Hermit's Free Library Keyboard Shortcuts
Hermit's Free Library Keyboard Shortcuts
In addtion to the standard keyboard shortcuts common to most Windows applications (such as Copy, Cut, and Paste), there are some specialized shortcuts available in MS- Access. They are summarized in the following tables.
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Modifiers |
Key |
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Undoing typing |
Ctrl+ |
Shift |
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To undo changes in the current field or current record; if both have been changed, press ESC twice to undo changes first in the current field and then in the current record |
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ESC |
| Modifiers | Key | |
| To insert the current date | Ctrl+ | Semicolon (;) |
| To insert the current time | Ctrl+ | Colon (:) |
| To insert the default value for a field | Ctrl+Alt+ | Spacebar |
| To insert the value from the same field in the previous record | Ctrl+ | Apostrophe (') |
| To add a new record | Ctrl+ | Plus Sign (+) |
| To delete the current record | Ctrl+ | Minus Sign (-) |
| To save changes to the current record | Shift+ | Enter |
| To switch between the values in a check box or option button | Spacebar | |
| To insert a new line | Ctrl+ | Enter |
| Modifiers | Key | |
| To recalculate the fields in the Window | F9 | |
| To requery the underlying tables; in a subform, this requeries the underlying table for the subform only | Shift+ | F9 |
| Refresh the contents of a Lookup field list box or combo box | F9 |
