Microsoft Access 2000 keyboard shortcuts


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Shortcut

Command

ALT

Close the visible menu and submenu at the same time; works with menu commands.

ALT+ letter key, where key is the underlined letter in the field or menu cmnd

Select a menu or select or clear the check box by the letter underlined in the menu command; works within windows and dialog boxes.

ALT 1

Go to previous folder; use within the Open, File New Database and Export dialog boxes in Microsoft Access.

ALT+2

Open the folder one level up from the open folder (Up One Level button); use within the Open, File New Database and Export dialog boxes.

ALT+3

Close the open dialog box and opens your World Wide Web search page (Search the Web button); use when working in the Open, File New Database and Export dialog boxes.

ALT+4

Delete the selected folder or file; use within the Open, File New Database and Export dialog boxes.

ALT+5

Create a new subfolder in the open folder; use within the Open, File New Database and Export dialog boxes.

ALT+6

Switch between List, Details, Properties, and Preview views (click the arrow next to Views); use within the Open, File New Database and Export dialog boxes.

ALT 7

Display the Tools menu; use within the Open, File New Database and Export dialog boxes in Microsoft Access.

ALT+A

Open Answer Wizard (In Help menu); use within Help menu.

ALT+A and ENTER

Use from the field list to add table and fields to the data access page when working in Design view.

CTRL+SHFT+RIGHT ARROW

Select or unselect one word to the right of the cursor.

CTRL SHFT TAB

Exit the subform and move to the previous field in the main form or previous record in Microsoft Access.

CTRL+SHFT+F8+LEFT ARROW

Activate Move mode; then press the LEFT ARROW key to move selected columns to the left.

CTRL SHFT TAB

Go to the previous tab when working in Help dialog box in Microsoft Access.

CTRL+SHFT+TAB

Exit the subdatasheet and move to the first field of the following record in the datasheet.

CTRL+SHFT+TAB or CTRL+PAGE UP

Go to the previous tab when working in a tabbed dialog box.

CTRL SHFT UP ARROW

Collapse the subdatasheet in Microsoft Access.

ALT+C

Display Contents dialog box; use within Help menu.

ALT+DOWN ARROW

Display more Help topics; works when using Office Assistant.

ALT+DOWN ARROW

Expand a list inside a table while working in a Database Diagram.

ALT+DOWN ARROW

Open a selected drop-down menu; works within a dialog box.

ALT+ENTER

Display the properties of a selected item while working in a window.

ALT ENTER

Display the PivotTable Property Toolbar in Microsoft Access.

ALT+F+D+A

Send the active database object as an E-Mail message.

ALT+F11

Switch between the Visual Basic Editor and the previous window; works within a window.

ALT+F4

Quit Microsoft Access, close a dialog box, or close a property sheet; works within an open window.

ALT F4

Close the active Help window in Microsoft Access.

ALT+F4

Close the PivotTable Property Toolbar.

ALT I

Switch to Index tab while working in Help menu in Microsoft Access.

ALT+K

Check the names in the To, Cc and Bcc fields against the Address Book while sending an E-Mail.

ALT LEFT ARROW

Go to a previously viewed Help topic in Microsoft Access.

ALT+N

Create a new table, query, form, report, data access page, macro, or module when working with a database or spreadsheet.

ALT+number

Select a Help topic while using Office Assistant. (where hitting key for 1 selects the leftmost option, 2 the next, and so on)

ALT+O

Display Options dialog box (in Help menu).

ALT+PAGE DOWN

Display the next screen to the right while working within Pivot Table Wizard.

ALT+PAGE UP

Display the previous screen to the left while working within Pivot Table Wizard.

ALT RIGHT ARROW

Go to a previously viewed a Help topic while in the Help dialog box in Microsoft Access.

ALT+SHFT+F11

Move between the Microsoft Script Editor window and the previous window.

ALT+SHFT+TAB

Move from active application window to previously active application window.

ALT+SPACEBAR

Open the menu of the leftmost icon on the main toolbar bar of the active window; this menu typically contains the following commands: Restore, Move, Size, Minimize, Maximize and Close.

ALT+SPACEBAR

Display the Control menu while working from Help menu.

ALT SPACEBAR

Display the Control menu while working from Help menu in Microsoft Access.

ALT+TAB

Move from active application window to the previously used application window; to select an application from a list of the open applications, hold ALT down and press TAB more than once to move through the list.

ALT+UP ARROW

Display previously viewed Help topics while using Office Assistant.

CTRL+SHFT+B

Open the Address Book when sending an E-Mail.

CTRL SHFT DOWN ARROW

Expand a record's subdatasheet from the datasheet in Microsoft Access.

CTRL+SHFT+F6

Go to the previous database window.

CTRL+SHFT+F8+RIGHT ARROW

Activate Move mode; then press the RIGHT ARROW key to move selected columns to the right.

CTRL+SHFT+LEFT ARROW

Select or unselect one word to the left of the cursor.

CTRL+SHFT+LEFT ARROW

To extend selection one word to the left.

CTRL+SPACEBAR

Select or unselect the active column, in Navigation mode only.

CTRL+SPACEBAR

Select an entire grid column while navigating in the Query Designer - Grid Panes mode.

CTRL SPACEBAR

Select the field for the currently selected item of data, total or detail cell when working in a Pivot Table list in Microsoft Access.

CTRL+TAB

Move through the tabs of each object's type when navigating and opening objects in Access.

CTRL+TAB

Exit the subform and move to the next field in the master form or next record when working in Form view.

CTRL+TAB

Move to the next tab on a tabbed, Help dialog box.

CTRL+TAB

Exit the subdatasheet and move to the last field of the previous record in the datasheet.

CTRL+TAB or CTRL+PAGE DOWN

Move to the next tab on a tabbed dialog box.

CTRL TAB or CTRL SHFT TAB

Select the next or previous toolbar in Microsoft Access.

CTRL+UP ARROW

Move to the current field in the first record, in Navigation mode.

CTRL+UP ARROW

Move to the top of the active page when working in Access Print Preview and Layout Preview mode.

CTRL+UP ARROW

Move the selected control up when working in Access Form and Report Design view.

CTRL+UP ARROW

Move to the first row in the current column when working in Access Query Designer -Grid Panes mode.

CTRL+UP ARROW

Move the selected control up by a pixel (regardless of the page's grid) when working in Access Design view.

CTRL+V

Paste a copied item(s) from the Clipboard into a selected location (You also can choose Paste from the Edit menu.).

CTRL V

Paste the contents of the Clipboard in the upper-left corner of the selected section when working in Form and Report Design view in Microsoft Access.

CTRL+V

Paste a copied item(s) from the Clipboard into a selected location when working in Query Designer-Grid Panes (You also can choose Paste from the Edit menu.).

CTRL+V

Paste a copied item(s) from the Clipboard into a selected location when working in dat access page Design view (You also can choose Paste from the Edit menu).

CTRL+W or CTRL+F4

Close the active datasheet window.

CTRL+X

Copy and remove the selected item(s) from their original location to the Clipboard. (You also can choose the Cut command from the Edit menu.).

CTRL+Z or ALT+BACKSPACE

Undo the last action; note: some actions, like Shutdown, cannot be undone (You also can choose Undo from the Edit menu.).

DELETE

Delete the selected item(s), or to delete the character to the right of the cursor; if items are files they will be moved to the Recycle Bin.

DELETE

Delete the selected item(s), or to delete the character to the right of the cursor; if items are files they will be moved to the Recycle Bin.

DOWN ARROW

To move down one line in a Combo box, list box or Database window in Microsoft Access.

DOWN ARROW

Move to the same field in the next record when navigating in Access Datasheet view.

DOWN ARROW

Scroll down a window or document in small increments when working in Access Print Preview or Layout Preview.

DOWN ARROW

Select the next book or Help topic in Microsoft Access.

DOWN ARROW

Scroll toward the end of a Help topic.

DOWN ARROW

Scroll through the items in a drop-down list, moving from top to bottom.

