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 Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 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.
Online Help
Keyboard shortcuts for using the Help window
The Help window provides access to all Office 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 |
| Change whether the Help window appears connected to (tiled) or separate from (untiled) the active program. |
ALT+U |
| 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 |
Office SharePoint Designer 2007
Work with and manage Web pages
| To do this |
Press |
| Create a new Web page |
CTRL+N |
| Open a Web page |
CTRL+O |
| Close a Web page |
CTRL+F4 |
| Save a Web page |
CTRL+S |
| Print a Web page |
CTRL+P |
Refresh a Web page
or refresh Code view changes in Design view |
F5 |
| Switch between open Web pages |
CTRL+TAB |
| Switch between open Web pages in reverse order |
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB |
| Preview a Web page in a Web browser |
F12
or
CTRL+SHIFT+B |
| Exit Office SharePoint Designer 2007 |
ALT+F4 |
| 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 |
| Undo an action |
CTRL+Z
or
ALT+BACKSPACE |
| Redo or repeat an action |
CTRL+Y
or
SHIFT+ALT+BACKSPACE |
| 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 |
Access and use views
| To do this |
Press |
| Preview the current page in a Web browser |
F12 |
| Move between Code, Design, and Split views |
CTRL+PAGE DOWN
or
CTRL+PAGE UP |
| Move between Code and Design panes in Split view |
ALT+PAGE DOWN
or
ALT+PAGE UP |
| Show or hide the Folder List |
ALT+F1 |
| Rename the currently selected file in the Folder List |
F2 |
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 |
| Insert end tag |
CTRL+PERIOD ( . ) |
| Insert start tag |
CTRL+COMMA ( , ) |
| Insert HTML comment |
CTRL+FORWARD SLASH ( / ) |
| Insert selected element in IntelliSense |
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 |
| Change the font |
CTRL+SHIFT+F, DOWN ARROW and UP ARROW to select the font that you want, and then press ENTER |
| Change the font size |
CTRL+SHIFT+P, DOWN ARROW and UP ARROW to select the font size that you want (or type the font size that you want), and then press ENTER |
| 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 a style |
CTRL+ SHIFT+S, DOWN ARROW and UP ARROW to select the style that you want, and then press ENTER |
| 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 once 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.
|
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 Microsoft Office 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 |
Microsoft Office 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 the Ribbon, which is a part of the Microsoft Office Fluent user interface, 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 |
| In Microsoft Office PowerPoint, move to the next title or body text placeholder. If it is the last placeholder on a slide, this will insert a new slide with the same slide layout as the original slide. |
CTRL+ENTER |
| 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 |
Access and use task panes
| To do this |
Press |
|
Move to a task pane from another pane in the program window. (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 and then pressing CTRL+TAB to move to the task pane.
|
F6 |
| When a menu or toolbar is active, move to a task pane. (You may need to press CTRL+TAB more than once.) |
CTRL+TAB |
| When a task pane is active, select the next or previous option in the task pane. |
TAB or SHIFT+TAB |
| Display the full set of commands on the task pane menu. |
CTRL+DOWN ARROW |
| Move among choices on a selected submenu; move among certain options in a group of options in a dialog box. |
DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW |
| Open the selected menu, or perform the action assigned to the selected button. |
SPACEBAR or ENTER |
| Open a shortcut menu; open a drop-down menu for the selected gallery item. |
SHIFT+F10 |
| When a menu or submenu is visible, select the first or last command on the menu or submenu. |
HOME or END |
| Scroll up or down in the selected gallery list. |
PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN |
| Move to the top or bottom of the selected gallery list. |
CTRL+HOME or CTRL+END |
|
Open the Research task pane.
Note This keyboard shortcut does not work in Microsoft Office PowerPoint or Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer.
|
ALT+Click |
Access and use smart tags
| To do this |
Press |
| Display the menu or message for a smart tag. If more than one smart tag is present, switch to the next smart tag and display its menu or message. |
ALT+SHIFT+F10 |
| Select the next item on a smart tag menu. |
DOWN ARROW |
| Select the previous item on a smart tag menu. |
UP ARROW |
| Perform the action for the selected item on a smart tag menu. |
ENTER |
| Close the smart tag menu or message. |
ESC |
Tips
- You can ask to be notified by a sound whenever a smart tag appears. To hear audio cues, you must have a sound card. You must also have Microsoft Office Sounds installed on your computer.
- If you have access to the World Wide Web, you can download Microsoft Office Sounds from the Microsoft Office Online Web site. After you install the sound files, do the following in Microsoft Office Access 2007, Microsoft Office Excel 2007, Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007, and Microsoft Office Word 2007:
- Click the Microsoft Office Button
, and then click Program Options.
- Click Advanced.
- Under General, select the Provide feedback with sound check box, and then click OK.
Note When you select or clear this check box, the setting affects all Office programs that support sound.
Resize and move toolbars, menus, and task panes
- Press ALT to select the menu bar.
- Press CTRL+TAB repeatedly to select the toolbar or task pane that you want.
- Do one of the following:
Resize a toolbar
- On the toolbar, press CTRL+SPACEBAR to display the Toolbar Options menu.
- Click the Size command, and then press ENTER.
- Use the arrow keys to resize the toolbar. Press CTRL+ the arrow keys to resize one pixel at a time.
Move a toolbar
- On the toolbar, press CTRL+SPACEBAR to display the Toolbar Options menu.
- Click the Move command, and then press ENTER.
- Use the arrow keys to position the toolbar. Press CTRL+ the arrow keys to move one pixel at a time. To undock the toolbar, press DOWN ARROW repeatedly. To dock the toolbar vertically on the left or right side, press LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW, respectively, when the toolbar is all the way to the left or right side.
Resize a task pane
- In the task pane, press CTRL+SPACEBAR to display a menu of additional commands.
- Use the DOWN ARROW key to select the Size command, and then press ENTER.
- Use the arrow keys to resize the task pane. Use CTRL+ the arrow keys to resize one pixel at a time.
Move a task pane
- In the task pane, press CTRL+SPACEBAR to display a menu of additional commands.
- Use the DOWN ARROW key to select the Move command, and then press ENTER.
- Use the arrow keys to position the task pane. Use CTRL+ the arrow keys to move one pixel at a time.
- When you finish moving or resizing, press ESC.
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 |
