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title: "Task Panes Shortcut Keys in MS Access"  
description: "Task Panes Shortcut Keys in MS Access"  
author: "Vijay Shukla"  
published: 2013-04-05  
updated: 2017-11-29  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1231/task-panes-shortcut-keys-in-ms-access  
category: "shortcut keys"  
tags: ["shortcut keys"]  
reading_time: 4 minutes  

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# Task Panes Shortcut Keys in MS Access

##### 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](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81421/unlock-2-0-is-just-like-previous-corona-lockdowns) option in the task pane |
| CTRL+DOWN ARROW | Display the full set of [commands](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/817/what-is-the-use-of-dbcc-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](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81711/microsoft-disconnects-cortana-and-reinvents-it) Office [Web site](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12285/the-finest-web-site-design-trends-you-may-expect-in-2017) 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](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12941/link-building-and-search-engine-rankings-how-are-they-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](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/71/how-to-create-xml-file-of-database-in-c-sharp) 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](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/83503/hindus-our-forefathers-badruddin-ajmal-of-assam-pleads-against-cow-slaughter) 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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