Access 2003 Shortcut Keys
[Keys for General Use] [Keys for Use in the Database Window] [Keys for Navigating Records] [Keys for Selecting Text or Data] [Keys for Editing Text or Data] [Keys for Working in Print Preview and Layout Preview] [Keys for Working in the Query Designer in an Access Project] [Keys for Working with PivotTable and PivotChart Views]
Keys for Selecting Text or Data
All shortcut keys are based on the U.S. keyboard layout. Keys on other layouts may not correspond exactly to the keys on a U.S. keyboard.
For keyboard shortcuts in which you press two or more keys together, the keys to press are separated by a plus sign,
like this: SHIFT+F10.
For shortcuts in which you press keys one after the other, the keys to press are separated by a comma,
like this: ALT, F, X.
Selecting Text in Fields
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To perform this action... |
Press... |
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To extend one character to the right |
SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW |
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To extend one word to the right |
CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW |
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To extend one character to the left |
SHIFT+LEFT ARROW |
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To extend one word to the left |
CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW |
Note: To cancel a selection, use the opposite arrow key.
Selecting Fields or Records
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To perform this action... |
Press... |
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To select the next field |
TAB |
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To switch between Edit mode (with insertion point displayed) and Navigation mode |
F2 |
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To switch between selecting the current record and the first field of the current record, in Navigation mode |
SHIFT+SPACEBAR |
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To extend selection to the previous record, if the current record is selected |
SHIFT+UP ARROW |
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To extend selection to the next record, if the current record is selected |
SHIFT+DOWN ARROW |
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To select all records |
CTRL+A or CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR |
Extending Selections
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To perform this action... |
Press... |
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To turn on Extend mode |
F8 (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 |
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To extend a selection to adjacent fields in the same row in Datasheet view |
LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW |
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To extend a selection to adjacent rows in Datasheet view |
UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW |
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To undo the previous extension |
SHIFT+F8 |
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To cancel Extend mode |
ESC |
Selecting and Moving Columns in Datasheet View
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To perform this action... |
Press... |
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To select the current column or cancel the column selection |
CTRL+SPACEBAR (works in Navigation mode only) |
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To select the column to the right, if the current column is selected |
SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW |
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To select the column to the left, if the current column is selected |
SHIFT+LEFT ARROW |
| To turn on Move mode | CTRL+SHIFT+F8 (use the arrow keys to move selected column(s); press ESC when finished) |
