The keyboard shortcuts described in this Help topic refer to the U.S. keyboard layout. Keys on other layouts might not correspond exactly to the keys on a U.S. keyboard.
For keyboard shortcuts in which you press two or more keys simultaneously, the keys to press are separated by a plus sign (+) in SharePoint Designer 2010 Help. For keyboard shortcuts in which you press one key immediately followed by another key, the keys to press are separated by a comma (,).
Note To print this topic, press TAB to select Show All, press ENTER, and then press CTRL+P.
View KeyTips on the ribbon
- Press ALT.
The KeyTips appear over each feature that is available in the current view.
- Press the letter shown in the KeyTip over the feature that you want to use.
Note To cancel the action that you are taking and hide the KeyTips, press ALT.
Navigate the ribbon with your keyboard
| To do this |
Press |
| Jump from Group to Group |
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW |
Online Help
Keyboard shortcuts for using the Help window
The Help window provides access to all SharePoint Designer Help content. The Help window displays topics and other Help content.
In the Help window
| To do this |
Press |
| Open the Help window. |
F1 |
| Close the Help window. |
ALT+F4 |
| Switch between the Help window and the active program. |
ALT+TAB |
| Go back to Program Name Home. |
ALT+HOME |
| Select the next item in the Help window. |
TAB |
| Select the previous item in the Help window. |
SHIFT+TAB |
| Perform the action for the selected item. |
ENTER |
| In the Browse Program Name Help section of the Help window, select the next or previous item, respectively. |
TAB or SHIFT+TAB |
| In the Browse Program Name Help section of the Help window, expand or collapse the selected item, respectively. |
ENTER |
| Select the next hidden text or hyperlink, including Show All or Hide All at the top of a topic. |
TAB |
| Select the previous hidden text or hyperlink. |
SHIFT+TAB |
| Perform the action for the selected Show All, Hide All, hidden text, or hyperlink. |
ENTER |
| Move back to the previous Help topic (Back button). |
ALT+LEFT ARROW or BACKSPACE |
| Move forward to the next Help topic (Forward button). |
ALT+RIGHT ARROW |
| Scroll small amounts up or down, respectively, within the currently displayed Help topic. |
UP ARROW, DOWN ARROW |
| Scroll larger amounts up or down, respectively, within the currently displayed Help topic. |
PAGE UP, PAGE DOWN |
| Display a menu of commands for the Help window. This requires that the Help window have the active focus (click in the Help window). |
SHIFT+F10 |
| Stop the last action (Stop button). |
ESC |
| Refresh the window (Refresh button). |
F5 |
|
Print the current Help topic.
Note If the cursor is not in the current Help topic, press F6 and then press CTRL+P.
|
CTRL+P |
| Change the connection state. |
F6, and then click DOWN ARROW |
| Type text in the Type words to search for box. |
F6, and then click DOWN ARROW |
| Switch among areas in the Help window; for example, switch between the toolbar, Type words to search for box, and Search list. |
F6 |
| In a Table of Contents in tree view, select the next or previous item, respectively. |
UP ARROW, DOWN ARROW |
| In a Table of Contents in tree view, expand or collapse the selected item, respectively. |
LEFT ARROW, RIGHT ARROW |
SharePoint Designer 2010
Work with SharePoint sites
| To do this |
Press |
| Open a site. |
CTRL+SHIFT+O |
| Close the current site. |
CTRL+SHIFT+W |
| Refresh the current site. |
CTRL+F5 |
| Create a new Web Part page. |
CTRL+N |
| Move to the next section of the user interface. |
F6 |
| Move to the previous section of the user interface. |
Shift+F6 |
| Move between Code, Design, and Split views. |
CTRL+PAGE UP or CTRL+PAGE DOWN |
| Move between Code and Design panes in Split view. |
ALT+PAGE UP or ALT+PAGE DOWN |
| Exit SharePoint Designer. |
ALT+F4 |
Work with tabs
| To do this |
Press |
| Create a new tab |
CTRL+T |
| Close the current tab |
CTRL+W or CTRL+F4 |
| Refresh the current tab |
F5 |
| Move to the next tab |
CTRL+TAB |
| Move to the previous tab |
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB |
| Save changes in the current tab |
CTRL+S |
| Preview the current tab in a browser |
F12 |
| Navigate back |
ALT+LEFT ARROW |
| Navigate forward |
ALT+RIGHT ARROW |
Work with the Navigation pane
| To do this |
Press |
| Open the selected category |
ENTER |
| Open the selected category in a new tab |
CTRL+ENTER |
| Open the mini-gallery for the selected category |
SHIFT+ENTER |
Work with text in Design view
| To do this |
Press |
| Find text or HTML on a Web page |
CTRL+F |
| Find the next occurrence of the most recent search string |
F3 |
| Find the previous occurrence of the most recent search string |
SHIFT+F3 |
| Find the next occurrence of the current selection |
CTRL+F3 |
| Find the previous occurrence of the current selection |
CTRL+SHIFT+F3 |
| Replace text or HTML on a Web page |
CTRL+H |
| Check spelling on a Web page |
F7 |
| Look up a word in the thesaurus |
SHIFT+F7 |
| Cancel an action or close a dialog box |
ESC |
| Toggle between open dialog boxes |
ALT+F6 |
| Toggle between open dialog boxes in reverse order |
ALT+SHIFT+F6 |
| Delete a Web page or folder in the Folder List or in any dialog box |
DELETE |
| Move up one level in the Folder List |
BACKSPACE |
Work with coding tools
Important The shortcuts in this table are designed to work only in Code view.
| To do this |
Press |
| Insert temporary bookmark |
CTRL+F2 |
| Move to next temporary bookmark |
F2 |
| Move to previous temporary bookmark |
SHIFT+F2 |
| Insert code snippet |
CTRL+ENTER |
| Move to next code hyperlink |
SHIFT+ALT+RIGHT ARROW |
| Move to previous code hyperlink |
SHIFT+ALT+LEFT ARROW |
| Move to next open square bracket |
CTRL+[ |
| Move to next close square bracket |
CTRL+] |
| Move to next frame in a frame page |
CTRL+F6 |
| Move to previous frame in a frame page |
CTRL+SHIFT+F6 |
| Insert end tag |
CTRL+PERIOD ( . ) |
| Insert start tag |
CTRL+COMMA ( , ) |
| Show or hide paragraph marks |
CTRL+SHIFT+8 |
| Insert HTML comment |
CTRL+FORWARD SLASH ( / ) |
| Display IntelliSense list for selected element |
CTRL+SPACEBAR |
| Select tag and its contents |
CTRL+SHIFT+COLON ( : ) |
| Find matching tag |
CTRL+SEMICOLON ( ; ) |
| Perform an incremental search |
CTRL+ALT+F |
| Open the Go To Line dialog box |
CTRL+G |
|
Open the Quick Tag Editor
Note This shortcut also works in Design view.
|
CTRL+Q |
Format text and paragraphs
| To do this |
Press |
| Apply bold formatting |
CTRL+B |
| Apply underline formatting |
CTRL+U |
| Apply italic formatting |
CTRL+I |
| Apply superscript formatting (in Design view only) |
CTRL+PLUS SIGN ( + ) |
| Apply subscript formatting (in Design view only) |
CTRL+EQUAL SIGN ( = ) |
| Copy formatting |
CTRL+ SHIFT+C |
| Paste formatting |
CTRL+SHIFT+V |
| Remove formatting from the selection (in Design view only) |
CTRL+SHIFT+Z
or
CTRL+SPACEBAR |
| Center a paragraph |
CTRL+E |
| Left align a paragraph (in Design view only) |
CTRL+L |
| Right align a paragraph |
CTRL+R |
| Increase indent position |
CTRL+M |
| Decrease indent position |
CTRL+ SHIFT+M |
| Apply the Normal style |
CTRL+SHIFT+ N |
| Apply the Heading 1 style |
CTRL+ALT+1 |
| Apply the Heading 2 style |
CTRL+ALT+2 |
| Apply the Heading 3 style |
CTRL+ALT+3 |
| Apply the Heading 4 style |
CTRL+ALT+4 |
| Apply the Heading 5 style |
CTRL+ALT+5 |
| Apply the Heading 6 style |
CTRL+ALT+6 |
| Apply the List style |
CTRL+ SHIFT+L |
| Select a color after the color picker is activated |
Arrow keys
Note To reach the colored hexagons from the black hexagon, press LEFT ARROW or UP ARROW to move through the gray and white hexagons first.
