---
title: "Navigate in Datasheet view Shortcut keys for MS Access"  
description: "In this article I am trying to explain Navigate in Datasheet view Shortcut keys for MS Access."  
author: "Vijay Shukla"  
published: 2013-04-04  
updated: 2019-06-14  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1221/navigate-in-datasheet-view-shortcut-keys-for-ms-access  
category: "shortcut keys"  
tags: ["shortcut keys"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# Navigate in Datasheet view Shortcut keys for MS Access

In this [article](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81489/kashmir-now-after-an-year-of-abrogation-of-article-370) I [am trying](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/36834/which-two-programming-languages-should-i-master-in-if-i-am-trying-to-get-into-google-or-facebook) to explain Navigate in Datasheet view [Shortcut keys](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/477/shortcut-keys-for-formatting-elements-in-pivottable-view-for-ms-access) for MS Access.

##### Going to a specific record

| ##### Key | ##### Description |
| --- | --- |
| F5 | To move to the record number box; then type the record number and press ENTER |

##### Navigating between fields and records

| ##### Key | ##### Description |
| --- | --- |
| TAB or RIGHT ARROW | To move to the next field |
| END | To move to the last field in the current record, in [Navigation](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/62/different-navigation-in-asp-dot-net) mode |
| SHIFT+TAB, or LEFT ARROW | To move to the previous field |
| HOME | To move to the first field in the current record, in Navigation mode |
| DOWN ARROW | To move to the current field in the next record |
| CTRL+DOWN ARROW | To move to the current field in the last record, in Navigation mode |
| CTRL+END | To move to the last field in the last record, in Navigation mode |
| UP ARROW | To move to the current field in the [previous record](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/157521/store-the-previous-record-in-its-history-table-before-updating-it-in-the-sql-table-using-a-trigger) |
| CTRL+UP ARROW | To move to the current field in the first record, in Navigation mode |
| CTRL+HOME | To move to the first field in the first record, in Navigation mode |

##### Navigating to another screen of data

| ##### Key | ##### Description |
| --- | --- |
| PAGE DOWN | To go down one [screen](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/53499/top-5-big-screen-tvs-for-the-best-tv-shows-of-2019) |
| PAGE UP | To go up one screen |
| CTRL+PAGE DOWN | To go right one screen |
| CTRL+PAGE UP | To go left one screen |

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