- F8
- Run the accessibility checker.
- CTRL+N
- Create a new Web page.
- CTRL+O
- Open a Web page.
- CTRL+F4
- Close a Web page.
- CTRL+S
- Save a Web page.
- CTRL+P
- Print a Web page.
- F5
- Refresh a Web page; refresh the Folder List.
- CTRL+TAB
- Switch between open Web pages.
- CTRL+SHIFT+B
- Preview a Web page in a Web browser.
- ALT+F4
- Quit Microsoft FrontPage.
- CTRL+ SHIFT+8
- Display nonprinting characters.
- CTRL+ /
- Display HTML tags in Design view.
- CTRL+F
- Find text or HTML on a Web page.
- CTRL+H
- Replace text or HTML on a Web page.
- F7
- Check spelling on a Web page.
- SHIFT+F7
- Look up a word in the thesaurus.
- ESC
- Cancel an action.
- CTRL+Z or ALT+BACKSPACE
- Undo an action.
- CTRL+Y or SHIFT+ALT+BACKSPACE
- Redo or repeat an action.
- DELETE
- Delete a Web page or folder in the Folder List or any dialog box.
- BACKSPACE
- Move up one level.
- F12
- Preview the current page in a Web browser.
- CTRL+PAGE DOWN or CTRL+PAGE UP
- Move between Code, Design, Split, and Preview views.
- ALT+PAGE DOWN or ALT+PAGE UP
- Move between Code and Design panes in Split view.
- ALT+F1
- Show or hide the Folder List.
- UP ARROW
- Move through hyperlink nodes in Hyperlinks view.
- UP, DOWN, LEFT, or RIGHT ARROW
- In Hyperlinks view, move through hyperlink nodes.
- SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
- Expand the current node and move to the right in Hyperlinks view.
- SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
- Expand the current node and move to the left in Hyperlinks view.
- CTRL+Q
- Quick tag editor.
- CTRL+F2
- Insert temporary bookmark.
- F2
- Next temporary bookmark.
- SHIFT+F2
- Previous temporary bookmark.
- CTRL+G
- Go to line.
- CTRL+L
- AutoComplete.
- CTRL+ENTER
- Insert code snippet.
- CTRL+>
- Insert end tag.
- CTRL+<
- Insert start tag.
- CTRL+/
- Insert HTML comment.
- CTRL+SPACEBAR
- Complete word.
- CTRL+SHIFT+F
- Change the font.
- CTRL+SHIFT+P
- Change the font size.
- CTRL+B
- Apply bold formatting.
- CTRL+U
- Apply an underline.
- CTRL+I
- Apply italic formatting.
- SHIFT+TAB
- In the More Colors dialog box, activate the color picker.
Note SHIFT +TAB should activate, in order: Cancel, OK, Select, Custom, Value, and then the color picker.
- LEFT, RIGHT, BACK, or FORWARD ARROW KEY
- Use the color picker (follow the instructions for the previous entry first).
- CTRL+PLUS SIGN
- Apply superscript formatting.
- CTRL+MINUS SIGN
- Apply subscript formatting.
- CTRL+ SHIFT+C
- Copy formatting.
- CTRL+SHIFT+V
- Paste formatting.
- CTRL+SHIFT+Z or CTRL+SPACEBAR
- Remove manual formatting.
- CTRL+E
- Center a paragraph.
- CTRL+L
- Left align a paragraph.
- CTRL+R
- Right align a paragraph.
- CTRL+M
- Indent a paragraph from the left.
- CTRL+ SHIFT+M
- Indent a paragraph from the right.
- CTRL+ SHIFT+S
- Apply a style.
- CTRL+SHIFT+ N
- Apply the Normal style.
- CTRL+ALT+1
- Apply the Heading 1 style.
- CTRL+ALT+2
- Apply the Heading 2 style.
- CTRL+ALT+3
- Apply the Heading 3 style.
