Using Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts allow you to access application functions using fewer commands and without needing to use your mouse. Expand the following items to display the available keyboard shortcuts grouped by their functionality.

General Shortcuts

Shortcut Keys	Function
Alt	Show/hide application KeyTips.
Ctrl + A	Select all.
Ctrl + C	Copy the selected item or text.
Ctrl + F	Open the Find window.
Ctrl + M	Open Dashboard.
Ctrl + N	Open a new blank document or the New window.
Ctrl + O	Open the Open window.
Ctrl + P	Open the Print window.
Ctrl + V	Paste the item or text from the Clipboard.
Ctrl + X	Cut the selected item or text.
Ctrl + Y	Redo the previous action.
Ctrl + Z	Undo the previous action.
F1	Display context-sensitive Help.
F2	Rename the selected item.
F5	Refresh the active window.
Shift + F10	Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.

List View Shortcuts

Shortcut Keys	Function
Ctrl + Home	Moves focus to the first item.
Ctrl + End	Moves focus to the last item.
Ctrl + arrow keys + spacebar	Allow non-contiguous selection of multiple items.
Any key or keys	Select an item matching the first letter of an option in the list.

Cursor Movement Shortcuts

Shortcut Keys	Function
Up arrow	Move up one line.
Down arrow	Move down one line.
Right arrow	Move right one character.
Left arrow	Move left one character.
Ctrl + right arrow	Move right one word.
Ctrl + left arrow	Move left one word.
Home	Move to the beginning of the line.
End	Move to the end of the line.
Page up	Move up one window.
Page down	Move down one window.
Ctrl + Home	Move to the beginning of the line, list, or grid.
Ctrl + End	Move to the end of the line, list, or grid.

Window Shortcuts

Shortcut Keys	Function
Alt + F6	Move from an open window back to the document, for windows such as Find and Replace that support this behavior.
Tab	Move to the next option or option group.
Shift + Tab	Move to the previous option or option group.
Ctrl + Tab	Switch to the next tab in a window.
Ctrl + Shift + Tab	Switch to the previous tab in a window.
Arrow keys	Move between options in an open list or between options in a group of options.
Spacebar	Perform the action assigned to the selected button; select or clear the selected box.
Alt + down arrow; F4	Open a selected list.
Alt + up arrow	Close a selected list.
First letter of an option in a list	Select an option from a list.
Esc	Close a selected list; cancel a command and close the window.
Enter	Run the selected command.

Editing Boxes in Windows

Shortcut Keys	Function
Home	Move to the beginning of the entry.
End	Move to the end of the entry.
Left arrow or right arrow	Move one character to the left or right.
Ctrl + left arrow	Move left one word.
Ctrl + right arrow	Move right one word.
Shift + left arrow	Select or unselect one character to the left.
Shift + right arrow	Select or unselect one character to the right.
Ctrl + Shift + left arrow	Select or unselect one word to the left.
Ctrl + Shift + right arrow	Select or unselect one word to the right.
Shift + Home	Select from the insertion point to the beginning of the entry.
Shift + End	Select from the insertion point to the end of the entry.

Managing Actions

Shortcut Keys	Function
Esc	Cancel an action.
Ctrl + Z	Undo an action.
Ctrl + Y	Redo or repeat an action.

Other Shortcuts

Shortcut Keys	Function
Alt + Tab	Switch to the next window.
Alt + Shift + Tab	Switch to the previous window.
Print Scrn	Copy a picture of the screen to the clipboard.
Alt + Print Scrn	Copy a picture of the selected window to the clipboard.

Note: In addition to keyboard shortcuts, access keys are available for ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar commands. Press the Alt key to display KeyTips for each command. The KeyTip that displays for a particular command is the key that can be used in conjunction with the Alt key to perform that function, for example, Alt+F displays the Application menu.