Microsoft Office Access, also known as Microsoft Access a relational database management application, part of the Microsoft Office suite of software. We have listed a series of general shortcuts and hotkeys in this article.
Microsoft Office Access Shortcuts:
| Microsoft Access Shortcuts | Access Shortcut Hotkey Actions |
| CTRL+N | This MS Access shortcut will open a new database. |
| CTRL+O | To open an existing database use this access hotkey. |
| ALT+F4 | In Microsoft Access you can quit the application by using this shortcut. |
| CTRL+P | Use this shortcut to print a selected object. |
| P or CTRL+P | This Microsoft Access shortcut will open the print dialog box. |
| S | Use the S shortcut to open the page setup dialog box. |
| C or ESC | This Access shortcut will cancel the print preview or layout preview. |
| CTRL+SAVE or SHIFT F12 or ALT+SHIFT+F2 | This combination of shortcuts will open the “Save As” dialog box. |
| F4 or ALT+DOWN ARROW | This access shortcut will open a combo box. |
| F9 | To refresh the contents of a lookup field list box or combo box use this shortcut. |
| DOWN ARROW | This Microsoft shortcut will move down one line. |
| PAGE DOWN | This shortcut will move down one page. |
| UP ARROW | In Microsoft Access you can use this shortcut to move up one line. |
| PAGE UP | In Microsoft Access you can use this shortcut to move up one line. |
| TAB | You can exit the combo box using this Microsoft Access Shortcut. |
| CTRL+F | This shortcut will open the find tab in the find and replace dialog box in Microsoft Access. |
| CTRL+H | To open the replace tab in the find and replace dialog box. |
| F2 | Use this MS Access hotkey to switch between edit mode (with the insertion point displayed) and navigation mode. |
| F4 | This hotkey will switch to the property sheet (design view). |
| F5 | This hotkey will switch from Form view to Design view. |
| F6 | This shortcut key will swtich between the upper and lower portions of a window (design view, macros, quries, advanced filter and sort windows only). |
| F7 | In Microsoft Access you can use F7 to switch to the code builder from form or report Design view (Design view window or property sheet). |
| SHIFT + F7 | This Microsoft Access shortcut will switch from the Visual Basic Editor or report Design view. |
| ALT+V+P | This short cut will open a property sheet for a selected object. |
