Keyboard shortcuts

Alt + Shift + F10: Open Name menu.
Alt + J: Moves the selection between the links on the top link bar.
Alt + G: In all Standard views, Edit in Datasheet button.
Alt + W: Moves the selection from Web Part to Web Part on pages, such as on the home page, that use multiple Web Parts.
Alt + Down Arrow: Expands drop down lists.

Alt + N: Enable full text search and index component link.
Alt + C: Cancel button.
Alt + U: OK button.

Ctrl + Shift + <: Right-to-Left text direction button.
Ctrl + Shift + >: Left-to-Right text direction button.
Ctrl + B: Bold button.
Ctrl + C: Copy button.
Ctrl + Shift + C: Text color button.
Ctrl + E: Center button.
Ctrl + Shift + E: Numbered List button.
Ctrl + Shift + F: Font menu.
Ctrl + I: Italics button.
Ctrl + L: Align Left button.
Ctrl + Shift + L: Bulleted List button.
Ctrl + M: Increase Indent button.
Ctrl + Shift + M: Decrease Indent button.
Ctrl + Shift + P: Font Size menu.
Ctrl + R: Align Right button.
Ctrl + U: Underline button.
Ctrl + V: Paste button.
Ctrl + Shift + W: Background Color menu.
Ctrl + X: Cut button.

Alt + Down Arrow: Select item to be filter button.
Alt + Up Arrow: Up button. Goes up one folder level in library.
Alt + B: Alert Me link.
Alt + C: Modify settings and columns link.
Shift + Enter: Open menu with View Item, Edit Item, Delete Item, and Alert Me options.
Esc: Close menu with View Item, Edit Item, Delete Item, and Alert Me options.
Alt + G: In a Standard view, selects Edit in Datasheet button.
Alt + I: New Folder button.
Alt + L: Filter button.
Alt + L: When selecting a filter, selects Hide Filter Choices button.
Alt + N: Depending upon the type of list or library, selects New Item, New Document, or New Discussion button.
Alt + N: On the Documents and Lists page Document Libraries view, selects Create Document Library link.
Alt + N: On the Documents and Lists page Picture Libraries view, selects Create Picture Library link.
Alt + N: On the Documents and Lists page Lists view, selects Create List link.
Alt + N: On the Documents and Lists page Discussion Boards view, selects Create Discussion Board button.
Alt + N: On the Documents and Lists page Surveys view, selects Create Survey link.
Alt + O: On a page that displays a searchable list, library, or discussion board, selects Go button, submitting a search query.
Alt + P: On a page that displays a list, library, discussion board, or survey, selects Export button.
Alt + Q: Up button, taking you up one folder level in a library.
Alt + S: On a page that displays a searchable list, document library, or discussion board, selects the Search button.
Alt + U: Upload Document button.
Ctrl + Y: Approve/reject Items link.

Web Part Page

ALT+W: Move to the next Web Part or tool pane section.
ALT+\: Move to the Web Part Page menu.
ALT+O: Save property changes in the tool pane, and then close the tool pane.
ALT+P: Save property changes in the tool pane and keep the tool pane open.
ALT+C: Cancel property changes in the tool pane, and then close the tool pane.
ALT+R: Add the selected Web Part in the tool pane to a Web Part Page.
ALT+ ,: Move to a Previous button if one is on the Web Part Page.
ALT+ .: Move to a Next button if one is on the Web Part Page.
UP ARROW: Move to the previous item in a drop down list, menu, or submenu.
DOWN ARROW: Move to the next item in a drop down list, menu, or submenu.
LEFT ARROW: Close a submenu and return to the previous menu or submenu.
RIGHT ARROW: Open the next submenu.

Web Part Maintenance Page

ALT+C: Move to the Close button.
ALT+X: Move to the Delete button.
ALT+G: Return to the previous Web page.
ALT+R: Move to the Reset button.
ALT+S: Switch between shared and personal view.

Rich Text Editor of the Content Editor Web Part

The standard toolbar

CTRL+X: Cut the selection to the Clipboard.
CTRL+C: Copy the selection to the Clipboard.
CTRL+V SHIFT+INSERT: Paste the contents of the Clipboard to the current location.
CTRL+Z: Undo the most recent command.
CTRL+Y: Redo the most recently undone command.
CTRL+F: Find text.
CTRL+SHIFT+G: Switch between hiding and showing gridlines.
CTRL+L: Create a hyperlink for a selection or edit an existing hyperlink.
ALT+CTRL+I: Insert an image.
ALT+SHIFT+T: Insert a table.
ALT+CTRL+R: Insert a row in a table.
ALT+CTRL+C: Insert a column in a table.
ALT+CTRL+L: Insert a cell in a table.
ALT+CTRL+M: Merge cells in a table.
ALT+CTRL+S: Split cells in a table.
F1: Get help.

