You can use shortcut keys for quick access to frequently used commands or operations. The topics below list the shortcut keys available in Microsoft Access. You can also use access keys to move the focus to a menu, command, or control without using the mouse.
General shortcut keys
Global Access shortcut keys
Displaying Help
- F1
- To display the Office Assistant and Microsoft Access Help; context-sensitive Help about the selected property, control, macro action, or Visual Basic keyword; or alerts with a Help button
- SHIFT+F1
- To display ScreenTips in a dialog box, after selecting the option by using the keyboard
Opening databases
- CTRL+N
- To open a new database
- CTRL+O
- To open an existing database
- ALT+F4
- To quit Microsoft Access
Printing and saving
- CTRL+P
- To print the current or selected object
- P or CTRL+P
- To open the Print dialog box
- S
- To open the Page Setup dialog box
- C or ESC
- To cancel Print Preview or Layout Preview
- CTRL+S or SHIFT+F12 or ALT+SHIFT+F2
- To save a database object
- F12 or ALT+F2
- To open the Save As dialog box
Using a combo box or list box
- F4 or ALT+DOWN ARROW
- To open a combo box
- F9
- To refresh the contents of a Lookup field list box or combo box
- DOWN ARROW
- To move down one line
- PAGE DOWN
- To move down one page
- UP ARROW
- To move up one line
- PAGE UP
- To move up one page
- TAB
- To exit the combo box or list box
Finding and replacing text or data
- CTRL+F
- To open the Find tab in the Find and Replace dialog box (Datasheet view and Form view only)
- CTRL+H
- To open the Replace tab in the Find and Replace dialog box (Datasheet view and Form view only)
- SHIFT+F4
- To find the next occurrence of the text specified in the Find and Replace dialog box when the dialog box is closed (Datasheet view and Form view only)
Working in Design view
- F2
- To switch between Edit mode (with insertion point displayed) and Navigation mode
- F4
- To switch to the property sheet (Design view in forms and reports in databases and Access projects)
- F5
- To switch to Form view from form Design view
- F6
- To switch between the upper and lower portions of a window (Design view of tables, macros, and queries and the Advanced Filter/Sort window only)
- F7
- To switch to the Code Builder from form or report Design view (Design view window or property sheet)
- SHIFT+F7
- To switch from the Visual Basic Editor to form or report Design view
- ALT+V+P
- To open property sheet for a selected object
Editing controls in form and report Design view
- SHIFT+ENTER
- To add a control to a section
- CTRL+C
- To copy the selected control to the Clipboard
- CTRL+X
- To cut the selected control and copy it to the Clipboard
- CTRL+V
- To paste the contents of the Clipboard in the upper-left corner of the selected section
- CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
- To move the selected control to the right
- CTRL+LEFT ARROW
- To move the selected control to the left
- CTRL+UP ARROW
- To move the selected control up
- CTRL+DOWN ARROW
- To move the selected control down
- SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
- To increase the height of the selected control
- SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
- To increase the width of the selected control
- SHIFT+UP ARROW
- To reduce the height of the selected control
- SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
- To reduce the width of the selected control
Window operations
- F11
- To bring the Database window to the front
- CTRL+F6
- To cycle between open windows
- ENTER
- To restore the selected minimized window when all windows are minimized
- CTRL+F8
- To turn on Resize mode for the active window when it’s not maximized; press the arrow keys to resize the window
- ALT+SPACEBAR
- To display the Control menu
- SHIFT+F10
- To display the shortcut menu
- CTRL+W or CTRL+F4
- To close the active window
- ALT+F11
- To switch between the Visual Basic Editor and the previous active window
- ALT+SHIFT+F11
- To switch to the Microsoft Script Editor from the previous active window
Working with Wizards
- 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.
- ALT+N
- To move to the next window in the wizard
- ALT+B
- To move to the previous window in the wizard
- ALT+F
- To close the wizard window
Note You can not use CTRL+TAB to navigate from one wizard window to another. CTRL+TAB will move the cursor between dialog boxes and controls on the wizard window.
