Keyboard shortcuts

You can quickly accomplish tasks you perform frequently by using shortcut keys. The availability of shortcut keys in Microsoft FrontPage depends on whether the command you want to use is available in the currently selected view.

Common Microsoft FrontPage tasks

Work with and manage Web pages
CTRL+N
Create a new web page
CTRL+O
Open a web page
CTRL+F4
Close a web page
CTRL+S
Save a web page
CTRL+P
Print a web page
F5
Refresh a web page
CTRL+TAB
Switch between open web pages
CTRL+SHIFT+B
Preview a web page in a Web browser
ALT+F4
Quit Microsoft FrontPage
CTRL+ SHIFT+8
Display non-printing characters
CTRL+ /
Display HTML tags
CTRL+F
Find text or HTML on a web page
CTRL+H
Replace text or HTML on a web page
F7
Check spelling on a web page
SHIFT+F7
Look up a word in the thesaurus
ESC
Cancel an action
CTRL+Z
or ALT+BACKSPACE
Undo an action
CTRL+Y
or SHIFT+ALT+BACKSPACE
Redo or repeat an action
DELETE
Delete a Web page or folder in the folder list or any dialog box
BACKSPACE
Move up one level

Format text and paragraphs

CTRL+SHIFT+F
Change the font
CTRL+SHIFT+P
Change the font size
CTRL+B
Apply bold formatting
CTRL+U
Apply an underline
CTRL+I
Apply italic formatting
SHIFT +TAB (6 times)
In the More Colors dialog box, activate the color picker.
Note   SHIFT +TAB should activate, in order: Cancel, OK, Select, Custom, Value, and then the color picker.
SHIFT +LEFT, RIGHT, BACK, or FORWARD ARROW KEY
Use the color picker (please follow instructions for previous entry first).
CTRL+PLUS SIGN
Apply superscript formatting
CTRL+MINUS SIGN
Apply subscript formatting
CTRL+ SHIFT+C
Copy formatting
CTRL+SHIFT+V
Paste formatting
CTRL+SHIFT+Z
or CTRL+SPACEBAR
Remove manual formatting
CTRL+E
Center a paragraph
CTRL+L
Left align a paragraph
CTRL+R
Right align a paragraph
CTRL+M
Indent a paragraph from the left
CTRL+ SHIFT+M
Indent a paragraph from the right
CTRL+ SHIFT+S
Apply a style
CTRL+SHIFT+ N
Apply the Normal style
CTRL+ALT+1
Apply the Heading 1 style
CTRL+ALT+2
Apply the Heading 2 style
CTRL+ALT+3
Apply the Heading 3 style
CTRL+ALT+4
Apply the Heading 4 style
CTRL+ALT+5
Apply the Heading 5 style
CTRL+ALT+6
Apply the Heading 6 style
CTRL+ SHIFT+L
Apply the List style

Edit and move text and graphics

BACKSPACE
Delete one character to the left
DELETE
Delete one character to the right
CTRL+BACKSPACE
Delete one word to the left
CTRL+DELETE
Delete one word to the right
CTRL+C
or CTRL+INSERT
Copy text or graphics
CTRL+X
or SHIFT+DELETE
Cut selected text to the Office Clipboard
CTRL+V
or SHIFT+INSERT
Paste the Clipboard contents
SHIFT+ENTER
Insert a line break
CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR
Insert a nonbreaking space

Select text and graphics

SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
Move one character to the right
SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
Move one character to the left
CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
Go to the end of a word
CTRL +SHIFT +LEFT ARROW
Go to the beginning of a word
SHIFT+END
Go to the end of a line
SHIFT+HOME
Go to the beginning of a line
SHIFT+UP ARROW
Move one line up
SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
Move one line down
CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
Go to the end of a paragraph
CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW
Go to the beginning of a paragraph
SHIFT+PAGE DOWN
Move one screen down
SHIFT+PAGE UP
Move one screen up
CTRL+A
Select the entire page
ALT+ENTER
Display the properties of a selection

Work with tables, graphics, and hyperlinks

SHIFTt+CTRL+ALT+T
    Insert a table
TAB
    Select the next table cell's content
SHIFT+TAB
    Select the preceding table cell's content
Hold down SHIFT and press an arrow key repeatedly
    Extend a selection to adjacent table cells
Click in the column's top or bottom cell,
then hold down SHIFT and press the UP ARROW
or DOWN ARROW key repeatedly.
    Select a column
CTRL +T
With the graphic selected, create an auto thumbnail
CTRL+K
Create a hyperlink on a web page

Online Help and the Microsoft Office Assistant

Display and use the Office Assistant

Some of the content in this topic may not be applicable to some languages.

