Some people would rather use the keyboard than the mouse, and Access 2013 has plenty of keyboard shortcuts for those people. The following keyboard shortcuts are especially useful in Access 2013. Some keystrokes work anywhere in Access 2013; others work only in specific views, as noted.
| Key Combination | Action |
|---|---|
| F1 | Displays the Help window |
| Ctrl+F1 | Hides or displays the Ribbon |
| F5 | Goes to the record with the record number you type |
| F6 | Moves the focus to another area of the window |
| F7 | Checks the spelling in the selected object |
| F11 | Hides or displays the Navigation Pane |
| Del | Deletes the selected object |
| Alt+Enter | In Design view, displays the properties of the selected object |
| Ctrl+C | Copies the selected text or objects to the clipboard |
| Ctrl+F | Finds text (with the option to replace it) in the open table, query, or form |
| Ctrl+N | Starts a new database |
| Ctrl+O | Opens a database |
| Ctrl+P | Prints the selected object |
| Ctrl+S | Saves the selected object |
| Ctrl+V | Pastes the contents of the clipboard to the active window |
| Ctrl+X | Deletes the selected text or object and saves it in the clipboard |
| Ctrl+Z | Undoes the last action that can be undone (our all-time favorite!) |
| Ctrl+; | Types today’s date |
| Ctrl+” | Duplicates the entry from the same field in the previous record |
| Esc | Cancels what you’re typing. |