DOWN ARROW

Use when starting from the datasheet in order to bypass the subdatasheet and move to the next record in the datasheet.

DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW (with the menu or submenu displayed)

Select the next or previous command on the menu or submenu.

END

Go to the end of the entry when editing a text box.

END

Go to the last object in database window in Microsoft Access.

END

Go to the end of the field, in single-line fields.

END

Go to the last field in the current record, when working in Access Navigation mode.

END

Go to the end of a Help topic.

END

Go to the last cell in the row or to the end of the active cell.

END OR CTRL+RIGHT ARROW

Move to the right edge of the page when working in Access Print Preview and Layout Preview.

ENTER

Perform the action assigned to the selected default button in a dialog box.

ENTER

Restore a selected minimized program window when all windows are minimized.

ENTER

Open the selected table or query in Datasheet view, or form in Form view.

ENTER

Open the selected report in Print Preview in Microsoft Access.

ENTER

Run a selected macro.

ENTER

Open the selected data access page in Page Preview.

ENTER

Open or close a selected book, or open a selected Help topic.

ENTER

Activate a selected hyperlink in Microsoft Access.

ENTER

Move from a table's title bar to the last cell edited in a Database Diagram.

ENTER

Select an item in a list and move to the next cell in a Database Diagram.

ENTER

Perform the action assigned to a selected button on a toolbar.

ENTER

Open a selected menu on a toolbar.

ENTER

Enter text in a selected text box.

ENTER or ALT+O

Open the selected table or query in Datasheet view, or form in Form view.

ESC

Close the visible menu; or, with a submenu visible, close the submenu only.

ESC

Cancel a command and close the dialog box in Microsoft Access.

ESC

Close an Office Assistant message or tip.

ESC

Cancel Extend mode command.

ESC

Undo changes in the current field or current record; if both have been changed, press ESC twice to undo changes first in the current field and then in the current record.

ESC

Close a pop-up window in Help in Microsoft Access.

ESC

Move from a table cell to the table's title bar when working in database Diagram.

ESC

Close a shortcut menu without carrying out a command when working in a Pivot Table.

ESC

Cancel a Refresh command in progress when working in a Pivot Table.

ESC (when a drop-down list box is selected)

Close a selected drop-down list in a dialog box.

F1

Display Help or the Office Assistant in Microsoft Access.

F1

Display the Office Assistant or Microsoft Access Contents and Index; context-sensitive help about the selected property, control, macro action, or Visual Basic keyword; or alerts with a Help button.

F1

Display Help topics when working in a Pivot Table.

F10

Activate, or select, the main toolbar beginning with the first toolbar option on the left, usually File; after the first option is activated you can navigate through toolbar and menu options using the appropriate ARROW keys; press F10 or ALT again

F11 or ALT+F1

Bring the Database window to the front.

F12 or ALT+F2

Display Save As dialog box (file menu).

F2

Display the complete hyperlink address for a selected hyperlink.

F2

Rename a selected object when working in Database window.

F2

Move between Edit mode (with insertion point displayed) and Navigation mode when working in Design view.

F2

Move between Edit mode and Cell Selection mode when navigating in the Query Designer -Grid Panes.

F4 or ALT+DOWN ARROW

Open a combo box.

F5

Update the files visible in the Open or Save As dialog box (File menu).

F5

Move to Form view from Form design or a Form module when working in Access Design view.

F5

Navigate through records by moving cursor to the record number box, typing the record number and pressing ENTER when working in Datasheet view.

F5

Navigate through records by moving cursor to the record number box, typing the record number and pressing ENTER when working in Form view.

F5

Navigate through pages by moving cursor to the page number box, typing the page number and pressing ENTER when working in Print Preview and Layout.

F5

Refresh the current window (You also can choose Refresh from the View menu.).

F5

Navigate in subdatasheet records by moving to the record number box, typing the record number and pressing ENTER.

F6

Move between the upper and lower portions of a window when working in Design view of tables, macros, and queries and the Advanced Filter/Sort window only.

F6

Move between the navigation pane and topic pane when working with Help menu in Microsoft Access.

