Key/Combination
|
Action |
| Tab |
Advance
to next field or command button on a form |
| Shift-Tab |
Back
up to the previous field or command button
on a form |
| Ctrl-Tab |
From
within a subform, advance to the next field
on the main form
(on forms with scrolling
windows only) |
| Ctrl-Shift-Tab |
From
within a subform, back up to the previous
field on the main form (on forms with scrolling
windows only) |
| Alt-Down
Arrow or F4 |
Open
a choice list (on combo box fields) |
| Shift-F2 |
Open
a zoom window for easier viewing and editing |
| Spacebar |
Toggle
a checkbox between checked and unchecked |
| Home |
Place
cursor at beginning of text within a field |
| End |
Place
cursor at end of text within a field |
| Ctrl-Home |
Place
cursor at beginning of text within a multi-line
field |
| Ctrl-End |
Place
cursor at end of text within a multi-line
field |
| Ctrl-Enter |
Start
a new line within a multi-line field |
| Ctrl-C |
Copy
selected text to the Windows Clipboard |
| Ctrl-X |
Cut
selected text and copy to the Windows Clipboard |
| Ctrl-V |
Paste
text from the Windows Clipboard |
| Ctrl-Apostrophe
(‘) |
Copy
the field from the previous record |
| Ctrl-Semicolon
(;) |
Insert
the current date |
| Ctrl-Colon
(:) |
Insert
the current time |
