====================================== Microsoft FrontPage keyboard shortcuts ====================================== First published at 7/19/2018 on https://defkey.com/microsoft-frontpage-shortcuts Microsoft FrontPage is a discontinued WYSIWYG HTML editor developed by Microsoft. It was part of the Microsoft Office from 1997 to 2003. FrontPage is replaced by Microsoft Expression Web and SharePoint Designer but these two programs are also discontinued in favor of web-based SharePoint Designer. Microsoft FrontPage has 223 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. Work with and manage Web pages ------------------------------ 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; when in Split view, refreshes Code view changes in Design view. Ctrl + Tab Switch between open Web pages. Ctrl + Shift + Tab Switch between open Web pages in reverse order. 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. F3 Find the next occurrence of the most recent search. Shift + F3 Find the previous occurrence of the most recent search. Ctrl + F3 Find the next occurrence of the current selection. Ctrl + Shift + F3 Find the previous occurrence of the current selection. 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. Alt + F6 Move through open dialog boxes. Alt + Shift + F6 Move through open dialog boxes in reverse order. Del Delete a Web page or folder in the Folder List or any dialog box. Backspace Move up one level. Access and use views -------------------- F12 Preview the current page in a Web browser. Ctrl + Page Down Move between Code, Design, Split, and Preview views. Ctrl + Page Up Move between Code, Design, Split, and Preview views. Alt + Page Down Move between Code and Design panes in Split view. Alt + Page Up Move between Code and Design panes in Split view. Alt + F1 Show or hide the Folder List. F2 Rename the currently selected file in the Folder List. Ctrl + J Check out the currently selected file in the Folder List. Ctrl + Shift + J Check in the currently selected file in the Folder List. Arrow keys 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 + T Move through the AutoFilter settings for the columns in Reports view. Work with coding tools ---------------------- 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 + Space Complete word. Ctrl + : Select tag. Ctrl + ; Find matching tag. Ctrl + ' Select block. Ctrl + [ Go to definition of function. Ctrl + ] Find matching brace. Format text and paragraphs -------------------------- 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. Arrow keys Use the color picker (follow the instructions for the previous entry first). Ctrl + + Apply superscript (superscript: Describes text that is slightly higher than other text on a line, such as a footnote reference mark.) formatting. Ctrl + = Apply subscript (subscript: Describes text that is slightly lower than other text on a line. Subscripts are often used in scientific formulas.) formatting. Ctrl + Shift + C Copy formatting. Ctrl + Shift + V Paste formatting. Ctrl + Shift + Z Remove manual formatting. Ctrl + Space 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 (style: Styles are used to control the font, alignment, and spacing of text; appearance of background pages; and other HTML attributes. A collection of styles is called a style sheet.). 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. Del Delete one character to the right. Ctrl + Backspace Delete one word to the left. Ctrl + Del Delete one word to the right. Ctrl + C Copy text or graphics. Ctrl + Insert Copy text or graphics. Ctrl + X Cut selected text to the Microsoft Office Clipboard. Shift + Del Cut selected text to the Microsoft Office Clipboard. Ctrl + V Paste the Clipboard contents. Shift + Insert Paste the Clipboard contents. Shift + Enter Insert a line break. Ctrl + Shift + Space Insert a nonbreaking space. Select text and graphics ------------------------ 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. Shift + Left arrow / Right arrow (press one of the arrows 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 (thumbnail: A miniature representation of a picture on a Web page, usually containing a hyperlink to a full-size version of the graphic. Thumbnails are used to load pages rich in graphics or pictures more quickly in a Web browser.). Ctrl + K Create a hyperlink (hyperlink: Colored and underlined text or a graphic that you click to go to a file, a location in a file, a Web page on the World Wide Web, or a Web page on an intranet. Hyperlinks can also go to newsgroups and to Gopher, Telnet, and FTP sites.) on a Web page. 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. Up arrow / Down arrow In a Table of Contents, select the previous and next item, respectively. Left arrow / Right arrow In a table of contents, collapse and expand 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 + Space 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 / 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). Access and use windows ---------------------- Alt + Tab Switch to the next window. Alt + Shift + Tab Switch to the previous window. Ctrl + W Close the active window. Ctrl + F4 Close the active window. F6 Move to a task pane (task pane: A window within an Office application that provides commonly used commands. Its location and small size allow you to use these commands while still working on your files.) 