Database window shortcut keys

To rename a selected object
F2
To move down one line
DOWN ARROW
To move down one window
PAGE DOWN
To move to the last object
END
To move up one line
UP ARROW
To move up one window
PAGE UP
To move to the first object
HOME
To cycle through the Objects bar top to bottom
CTRL+TAB
To cycle through the Objects bar bottom to top
SHIFT+CTRL+TAB
To open the selected table or query in Datasheet view, or form in Form view
ENTER or ALT+O
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
ENTER
To open the selected table, query, form, report, data access page, macro, or module in Design view
CTRL+ENTER or ALT+D
To create a new table, query, form, report, data access page, macro, or module
ALT+N
To refresh the Database window
F5
To display the Immediate window in the Visual Basic Editor
CTRL+G
To show the shortcut menu
SHIFT+F10
To make the menu bar active
F10
To show the program icon menu (on the program title bar)
ALT+SPACEBAR
With the menu or submenu is visible, to select the next or previous command
DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW
To select the menu to the left or right; or, when a submenu is visible, to switch between the main menu and the submenu
LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW
To select the first or last command on the menu or submenu
HOME or END
To close the visible menu and submenu at the same time
ALT
To close the visible menu; or, with a submenu visible, to close the submenu only
ESC
To select the next or previous toolbar
CTRL+TAB or CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
When a toolbar is active, to select the next or previous button or menu on the toolbar
TAB or SHIFT+TAB
When a menu on a toolbar is selected, to open the menu
ENTER
When a button is selected, to perform the action assigned to a button
ENTER
To switch to the next program
ALT+TAB
To switch to the previous program
ALT+SHIFT+TAB
To show the Windows Start menu
CTRL+ESC
To close the active database window
CTRL+W
To switch to the next database window
CTRL+F6
To switch to the previous database window
CTRL+SHIFT+F6
To restore the selected minimized window when all windows are minimized
ENTER
To switch to the next tab in a dialog box
CTRL+TAB or CTRL+PAGE DOWN
To switch to the previous tab in a dialog box
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB or CTRL+PAGE UP
To move to the next option or option group
TAB
To move to the previous option or option group
SHIFT+TAB
To move between options in the selected drop-down list box, or to move between some options in a group of options
Arrow keys
To perform the action assigned to the selected button; select or clear the check box
SPACEBAR
To move to the option by the first letter in the option name in a drop-down list box
Letter key for the first letter in the option name you want (when a drop-down list box is selected)
To select the option, or to select or clear the check box by the letter underlined in the option name
ALT+letter key
To open the selected drop-down list box
ALT+DOWN ARROW
To close the selected drop-down list box
ESC
To perform the action assigned to the default button in the dialog box
ENTER
To cancel the command and close the dialog box
ESC
To close a dialog box
ALT+F4
To move to the beginning of the entry
HOME
To move to the end of the entry
END
To move one character to the left or right
LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW
To move one word to the left or right
CTRL+LEFT ARROW or CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
To select from the insertion point to the beginning of the entry
SHIFT+HOME
To select from the insertion point to the end of the entry
SHIFT+END
To select one character to the left
SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
To select one character to the right
SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
To select one word to the left
CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
To select one word to the right
CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
Go to the previous folder ()
ALT+1
Open the folder up one level from the open folder
(Up One Level button)
ALT+2
Close the dialog box, and open your World Wide WebWorld Wide Web search page (Search the Web button)
ALT+3
Delete the selected folder or file (Delete button )
ALT+4
Create a new subfolder in the open folder
(Create New Folder button)
ALT+5
Switch between List, Details, Properties, and Preview views
ALT+6
Show the Tools menu (Tools button)
ALT+7
Send the active database object as an e-mail message
ALT+F+D+A
Open the Address Book
CTRL+SHIFT+B
Check the names in the To, Cc, and Bcc boxes against the Address Book
ALT+K
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
Select the previous field or button in the e-mail header
SHIFT+TAB