Work with task panes
Key | Description |
F6
| Move to a task pane from another pane in the program window. (You may need to press F6 more than once.) |
CTRL+TAB | When a menu or toolbar is active, move to a task pane. (You may need to press CTRL+TAB more than once.) |
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 |
In the Help task pane
Key | Description |
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 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). |
Send e-mail messages
ALT+F+D+A | Send the active database object as an e-mail message |
CTRL+SHIFT+B | Open the Address Book |
ALT+K | Check the names in the To, Cc, and Bcc boxes against the Address Book |
TAB | Select the next box in the e-mail header or the body of the message when the last box in the e-mail header is active |
SHIFT+TAB | Select the previous field or button in the e-mail header |
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