- CTRL+ALT+4
- Apply the Heading 4 style.
- CTRL+ALT+5
- Apply the Heading 5 style.
- CTRL+ALT+6
- Apply the Heading 6 style.
- CTRL+ SHIFT+L
- Apply the List style.
Edit and move text and graphics
- BACKSPACE
- Delete one character to the left.
- DELETE
- Delete one character to the right.
- CTRL+BACKSPACE
- Delete one word to the left.
- CTRL+DELETE
- Delete one word to the right.
- CTRL+C or CTRL+INSERT
- Copy text or graphics.
- CTRL+X or SHIFT+DELETE
- Cut selected text to the Microsoft Office Clipboard.
- CTRL+V or SHIFT+INSERT
- Paste the Clipboard contents.
- SHIFT+ENTER
- Insert a line break.
- CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR
- Insert a nonbreaking space.
- SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
- Move one character to the right.
- SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
- Move one character to the left.
- CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
- Go to the end of a word.
- CTRL+SHIFT +LEFT ARROW
- Go to the beginning of a word.
- SHIFT+END
- Go to the end of a line.
- SHIFT+HOME
- Go to the beginning of a line.
- SHIFT+UP ARROW
- Move one line up.
- SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
- Move one line down.
- CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
- Go to the end of a paragraph.
- CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW
- Go to the beginning of a paragraph.
- SHIFT+PAGE DOWN
- Move one screen down.
- SHIFT+PAGE UP
- Move one screen up.
- CTRL+A
- Select the entire page.
- ALT+ENTER
- Display the properties of a selection.
Work with tables, graphics, and hyperlinks
- SHIFT+CTRL+ALT+T
- Insert a table.
- TAB
- Select the next table cell's content.
- SHIFT+TAB
- Select the preceding table cell's content.
- Hold down SHIFT and press LEFT or RIGHT ARROW repeatedly
- With the insertion point in a cell, extend a selection to adjacent cells in a row.
- Hold down SHIFT and press UP or DOWN ARROW repeatedly
- With the insertion point in the top or bottom cell of a column, select a column.
- CTRL +T
- With the graphic selected, create an auto thumbnail.
- CTRL+K
- Create a hyperlink on a Web page.
Online Help
Access and work with the Help task pane and Help window
The Help pane is a task pane that provides access to all Microsoft Office Help content. As a task pane, the Help pane appears as part of the active application. The Help window displays topics and other Help content and appears as a window next to, but separate from, the active application.
In the Help task pane
- F1
- Display the Help task pane.
- F6
- Switch between the Help task pane and the active application.
- TAB
- Select the next item in the Help task pane.
- SHIFT+TAB
- Select the previous item in the Help task pane.
- ENTER
- Perform the action for the selected item.
- DOWN ARROW and UP ARROW
- In a Table of Contents, select the next and previous item, respectively.
- RIGHT ARROW and LEFT ARROW
- In a table of contents, expand and collapse the selected item, respectively.
- ALT+LEFT ARROW
- Move back to the previous task pane.
- ALT+RIGHT ARROW
- Move forward to the next task pane.
- CTRL+SPACEBAR
- Open the menu of pane options.
- CTRL+F1
- Close and reopen the current task pane.
- RIGHT ARROW
- Expand a +/- list.
- LEFT ARROW
- Collapse a +/- list.
In the Help window
- TAB
- Select the next hidden text or hyperlink, or Show All or Hide All at the top of a topic.
- SHIFT+TAB
- Select the previous hidden text or hyperlink, or the Browser View button at the top of a Microsoft Office Online Web site article.
- ENTER
- Perform the action for the selected Show All, Hide All, hidden text, or hyperlink.
- ALT+LEFT ARROW
- Move back to the previous Help topic.
- ALT+RIGHT ARROW
- Move forward to the next Help topic.
- CTRL+P
- Print the current Help topic.