To perform the following actions, the Microsoft Office Assistant must be turned on and visible. To turn on or show the Office Assistant, press ALT+H to open the Help menu, and then press O. With the Assistant visible, press F1 to display the Assistant balloon.

F1
Display the Assistant balloon (if the Assistant is turned off, F1 opens the Help window) 

In the Assistant balloon

ALT+number 
Select a Help topic from the list the Assistant displays. ALT+1 is the first topic, ALT+2 is the second, and so on.
ALT+DOWN ARROW
Display more Help topics in the Assistant list
ALT+UP ARROW
Display previous Help topics in the Assistant list
ESC
Close an Assistant message or a tip 

In some wizards or dialog boxes

TAB
Move to the Help button in the wizard
SPACEBAR, with the Help button selected 
Show the Assistant in a wizard or dialog box. To hide the Assistant, press SPACEBAR again. Note that not all wizards or dialog boxes have Help provided by the Assistant.

Note   If you use a screen review utility or other accessibility aid, you'll get the best results with Help if you enter questions in the Answer Wizard tab in the Help window rather than in the Office Assistant balloon or in the Ask a Question box.

Display and use the Help window

Some of the content in this topic may not be applicable to some languages.

To use the Help window, the Microsoft Office Assistant must be turned off. To turn off the Assistant, press F1 to display the Assistant. Press ALT+O to open the Options tab in the Office Assistant dialog box. Press ALT+U to clear the Use the Office Assistant check box, and then press ENTER. Press F1 to display the Help window.

F1
Display the Help window if the Assistant is turned off (if the Assistant is turned on, F1 displays the Assistant balloon).

In the Help window

F6
Switch between the Help topic and the Contents, Answer Wizard,  Index pane
TAB
Select the next hidden text or hyperlink, or Show All or Hide All at the top of a topic
SHIFT+TAB
Select the previous hidden text or hyperlink, or the Browser View button at the top of a Microsoft Office Web site article 
ENTER
Perform the action for the selected Show All, Hide All, hidden text, or hyperlink
ALT+O
Display the Options menu to access any Help toolbar command
ALT+O, and then press T
Hide or show the pane with the Contents, Answer Wizard, and Index tabs 
ALT+O, and then press B
Display the previously viewed topic
ALT+O, and then press F
Display the next topic in a previously displayed sequence of topics 
ALT+O, and then press H
Return to the specified home page
ALT+O, and then press S
Stop the Help window from opening a Help topic (useful if you want to stop a Web page from downloading)
ALT+O, and then press I 
Open the Internet Options dialog box for Microsoft Internet Explorer, where you can change accessibility settings
ALT+O, and then press R
Refresh the topic (useful if you have linked to a Web page)
ALT+O, and then press P
Print all topics in a book or a selected topic only
ALT+F4
Close the Help window

Note   If you use a screen review utility or other accessibility aid, you'll get the best results with Help if you enter questions in the Answer Wizard tab in the Help window rather than in the Office Assistant balloon or in the Ask a Question box.

Work within the Help panes

Some of the content in this topic may not be applicable to some languages.

Press F6 to switch from the Contents, Answer Wizard, Index pane to the open Help topic.

ALT+RIGHT ARROW
Go to the next Help topic
ALT+LEFT ARROW
Go to the previous Help topic
TAB
Select the next hidden text or hyperlink, or Show All or Hide All at the top of a topic
SHIFT+TAB
Select the previous hidden text or hyperlink, or the Browser View button at the top of a Microsoft Office Web site article
ENTER
Perform the action for the selected Show All, Hide All, hidden text, or hyperlink
UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW
Scroll toward the beginning or end of a Help topic
PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN
Scroll toward the beginning or end of a Help topic in large increments
HOME or END
Go to the beginning or end of a Help topic
CTRL+P
Print the current Help topic
CTRL+A
Select the entire Help topic
CTRL+C
Copy the selected items to the Clipboard
SHIFT+F10
Display a shortcut menu

Use the Contents, Answer Wizard, and Index Help panes

Some of the content in this topic may not be applicable to some languages.

