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Shortcut Matters
Note: This list of keyboard shortcuts is for Microsoft Access 2016, Access 2019, Access 2021, Access for Microsoft 365 and later versions.
Operating System: Windows
| To do this | Press |
|---|---|
| Select the active tab of the ribbon and activate KeyTips. | Alt or F10 (To move to a different ribbon tab, use KeyTips or the arrow keys.) |
| Go to the Home tab. | Alt+H |
| Go to the Tell me box on the ribbon. | Alt+Q, and then enter the search term |
| Display the shortcut menu for the selected item. | Shift+F10 or the Windows Menu key |
| Move the focus to a different pane of the window. | F6 |
| Open an existing database. | Ctrl+O or Ctrl+F12 |
| Show or hide the Navigation Pane. | F11 |
| Show or hide a property sheet. | F4 |
| Switch between Edit mode (with insertion point displayed) and Navigation mode in the Datasheet View or Design View. | F2 |
| Switch to the Form View from the form in the Design View. | F5 |
| Move to the next or previous field in the Datasheet View. | Tab key or Shift+Tab |
| Go to a specific record in the Datasheet View. | Alt+F5, then, in the record number box, type the record number and press Enter |
| Open the Print dialog box (for datasheets, forms, and reports). | Ctrl+P |
| Open the Page Setup dialog box (for forms and reports). | S |
| Open the Find tab in the Find and Replace dialog box in the Datasheet View or Form View. | Ctrl+F |
| Open the Help window. | F1 |
| Exit Access. | Alt+F4 |
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