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 Select the menu bar (menu bar: The horizontal bar below the title bar that contains the names of menus. A menu bar can be the built-in menu bar or a custom menu bar.), or close an open menu and submenu at the same time. Alt Select the menu bar (menu bar: The horizontal bar below the title bar that contains the names of menus. A menu bar can be the built-in menu bar or a custom menu bar.), or close an open menu and submenu at the same time. Tab When a toolbar (toolbar: A bar with buttons and options that you use to carry out commands. To display a toolbar, press ALT and then SHFT+F10.) is selected, select the next or previous button or menu on the toolbar. Shift + Tab When a toolbar (toolbar: A bar with buttons and options that you use to carry out commands. To display a toolbar, press ALT and then SHFT+F10.) is selected, select the next or previous button or menu on the toolbar. Ctrl + Tab When a toolbar is selected, select the next or previous toolbar. 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 (shortcut menu: A menu that shows a list of commands relevant to a particular item. To display a shortcut menu, right-click an item or press SHIFT+F10.) for the selected item. Alt + Space Display the window shortcut menu (Control menu). Up arrow / Down arrow When a menu or submenu is open, select the previous or next command Left arrow / Right arrow Select the menu to the left or right. When a submenu is open, switch between the main menu and the submenu. Home Select the first or last command on the menu or submenu 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. Access and use task panes ------------------------- F6 Move to a task pane (task pane: A window within an Office application that provides commonly used commands. Its location and small size allow you to use these commands while still working on your files.) 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 (toolbar: A bar with buttons and options that you use to carry out commands. To display a toolbar, press ALT and then SHFT+F10.) 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 + Space Open a drop-down menu for the selected task pane. Tab When a task pane is active, select the next or previous option in the task pane. 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. Up arrow / Down arrow Move among choices in a selected submenu; move among certain options in a group of options. Space Open the selected menu, or perform the action assigned to the selected button. Enter When a task pane is active, select the next or previous option in the task pane. Shift + F10 Open a shortcut menu (shortcut menu: A menu that shows a list of commands relevant to a particular item. To display a shortcut menu, right-click an item or press SHFT+F10.); open a drop-down menu for the selected gallery item. Home When a menu or submenu is visible, select the first or last command on the menu or submenu. End When a menu or submenu is visible, select the first or last command on the menu or submenu. Page Up Scroll up or down in the selected gallery list. Page Down Scroll up or down in the selected gallery list. Ctrl + Home Move to the top or bottom of the selected gallery list. Ctrl + End Move to the top or bottom of the selected gallery list. Access and use Open and Save As dialog boxes -------------------------------------------- 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 Tools button: Show the Tools menu. Alt + L Tools button: Show the Tools menu. Shift + F10 Display a shortcut menu (shortcut menu: A menu that shows a list of commands relevant to a particular item. To display a shortcut menu, right-click an item or press SHFT+F10.) for a selected item such as a folder or file. Tab Move between options or areas in the dialog box. F4 Open the Look in list. Alt + I Open the Look in list. F5 Refresh the file list. Access and use dialog boxes --------------------------- 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. Space 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 (press underlined letter while holding Alt) 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 --------------------------------------------- Home Move to the beginning of the entry. End Move to the end of the entry. Left arrow / 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. Access and use smart tags ------------------------- 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. Access and use programming applications --------------------------------------- Alt + F8 Display, edit, or run macros. Shift + Alt + F11 Display the Microsoft Script Editor. 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