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Microsoft Office basics

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Keyboard access to the ribbon

1. Press Alt.
The KeyTips are displayed over each feature that is available in the current view.
2. Press the letter that appears in the KeyTip over the feature that you want to use.
3. Depending on which letter you press, additional KeyTips may appear. For example, if theHometab is active and you
press W, theViewtab is displayed, along with the KeyTips for the groups on that tab.
4. Continue pressing letters until you press the letter of the command or control that you want to use. In some cases,
you must first press the letter of the group that contains the command.
NOTETo cancel the action that you are taking and hide the KeyTips, press Alt.

Display and use windows

Press

To do this

Press

To do this

ALT + TAB

Switch to the next window.

CTRL + F6

ALT + SHIFT+TAB

Switch to the previous

window.
Close the active window.

CTRL+SHIFT+F6

When more than one window is open,

switch to the next window.
Switch to the previous window.

CTRL + F10

Maximize or restore a selected window.

CTRL+ W or CTRL
+ F4
CTRL+ F5

Restore the size of the active PRINT SCREEN

window after you maximize it.
Move to a task pane from
ALT+ PRINT SCREEN
another pane in the program
window (clockwise direction).
You may need to press F6
more than once.
Move to a pane from another
pane in the program window
(counterclockwise direction).

F6

SHIFT+F6

Copy a picture of the screen to the

Clipboard.
Copy a picture of the selected window to
the Clipboard.

Move around in text or cells.

Press

To do this

LEFT ARROW
RIGHT ARROW
UP ARROW
DOWN ARROW
CTRL + LEFT
ARROW
CTRL + RIGHT
ARROW

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Move one character to the

left
Move one character to the
right
Move one line up.
Move one line down.

Press

To do this

END

Move to the end of a line.

HOME

Move to the beginning of a line

Move up one paragraph.
Move down one paragraph

Move one word to the left

CTRL + UP ARROW
CTRL + DOWN
ARROW
CTRL + END

Move one word to the right

CTRL + HOME

Move to the beginning of a text box.

Move to the end of a text box.

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Move around in and work in tables

Press

To do this

TAB
SHIFT+TAB
DOWN ARROW

Move to the next cell.

Move to the preceding cell.
Move to the next row.

UP ARROW

Move to the preceding row.

Press
CTRL + TAB
ENTER
TAB at the end of
the last row

To do this
Insert a tab in a cell.
Start a new paragraph
Add a new row at the bottom of the table

Access and use actions

Press

To do this

ALT+SHIFT+ F10

Display the menu or message

for an action. If more than
one action is present, switch
to the next action and display
its menu or message
Select the next item on the
action menu.
Select the previous item on
the action menu.

DOWN ARROW
UP ARROW

Press

To do this

ENTER

Perform the action for the selected item on

the action menu.

ESC

Close the action menu or message.

Tips
You can ask to be notified by a sound whenever an action appears. To hear audio cues, you must have a sound card.

You must also have Microsoft Office Sounds installed on your computer.
You can download Microsoft Office Sounds from Office.com.

Use dialog boxes

Press

To do this

Press

TAB

Move to the next option or

option group.

SHIFT+TAB

Move to the previous option

or option group.

CTRL+TAB

Switch to the next tab in a

dialog box.
Switch to the previous tab in
a dialog box.
Move between options in
ENTER
an open drop-down list, or
between options in a group of
options.
Perform the action assigned
to the selected button; select
or clear the selected check
box.

CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
ARROW KEYS

INSERT

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First letter of an
option in a dropdown list
ALT + the letter
underlined an
option
ALT + DOWN +
ARROW
ESC

To do this
Open the list if it is closed and move to that
option in the list.
Select an option; select or clear a check
box.
Open a selected drop-down list.
Close a selected drop-down list; cancel a
command and close a dialog box.
Perform the action assigned to a default
button in a dialog box.