Miscellaneous
- F2
- To display the complete hyperlink address for a selected hyperlink
- F7
- To check spelling
- SHIFT+F2
- To open the Zoom box to conveniently enter expressions and other text in small input areas
- ALT+ENTER
- To display a property sheet in Design view
- ALT+F4
- To quit Microsoft Access, close a dialog box, or close a property sheet
- CTRL+F2
- To invoke a Builder
- CTRL+F11
- To toggle between a custom menu bar and a built-in menu bar
- CTRL+RIGHT ARROW or CRTL+COMMA (,)
- To toggle forward between views when in a table, query, form, report, page, view , PivotTable list, PivotChart report, stored procedure, or Access project (.adp) function. If there are additional views available, successive keystrokes will move to the next available view.
- CTRL+LEFT ARROW or CRTL+PERIOD (.)
- To toggle back between views when in a table, query, form, report, page, view, PivotTable list, PivotChart report, stored procedure, or .adp function. If there are additional views available, successive keystrokes will move to the previous view
Database window shortcut keys
Editing and navigating the Object list
- F2
- To rename a selected object
- DOWN ARROW
- To move down one line
- PAGE DOWN
- To move down one window
- END
- To move to the last object
- UP ARROW
- To move up one line
- PAGE UP
- To move up one window
- HOME
- To move to the first object
Navigating and opening objects
- CTRL+TAB
- To cycle through the Objects bar top to bottom
- SHIFT+CTRL+TAB
- To cycle through the Objects bar bottom to top
- ENTER or ALT+O
- To open the selected table or query in Datasheet view, or form in Form view
- ENTER
- To open the selected report in Print Preview
- ENTER
- To open the selected data access page in Page view
- ENTER
- To run the selected macro
- CTRL+ENTER or ALT+D
- To open the selected table, query, form, report, data access page, macro, or module in Design view
- ALT+N
- To create a new table, query, form, report, data access page, macro, or module
- F5
- To refresh the Database window
- CTRL+G
- To display the Immediate window in the Visual Basic Editor
Work with menus
Work with toolbars
Work in windows and dialog boxes
Using a program window
- ALT+TAB
- To switch to the next program
- ALT+SHIFT+TAB
- To switch to the previous program
- CTRL+ESC
- To show the Windows Start menu
- CTRL+W
- To close the active database window
- CTRL+F6
- To switch to the next database window
- CTRL+SHIFT+F6
- To switch to the previous database window
- ENTER
- To restore the selected minimized window when all windows are minimized
Using a dialog box
- CTRL+TAB or CTRL+PAGE DOWN
- To switch to the next tab in a dialog box
- CTRL+SHIFT+TAB or CTRL+PAGE UP
- To switch to the previous tab in a dialog box
- TAB
- To move to the next option or option group
- SHIFT+TAB
- To move to the previous option or option group
- Arrow keys
- To move between options in the selected drop-down list box, or to move between some options in a group of options
- SPACEBAR
- To perform the action assigned to the selected button; select or clear the check box
- Letter key for the first letter in the option name you want (when a drop-down list box is selected)
- To move to the option by the first letter in the option name in a drop-down list box
- ALT+letter key
- To select the option, or to select or clear the check box by the letter underlined in the option name
- ALT+DOWN ARROW
- To open the selected drop-down list box
- ESC
- To close the selected drop-down list box
- ENTER
- To perform the action assigned to the default button in the dialog box
- ESC
- To cancel the command and close the dialog box
- ALT+F4
- To close a dialog box
Editing in a text box
- HOME
- To move to the beginning of the entry
- END
- To move to the end of the entry
- LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW
- To move one character to the left or right
- CTRL+LEFT ARROW or CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
- To move one word to the left or right
- SHIFT+HOME
- To select from the insertion point to the beginning of the entry
- SHIFT+END
- To select from the insertion point to the end of the entry
- SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
- To select one character to the left
- SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
- To select one character to the right
- CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
- To select one word to the left
- CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
- To select one word to the right
Work with the Open, File New Database, and Save dialog boxes
Work with 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
Work with Help
Get help from the Office Assistant
To perform most of the following actions, the Office Assistant must be turned on and visible.
Use the Help window
If Help is not open, press F1.
Work in the Help window
- F6
- Move between the navigation pane and topic 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+SPACEBAR
- Display the program Control menu
- ALT+F4
- Close the active 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.