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Edit and move text and graphics
| To do this |
Press |
| Delete one character to the left |
BACKSPACE |
| Delete one character to the right |
DELETE |
| Delete one word to the left |
CTRL+BACKSPACE |
| Delete one word to the right |
CTRL+DELETE |
| Copy text or graphics |
CTRL+C
or
CTRL+INSERT |
| Cut selected text to the Clipboard |
CTRL+X
or
SHIFT+DELETE |
| Paste the Clipboard contents |
CTRL+V
or
SHIFT+INSERT |
|
Insert a line break
Note Works in Design view only.
|
SHIFT+ENTER |
|
Insert a nonbreaking space
Note Works in Design view only.
|
CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR |
Select text and graphics
| To do this |
Press |
| Select one character to the right |
SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW |
| Select one character to the left |
SHIFT+LEFT ARROW |
| Select to the end of a word |
CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW |
| Select to the beginning of a word |
CTRL+SHIFT +LEFT ARROW |
| Select to the end of a line |
SHIFT+END |
| Select to the beginning of a line |
SHIFT+HOME |
| Select one line up |
SHIFT+UP ARROW |
| Select one line down |
SHIFT+DOWN ARROW |
| Select to the end of a paragraph (in Design view only) |
CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW |
| Select to the beginning of a paragraph (in Design view only) |
CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW |
| Select one screen down |
SHIFT+PAGE DOWN |
| Select one screen up |
SHIFT+PAGE UP |
| Select the entire page |
CTRL+A |
| Display the properties of a selection |
ALT+ENTER |
Work with tables, graphics, and hyperlinks
Important The shortcuts in this table are designed to work only in Design view.
| To do this |
Press |
| Insert a table |
SHIFT+CTRL+ALT+T |
| Select the content of the next table cell |
TAB |
| Select the content of the preceding table cell |
SHIFT+TAB |
| With the insertion point in a cell, extend a selection to adjacent cells in a row |
Hold down SHIFT while repeatedly pressing LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW |
| With the insertion point in the top or bottom cell of a column, select a column |
Hold down SHIFT while repeatedly pressing UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW |
| With a graphic selected, create an auto thumbnail of that graphic |
CTRL +T |
| Create a hyperlink on a Web page |
CTRL+K |
Basics
Display and use windows
| To do this |
Press |
| Switch to the next window. |
ALT+TAB |
| Switch to the previous window. |
ALT+SHIFT+TAB |
| Close the active window. |
CTRL+W or CTRL+F4 |
|
Move to a task pane from another pane in the program window (clockwise direction). You may need to press F6 more than once.
Note If pressing F6 doesn't display the task pane you want, try pressing ALT to place focus on the menu bar or Ribbon and then pressing CTRL+TAB to move to the task pane.
|
F6 |
| Move to a pane from another pane in the program window (counterclockwise direction). |
SHIFT+F6 |
| When more than one window is open, switch to the next window. |
CTRL+F6 |
| Switch to the previous window. |
CTRL+SHIFT+F6 |
| When a document window is not maximized, perform the Size command (on the Control menu for the window). Press the arrow keys to resize the window, and, when finished, press ESC. |
CTRL+F8 |
| Minimize a window to an icon (works for only some Microsoft Office programs). |
CTRL+F9 |
| Maximize or restore a selected window. |
CTRL+F10 |
| Copy a picture of the screen to the Clipboard. |
PRINT SCREEN |
| Copy a picture of the selected window to the Clipboard. |
ALT+PRINT SCREEN |
Change or resize the font
| To do this |
Press |
| Change the font |
CTRL+SHIFT+F |
| Change the font size |
CTRL+SHIFT+P |
| Increase the font size of the selected text |
CTRL+SHIFT+> |
| Decrease the font size of the selected text |
CTRL+SHIFT+< |
Move around in text or cells
| To do this |
Press |
| Move one character to the left. |
LEFT ARROW |
| Move one character to the right. |
RIGHT ARROW |
| Move one line up. |
UP ARROW |
| Move one line down. |
DOWN ARROW |
| Move one word to the left. |
CTRL+LEFT ARROW |
| Move one word to the right. |
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW |
| Move to the end of a line. |
END |
| Move to the beginning of a line. |
HOME |
| Move up one paragraph. |
CTRL+UP ARROW |
| Move down one paragraph. |
CTRL+DOWN ARROW |
| Move to the end of a text box. |
CTRL+END |
| Move to the beginning of a text box. |
CTRL+HOME |
| Repeat the last Find action. |
SHIFT+F4 |
Move around in and work in tables
| To do this |
Press |
| Move to the next cell. |
TAB |
| Move to the preceding cell. |
SHIFT+TAB |
| Move to the next row. |
DOWN ARROW |
| Move to the preceding row. |
UP ARROW |
| Insert a tab in a cell. |
CTRL+TAB |
| Start a new paragraph. |
ENTER |
| Add a new row at the bottom of the table. |
TAB at the end of the last row |
Use dialog boxes
| To do this |
Press |
| Move to the next option or option group. |
TAB |
| Move to the previous option or option group. |
SHIFT+TAB |
| Switch to the next tab in a dialog box. |
CTRL+TAB |
| Switch to the previous tab in a dialog box. |
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB |
| Move between options in an open drop-down list, or between options in a group of options. |
Arrow keys |
| Perform the action assigned to the selected button; select or clear the selected check box. |
SPACEBAR |
| Open the list if it is closed and move to that option in the list. |
First letter of an option in a drop-down list |
| Select an option; select or clear a check box. |
ALT+ the letter underlined in an option |
| Open a selected drop-down list. |
ALT+DOWN ARROW |
| Close a selected drop-down list; cancel a command and close a dialog box. |
ESC |
| Perform the action assigned to a default button in a dialog box. |
ENTER |
Use edit boxes within dialog boxes
An edit box is a blank in which you type or paste an entry, such as your user name or the path to a folder.
| To do this |
Press |
| Move to the beginning of the entry. |
HOME |
| Move to the end of the entry. |
END |
| Move one character to the left or right. |
LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW |
| Move one word to the left. |
CTRL+LEFT ARROW |
| Move one word to the right. |
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW |
| Select or cancel selection one character to the left. |
SHIFT+LEFT ARROW |
| Select or cancel selection one character to the right. |
SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW |
| Select or cancel selection one word to the left. |
CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW |
| Select or cancel selection one word to the right. |
CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW |
| Select from the insertion point to the beginning of the entry. |
SHIFT+HOME |
| Select from the insertion point to the end of the entry. |
SHIFT+END |
Use the Open and Save As dialog boxes
| To do this |
Press |
Go to the previous folder.  |
ALT+1 |
Up One Level  button: open the folder up one level above the open folder. |
ALT+2 |
Search the Web  button: close the dialog box and open your Web search page |
ALT+3 |
Delete  button: delete the selected folder or file. |
ALT+3 |
Create New Folder  button: create a new folder. |
ALT+4 |
Views  button: switch among available folder views. |
ALT+5 |
| Tools button: show the Tools menu. |
ALT+L |
| Display a shortcut menu for a selected item such as a folder or file. |
SHIFT+F10 |
| Move between options or areas in the dialog box. |
TAB |
| Open the Look in list. |
F4 or ALT+I |
| Refresh the file list. |
F5 |
Move, rotate or re-size shapes
| To do this |
Press |
| Move a shape to the Right |
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW |
| Move a shape to the Left |
CTRL+LEFT ARROW |
| Move a shape Up |
CTRL+UP ARROW |
| Move a shape Down |
CTRL+DOWN ARROW |
| Rotate a shape to the Right |
ALT+RIGHT ARROW |
| Rotate a shape to the Left |
ALT+LEFT ARROW |
| Rotate a shape to the Right at smaller increments |
CTRL+ALT+RIGHT ARROW |
| Rotate a shape to the Left at smaller increments |
CTRL+ALT+LEFT ARROW |
| Make a shape taller |
SHIFT+UP ARROW |
| Make a shape shorter |
SHIFT+DOWN ARROW |
| Make a shape wider |
SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW |
| Make a shape narrower |
SHIFT+LEFT ARROW |
| Make a shape taller, shorter, wider or narrower in smaller increments |
CTRL+SHIFT+UP, DOWN, RIGHT, OR LEFT ARROW |