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Use edit boxes within dialog boxes

An edit box is a blank in which you type or paste an entry, such as your user name or the path to a folder.
Press

To do this

HOME

Move to the beginning of the

entry.
Move to the end of the entry.

END
LEFT ARROW or
RIGHT ARROW
CTRL + LEFT
ARROW
CTRL + RIGHT
ARROW
SHIFT + LEFT
ARROW

Press

Move one character to the

left or right, respectively.
Move one word to the left.

SHIFT + RIGHT
ARROW
CTRL + SHIFT + LEFT
ARROW
CTRL + SHIFT +
RIGHT ARROW
SHIFT + HOME

Move one word to the right.

SHIFT + END

To do this
Select or cancel selection one character to
the right.
Select or cancel selection one word to the
left.
Select or cancel selection one word to the
right.
Select from the insertion point to the
beginning of the entry.
Select from the insertion point to the end
of the entry.

Select or cancel selection one

character to the left.

Basic File Management

Press

To do this

CTRL + F12

Press

Open a project file (display

CTRL + N
theOpendialog box).
Open a project file (display
CTRL + P
theOpentab in the Backstage
view).
Save a project file.

CTRL + O

CTRL + S

To do this
Create a new project.
Print a file (display thePrinttab in the
Backstage view).

Use theOpenand Save Asdialog boxes

Press

To do this

CTRL + F12
CTRL + O
F12
ENTER
BACKSPACE

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Display theOpendialog box.

Display theOpentab in the
Backstage view.
Display theSave Asdialog
box.
Open the selected folder or
file.
Open the folder one level
above the open folder.

Press
DELETE
SHIFT + F10

To do this

TAB

Delete the selected folder or file.

Display a shortcut menu for a selected item
such as a folder or file.
Move forward through options

SHIFT + TAB

Move back through options

F4 or ALT 1

Open theLook inlist

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Use a Network Diagram
Press
ARROW KEYS
SHIFT+ARROW KEYS
CTRL + ARROW KEYS

CTRL+HOME or SHIFT+
CTRL+HOME
CTRL + END or SHIFT+
CTRL+END
HOME or SHIFT+HOME

END or SHIFT+END

To do this
Move to a different
Network Diagram box.
Add Network Diagram
boxes to the selection.
Move a Network Diagram
box.
NOTE You need to set
manual positioning first.
Select the box you want
to move. ClickFormat,
and then clickLayout.
ClickAllow manual box
positioning.
Move to the top Network
Diagram box in the view
or project.
Move to the lowest
Network Diagram box in
the project.
Move to the leftmost
Network Diagram box in
the project.
Move to the rightmost
Network Diagram box in
the project.

Press

To do this

PAGE UP or SHIFT+PAGE Move up one window height

UP
Page DOWN or SHIFT
Move down one window height.
+PAGE DOWN
CTRL+PAGE UP or SHIFT Move left one window width.
+ CTRL + PAGE UP

CTRL+PAGE DOWN or
SHIFT + CTRL +PAGE

Move right one window width.

ENTER or TAB

Select the next field in the Network

Diagram box.

SHIFT + ENTER

Select the previous field in the Network

Diagram box.

Use OfficeArt objects

Move OfficeArt shapes
Press
ARROW KEYS
SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
SHIFT + UP ARROW
SHIFT + DOWN ARROW
CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT
ARROW

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To do this
Nudge the shape up,
down, right, or left.
Increase the shapes
width by 10%.
Decrease the shapes
width by 10%
Increase the shapes
height by 10%.
Decrease the shapes
height by 10%
Increase the shapes
width by 1%.

Press
CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT
ARROW
CTRL +SHIFT+UP
ARROW
CTRL + SHIFT+DOWN
ARROW
ALT +RIGHT ARROW
ALL+LEFT+ARROW

To do this
Decrease the shapes width by 1%.
Increase the shapes height by 1%.
Decrease the shapes height by 1%.
Rotate the shape 15 degrees to the
right.
Rotate the shape 15 degrees to the left.

