Ctrl+Shift+6
The Ctrl+Shift+6, Ctrl+Shift+^, or Ctrl+^ keyboard shortcut is most commonly used to format the number in the selected cell to an exponent number in Microsoft Excel. Below are other programs that use this keyboard shortcut and related information.
How to use the Ctrl+Shift+6
To use this keyboard shortcut, press and hold either Ctrl and Shift key, and while continuing to hold them, press the 6 key.
Ctrl+Shift+^ in Microsoft Excel
Pressing Ctrl+Shift+^ in Microsoft Excel formats the number in the selected cell to be a scientific number format. For example, if the cell contained 1000 and you used this keyboard shortcut, it would become 1.00E+03.
Ctrl+Shift+6 in Google Sheets
Pressing Ctrl+Shift+^ in a Google Sheets spreadsheet formats the number in the selected cell to be a scientific formatted number.
Related keyboard shortcuts and keys
Below are links to related keyboard shortcuts and individual key pages.