F6,SHFT+F6

Use by pressing and then clicking anywhere in the target pane when navigating the Query Designer - Any Pane.

F7

Display Spelling and Grammar dialog box (Tools Menu).

F8

Activate Extend mode; EXT appears in the lower right corner of the window; pressing F8 repeatedly extends the selection to the word, the field, the record (in Datasheet view only), and all records; press ESC to cancel.

F9

Refresh the contents of a Lookup field list box or combo box.

F9

Recalculate the fields in the window in Microsoft Access.

F9

Refresh the PivotTable list from the source data.

HOME

Go to the beginning of the current entry.

HOME

Go to the first object.

HOME

Go to the beginning of the current field, in single-line fields.

HOME

Go to the first field in the current record, when in Access Navigation mode.

HOME

Go to the beginning of a Help topic, with Help dialog box open.

HOME

Go to the first cell in the row, or to the beginning of the current cell.

HOME or CTRL LEFT ARROW

Go to the left edge of the current page in Microsoft Access.

HOME or END

Select the first or last command on the menu or submenu.

INSERT

Toggle between insert and overstrike mode while editing a cell.

INSERT after you select any Or... column

Insert an Or... column when navigating the Access Query Designer - Grid Panes mode.

INSERT after you select grid row

Insert a row between existing rows when navigating the Access Query Designer - Grid Panes mode.

LEFT ARROW

Go one character to the left of the cursor's current position in the field.

LEFT ARROW

Scroll to the left of the cursor's current position in small increments when working in Print Preview and Layout Preview.

LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW

With a menu open, select the menu to the left or right of the original, or, with a submenu visible, switch between the main menu and the submenu.

LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW

Move one character to the left or right in a text box.

LEFT ARROW, or RIGHT ARROW

Extend a selection to adjacent fields in the same row in Microsoft Access Datasheet view.

LEFT or RIGHT ARROW

Select a button on the record navigation toolbar when working in Access Page View.

Letter key, where the letter is the same as the first letter in optn you want on a selected menu,

Choose a selected menu, drop-down list, or dialog box option by typing the first letter in the option name.

P or CTRL+P

To open the Print dialog box from Print Preview or Layout Preview.

PAGE DOWN

Move down one page when using a Combo box or list box.

PAGE DOWN

Move down one window when working in Database view in Microsoft Access.

PAGE DOWN

Scroll down one full screen when working in Print Preview and Layout Preview.

PAGE DOWN

Scroll toward the end of a Help topic in larger increments.

PAGE DOWN

When navigating a Database Diagram, scroll to the next page inside a table or the next page of the diagram.

PAGE DOWN

When working in a Pivot Table list, display the next screen.

PAGE DOWN

When navigating in Form view, go down one page; at the end of the record, moves to the equivalent page on the next record.

PAGE DOWN or DOWN ARROW

In Print Preview and Layout Preview, view the next page (when Fit To Window is selected).

PAGE UP

Move up one page when using a combo box or list box.

PAGE UP

Move up one window when working in Database.

PAGE UP

Go up one screen when working in Datasheet view in Microsoft Access.

PAGE UP

Go up one page when working in Form view; at the end of the record, use to move to the equivalent page on the previous record.

PAGE UP

Scroll up one full screen when working in Print Preview and Layout Preview.

PAGE UP

Scroll toward the beginning of a Help topic in larger increments.

PAGE UP

When navigating a Database diagram, scroll to the previous page inside a table or the previous page of the diagram.

PAGE UP

Display the previous screen when working with a Pivot Table list in Microsoft Access.

PAGE UP or UP ARROW

In Print Preview and Layout Preview, view the previous page (when Fit To Window is selected).

RIGHT ARROW

Move one character to the right of the cursor's current position in a field.

RIGHT ARROW

In Print Preview and Layout Preview, scroll to the right in small increments.

S

In Print Preview and Layout Preview, open the Page Setup dialog box.

SHFT+ARROW KEY

Extend or reduce a selection in a Pivot Table list, depending on the direction of the arrow key chosen.

SHFT+CTRL+TAB

Cycle through the tab of each object's type moving right to left.