Press F6 to switch from the Help topic to the Contents, Answer Wizard, Index pane.

CTRL+TAB
Switch to the next tab
ALT+C
Switch to the Contents tab
ALT+A
Switch to the Answer Wizard tab
ALT+I
Switch to the Index tab
ENTER
Open a selected book or Help topic
DOWN ARROW
Select the next book or Help topic
UP ARROW
Select the previous book or Help topic
SHIFT+F10
Display a shortcut menu

Note   If you use a screen review utility or other accessibility aid, you'll get the best results with Help if you enter questions in the Answer Wizard tab in the Help window rather than in the Microsoft Office Assistant balloon or in the Ask a Question box.

Microsoft Office basics

Display and use windows

ALT+TAB
Switch to the next window
ALT+SHIFT+TAB
Switch to the previous window
CTRL+W or CTRL+F4
Close the active window
CTRL+F5
Restore the size of the active window after you've maximized it
F6
Move to a task pane from another pane in the program window (clockwise direction). You may need to press F6 more than once.
Note   If pressing F6 doesn't display the task pane you want, try pressing ALT to place focus on the menu bar, and then pressing CTRL+TAB to move to the task pane. 
SHIFT+F6
Move to a pane from another pane in the program window (counterclockwise direction)
CTRL+F6
When more than one window is open, switch to the next window
CTRL+SHIFT+F6
Switch to the previous window
CTRL+F7
When a document window is not maximized, performs the Move command (on the Control menu for the window). Use the arrow keys to move the window, and, when finished, press ESC.
CTRL+F8
When a document window is not maximized, performs the Size command (on the Control menu for the window). Use the arrow keys to resize the window, and, when finished, press ESC.

Access and use menus and toolbars

F10 or ALT
Select the menu bar, or close an open menu and submenu at the same time
TAB or SHIFT+TAB
When a toolbar is selected, select the next or previous button or menu on the toolbar
CTRL+TAB or CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
When a toolbar is selected, select the next or previous toolbar
ENTER
Open the selected menu, or perform the action for the selected button or command
SHIFT+F10
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item
ALT+SPACEBAR
Display the window shortcut menu (Control menu)
DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW
When a menu or submenu is open, select the next or previous command
LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW
Select the menu to the left or right. When a submenu is open, switch between the main menu and the submenu.
HOME or END
Select the first or last command on the menu or submenu
ESC
Close an open menu. When a submenu is open, close only the submenu.
SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
When a menu is selected, display the list of commands
CTRL+DOWN ARROW
When a personalized menu is open, display the full set of commands

Note   You can use the keyboard to select any menu command on the menu bar. Press ALT to select the menu bar. Press the letter that is underlined in the menu name that contains the command you want. In the menu that appears, press the letter underlined in the command name that you want.

Access and use task panes

F6
Move to a task pane from another pane in the program window. (You may need to press F6 more than once.)
Note   If pressing F6 doesn't display the task pane you want, try pressing ALT to place focus on the menu bar, and then pressing CTRL+TAB to move to the task pane. 
CTRL+TAB
When a menu or toolbar is active, move to a task pane. (You may need to press CTRL+TAB more than once.)
TAB or SHIFT+TAB 
When a task pane is active, select the next or previous option in the task pane
CTRL+DOWN ARROW
Display the full set of commands on the task pane menu
DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW
Move among choices in a selected submenu; move among certain options in a group of options
SPACEBAR or ENTER
Open the selected menu, or perform the action assigned to the selected button
SHIFT+F10
Open a shortcut menu; open a drop-down menu for the selected gallery item
HOME or END 
When a menu or submenu is visible, select the first or last command on the menu or submenu
PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN
Scroll up or down in the selected gallery list
CTRL+HOME or CTRL+END
Move to the top or bottom of the selected gallery list

Move and resize toolbars and task panes

  1. Press ALT to select the menu bar.
  2. Press CTRL+TAB repeatedly to select the toolbar or task pane you want.
  3. Do one of the following:

    Resize a toolbar

    1. In the toolbar, press CTRL+SPACE to display the Toolbar Options menu.
    2. Select the Size command, and then press ENTER.
    3. Use the arrow keys to resize the toolbar. Press CTRL+ the arrow keys to resize one pixel at a time.