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Select and copy OfficeArt objects and text

Press
ESC

TAB or SHIFT+TAB until

the object you want is
selected
ENTER

Press and hold Ctrl

while you click the
shapes

To do this

Press

To do this

Select an object (with

text selected inside the
object).
Select an object (with an
object selected).

CTRL+SHIFT+C

Copy formatting only.

CTRL+SHIFT+ V

Paste formatting only

Select text within an

object (with an object
selected).
Select multiple shapes

CTRL +G after you

select the items that
you want to group
CTRL +SHIFT+G after
you select the group
that you want to
ungroup
CTRL+Z

Group shapes, pictures, or WordArt.

CTRL+Y
CTRL+Click
SHIFT+Click

Redo the last action

Add next object to a multi-selection.
Adds next object to a multi-selection;
allows clicking on textbox text to add
the textbox to the multi-selection.

Press and hold Shift

while you click the
shapes
CTRL+X
CTRL+C
CTRL + V

Select multiple shapes

with text

CTRL +ALT +V

Paste special

Cut selected object.

Copy selected object.
Paste cut or copied
object.

Ungroup shapes, pictures, or WordArt.

Undo the last action.

Edit OfficeArt text and textboxes

Press
ESC
CTRL + A
CTRL+BACKSPACE
CTRL + DELETE
CTRL+Z
CTRL+Y
CTRL +LEFT ARROW

To do this

Press

To do this

Collapse selection.
Select all text.
Delete one word to the
left.
Delete one word to the
right.
Undo
Redo

CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
HOME
END

Move one word to the right.

Move to the beginning of the line.
Move to the end of the line.

CTRL + UP ARROW

Move up one paragraph

CTRL + DOWN ARROW

CTRL + HOME

Move one word to the

left.

CTRL + END

Move down one paragraph.

Move to the beginning of the objects
text.
Move to the end of the objects text

Navigate views and windows

Press
F2
F10 or ALT
ALT+HYPHEN or
ALT+SPACEBAR

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To do this
Activate the entry bar to
edit text in a field.
Activate the menu bar.
Activate the project
control menu.

Press
SHIFT + F3
F6
SHIFT+F2

To do this
Reset sort order to ID order and turn
off grouping.
Select a drawing object.
Display task information.

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ALT+F4
F3
ALT+F3
SHIFT + F11
SHIFT+BACKSPACE

Activate the split bar.

Close the program
window.
Display all filtered tasks or
all filtered resources.
Display theField
Settingsdialog box.
Open a new window.

SHIFT+F2
SHIFT+F2

Display resource information.

Display assignment information.

SHIFT+F8

Turn on or off the Add To Selection

mode.
Turn on or off Auto Calculate.

Reduce a selection to a
single field.

ALT+ARROW KEYS

CTRL+F9
F8

Turn on or off the Extend Selection

mode.
Move left, right, up, or down to view
different pages in the Print Preview
window.

Outline a project
Press
ALT+SHIFT+HYPHEN
or ALT+SHIFT+MINUS
Sign (minus sign on the
numeric keypad)
ALT+SHIFT+RIGHT
ARROW
ALT+SHIFT+ = or
ALT+SHIFT+PLUS
Sign (plus sign on the
numeric keypad)

To do this

Press

To do this

Hide subtasks.

ALT+SHIFT+* (asterisk
Show all tasks.
on the numeric keypad)

Indent the selected task.

ALT+SHIFT+LEFT
ARROW

Outdent the selected task.

Show subtasks.

Select and edit in a dialog box

Press
ARROW KEYS
ALT+1 (left) or ALT+2
(right)

To do this
Move between fields at
the bottom of a form.
Move into tables at the
bottom of a form.

Press

To do this

ENTER

Move to the next task or resource.

SHIFT+ENTER

Move to the previous task or resource.

Select and edit in a sheet view

Edit in a view
Press
ESC
CTRL+DELETE
CTRL +C
CTRL+X
DELETE
CTRL+ MNUS Sign (on
the numeric keypad)

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To do this
Cancel an entry
Clear or reset the selected
field.
Copy the selected data.
Cut the selected data.
Delete the selected data.
Delete row that has a
selected cell.