Move around in the navigation pane
- CTRL+TAB
- Switch to the next tab
- CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
- Switch to the previous 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 or close a selected book, or open a selected Help topic
- DOWN ARROW
- Select the next book or Help topic
- UP ARROW
- Select the previous book or Help topic
Move around in the topic pane
- ALT+LEFT ARROW
- Go back to a Help topic you viewed previously
- ALT+RIGHT ARROW
- Go forward to a Help topic you viewed previously
- TAB
- Go to the first or next hyperlink
- SHIFT+TAB
- Go to the last or previous hyperlink
- ENTER
- Activate a selected hyperlink
- ESC
- Close a pop-up window
- UP ARROW
- Scroll toward the beginning of a Help topic
- DOWN ARROW
- Scroll toward the end of a Help topic
- PAGE UP
- Scroll toward the beginning of a Help topic in larger increments
- PAGE DOWN
- Scroll toward the end of a Help topic in larger increments
- HOME
- Move to the beginning of a Help topic
- END
- Move to the end of a Help topic
- CTRL+P
- Print the active Help topic
- CTRL+A
- Select the entire Help topic
- CTRL+C
- Copy the selected items to the Clipboard
- SHIFT+F10
- Display a shortcut menu
Keyboard shortcuts for using the Ask a Question box
Press F10 or ALT to select the menu bar, and then press TAB until the insertion point appears in the Ask a Question box. Type your question, and then press ENTER.
To select a topic, use the UP or DOWN arrow keys, and then press ENTER to open the topic in the Help window. To select the next or previous set of topics in the Microsoft Office Assistant balloon, select See more or See previous, and then press ENTER.
Using expandable links to view information in a Help topic
Many Help topics use hidden text and expandable hyperlinks to show or hide additional information within the topics. You don't have to jump to a different Help topic to see information, and the content is easy to scan. You can use the expandable hyperlinks one at a time, or use Show All or Hide All to open or close all of the expandable hyperlinks in the topic.
Within the Help window, press SHIFT+ TAB to select the previous hidden text or hyperlink, or to select Show All or Hide All at the top of a topic. Press TAB to select the next hidden text or hyperlink, or to select Show All or Hide All at the top of a topic.
Note If you are using a screen reader to read Help topics, you must first expand all the links in the topic by using the Show All button.
Send e-mail messages
Keys for working with text and data
Select text and data
Selecting text in a field
- SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
- To extend one character to the right
- CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
- To extend one word to the right
- SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
- To extend one character to the left
- CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
- To extend one word to the left
Selecting a field or record
Note To cancel a selection, use the opposite arrow key.
- TAB
- To select the next field
- F2
- To switch between Edit mode (with insertion point displayed) and Navigation mode
- SHIFT+SPACEBAR
- To switch between selecting the current record and the first field of the current record, in Navigation mode
- SHIFT+UP ARROW
- To extend selection to the previous record, if the current record is selected
- SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
- To extend selection to the next record, if the current record is selected
- CTRL+A or CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR
- To select all records
Extending a selection
- F8
- To turn on 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
- LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW
- To extend a selection to adjacent fields in the same row in Datasheet view
- UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW
- To extend a selection to adjacent rows in Datasheet view
- SHIFT+F8
- To undo the previous extension
- ESC
- To cancel Extend mode
Selecting and moving a column in Datasheet view
- CTRL+SPACEBAR
- To select the current column or cancel the column selection, in Navigation mode only
- SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
- To select the column to the right, if the current column is selected
- SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
- To select the column to the left, if the current column is selected
- CTRL+SHIFT+F8
- To turn on Move mode; then press the RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW key to move selected column(s) to the right or left
Edit text and data
Note If the insertion point isn't visible, press F2 to display it.
Moving the insertion point in a field
- RIGHT ARROW
- To move it one character to the right
- CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
- To move it one word to the right
- LEFT ARROW
- To move it one character to the left
- CTRL+LEFT ARROW
- To move it one word to the left
- END
- To move it to the end of the field, in single-line fields
- CTRL+END
- To move it to the end of the field, in multiple-line fields
- HOME
- To move it to the beginning of the field, in single-line fields
- CTRL+HOME
- To move it to the beginning of the field, in multiple-line fields
Copying, moving, or deleting text
- CTRL+C
- To copy the selection to the Clipboard
- CTRL+X
- To cut the selection and copy it to the Clipboard
- CTRL+V
- To paste the contents of the Clipboard at the insertion point
- BACKSPACE
- To delete the selection or the character to the left of the insertion point
- DELETE
- To delete the selection or the character to the right of the insertion point
- CTRL+DELETE
- To delete all characters to the right of the insertion point
Undoing changes
- CTRL+Z or ALT+BACKSPACE
- To undo typing
- ESC
- To 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
Entering data in Datasheet or Form view
- CTRL+SEMICOLON (;)
- To insert the current date
- CTRL+SHIFT+COLON (:)
- To insert the current time
- CTRL+ALT+SPACEBAR
- To insert the default value for a field
- CTRL+APOSTROPHE (')
- To insert the value from the same field in the previous record
- CTRL+PLUS SIGN (+)
- To add a new record
- CTRL+MINUS SIGN (-)
- To delete the current record
- SHIFT+ENTER
- To save changes to the current record
- SPACEBAR
- To switch between the values in a check box or option button
- CTRL+ENTER
- To insert a new line
Refreshing fields with current data
- F9
- To recalculate the fields in the window
- SHIFT+F9
- To requery the underlying tables; in a subform, this requeries the underlying table for the subform only
- F9
- Refresh the contents of a Lookup field list box or combo box
Keys for navigating records
Navigate in Design view
Navigate in Datasheet view
Going to a specific record
- F5
- To move to the record number box; then type the record number and press ENTER
Navigating between fields and records
- TAB or RIGHT ARROW
- To move to the next field
- END
- To move to the last field in the current record, in Navigation mode
- SHIFT+TAB, or LEFT ARROW
- To move to the previous field
- HOME
- To move to the first field in the current record, in Navigation mode
- DOWN ARROW
- To move to the current field in the next record
- CTRL+DOWN ARROW
- To move to the current field in the last record, in Navigation mode
- CTRL+END
- To move to the last field in the last record, in Navigation mode
- UP ARROW
- To move to the current field in the previous record
- CTRL+UP ARROW
- To move to the current field in the first record, in Navigation mode
- CTRL+HOME
- To move to the first field in the first record, in Navigation mode
Navigating to another screen of data
- PAGE DOWN
- To go down one screen
- PAGE UP
- To go up one screen
- CTRL+PAGE DOWN
- To go right one screen
- CTRL+PAGE UP
- To go left one screen
Navigate in subdatasheets
Going to a specific record
- F5
- From the subdatasheet to move to the record number box; then type the record number and press ENTER
Expanding and collapsing subdatasheet
- CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
- From the datasheet to expand the record’s subdatasheet
- CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW
- To collapse the subdatasheet
Navigating between the datasheet and subdatasheet
- TAB
- To enter the subdatasheet from the last field of the previous record in the datasheet
- SHIFT+TAB
- To enter the subdatasheet from the first field of the following record in the datasheet
- CTRL+TAB
- To exit the subdatasheet and move to the first field of the next record in the datasheet
- CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
- To exit the subdatasheet and move to the last field of the previous record in the datasheet
- TAB
- From the last field in the subdatasheet to enter the next field in the datasheet
- DOWN ARROW
- From the datasheet to bypass the subdatasheet and move to the next record in the datasheet
- UP ARROW
- From the datasheet to bypass the subdatasheet and move to the previous record in the datasheet
Note You can navigate between fields and records in a subdatasheet with the same shortcut keys used in Datasheet view.
