Access 97/2000 Shortcut Keys
[Keys for general Use] [Keys
for Use in the Database Window] [Keys for Selecting
Text or Data] [Keys for Editing Text or Data] [Keys
for Working in Datasheet View] [Keys for Moving Around in Form View]
[Keys for Working in Print Preview and Layout Preview]
Keys for Selecting Text or Data
Select text in a field
To |
Press |
Extend selection one character
to the right |
SHIFT-RIGHT ARROW |
Extend selection one word to the
right |
CTRL-SHIFT-RIGHT ARROW |
Extend selection one character
to the left |
SHIFT-LEFT ARROW |
Extend selection one word to the
left |
CTRL-SHIFT-LEFT ARROW (To cancel
a selection, use the opposite arrow key) |
Select a field or record
To |
Press |
Select the next
field |
TAB |
Switch between Edit mode (with
insertion point displayed) and Navigation mode |
F2 |
Switch between selecting the
current record and the first field of the current record, in Navigation
mode |
SHIFT-SPACEBAR |
Extend selection to the previous
record, if the current record is selected |
SHIFT-UP ARROW |
Extend selection to the next
record, if the current record is selected |
SHIFT-DOWN ARROW |
Select all records |
CTRL-A or CTRL-SHIFT-SPACEBAR |
Extend a Selection
To |
Press |
Turn on Extend mode |
F8 (EXT appears in the lower
right corner of the window); pressing F8 repeatedly extends the selection
to the word, the field, the record (in Datasheet view only), and all
records |
Extend a selection to adjacent
fields in the same row in Datasheet view |
LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW |
Extend a selection to adjacent
rows in Datasheet view |
UP ARROW, DOWN ARROW |
Undo the previous
extension |
SHIFT-F8 |
Cancel Extend mode |
ESC |
Select a Column in Datasheet View
To |
Press |
Select the current column or
cancel the column selection, in Navigation mode only |
CTRL-SPACEBAR |
Select the column to the right,
if the current column is selected |
RIGHT ARROW |
Select the column to the left,
if the current column is selected |
LEFT ARROW |
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