Press

To do this

F5
CTRL + F2

Use theGo Tocommand (Editmenu).

Link tasks.

CTRL+V
SHIFT+BACKSPACE
CTRL+Z
CTRL+SHIFT+F2

Paste the copied or cut data.

Reduce the selection to one field.
Undo the last action
Unlink tasks

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CTRL + D
CTRL+F or SHIFT+F5
SHIFT+F4

Fill down.
Display theFinddialog
box.
In theFinddialog box,
continue to the next
instance of the search
results.

CTRL+SHIFT+M
CTRL+SHIFT+A

Set the task to manually schedule

Set the task to auto schedule

Move in a view
Press
ALT + HOME
ALT + END
ALT + LEFT ARROW
ALT + RIGHT ARROW
HOME or CTRL + LEFT
ARROW

To do this
Move to the beginning of
a project (timescale).
Move to the end of a
project (timescale).
Move the timescale left.

Press

To do this

CTRL + UP ARROW

Move to the first row.

CTRL + HOME

Move to the first field of the first row.

End or CTRL +RIGHT

ARROW
Move the timescale right. CTRL + END
Move to the first field in
CTRL + DOWN ARROW
a row.

Move to the last field in a row.

Move to the last field of the last row.
Move to the last row.

Move in the side pane

Press
CTRL + TAB or CTRL +
SHIFT + TAB
TAB

To do this

Press

Move focus between the SPACEBAR

side pane and the view on
the right side.
Select different controls in
the side pane if focus is in
the side pane.

To do this
Select or clear check boxes and option
buttons if focus is in the side pane.

Select in a view
Press
SHIFT+PAGE DOWN
SHIFT+PAGE UP
SHIFT +DOWN ARROW
SHIFT+UP ARROW
SHIFT+HOME
SHIFT+END
CTRL+SHIFT+HOME

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To do this
Extend the selection
down one page.
Extend the selection up
one page.
Extend the selection
down one row.
Extend the selection up
one row.
Extend the selection to
the first field in a row.
Extend the selection to
the last field in a row.
Extend the selection
to the start of the
information.

Press
CTRL+SHIFT+HOME

To do this

CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR

Extend the selection to the first field of

the first row.
Extend the selection to the last field of
the last row.
Select all rows and columns.

CTRL+SPACEBAR

Select a column.

SHIFT+SPACEBAR

Select a row.

ENTER

Move within a selection down one

field.
Move within a selection up one field.

CTRL+SHIFT+END

SHIFT+ENTER

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CTRL+SHIFT+END

CTRL+SHIFT+UP
ARROW
CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN
ARROW

Extend the selection

to the end of the
information.
Extend the selection to
the first row.
Extend the selection to
the last row.

TAB

Move within a selection right one field.

SHIFT+TAB

Move within a selection left one field.

Select and edit in the entry bar

Press

To do this

Press

ENTER
ESC

Accept an entry.
Cancel an entry.

CTRL+DELETE
SHIFT+END

BACKSPACE

Delete one character to

the left.
Delete one character to
the right.

SHIFT+HOME

DELETE

INSERT

To do this
Delete one word to the right.
Extend the selection to the end of the
text.
Extend the selection to the start of the
text.
Turn on or off Overtype mode.

Use a timescale
Press
ALT+PAGE UP
ALT+PAGE DOWN
ALT+HOME
ALT+END

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To do this
Move the timescale left
one page.
Move the timescale right
one page.
Move the timescale to
beginning of the project.
Move the timescale to
end of the project.

Press

To do this

ALT+LEFT ARROW

Scroll the timescale left.

ALT+RIGHT ARROW

Scroll the timescale right.

CTRL+ / (slash on the

Show smaller time units.
numeric keypad)
CTRL+ / (asterisk on the Show larger time units.
numeric keypad)

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