Navigate in Form view
Going to a specific record
- F5
- To move to the record number box; then type the record number and press ENTER
Navigating between fields and records
- TAB
- To move to the next field
- SHIFT+TAB
- To move to the previous field
- END
- To move to the last field in the current record, in Navigation mode
- CTRL+END
- To move to the last field in the last record, in Navigation mode
- HOME
- To move to the first field in the current record, in Navigation mode
- CTRL+HOME
- To move to the first field in the first record, in Navigation mode
- CTRL+PAGE DOWN
- To move to the current field in the next record
- CTRL+PAGE UP
- To move to the current field in the previous record
Navigating in forms with more than one page
- PAGE DOWN
- To go down one page; at the end of the record, moves to the equivalent page on the next record
- PAGE UP
- To go up one page; at the end of the record, moves to the equivalent page on the previous record
Navigating between the main form and subform
- TAB
- To enter the subform from the preceding field in the main form
- SHIFT+TAB
- To enter the subform from the following field in the main form
- CTRL+TAB
- To exit the subform and move to the next field in the master form or next record
- CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
- To exit the subform and move to the previous field in the main form or previous record
Navigate in Print Preview and Layout Preview
Dialog box and window operations
- P or CTRL+P
- To open the Print dialog box
- S
- To open the Page Setup dialog box
- Z
- To zoom in or out on a part of the page
- C or ESC
- To cancel Print Preview or Layout Preview
Viewing different pages
- F5
- To move to the page number box; then type the page number and press ENTER
- PAGE DOWN or DOWN ARROW
- To view the next page (when Fit To Window is selected)
- PAGE UP or UP ARROW
- To view the previous page (when Fit To Window is selected)
Navigating in Print and Layout Preview
- DOWN ARROW
- To scroll down in small increments
- PAGE DOWN
- To scroll down one full screen
- CTRL+DOWN ARROW
- To move to the bottom of the page
- UP ARROW
- To scroll up in small increments
- PAGE UP
- To scroll up one full screen
- CTRL+UP ARROW
- To move to the top of the page
- RIGHT ARROW
- To scroll to the right in small increments
- END or CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
- To move to the right edge of the page
- CTRL+END
- To move to the lower-right corner of the page
- LEFT ARROW
- To scroll to the left in small increments
- HOME or CTRL+LEFT ARROW
- To move to the left edge of the page
- CTRL+HOME
- To move to the upper-left corner of the page
Navigate in the Database Diagram window in a Microsoft Access project
- ESC
- Move from a table cell to the table’s title bar
- ENTER
- Move from a table’s title bar to the last cell you edited
- TAB
- Move from table title bar to table title bar, or
from cell to cell inside a table- ALT + DOWN ARROW
- Expand a list inside a table
- DOWN ARROW
- Scroll through the items in a drop-down list from top to bottom
- UP ARROW
- Move to the previous item in a list
- ENTER
- Select an item in a list and move to the next cell
- SPACEBAR
- Change the setting in a check box
- HOME
- Go to the first cell in the row, or
to the beginning of the current cell- END
- Go to the last cell in the row, or
to the end of the current cell- PAGE DOWN
- Scroll to the next "page" inside a table, or
to the next "page" of the diagram- PAGE UP
- Scroll to the previous "page" inside a table, or
to the previous "page" of the diagram
Navigate in the Query Designer in an Access project
Any Pane
- F6, SHIFT+F6
- Move among the Query Designer panes
Diagram Pane
Note If multiple items are selected, pressing SPACEBAR affects all selected items. Select multiple items by holding down the SHIFT key while clicking them. Toggle the selected state of a single item by holding down CTRL while clicking it.
- TAB, or SHIFT+TAB
- Move among tables, views, and functions, (and to join lines, if available)
- Arrow keys
- Move between columns in a table, view, or function
- SPACEBAR or PLUS key
- Choose the selected data column for output
- SPACEBAR or MINUS key
- Remove the selected data column from the query output
- DELETE
- Remove the selected table, view, or functiion, or join line from the query
Grid Pane
- Arrow keys or TAB or SHIFT+TAB
- Move among cells
- CTRL+DOWN ARROW
- Move to the last row in the current column
- CTRL+UP ARROW
- Move to the first row in the current column
- CTRL+HOME
- Move to the top left cell in the visible portion of grid
- CTRL+END
- Move to the bottom right cell
- UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW
- Move in a drop-down list
- CTRL+SPACEBAR
- Select an entire grid column
- F2
- Toggle between edit mode and cell selection mode
- CTRL+C
- Copy selected text in cell to the Clipboard (in edit mode)
- CTRL+X
- Cut selected text in cell and place it on the Clipboard (in edit mode)
- CTRL+V
- Paste text from the Clipboard (in edit mode)
- INS
- Toggle between insert and overstrike mode while editing in a cell
- SPACEBAR
- Toggle the check box in the Output column
- Note If multiple items are selected, pressing this key affects all selected items.
