Keys for navigating records

Navigate in Design view
To switch between Edit mode (with insertion point displayed) and Navigation mode : F2
To switch to the property sheet (Design view in forms and reports in databases and Access projects) : F4
To switch to Form view from form Design view : F5
To switch between the upper and lower portions of a window (Design view of the Advanced Filter/Sort window only) : F6
To switch to the Code Builder from form or report Design view (Design view window or property sheet) : F7
Invokes the field list in a form, report , or data access page. If field list is already open, moves focus to field list : F8
To switch from the Visual Basic Editor to form or report Design view : SHIFT+F7
To switch from a control's property sheet in form or report Design view to the design surface without changing the control focus : SHIFT+F7
To display a property sheet in Design view : ALT+ENTER
To open the selected form in Form view : ENTER or ALT+O
To open the selected table, query, form, report, data access page, macro, or module in Design view : CTRL+ENTER or ALT+D
With focus set to a section, will move the focus to a subsection : CTRL+TAB
To add a control to a section : SHIFT+ENTER
To copy the selected control to the Clipboard : CTRL+C
To cut the selected control and copy it to the Clipboard : CTRL+X
To paste the contents of the Clipboard in the upper-left corner of the selected section : CTRL+V To move the selected control to the right by a pixel along the page's grid : RIGHT ARROW
To move the selected control to the left by a pixel along the page’s grid : LEFT ARROW
To move the selected control up by a pixel along the page’s grid : UP ARROW
To move the selected control down by a pixel along the page’s grid : DOWN ARROW
To move the selected control to the right by a pixel (irrespective of the page’s grid) : CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
To move the selected control to the left by a pixel (irrespective of the page’s grid) : CTRL+LEFT ARROW
To move the selected control up by a pixel (irrespective of the page’s grid) : CTRL+UP ARROW
To move the selected control down by a pixel (irrespective of the page’s grid) : CTRL+DOWN ARROW
To increase the width of the selected control (to the right) by a pixel : SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
To decrease the width of the selected control (to the left) by a pixel :SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
To decrease the height of the selected control (from the bottom) by a pixel : SHIFT+UP ARROW
To increase the height of the selected control (from the bottom) by a pixel : SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
To move the focus from the page design surface to the address/subject dialog box when sending a page as an e-mail : SHIFT+TAB
To move the focus from the Field List or Data Outline back to the data access page design surface : ESC
Navigate in Datasheet view
To move to the Record number box then type the record number and press ENTER : F5
To move to the next field : TAB or RIGHT ARROW
To move to the last field in the current record, in Navigation mode : END
To move to the previous field : SHIFT+TAB, or LEFT ARROW
To move to the first field in the current record, in Navigation mode : HOME
To move to the current field in the next record : DOWN ARROW
To move to the current field in the last record, in Navigation mode : CTRL+DOWN ARROW
To move to the last field in the last record, in Navigation mode : CTRL+END
To move to the current field in the previous record : UP ARROW
To move to the current field in the first record, in Navigation mode : CTRL+UP ARROW
To move to the first field in the first record, in Navigation mode : CTRL+HOME
To go down one screen : PAGE DOWN
To go up one screen : PAGE UP
To go right one screen : CTRL+PAGE DOWN
To go left one screen : CTRL+PAGE UP
Navigate in subdatasheets
From the datasheet to expand the record’s subdatasheet : CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
To collapse the subdatasheet : CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW
To enter the subdatasheet from the last field of the previous record in the datasheet
TAB
To enter the subdatasheet from the first field of the following record in the datasheet
SHIFT+TAB
To exit the subdatasheet and move to the first field of the next record in the datasheet
CTRL+TAB
To exit the subdatasheet and move to the last field of the previous record in the datasheet
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
From the last field in the subdatasheet to enter the next field in the datasheet
TAB
From the datasheet to bypass the subdatasheet and move to the next record in the datasheet
DOWN ARROW
From the datasheet to bypass the subdatasheet and move to the previous record in the datasheet
UP ARROW
Note : You can navigate between fields and records in a subdatasheet with the same shortcut keys used in Datasheet view
Navigate in Print Preview and Layout Preview
To open the Print dialog box
P or CTRL+P
To open the Page Setup dialog box
S
To zoom in or out on a part of the page
Z
To cancel Print Preview or Layout Preview
C or ESC
To move to the page number box; then type the page number and press ENTER
F5
To view the next page (when Fit To Window is selected)
PAGE DOWN or DOWN ARROW
To view the previous page (when Fit To Window is selected)
PAGE UP or UP ARROW
To scroll down in small increments
DOWN ARROW
To scroll down one full screen
PAGE DOWN
To move to the bottom of the page
CTRL+DOWN ARROW
To scroll up in small increments
UP ARROW
To scroll up one full screen
PAGE UP
To move to the top of the page
CTRL+UP ARROW
To scroll to the right in small increments
RIGHT ARROW
To move to the right edge of the page
END or CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
To move to the lower-right corner of the page
CTRL+END
To scroll to the left in small increments
LEFT ARROW
To move to the left edge of the page
HOME or CTRL+LEFT ARROW
To move to the upper-left corner of the page
CTRL+HOME

Global Access shortcut keys

To open a new database
CTRL+N
To open an existing database
CTRL+O
To quit Microsoft Access
ALT+F4
To print the current or selected object
CTRL+P
To open the Print dialog box
P or CTRL+P
To open the Page Setup dialog box
S
To cancel Print Preview or Layout Preview
C or ESC
To save a database object
CTRL+S or SHIFT+F12 or ALT+SHIFT+F2
To open the Save As dialog box
F12 or ALT+F2
To open a combo box
F4 or ALT+DOWN ARROW
To move down one line
DOWN ARROW
To move down one page
PAGE DOWN
To move up one line
UP ARROW
To move up one page
PAGE UP
To exit the combo box or list box
TAB
To open the Find tab in the Find and Replace dialog box (Datasheet view and Form view only)
CTRL+F
To open the Replace tab in the Find and Replace dialog box (Datasheet view and Form view only)
CTRL+H
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)
SHIFT+F4
To switch to the property sheet (Design view in forms and reports in databases and Access projects)
F4
To switch to Form view from form Design view
F5
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)
F6
To switch to the Code Builder from form or report Design view (Design view window or property sheet)
F7
To switch from the Visual Basic Editor to form or report Design view
SHIFT+F7
To open property sheet for a selected object
ALT+V+P
To add a control to a section
SHIFT+ENTER
To copy the selected control to the Clipboard
CTRL+C
To cut the selected control and copy it to the Clipboard
CTRL+X
To paste the contents of the Clipboard in the upper-left corner of the selected section
CTRL+V
To move the selected control to the right
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
To move the selected control to the left
CTRL+LEFT ARROW
To move the selected control up
CTRL+UP ARROW
To move the selected control down
CTRL+DOWN ARROW
To increase the height of the selected control
SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
To increase the width of the selected control
SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
To reduce the height of the selected control
SHIFT+UP ARROW
To reduce the width of the selected control
SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
To bring the Database window to the front
F11
To cycle between open windows
CTRL+F6
To restore the selected minimized window when all windows are minimized
ENTER
To turn on Resize mode for the active window when it’s not maximized; press the arrow keys to resize the window
CTRL+F8
To display the Control menu
ALT+SPACEBAR
To display the shortcut menu
SHIFT+F10
To close the active window
CTRL+W or CTRL+F4
To switch between the Visual Basic Editor and the previous active window
ALT+F11
To switch to the Microsoft Script Editor from the previous active window
ALT+SHIFT+F11