Microsoft Access 2019 keyboard shortcuts 

Microsoft Access 2019    

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- Shortcuts
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Ctrl +

Move one word to the left or right

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↑  Shift + Home

Select from the insertion point to the beginning of the text entry

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↑  Shift + End

Select from the insertion point to the end of the text entry

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↑  Shift +

Change the selection by one character to the left

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↑  Shift +

Change the selection by one character to the right

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift +

Change the selection by one word to the left

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift +

Change the selection by one word to the right

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F4

Open a combo box

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or Alt +
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F9

Refresh the contents of a Lookup field list box or combo box

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Move down one line

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Page Down

Move down one page

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Move up one line

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Page Up

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Tab

Exit the combo box or list box

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Ctrl + E

Open the Edit List Items dialog box

Note: In order to use the Ctrl+E keyboard shortcut for opening the Edit List Items dialog box, you must have an Office 365 subscription. Currently this shortcut is only available to Insiders at this time.
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F2

Rename a selected object

Note: F2 works only when the object is closed.
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Move down one line

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Page Down

Move down one window

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End

Move to the last object

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Move up one line

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Page Up

Move up one window

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⤶ Enter

Open the selected table or query in Datasheet view

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⤶ Enter

Open the selected form or report

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⤶ Enter

Run the selected macro

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Ctrl + ⤶ Enter

Open the selected table, query, form, report, macro, or module in Design view

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Ctrl + G

Display the Immediate window in the Visual Basic Editor

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F2

Switch between Edit mode (with insertion point displayed) and Navigation mode in a datasheet

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Esc

Exit Navigation mode and return to Edit mode in a form or report

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F4

Switch to the property sheet (Design view and Layout view in forms and reports)

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or Alt + ⤶ Enter
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F5

Switch to Form view from form Design view

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F6

Switch between the upper and lower portions of a window (Design view of queries, macros, and the Advanced Filter/Sort window)

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F6

Cycle through the field grid, property sheet, field properties, the Navigation Pane, Quick Access Toolbar, and KeyTips on the ribbon (Design view of tables)

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F7

Open the Choose Builder dialog box from a selected control on a form or report (Design view only)

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F7

Open the Visual Basic Editor from a selected property in the property sheet for a form or report

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Alt + F11

Switch from the Visual Basic Editor back to form or report Design view

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Ctrl +

Toggle forward between views when in a table, query, form, or report

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or Ctrl + ,
Note: If additional views are available, successive keystrokes move the focus to the next available view.
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Ctrl +

Toggle backward between views when in a table, query, form, or report

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or Ctrl + .
Note: Ctrl+Period (.) does not work under all conditions with all objects.
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Tab

Move to the next field

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or
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End

Move to the last field in the current record

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↑  Shift + Tab

Move to the previous field

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or
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Home

Move to the first field in the current record

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Move to the current field in the next record

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Ctrl +

Move to the current field in the last record

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Ctrl + End

Move to the last field in the last record

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Move to the current field in the previous record

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Ctrl +

Move to the current field in the first record

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Ctrl + Home

Move to the first field in the first record

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F5

(then, in the record number box, type the record number and press Enter) Go to a specific record

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Page Down

Move up one screen

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Page Up

Move down one screen

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Ctrl + Page Down

Move right one screen

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Ctrl + Page Up

Move left one screen

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Ctrl + Space

Select the current column or cancel the column selection, in Navigation mode only

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↑  Shift +

Extend the selection one column to the right, if the current column is selected

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↑  Shift +

Extend the selection one column to the left, if the current column is selected

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + F8 then   

ht Turn on Move mode

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Tab

Enter the subdatasheet from the last field of the previous record in the datasheet

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↑  Shift + Tab

Enter the subdatasheet from the first field of the following record in the datasheet

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Ctrl + Tab

Exit the subdatasheet and move to the first field of the next record in the datasheet

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + Tab

Exit the subdatasheet and move to the last field of the previous record in the datasheet

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Tab

From the last field in the subdatasheet enter the next field in the datasheet

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From the datasheet, bypass the subdatasheet and move to the next record in the datasheet

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From the datasheet, bypass the subdatasheet and move to the previous record in the datasheet

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Alt + F5

Go to a specific record in a subdatasheet

Note: This moves the focus from the subdatasheet to the record number box.
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Ctrl + ↑  Shift +

Move from the datasheet to the record's subdatasheet

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift +

Collapse the subdatasheet

Note: To navigate between fields and records in a subdatasheet, use the same keyboard shortcuts you use in Datasheet view.
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F2

Switch between Edit mode (with insertion point displayed) and Navigation mode

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F4

Open or close the property sheet

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or Alt + ⤶ Enter
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F5