- DELETE
- Clear the selected contents of a cell
- DELETE
- Remove row containing selected data column from the query
- Note If multiple items are selected, pressing this key affects all selected items.
- DELETE
- Clear all values for a selected grid column
- INS ( after you select grid row)
- Insert row between existing rows
- INS ( after you select any Or ... column)
- Add an Or … column
SQL Pane
You can use the standard Windows editing keys when working in the SQL pane, such as CTRL+Arrow keys to move between words, and the Cut, Copy, and Paste commands on the Edit menu.
Note You can only insert text; there is no overstrike mode.
Keys for working in data access pages
Work with data access pages in Page view
Note To use the following keys, press the TAB key repeatedly until the expand indicator or record navigation toolbar has the focus. If a PivotTable list or spreadsheet control currently has the focus, press CTRL+TAB.
- SPACE or ENTER
- Expand or collapse a group of records corresponding to the expand indicator in a grouped data access page
- TAB or SHIFT+TAB
- Select a button on the record navigation toolbar
- SPACE or ENTER
- Activate the selected button on the record navigation toolbar
Work with data access pages in Design view
Work with PivotTable views
PivotTable view
Keys for selecting elements in PivotTable view
- The TAB key
- Move the selection from left to right, and then down
- ENTER
- Move the selection from top to bottom, and then to the right
- SHIFT+TAB
- Select the cell to the left. If the current cell is the leftmost cell, SHIFT+TAB selects the last cell in the previous row.
- SHIFT+ENTER
- Select the cell above the current cell. If the current cell is the topmost cell, SHIFT+ENTER selects the last cell in the previous column.
- CTRL+ENTER
- Select the detail cells for the next item in the row area
- SHIFT+CTRL+ENTER
- Select the detail cells for the previous item in the row area
- Arrow keys
- Move the selection in the direction of the arrow key. If a row or column field is selected, press DOWN ARROW to move to the first item of data in the field, and then press an arrow key to move to the next or previous item or back to the field. If a detail field is selected, press DOWN ARROW or RIGHT ARROW to move to the first cell in the detail area.
- SHIFT+arrow key
- Extend or reduce the selection in the direction of the arrow key
- CTRL+arrow key
- Move the selection to the last cell in the direction of the arrow key
- SHIFT+ALT+arrow key
- Move the selected item in the direction of the arrow key
- HOME
- Select the leftmost cell of the current row
- END
- Select the rightmost cell of the current row
- CTRL+HOME
- Select the leftmost cell of the first row
- CTRL+END
- Select the last cell of the last row
- SHIFT+CTRL+HOME
- Extend selection to the leftmost cell of the first row
- SHIFT+CTRL+END
- Extend selection to the last cell of the last row
- CTRL+SPACEBAR
- Select the field for the currently selected item of data, total, or detail
- SHIFT+SPACEBAR
- Select the entire row containing the currently selected cell
- CTRL+A
- Select the entire PivotTable view
- PAGE DOWN
- Display the next screen
- PAGE UP
- Display the previous screen
- SHIFT+PAGE DOWN
- Extend a selection down one screen
- SHIFT+PAGE UP
- Reduce a selection by one screen
- ALT+PAGE DOWN
- Display the next screen to the right
- ALT+PAGE UP
- Display the previous screen to the left
- SHIFT+ALT+PAGE DOWN
- Extend selection to the page on the right
- SHIFT+ALT+PAGE UP
- Extend selection to the page on the left
Keys for carrying out commands
- F1
- Display Help topics.
- SHIFT+F10
- Display the shortcut menu for the selected element of the PivotTable view. Use the shortcut menus to carry out commands in the PivotTable view.
