Microsoft Access Keyboard Shortcuts To Improve Your Productivity | Cheats ⭐

In this post, you will get all the shortcuts of Microsoft access, As with the other applications in the Microsoft 365 suite, Microsoft Access is packed with keyboard shortcuts designed to boost productivity. Here, you’ll find the ultimate list of Microsoft Access keyboard shortcuts you’ll ever need.

Microsoft Access Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

Shortcut Action
Workspace Navigation
Alt Display KeyTips
Ctrl + N Open a new database
Ctrl + O Open a previously created database
Ctrl + S or Shift + F12 Save the database
Alt + F + A or F12 Save the database as other file types
Ctrl + P Print the current/selected object/database
Esc Exit Print Preview/Navigation Mode
Alt + F Open the File tab
Alt + H Open the Home tab
Alt + C Open the Create tab
Alt + X Open the External Data tab
Alt + Y + 1 Open the Database Tools tab
Alt + Y + 2 Open the Help tab
Alt + Q Open the “Tell me what to do” search field
Alt + J + T Open the Table tab
Alt + J + B Open the Table Field tab
Alt + X + 2 Open the Add-ins tab (if applicable)
Alt + Space Open the Access icon menu/control menu
F11 Hide or show the Navigation Pane
F1 Open the Help window
F6 Change the window’s current focus to a different pane
F7 Open the Spelling dialog box
F9 Refresh the combo box’s drop-down list
Tab Move to the next field
Shift + Tab Move to the previous field
Home Move to start of the current field
End Move to the end of the current field
Ctrl + F Go to the Navigation Pane search box while in the Navigation Pane
Ctrl + F Open the Find and Replace dialog in the Find tab
Ctrl + H Open the Find and Replace dialog in the Replace tab
Ctrl + F6 Switch to the next database window
Ctrl + Shift + F6 Switch to the previous database window
Ctrl + W or Ctrl + F4 Close the current database window
Enter Open a minimized window when selected in the Navigation Pane
Alt + F11 Switch between the current Access window and Visual Basic Editor
Ctrl + G Open the Immediate panel in the Visual Basic Editor
Alt + F4 Close Access
Shift + F2 Open the current field in a new dialog box
Shift + F10 Refresh the current table or query
Shift + F10 Open the shortcut/dropdown menu for the selected item
Ctrl + Home Move to the top of the selected gallery list
Ctrl + End Move to the bottom of the selected gallery list
Ctrl + Tab Open the next tab
Ctrl + Shift + Tab Open the previous tab
Ctrl + Enter Open the selected item (form, macro, module, query, report, table) in Design View
Shift + Right arrow Shift the selection by to the right
Shift + Left arrow Shift the selection by to the left
Ctrl + Comma (,) or Ctrl + Period (.) Switch between views in when in a form, query, report, or table
Ctrl + C Copy the selected item to the clipboard
Ctrl + X Cut the selected item and copy to the clipboard
Ctrl + V Paste the clipboard contents
Ctrl + A Select all
Ctrl + Z Undo previous action or selection
Shift + Space Switch between current record and the current record’s first field while in Navigation Mode
F2 Switch between Navigation and Edit mode (Datasheet/Design/Layout view)
F4 Open and close the Property Sheet (Datasheet/Design view)
Shift + F4 Do the last Find action again (Datasheet/Form View)
Ctrl + Semicolon (:wink: Add the current date to the current field (Datasheet/Form View)
Ctrl + Shift + Colon (:slight_smile: Add the current time to the current field (Datasheet/Form View)
Ctrl + Alt + Space Add the default value of the field to the current field (Datasheet/Form View)
Ctrl + Apostrophe (') Add the value of the previous field to the current field (Datasheet/Form View)
Ctrl + Plus (+) Insert a new record (Datasheet/Form View)
Ctrl + Minus (-) Delete the current record (Datasheet/Form View)
Alt + F8 Open and close the Field List pane (Design/Layout View)
Text Box Commands
Ctrl + Right arrow Move one word to the right
Ctrl + Left arrow Move one word to the left
Shift + Home Select from the cursor to the start of the text
Shift + End Select from the cursor to the end of the text
Ctrl + Shift + Right arrow Shift the selection by one word to the right
Ctrl + Shift + Right arrow Shift the selection by one word to the left
Datasheet View Commands
F8 Enable Extend mode
Shift + F8 Undo previous extension
Ctrl + Space Select or cancel the current column
Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow Collapse the subdatasheet
Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow Move the datasheet to the subdatasheet
Esc Exit Extend Mode
Shift + Enter Save the current record
Design View Commands
F5 Switch from the active form to Form View
F7 Open the Choose Builder dialog box
Shift + F7 Switch from Visual Basic Editor to form or report
Alt + V + P Open the Property Sheet for the selected field

Improve Your Microsoft Access Proficiency

Working with data means your hands are almost always attached to the keyboard. That’s why it’s a good idea to learn the most frequently used Microsoft Access keyboard shortcuts to help you work faster.

Once you’ve mastered the shortcuts, you can then explore more learning resources to upskill in Access and take your data management to the next level.

Happy learning!

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