SHFT DOWN ARROW

Extend selection to the next record, if the current record is selected in Microsoft Access.

SHFT+DOWN ARROW

Increase the height of the selected control when working in Form and Report Design view.

SHFT+END

Select from the insertion point to the end of the text box entry.

SHFT+ENTER

Add a control to a section when working in Form and Report Design view only.

SHFT+ENTER

Save changes to the current record when entering data in the Datasheet or Form view.

SHFT ENTER

Add a control to a section when working in data access page Design view in Microsoft Access.

SHFT+F1

Display What's This? help; after pressing SHFT+F1, move the pointer to the menu command, toolbar button, dialog box option, or screen region to see definitions.

SHFT+F10

Display a shortcut menu that shows a list of commands relevant to the selected object.

SHFT+F10

Display a shortcut menu that shows a list of commands relevant to the selected object.

SHFT+F10

Display the shortcut menu for the selected element of the PivotTable list.

SHFT+F2

Open the Zoom box to conveniently enter expressions and other text in small input areas.

SHFT+F4

Find the previous occurrence of the text specified in the Find or Replace dialog box when the dialog box is closed.

SHFT F8

Undo a previous selection extension in Microsoft Access.

SHFT+F9

Requery the underlying tables; in a subform, this requeries the underlying table for the subform only.

SHFT+HOME

Select from the insertion point in the text box to the beginning of the text box entry.

SHFT+LEFT ARROW

Select or unselect one character to the left of the cursor's position.

SHFT+LEFT ARROW

Reduce the width of the selected control when working in Form an Report Design view.

SHFT+LEFT ARROW

Select the column to the left, if the current column is selected, when working in Datasheet view.

SHFT+PAGE DOWN

Extend the selection one screen down.

SHFT PAGE UP

Reduce a selection by one screen when working with a Pivot Table list in Microsoft Access.

SHFT+RIGHT ARROW

Select or unselect by one character to the right of the cursor's current position.

SHFT+RIGHT ARROW

Increase the width of the selected control when working in Form and Report Design view.

SHFT+RIGHT ARROW

Select the column to the right, if the current column is selected, when working in Datasheet view.

SHFT+SPACEBAR

Switch between selecting the current record and the first field of the current record, when working in Navigation mode.

SHFT+SPACEBAR

Select the entire row containing the currently selected cell when working in a Pivot Table list.

SHFT TAB

Move to the previous option or option group in a dialog box in Microsoft Access.

SHFT+TAB

Move to the previous field when navigating in Form view.

SHFT+TAB

Enter the subform from the following field in the main form when navigating in Form view.

SHFT+TAB

Go to the last or previous hyperlink in Help.

SHFT+TAB

Select the previous field or button in the E-Mail header.

SHFT+TAB

Enter the subdatasheet from the first field of the following record in the datasheet.

SHFT+TAB

Select the previous field or the entire Pivot Table list.

SHFT+TAB, or LEFT ARROW

Move to the previous field when navigating in Datasheet view.

SHFT UP ARROW

Extend selection to the previous record, if the current record is selected in Microsoft Access.

SHFT+UP ARROW

Reduce the height of the selected control when working in Form and Report Design view.

SPACE or ENTER

Expand or collapse a group of records corresponding to the expand indicator in a grouped data access page.

SPACE or ENTER

Activate the selected button on the record navigation toolbar when working in Page view.

SPACEBAR

Perform the action assigned to the active button, or select or clear the active check box in the dialog box.

SPACEBAR

Switch between the values in a check box or option button.

SPACEBAR

Change the setting in a check box when navigating a Database Diagram in Microsoft Access.

SPACEBAR

Toggle the check box in the Output column when navigating the Query Designer-Grid Panes.

SPACEBAR or MINUS SIGN

Remove the selected data column form the query output when navigating the Query Designer-Diagram Pane.

SPACEBAR or PLUS SIGN

Choose the selected data column form the query output when navigating the Query Designer-Diagram Pane.

TAB

Move to the next option or option group in a dialog box.

TAB

Exit the combo box or list box.

