MS Access Shortcuts

Microsoft Access Shortcut Keys.

76 shortcuts
Shortcut Action Description
Alt+F11 Visual Basic Editor Open Visual Basic Editor.
Alt+F4 Close Window Close the active window.
Alt+F8 Macro Builder Open Macro Builder.
Ctrl++ Add Record Add a new record.
Ctrl+- Delete Record Delete the current record.
Ctrl+1 Form View Open form in Form view.
Ctrl+2 Datasheet View Open table in Datasheet view.
Ctrl+3 PivotTable View Open in PivotTable view.
Ctrl+4 PivotChart View Open in PivotChart view.
Ctrl+5 Print Preview Open Print Preview.
Ctrl+; Insert Date Insert current date.
Ctrl+A Select All Select all items.
Ctrl+Alt+; Insert Time Insert current time.
Ctrl+Alt+F10 Database window Open database window.
Ctrl+Alt+Space Select Record Select the current record.
Ctrl+Alt+Z Zoom Open Zoom box.
Ctrl+Break Design View View in Design view.
Ctrl+C Copy Copy selected text or objects.
Ctrl+End Last Record Go to the last record.
Ctrl+Enter Design View Open object in Design view.
Ctrl+F Find Find text in the database.
Ctrl+F1 Help Open Access Help.
Ctrl+F6 Switch Views Switch between views.
Ctrl+F9 Save Record Save the current record.
Ctrl+G Immediate Window Open the Immediate window.
Ctrl+H Find and Replace Find and replace text.
Ctrl+Home First Record Go to the first record.
Ctrl+N New Record Create a new record.
Ctrl+O Open Database Open an existing database.
Ctrl+P Print Print the current object.
Ctrl+S Save Save the current object.
Ctrl+Shift+2 Design View Switch to Design view.
Ctrl+Shift+6 SQL View Switch to SQL view.
Ctrl+Shift+7 Properties Open properties.
Ctrl+Shift+; Insert Date/Time Insert current date and time.
Ctrl+Shift+A AutoCorrect Open AutoCorrect dialog.
Ctrl+Shift+D Delete Record Delete record.
Ctrl+Shift+E Edit Mode Turn Edit mode on or off.
Ctrl+Shift+Escape Datasheet View Switch to Datasheet view.
Ctrl+Shift+F SQL View Open query in SQL view.
Ctrl+Shift+F2 Build Event Build an event.
Ctrl+Shift+F4 Close Window Close the active window.
Ctrl+Shift+F6 Switch Panes Switch between split panes.
Ctrl+Shift+M New Group Create a new group.
Ctrl+Shift+P Properties Open properties.
Ctrl+Shift+S Save As Save object with a new name.
Ctrl+Shift+T Add to Group Add to group.
Ctrl+Shift+Tab Previous Tab Move to the previous tab.
Ctrl+Tab Next Tab Move to the next tab.
Ctrl+V Paste Paste clipboard contents.
Ctrl+W Close Close the current database.
Ctrl+X Cut Cut selected text or objects.
Ctrl+Y Redo Redo a previously undone action.
Ctrl+Z Undo Undo the last action.
Delete Delete Delete selected text or objects.
Down Arrow Next Record Go to next record.
End Last Field Go to the last field.
Enter Move Move to the next field.
Escape Cancel Cancel changes or close dialog.
F1 Help Open Help.
F11 Navigation Pane Show or hide the Navigation Pane.
F2 Edit Mode Toggle Edit mode.
F4 Property Sheet Open the Property Sheet.
F5 Go To Go to a specific record.
F6 Move Move between sections.
F7 Field Properties Open field properties.
F8 Add to Quick Access Add to Quick Access toolbar.
F9 Run Run the query or command.
Home First Field Go to the first field.
Page Down Next Record Go to next record.
Page Up Previous Record Go to previous record.
Shift+Enter Datasheet View Switch to Datasheet view.
Shift+F1 What's This What's This help.
Shift+Tab Previous Field Move to the previous field.
Tab Next Field Move to the next field.
Up Arrow Previous Record Go to previous record.