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
To perform this
action... |
Press... |
To extend one
character to the right |
SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
|
To extend one word
to the right |
CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT
ARROW |
To extend one
character to the left |
SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
|
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
To perform this
action... |
Press... |
To select the next
field |
TAB
|
To switch between
Edit mode (with insertion point displayed) and Navigation mode
|
F2
|
To switch between
selecting the current record and the first field of the current record,
in Navigation mode |
SHIFT+SPACEBAR
|
To extend selection
to the previous record, if the current record is selected |
SHIFT+UP ARROW
|
To extend selection
to the next record, if the current record is selected |
SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
|
To select all
records |
CTRL+A
or CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR
|
Extending Selections
To perform this
action... |
Press... |
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 |
To extend a
selection to adjacent fields in the same row in Datasheet view
|
LEFT ARROW
or RIGHT ARROW |
To extend a
selection to adjacent rows in Datasheet view |
UP ARROW
or DOWN ARROW |
To undo the previous
extension |
SHIFT+F8
|
To cancel Extend
mode |
ESC
|
Selecting and Moving Columns in Datasheet View
To perform this
action... |
Press... |
To select the
current column or cancel the column selection |
CTRL+SPACEBAR
(works in Navigation mode only) |
To select the column to the right, if the current column is selected
|
SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
|
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) |
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