TAB

Select the next field in Microsoft Access.

TAB

Move to the next field when working in Form view.

TAB

To enter the subform from the preceding field in the main form when working in Form view.

TAB

Go to the first or next hyperlink in Help.

TAB

Select the next box in the E-Mail header, or the body of the message when the last box in the E-Mail header is active.

TAB

Move from table title bar to table title bar, or from cell to cell inside a table, when navigating a Database Diagram.

TAB

Enter the subdatasheet from the last field of the previous record in the datasheet in Microsoft Access.

TAB

Move from the last field in the subdatasheet to the next field in the datasheet.

TAB

Select each field and then the entire Pivot Table list, going through these selections in sequence.

TAB or SHFT+TAB (when a toolbar is active)

When a toolbar is active, select the next or previous button or menu on the toolbar.

TAB, ENTER, or RIGHT ARROW

Move to the next field when navigating in Datasheet view in Microsoft Access.

TAB, SHFT+TAB

Move between input source windows (and to join lines, if available) when navigating the Query Designer-Diagram Pane.

LETTER KEY, where the key corresponds with the underlined letter in an optn name

Select and choose a command on the shortcut menu when working in a Pivot table.

UP ARROW

Move up one line in a combo box or list box.

UP ARROW

Move up one line in a database window.

UP ARROW

Move to the current field in the previous record when navigating in Datasheet view.

UP ARROW

Scroll up in small increments when working in Print Preview and Layout Preview.

UP ARROW

Select the previous book or topic in Help in Microsoft Access.

UP ARROW

Scroll toward the beginning of a Help topic.

UP ARROW

Move to the previous item in a list when navigating in a Database Diagram.

UP ARROW

Use from the datasheet to bypass the subdatasheet and move to the previous record in the datasheet.

UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW

Move up or down in a drop-down list when navigating the Query Designer - Grid Panes in Microsoft Access.

UP ARROW, DOWN ARROW

Extend a selection to adjacent rows in Datasheet view.

Z

Zoom in or out on a part of the page when working in Print Preview and Layout Preview.

ARROW KEY

Move between options in a selected drop-down menu or dialog box or between some options in a group of options.

ARROW KEY

Move between columns in an input source window when working in the Query Designer-Diagram Pane.

ARROW KEY

Move selected elements in the given direction of the arrow key while working within a Pivot Table.

ARROW KEYS or TAB or SHFT TAB

Move between cells when working in the Query Designer-Diagram Pane in Microsoft Access.

ARROW KEY

Move between options in a selected drop-down menu or dialog box or between some options in a group of options; add ENTER to select an option.

BACKSPACE

Delete selected text or to delete the character to the left of where the cursor is positioned within a document while editing.

C or ESC

Cancel Print Preview or Layout Preview and return to Normal view.

CTRL+7

Display or hide the main toolbar of the active window.

CTRL+A

Select the entire Help topic when working in the Help menu or dialog box.

CTRL A

Select the entire active Pivot Table list in Microsoft Access.

CTRL+A or CTRL+SHFT+SPACEBAR

Select all records in an active database.

CTRL+ALT+SPACEBAR

Insert the default value for a selected field when entering data in a Datasheet or Form view.

CTRL+APOSTROPHE (')

Insert the value from the same field in the previous record to the selected field in the current record within a database.

CTRL C

Copy selection to the Windows Clipboard in Microsoft Access.

CTRL+C

Copy the selected control to the Windows Clipboard.

CTRL+C

Copy the selected Help items to the Windows Clipboard when working in Help menu.

CTRL+C

Copy selected text to the Windows Clipboard when working in the Query Designer - Grid Panes.

CTRL C

Copy selected text to the Windows Clipboard when working in Design View in Microsoft Access.

CTRL+C

Copy selected data from the Pivot Table list to the Windows Clipboard when working in a Pivot Table.

CTRL+COLON (:)

Insert the current time at the cursor's current position.

CTRL+DELETE

Delete text to the end of the line in which the cursor is positioned.

CTRL+DOWN ARROW

Move to the same field in the last record while in Navigation mode in Datasheet view.