- UP ARROW AND DOWN ARROW
- Scroll small amounts up and down, respectively, within the currently displayed Help topic.
- PAGE UP AND PAGE DOWN
- Scroll larger amounts up and down, respectively, within the currently displayed Help topic.
- ALT+U
- Change whether the Help window appears connected to (tiled) or separate from (untiled) the active application.
- SHIFT+F10
- Display a menu of commands for the Help window; requires that the Help window have active focus (click an item in the Help window).
Microsoft Office basics
- ALT+TAB
- Switch to the next window.
- ALT+SHIFT+TAB
- Switch to the previous window.
- CTRL+W or CTRL+F4
- Close the active window.
- F6
- Move to a task pane from another pane in the program window (clockwise direction). You may need to press F6 more than once.
Note If pressing F6 doesn't display the task pane you want, try pressing ALT to place focus on the menu bar, and then pressing CTRL+TAB to move to the task pane.
- SHIFT+F6
- Move to a pane from another pane in the program window (counterclockwise direction).
- CTRL+F6
- When more than one window is open, switch to the next window.
- CTRL+SHIFT+F6
- Switch to the previous window.
Access and use menus and toolbars
- F10 or ALT
- Select the menu bar, or close an open menu and submenu at the same time.
- TAB or SHIFT+TAB
- When a toolbar is selected, select the next or previous button or menu on the toolbar.
- CTRL+TAB or CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
- When a toolbar is selected, select the next or previous toolbar.
- ENTER
- Open the selected menu, or perform the action for the selected button or command.
- SHIFT+F10
- Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.
- ALT+SPACEBAR
- Display the window shortcut menu (Control menu).
- DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW
- When a menu or submenu is open, select the next or previous command.
- LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW
- Select the menu to the left or right. When a submenu is open, switch between the main menu and the submenu.
- HOME or END
- Select the first or last command on the menu or submenu.
- ESC
- Close an open menu. When a submenu is open, close only the submenu.
- SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
- When a menu is selected, display the list of commands.
- CTRL+DOWN ARROW
- When a personalized menu is open, display the full set of commands.
Note You can use the keyboard to select any menu command on the menu bar. Press ALT to select the menu bar. Press the letter that is underlined in the menu name that contains the command you want. In the menu that appears, press the letter underlined in the command name that you want.
- F6
- Move to a task pane from another pane in the program window. (You may need to press F6 more than once.)
Note If pressing F6 doesn't display the task pane you want, try pressing ALT to place focus on the menu bar, and then pressing CTRL+TAB to move to the task pane.
- CTRL+TAB
- When a menu or toolbar is active, move to a task pane. (You may need to press CTRL+TAB more than once.)
- CTRL+F1
- Open or close a task pane.
- CTRL+SPACEBAR
- Open a drop-down menu for the selected task pane.
- TAB or SHIFT+TAB
- When a task pane is active, select the next or previous option in the task pane.
- CTRL+DOWN ARROW
- Display the full set of commands on the task pane menu.
- DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW
- Move among choices in a selected submenu; move among certain options in a group of options.
- SPACEBAR or ENTER
- Open the selected menu, or perform the action assigned to the selected button.
- SHIFT+F10
- Open a shortcut menu; open a drop-down menu for the selected gallery item.
- HOME or END
- When a menu or submenu is visible, select the first or last command on the menu or submenu.
- PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN
- Scroll up or down in the selected gallery list.
- CTRL+HOME or CTRL+END
- Move to the top or bottom of the selected gallery list.
Move and resize toolbars and task panes
- Press ALT to select the menu bar.
- Press CTRL+TAB repeatedly to select the toolbar or task pane you want.
- Do one of the following:
- In the toolbar, press CTRL+SPACE to display the Toolbar Options menu.
- Select the Size command, and then press ENTER.
- Use the arrow keys to resize the toolbar. Press CTRL+ the arrow keys to resize one pixel at a time.
- In the toolbar, press CTRL+SPACE to display the Toolbar Options menu.
