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 Editing 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.
You can use these shortcuts in Table Datasheet or Form view.
Moving the Insertion Point in a Field
If the insertion point isn't visible, press F2 to
display it.
To perform this
action... |
Press... |
To move it one
character to the right |
RIGHT ARROW
|
To move it one word
to the right |
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
|
To move it one
character to the left |
LEFT ARROW
|
To move it one word
to the left |
CTRL+LEFT ARROW
|
To move it to the
end of the field, in single-line fields |
END
|
To move it to the
end of the field, in multiple-line fields |
CTRL+END
|
To move it to the
beginning of the field, in single-line fields |
HOME
|
To move it to the
beginning of the field, in multiple-line fields |
CTRL+HOME
|
Entering Data in Datasheet or Form View
To perform this
action... |
Press... |
To insert the
current date |
CTRL+;
(SEMICOLON) |
To insert the
current time |
CTRL+SHIFT+:
(COLON) |
To insert the
default value for a field |
CTRL+ALT+SPACEBAR
|
To insert the value
from the same field in the previous record |
CTRL+'
(APOSTROPHE) |
To add a new record
|
CTRL++
(PLUS SIGN) |
To delete the
current record |
CTRL+-
(MINUS SIGN) |
To save changes to
the current record |
SHIFT+ENTER
|
To switch between
the values in a check box or option button |
SPACEBAR
|
To insert a new line
|
CTRL+ENTER
|
Refreshing Fields with Current Data
To perform this
action... |
Press... |
To recalculate the
fields in the window |
F9
|
To requery the
underlying tables; in a subform, this requeries the underlying table for
the subform only |
SHIFT+F9
|
To refresh the
contents of a Lookup field, list box,
or combo box |
F9
|
Copying, Moving, and Deleting Text
To perform this
action... |
Press... |
To copy the
selection to the Clipboard |
CTRL+C
|
To cut the selection
and copy it to the Clipboard |
CTRL+X
|
To paste the
contents of the Clipboard at the insertion point |
CTRL+V
|
To delete the
selection or the character to the left of the insertion point
|
BACKSPACE
|
To delete the
selection or the character to the right of the insertion point
|
DELETE
|
To delete all
characters to the right of the insertion point |
CTRL+DELETE
|
Undoing Changes
To perform this
action... |
Press... |
To undo typing
|
CTRL+Z
or ALT+BACKSPACE |
To undo changes in
the current field or current record |
ESC
(if both have been changed, press
ESC twice to undo changes, first in the current field and then in the
current record) |
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