<dt>**Mac**</dt>
<dd>`Ctrl+Delete`</dd>
</dl>

Ctrl+Backspace

Scrolls the sheet so the active cell is in view again. Use it after you have scrolled away with the mouse or the scroll bar and lost track of where you were working. The selection stays exactly as it was.

## **More Navigate shortcuts**

- [**Confirm and move down**`Enter`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/enter-move-down)
- [**Open Go To**`F5`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/go-to)
- [**Go to cell A1**`Ctrl+Home`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/go-to-a1)
- [**Go to the last used cell**`Ctrl+End`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/go-to-last-cell)
- [**Go to the start of the row**`Home`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/go-to-row-start)
- [**Jump to the last filled cell in a column**`Ctrl+Down`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/jump-to-edge)
- [**Confirm and move left**`Shift+Tab`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/move-left)
- [**Confirm and move up**`Shift+Enter`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/move-up)
- [**Move to the next sheet**`Ctrl+PageDown`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/next-sheet)
- [**Move one screen down**`PageDown`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/page-down)
- [**Move one screen to the right**`Alt+PageDown`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/page-right)
- [**Move one screen up**`PageUp`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/page-up)
- [**Move to the previous sheet**`Ctrl+PageUp`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/previous-sheet)
- [**Confirm and move right**`Tab`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/tab-move-right)

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