Formatting toolbar

CTRL+SHIFT+S: Change the text style.
CTRL+SHIFT+F: Change the text font.
CTRL+B: Switch between bolded text and text not bolded.
CTRL+I: Switch between italicized text and text not italicized.
CTRL+U: Switch between underlined text and text not underlined.
CTRL+SHIFT+B: Change the text background color.
ALT+SHIFT+[: Align the selection to the left.
ALT+SHIFT+|: Center the selection.
ALT+SHIFT+]: Align the selection to the right.
CTRL+SHIFT+ >: Convert the selection to a left-to-right orientation.
CTRL+SHIFT+ <: Convert the selection to a right-to-left orientation.
ALT+CTRL+N: Create a numbered list.
ALT+CTRL+B: Create a bulleted list.
CTRL+SHIFT+T: Decrease paragraph indentation.
CTRL+T: Increase paragraph indentation.

Editing content

DELETE: Delete the selection without placing it on the Clipboard.
INSERT: Switch between inserting and overwriting text.
BACKSPACE: Delete the selection, or if there is no selection, the character preceding the insertion point.
CTRL+BACKSPACE: Delete all of a word to the preceding the insertion point, but not the preceding space.
SHIFT+ENTER: Insert a new line (but not inside an HTML Paragraph element: <P>)

Navigating content

RIGHT ARROW: Move the insertion point one character to the right.
LEFT ARROW: Move the insertion point one character to the left.
UP ARROW: Move the insertion point up one line.
DOWN ARROW: Move the insertion point down one line.
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW: Move the insertion point forward one word.
CTRL+LEFT ARROW: Move the insertion point back one word.
HOME: Move the insertion point to the start of the line.
END: Move the insertion point to the end of the line.
CTRL+UP ARROW: Move the insertion point up one paragraph.
CTRL+DOWN ARROW: Move the insertion point down one paragraph.
PAGE UP: Move the insertion point up one page.
PAGE DOWN: Move the insertion point down one page.
CTRL+HOME: Move the insertion point to the beginning of the content.
CTRL+END: Move the insertion point to the end of the content.

Extending selection of content

SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW: Extend the selection one character to the right.
SHIFT+LEFT ARROW: Extend the selection one character to the left.
CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW: Extend the selection one word to the right.
CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW: Extend the selection one word to the left.
SHIFT+UP ARROW: Extend the selection up one line.
SHIFT+DOWN ARROW: Extend the selection down one line.
SHIFT+END: Extend the selection to the end of the line.
SHIFT+HOME: Extend the selection to the start of the line.
SHIFT+PAGE UP: Extend the selection up one page.
SHIFT+PAGE DOWN: Extend the selection down one page.
CTRL+SHIFT+HOME: Extend the selection to the beginning of the content.
CTRL+SHIFT+END: Extend the selection to the end of the content.
CTRL+A: Select the entire content.

Navigating tables, images, or objects (HTML block elements)

TAB: Move to the next table, image, or object (HTML block element) in the content.
SHIFT+TAB: Move to the previous table, image, or object (HTML block element) in the content.
CTRL+TAB: Move from the content to the next block element on the Web page.
SHIFT+CTRL+TAB: Move to the Save button.
CTRL+K: Switch between absolute and relative positioning for the table, image, or object (HTML block element).

Alt + C: Discuss button.
Alt + G: Go Back to Document Libary button.
Alt + I: Edit Item button.
Alt + K: Check In button.
Alt + O: Check Out button.; Version History button. (press keyboard shortcut twice)
Alt + X: Delete Item button.

Alt + C: Modify survey and questions link.
Alt + N: Respond to this Survey button.
Alt + P: Export Results to spreadsheet button.
Alt + R: Show a graphical summary of responses link.
Alt + S: In a form for editing a survey response, selects Save and Close button.
Alt + U: Show all responses link.

Alt + C: Change anonymous access link.
Alt + G: Go Back to list link.
Alt + I: Edit Permissions of Selected Users link.
Alt + L: Modify item-level security link.
Alt + M: Manage request access link.
Alt + N: Add Users link.
Alt + X: Remove Selected Users link.

Alt + G: Go back to list, library, discussion board, or survey link.
Alt + S: Save and Close button.
Alt + X: Delete Item button.

Alt + I: Edit Item button.

Alt + M: Manage request access link.

Alt + N: New List button.

Alt + N: Download button.
Alt + P: View all folders link.
Alt + R: Edit Pictures button.
Alt + S: Send to button.
Alt + W: View Slide Show link.

Alt + N: New Discussion button.
Alt + P: Expand/Collapse button.
Alt + R: On a page that displays a discussion comment, Reply button.
Alt + L: Filter button (when using the default Flat view).

Alt + S: Moves the selection between the Today, View By Day, View By Week, and View by Month links.

Alt + R: Change Order button.

Alt + K: Link to Outlook button.
Alt + I: Import Contacts button.

Alt + O: Total button.
Alt + R: Refresh button.
Alt + S: Task Pane button.
Alt + X: Show in Standard View button.

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