- Underlined letter
- Carry out a command on the shortcut menu
- ESC
- Close the shortcut menu without carrying out a command
- ALT+ENTER
- Display the Properties dialog box
- ALT+F4
- Close the Properties dialog box
- ESC
- Cancel a refresh operation in progress
- CTRL+C
- Copy the selected data from the PivotTable view to the Clipboard
- CTRL+E
- Export the contents of the PivotTable view to Microsoft Excel
Keys for displaying, hiding, filtering, or sorting data
- CTRL+8
- Show or hide the expand indicators (
and
boxes) beside items
- CTRL+PLUS SIGN
- Expand the currently selected item
- CTRL+MINUS SIGN
- Hide the currently selected item
- ALT+DOWN ARROW
- Open the list for the currently selected field
- The TAB key
- Alternately move to the most recently selected item, the OK button, and the Cancel button in the drop-down list for a field
- Arrow keys
- Move to the next item in the drop-down list for a field
- SPACEBAR
- Select or clear the check box for the current item in the drop-down list for a field
- ENTER
- Close the drop-down list for a field and apply any changes you made
- ESC
- Close the drop-down list for a field without applying your changes
- CTRL+T
- Turn AutoFilter on or off
- CTRL+SHIFT+A
- Sort data in the selected field or total in ascending order (A – Z 0 – 9)
- CTRL+SHIFT+Z
- Sort data in the selected field or total in descending order (Z – A 9 – 0)
- ALT+SHIFT+UP ARROW or ALT+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
- Move the selected member up or left
- ALT+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW or ALT+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
- Move the selected member down or right
Keys for adding fields and totals and changing the layout of a PivotTable view
Keys for working with the field list
- CTRL+L
- Display the field list, or activate it if it's already displayed
- Arrow keys
- Move to the next item in the field list
- SHIFT+UP ARROW
- Move to the previous item and include it in the selection
- SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
- Move to the next item and include it in the selection
- CTRL+UP ARROW
- Move to the previous item, but don't include the item in the selection
- CTRL+DOWN ARROW
- Move to the next item, but don't include the item in the selection
- CTRL+SPACEBAR
- Remove the item from the selection, if the item that has focus is included in the selection, and vice versa
- PLUS SIGN (numeric keypad)
- Expand the current item in the field list to display its contents. Or expand Totals to display the available total fields.
- MINUS SIGN (numeric keypad)
- Collapse the current item in the field list to hide its contents. Or collapse Totals to hide the available total fields.
- The TAB key
- Alternately move to the most recently selected item, the Add to button, and the list next to the Add to button in the field list
- ALT+DOWN ARROW
- Open the drop-down list next to the Add to button in the field list. Use the arrow keys to move to the next item in the list, and then press ENTER to select an item.
- ENTER
- Add the highlighted field in the field list to the area in the PivotTable view that's displayed in the Add to list
- ALT+F4
- Close the field list
Keys for adding fields and totals
- CTRL+SHIFT+S
- Add a new total field for the selected field in the PivotTable view by using the Sum summary function
- CTRL+SHIFT+C
- Add a new total field for the selected field in the PivotTable view by using the Count summary function
- CTRL+SHIFT+M
- Add a new total field for the selected field in the PivotTable view by using the Min summary function
- CTRL+SHIFT+X
- Add a new total field for the selected field in the PivotTable view by using the Max summary function
- CTRL+SHIFT+E
- Add a new total field for the selected field in the PivotTable view by using the Average summary function
- CTRL+SHIFT+D
- Add a new total field for the selected field in the PivotTable view by using the Standard Deviation summary function
- CTRL+SHIFT+T
- Add a new total field for the selected field in the PivotTable view by using the Standard Deviation Population summary function
- CTRL+SHIFT+V
- Add a new total field for the selected field in the PivotTable view by using the Variance summary function
- CTRL+SHIFT+R
- Add a new total field for the selected field in the PivotTable view by using the Variance Population summary function
- CTRL+SHIFT+B
- Turn subtotals and grand totals on or off for the selected field in the PivotTable view
- CTRL+F
- Add a calculated detail field
Keys for changing the layout
- CTRL+1
- Move the selected field in the PivotTable view to the row area
- CTRL+2
- Move the selected field in the PivotTable view to the column area
- CTRL+3
- Move the selected field in the PivotTable view to the filter area
- CTRL+4
- Move the selected field in the PivotTable view to the detail area
- CTRL+LEFT ARROW
- Move the selected row or column field in the PivotTable view to a higher level
- CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
- Move the selected row or column field in the PivotTable view to a lower level
Keys for formatting elements in PivotTable view
To use the following shortcuts, first select a detail field or a data cell for a total field.