CTRL+DOWN ARROW

Move to the bottom of current page in which you are working while in Print Preview and Layout Preview.

CTRL DOWN ARROW

Move the selected control down in the presentation while in Form and Report Design view in Microsoft Access.

CTRL+DOWN ARROW

Move to the last row in the current column while working in Query Designer-Grid Panes mode.

CTRL+DOWN ARROW

Move the selected control down by a pixel (irrespective of the page's grid) while working in Data Access page in Design View.

CTRL E

Export the selected Pivot Table list to a Microsoft Excel document in Microsoft Access.

CTRL+END

Move to the end of the active field, while working working with multiple-line fields in Access.

CTRL+END

Move to the last field in the last record while in Navigation mode in Access.

CTRL+END

To move to the last field in the last record while in Navigation mode and Form view in Access.

CTRL+END

Move to the lower-right corner of the page while working in Print Preview and Layout Preview.

CTRL+END

Move to the last position in the current cell or the last column in the active window while in Query Designer - Grid Panes view in Access.

CTRL ENTER

Insert a new line when entering data in Datasheet or Form view in Microsoft Access.

CTRL+ENTER or ALT+D

To open the selected table, query, form, report, macro, or module while working in Design view in Access.

CTRL+ESC

Display Windows Start menu.

CTRL+F

Display the Find dialog box while working in Access Datasheet view, Form view or Module Window only.

CTRL+F11

Toggle between a custom menu bar and a built-in menu bar while working in Access.

CTRL F2

Invoke a Builder while working in Microsoft Access.

CTRL+F6

Go to the next database window in the active application.

CTRL F6

Move between open windows in Microsoft Access.

CTRL+F8

Activate Resize mode for the active window when it is not maximized; press the arrow keys ro resize the window.

CTRL+G

Display the Immediate window in the Visual Basic Editor.

CTRL+H

To open the Replace dialog box (while in Datasheet view, Form view, and Module Window only).

CTRL+HOME

Go to the beginning of the field, in multiple-line fields, when workin in Access.

CTRL+HOME

Go to the first field in the first record when working in Navigation mode in Datasheet view.

CTRL+HOME

Go to the first field in the first record when working in Navigation mode in Form view.

CTRL+HOME

Go to the upper-left corner of the page when in Print Preview and layout Preview mode.

CTRL+HOME

Go to the first position in the active cell or the first column in the active window when working in the Query Designer -Grid Panes.

CTRL LEFT ARROW

Move cursor's position one word to the left in Microsoft Access.

CTRL+LEFT ARROW

Move the selected control to the left when working in Form and Report Design view.

CTRL+LEFT ARROW

Move the selected control to the left by one pixel (irrespective of the page's grid) when working in data access page Design view.

CTRL+LEFT ARROW or CTRL+RIGHT ARROW

Move cursor's position one word to the left or right.

CTRL+MINUS SIGN (-)

Delete the current record when working in Datasheet or Form view.

CTRL N

Open a new, blank, database in Microsoft Access.

CTRL+O

Display the Open dialog box in order to find and open an existing database.

CTRL+P

Display the Print dialog box in order to print the active selection.

CTRL+P

Print the active Help topic.

CTRL+PAGE DOWN

Go right one screen.

CTRL PAGE DOWN

Go to the same field in the next record in Microsoft Access.

CTRL+PAGE UP

Go left one screen when working in datasheet view in Access.

CTRL+PAGE UP

Go to the same field in the previous record.

CTRL+PLUS SIGN (+)

Add a new record while working in Datasheet or Form view in Access.

CTRL+RIGHT ARROW

Move cursor one word to the right.

CTRL+RIGHT ARROW

Move the selected control to the right when editing controls in Form and Report Design view.

CTRL+RIGHT ARROW

Move the selected control to the right by a pixel (irrespective of the page's grid) when working in data access page Design view.

CTRL S or SHFT F12 or ALT SHFT F2

Save a database object in Microsoft Access.

CTRL+SEMICOLON (;)

Insert the current date into active Datasheet or Form view.

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