- Select the Move command, and then press ENTER.
- Use the arrow keys to position the toolbar. Press CTRL+ the arrow keys to move one pixel at a time. To undock the toolbar, press DOWN ARROW repeatedly. To dock the toolbar vertically on the left or right side, press LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW respectively when the toolbar is all the way to the left or right side.
- In the task pane, press CTRL+SPACE to display a menu of additional commands.
- Use the DOWN ARROW key to select the Size command, and then press ENTER.
- Use the arrow keys to resize the task pane. Use CTRL+ the arrow keys to resize by one pixel at a time.
- In the task pane, press CTRL+SPACE to display a menu of additional commands.
- Use the DOWN ARROW key to select the Move command, and then press ENTER.
- Use the arrow keys to position the task pane. Use CTRL+ the arrow keys to move one pixel at a time.
- When you are finished moving or resizing, press ESC.
Access and use Open and Save As dialog boxes
The Open, Insert Picture, and Save As dialog boxes support standard dialog box keyboard shortcuts. (To view standard shortcuts for dialog boxes, refer to the Use Dialog Boxes and Use Edit Boxes Within Dialog Boxes sections in the main Keyboard Shortcuts topic.) These dialog boxes also support the shortcuts below.
- ALT+1
- Go to the previous folder .
- ALT+2
- Up One Level button: Open the folder one level above the open folder.
- ALT+3
- Search the Web button: Close the dialog box and open your Web search page.
- ALT+4
- Delete button: Delete the selected folder or file.
- ALT+5
- Create New Folder button: Create a new folder.
- ALT+6
- Views button: Switch among available folder views.
- ALT+7 or ALT+L
- Tools button: Show the Tools menu.
- SHIFT+F10
- Display a shortcut menu for a selected item such as a folder or file.
- TAB
- Move between options or areas in the dialog box.
- F4 or ALT+I
- Open the Look in list.
- F5
- Refresh the file list.
- 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 dialog box.
- CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
- Switch to the previous tab in a dialog box.
- Arrow keys
- Move between options in an open drop-down list, or between options in a group of options.
- SPACEBAR
- Perform the action assigned to the selected button; check or clear the selected check box.
- First letter of an option in a drop-down list
- Open the list if it is closed and move to that option in the list.
- ALT+ the letter underlined in an option
- Select an option; select or clear a check box.
- ALT+DOWN ARROW
- Open a selected drop-down list
- ESC
- Close a selected drop-down list; cancel a command and close a dialog box.
- ENTER
- Perform the action assigned to a default button in a dialog box.
Access and use edit boxes within dialog boxes
An edit box is a blank box in which you type or paste an entry, such as your user name or the path to a folder.
- 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 one word to the left.
- CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
- Move one word to the right.
- 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.
- ALT+SHIFT+F10
- Display the menu or message for a smart tag. If more than one smart tag is present, switch to the next smart tag and display its menu or message.
- DOWN ARROW
- Select the next item in a smart tag menu.
- UP ARROW
- Select the previous item in a smart tag menu.
- ENTER
- Perform the action for the selected item in a smart tag menu.
- ESC
- Close the smart tag menu or message.
You can ask to be notified by a sound whenever a smart tag appears. To hear audio cues, you must have a sound card. You must also have Microsoft Office Sounds installed on your computer.
If you have access to the World Wide Web, you can download sounds from the Microsoft Office Online Web site. On the Help menu, click Microsoft Office Online and search for "Microsoft Office Sounds." After you've installed the sound files, you need to select the Provide feedback with sound check box on the General tab of the Options dialog box (Tools menu). When you select (or clear) this check box, the setting affects all Office programs that support sound.
Access and use programming applications
- ALT+F8
- Display, edit, or run macros.
- SHIFT+ALT+F11
- Display the Microsoft Script Editor.
- ALT+F11
- Display the Microsoft Visual Basic Editor.