If you're like most busy professionals, you probably use Microsoft Excel on a daily basis. And if you're like most people, you probably only know a handful of Excel shortcuts. Learning just a few more Excel shortcuts can save you a lot of time and make you more productive. Here are 19 Excel shortcuts for the busy professional:

1. Ctrl + N: Create a new workbook
2. Ctrl + O: Open an existing workbook
3. Ctrl + S: Save the current workbook
4. Ctrl + W: Close the current workbook
5. Ctrl + F: Open the Find dialog box
6. Ctrl + H: Open the Replace dialog box
7. Ctrl + G: Open the Go To dialog box
8. F5: Open the Go To dialog box
9. Ctrl + P: Open the Print dialog box
10. Ctrl + Z: Undo the last action
11. Ctrl + Y: Redo the last action
12. Ctrl + A: Select the entire worksheet
13. Ctrl + B: Bold the selected text
14. Ctrl + I: Italicize the selected text
15. Ctrl + U: Underline the selected text
16. Ctrl + 5: Strikethrough the selected text
17. Ctrl + 1: Open the Format Cells dialog box
18. Ctrl + 2: Bold the selected text
19. Ctrl + 3: Italicize the selected text
20. Ctrl + 4: Underline the selected text
21. Ctrl + 6: Strikethrough the selected text

Learning just a few of these shortcuts can save you a lot of time. So next time you're in Excel, try out a few of these shortcuts and see how much faster you can work.