    Move a toolbar

    1. In the toolbar, press CTRL+SPACE to display the Toolbar Options menu.
    2. Select the Move command, and then press ENTER.
    3. Use the arrow keys to position the toolbar. Press CTRL+ the arrow keys to move one pixel at a time. To undock the toolbar, press DOWN ARROW repeatedly. To dock the toolbar vertically on the left or right side, press LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW respectively when the toolbar is all the way to the left or right side.

    Resize a task pane

    1. In the task pane, press CTRL+SPACE to display a menu of additional commands.
    2. Use the DOWN ARROW key to select the Size command, and then press ENTER.
    3. Use the arrow keys to resize the task pane. Use CTRL+ the arrow keys to resize by one pixel at a time.

    Move a task pane

    1. In the task pane, press CTRL+SPACE to display a menu of additional commands.
    2. Use the DOWN ARROW key to select the Move command, and then press ENTER.
    3. Use the arrow keys to position the task pane. Use CTRL+ the arrow keys to move one pixel at a time.
  4. When you are finished moving or resizing, press ESC.

Use the Open and Save As dialogs

The Open, Insert Picture, and Save As dialog boxes support standard dialog box keyboard shortcuts. (To view standard shortcuts for dialog boxes, refer to the Use Dialog Boxes and Use Edit Boxes Within Dialog Boxes sections in the main Keyboard Shortcuts topic.) These dialog boxes also support the shortcuts below.

ALT+1
Go to the previous folder
ALT+2
Up One Level button: open the folder up one level above the open folder
ALT+3
Search the Web button: close the dialog box and open your Web search page
ALT+4
Delete button: delete the selected folder or file
ALT+5
Create New Folder button: create a new folder
ALT+6
Views button: switch among available folder views
ALT+7 or ALT+L
Tools button: show the Tools menu 
SHIFT+F10
Display a shortcut menu for a selected item such as a folder or file
TAB
Move between options or areas in the dialog box 
F4 or ALT+I
Open the Look in list
F5
Refresh the file list

Use dialog boxes

TAB
Move to the next option or option group
SHIFT+TAB
Move to the previous option or option group
CTRL+TAB
Switch to the next tab in a dialog box 
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
Switch to the previous tab in a dialog box 
Arrow keys
Move between options in an open drop-down list, or between options in a group of options
SPACEBAR
Perform the action assigned to the selected button; check or clear the selected check box
First letter of an option in a drop-down list
Open the list if it is closed and move to that option in the list
ALT+ the letter underlined in an option
Select an option; select or clear a check box
ALT+DOWN ARROW
Open a selected drop-down list
ESC
Close a selected drop-down list; cancel a command and close a dialog box
ENTER
Perform the action assigned to a default button in a dialog box

Use edit boxes within dialog boxes

An edit box is a blank in which you type or paste an entry, such as your user name or the path to a folder.

HOME
Move to the beginning of the entry
END
Move to the end of the entry
LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW
Move one character to the left or right
CTRL+LEFT ARROW
Move one word to the left
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
Move one word to the right
SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
Select or unselect one character to the left
SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
Select or unselect one character to the right
CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
Select or unselect one word to the left
CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
Select or unselect one word to the right
SHIFT+HOME
Select from the insertion point to the beginning of the entry
SHIFT+END
Select from the insertion point to the end of the entry

Use smart tags

ALT+SHIFT+F10
Display the menu or message for a smart tag. If more than one smart tag is present, switch to the next smart tag and display its menu or message.
DOWN ARROW
Select the next item in a smart tag menu.
UP ARROW
Select the previous item in a smart tag menu.
ENTER
Perform the action for the selected item in a smart tag menu.
ESC
Close the smart tag menu or message.

Tip

You can ask to be notified by a sound whenever a smart tag appears. To hear audio cues, you must have a sound card. You must also have Microsoft Office Sounds installed on your computer.

If you have access to the World Wide Web, you can download Microsoft Office Sounds from the Microsoft Office Web site. On the Help menu, click Office on the Web and search for "Microsoft Office Sounds." After you've installed the sound files, you need to select the Provide feedback with sound check box on the General tab of the Options dialog box (Tools menu). When you select (or clear) this check box, the setting affects all Office programs that support sound.

Note   The hyperlink in this topic goes to the Web. You can switch back to Help at any time.

Keys for programming applications

ALT+F8
Display, edit, or run macros
SHIFT+ALT+F11
Display the Microsoft Script Editor
ALT+F11
Display the Microsoft Visual Basic Editor