The first seven keyboard shortcuts change the number format of the selected element.
- CTRL+SHIFT+~ (tilde)
- Apply the general number format to values in the selected total or detail field
- CTRL+SHIFT+$
- Apply the currency format, with two decimal places and negative numbers in parentheses, to values in the selected total or detail field
- CTRL+SHIFT+%
- Apply the percentage format, with no decimal places, to values in the selected total or detail field
- CTRL+SHIFT+^
- Apply the exponential number format, with two decimal places, to values in the selected total or detail field
- CTRL+SHIFT+#
- Apply the date format, with the day, month, and year, to values in the selected total or detail field
- CTRL+SHIFT+@
- Apply the time format, with the hour, minute, and AM or PM, to values in the selected total or detail field
- CTRL+SHIFT+!
- Apply the numeric format, with two decimal places, thousands separator, and a minus sign for negative values, to values in the selected total or detail field
- CTRL+B
- Make text bold in the selected element of the PivotTable view
- CTRL+U
- Make text underlined in the selected element of the PivotTable view
- CTRL+I
- Make text italic in the selected element of the PivotTable view
PivotChart view
Keys for selecting items in a chart
- RIGHT ARROW
- Select the next item in the chart
- LEFT ARROW
- Select the previous item in the chart
- DOWN ARROW
- Select the next group of items
- UP ARROW
- Select the previous group of items
Keys for working with properties and options
- ALT+ENTER
- Display the Properties dialog box
- ALT+F4
- Close the Properties dialog box
- The TAB key
- When the Properties dialog box is active, select the next item on the active tab
- RIGHT ARROW
- When a tab in the Properties dialog box is active, select the next tab
- LEFT ARROW
- When a tab in the Properties dialog box is active, select the previous tab
- DOWN ARROW
- Display a list or palette when a button that contains a list or palette is selected
- SHIFT+F10
- Display the shortcut menu
- Underlined letter
- Carry out a command on the shortcut menu
- ESC
- Close the shortcut menu without carrying out a command
Keys for working with fields
- ALT+DOWN ARROW
- Open the list for the currently selected field
- The TAB key
- In the drop-down list for a field, alternately move to the most recently selected item, the OK button, and the Cancel button
- Arrow keys
- In the drop-down list for a field, move to the next item
- SPACEBAR
- In the drop-down list for a field, select or clear the check box for the current item
- ENTER
- Close the drop-down list for a field and apply any changes you made
- ESC
- Close the drop-down list for a field without applying your changes
Keys for working with the field list
- CTRL+L
- Display the field list, or activate it if it's already displayed
- Arrow keys
- Move to the next item in the field list
- SHIFT+UP ARROW
- Move to the previous item and include it in the selection
- SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
- Move to the next item and include it in the selection
- CTRL+UP ARROW
- Move to the previous item, but don't include the item in the selection
- CTRL+DOWN ARROW
- Move to the next item, but don't include the item in the selection
- CTRL+SPACEBAR
- Remove the item from the selection if the item that has focus is included in the selection, and vice versa
- PLUS SIGN (numeric keypad)
- Expand the current item in the field list to display its contents, or expand Totals to display the available total fields
- MINUS SIGN (numeric keypad)
- Collapse the current item in the field list to hide its contents, or collapse Totals to hide the available total fields.
- The TAB key
- In the field list, alternately move to the most recently selected item, the Add to button, and the list next to the Add to button
- ALT+DOWN ARROW
- Open the drop-down list next to the Add to button in the field list. Use the arrow keys to move to the next item in the list, and then press ENTER to select an item.
- ENTER
- Add the highlighted field in the field list to the drop area that's displayed in the Add to list
- ALT+F4
- Close the field list
Keys for working in spreadsheets
Moving and scrolling in a spreadsheet
Moving with SCROLL LOCK on
Working with sheets
Entering data on a sheet
Working in cells
Formatting data
Editing data
Inserting, deleting, and copying a selection
Moving within a selection
Selecting cells, columns, or rows
Working with AutoFilter drop-down lists