Switch to Form view from form Design view

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F6

Switch between the upper and lower portions of a window (Design view of queries, macros, and the Advanced Filter/Sort window)

Note: Use F6 when the Tab key does not take you to the section of the screen you want.
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F6

Toggle forward between the design pane, properties, Navigation Pane, ribbon, and Zoom controls (Design view of tables, forms, and reports)

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F7

Open the Visual Basic Editor from a selected property in the property sheet for a form or report

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Alt + F8

Invoke the Field List pane in a form, or report (if the Field List pane is already open, the focus moves to the Field List pane)

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↑  Shift + F7

When you have a code module open, switch from the Visual Basic Editor to form or report Design view

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↑  Shift + F7

Switch from a control's property sheet in form or report Design view to the design surface without changing the control focus

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Ctrl + C

Copy the selected control to the Clipboard

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Ctrl + X

Cut the selected control and copy it to the Clipboard

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Ctrl + V

Paste the contents of the Clipboard in the upper-left corner of the selected section

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Move the selected control to the right by a pixel along the page's grid

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Move the selected control to the left by a pixel along the page's grid

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Move the selected control up by a pixel along the page's grid

Note: For controls in a stacked layout, this switches the position of the selected control with the control directly above it, unless it is already the uppermost control in the layout.
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Move the selected control down by a pixel along the page's grid

Note: For controls in a stacked layout, this switches the position of the selected control with the control directly below it, unless it is already the lowermost control in the layout.
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Ctrl +

Move the selected control to the right by a pixel (irrespective of the page's grid)

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Ctrl +

Move the selected control to the left by a pixel (irrespective of the page's grid)

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Ctrl +

Move the selected control up by a pixel (irrespective of the page's grid)

Note: For controls in a stacked layout, this switches the position of the selected control with the control directly above it, unless it is already the uppermost control in the layout.
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Ctrl +

Move the selected control down by a pixel (irrespective of the page's grid)

Note: For controls in a stacked layout, this switches the position of the selected control with the control directly below it, unless it is already the lowermost control in the layout.
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↑  Shift +

Increase the width of the selected control (to the right) by a pixel

Note: For controls in a stacked layout, this increases the width of the whole layout.
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↑  Shift +

Decrease the width of the selected control (to the left) by a pixel

Note: For controls in a stacked layout, this decreases the width of the whole layout.
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↑  Shift +

Decrease the height of the selected control (from the bottom) by a pixel

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↑  Shift +

Increase the height of the selected control (from the bottom) by a pixel

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Ctrl + C

Copy the selected control to the Clipboard

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Ctrl + X

Cut the selected control and copy it to the Clipboard

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Ctrl + V

Paste the contents of the Clipboard in the upper-left corner of the selected section

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Move the selected control to the right (except a control that is part of a layout)

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Ctrl +

(Move in smaller increments) Move the selected control to the right (except a control that is part of a layout)

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Move the selected control to the left (except a control that is part of a layout)

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Ctrl +

(Move in smaller increments)  Move the selected control to the left (except a control that is part of a layout)

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Move the selected control up (except a control that is part of a layout)

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Ctrl +

(Move in smaller increments)  Move the selected control up (except a control that is part of a layout)

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Move the selected control down (except a control that is part of a layout)

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Ctrl +

(Move in smaller increments) Move the selected control down (except a control that is part of a layout)

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↑  Shift +

Increase the height of the selected control

Note: If used with a control that is in a layout, the entire row of the layout is resized.
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↑  Shift +

Increase the width of the selected control

Note: If used with a control that is in a layout, the entire column of the layout is resized.
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↑  Shift +

Reduce the height of the selected control

Note: If used with a control that is in a layout, the entire row of the layout is resized.
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↑  Shift +

Reduce the width of the selected control

Note: If used with a control that is in a layout, the entire column of the layout is resized.
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Tab

Move to the next field

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↑  Shift + Tab

Move to the previous field

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End

Move to the last control on the form and remain in the current record

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Ctrl + End

Move to the last control on the form and set focus in the last record

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Home

Move to the first control on the form and remain in the current record

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Ctrl + Home

Move to the first control on the form and set focus in the first record

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Ctrl + Page Down

Move to the current field in the next record


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Program information

Program name: Microsoft Access 2019 Microsoft Access 2019 (Productivity)

Web page: products.office.com/access

Last update: 24/6/2022 7:56 UTC

How easy to press shortcuts: 85%

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Updated: Added some shortcuts. (2 updates.) 6/7/2019 5:54:38 Updated program information.
24/6/2022 7:56:34 Added some shortcuts.

Shortcut count: 401

Platform detected: Windows or Linux

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