Work with databases, lists, by using shortcut keys

Sumit Jain (CA) (4760 Points)

07 April 2009  

Work with databases, lists, and PivotTables by using shortcut keys
   
Work in a data form by using shortcut keys  
To Press
Select a field or a command button ALT+ key, where key is the underlined letter in the field or command name
Move to the same field in the next record DOWN ARROW
Move to the same field in the previous record UP ARROW
Move to the next field you can edit in the record TAB
Move to the previous field you can edit in the record SHIFT+TAB 
Move to the first field in the next record ENTER
Move to the first field in the previous record SHIFT+ENTER
Move to the same field 10 records forward PAGE DOWN
Move to the same field 10 records back PAGE UP
Move to the new record CTRL+PAGE DOWN
Move to the first record CTRL+PAGE UP
Move to the beginning or end of a field HOME or END
Move one character left or right within a field LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW
Extend a selection to the beginning of a field SHIFT+HOME
Extend a selection to the end of a field SHIFT+END
Select the character to the left SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
Select the character to the right SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
Work with the AutoFilter feature by using shortcut keys
To Press
Display the AutoFilter list for the current column Select the cell that contains the column label, and then press ALT+DOWN ARROW
Close the AutoFilter list for the current column ALT+UP ARROW
Select the next item in the AutoFilter list DOWN ARROW
Select the previous item in the AutoFilter list UP ARROW
Select the first item (All) in the AutoFilter list HOME
Select the last item in the AutoFilter list END
Filter the list by using the selected item in the AutoFilter list ENTER
Work with the PivotTable Wizard by using shortcut keys
In Step 3 of the PivotTable Wizard, to Press
Select the next or previous field button in the list UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW
Select the field button to the right or left in a multicolumn field button list LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW
Move the selected field into the Page area ALT+P
Move the selected field into the Row area ALT+R
Move the selected field into the Column area ALT+C
Move the selected field into the Data area ALT+D
Display the PivotTable Field dialog box ALT+L
Work with page fields in a PivotTable by using shortcut keys
To Press
Select the previous item in the list UP ARROW
Select the next item in the list DOWN ARROW
Select the first visible item in the list HOME
Select the last visible item in the list END
Display the selected item ENTER
Group and ungroup PivotTable items by using shortcut keys
To Press
Group selected PivotTable items ALT+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
Ungroup selected PivotTable items ALT+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW