Access any command
with a few keystrokes
Access keys let you
quickly use a command by pressing a few keys, regardless of where you are in
the program. Every command in Word 2010 can be accessed by using an access key.
You can get to most commands by using two to five keystrokes. To use an access
key:
1.
Press ALT.
The KeyTips are
displayed over each feature that is available in the current view.
2.
Press the letter shown
in the KeyTip over the feature that you want to use.
3.
Depending on which
letter you press, you may be shown additional KeyTips. For example, if
the Home tab is active and you press N, the Insert tab
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.
NOTE To
cancel the action that you are taking and hide the KeyTips, press ALT.
Change the keyboard
focus without using the mouse
Another way to use the
keyboard to work with programs that feature the Office Ribbon is to move the
focus among the tabs and commands until you find the feature that you want to
use. The following table lists some ways to move the keyboard focus without
using the mouse.
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To do this
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Press
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Select the active
tab of the Ribbon and activate the access keys.
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ALT or F10. Press
either of these keys again to move back to the document and cancel the access
keys.
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Move to another tab
of the Ribbon.
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F10 to select the
active tab, and then LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW
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Expand or collapse
the Ribbon.
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CTRL+F1
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Display the shortcut
menu for the selected item.
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SHIFT+F10
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Move the focus to
select each of the following areas of the window:
·
Active tab of the Ribbon
·
Any open task panes
·
Status bar at the bottom of the window
·
Your document
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F6
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Move the focus to
each command on the Ribbon, forward or backward, respectively.
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TAB or SHIFT+TAB
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Move down, up, left,
or right, respectively, among the items on the Ribbon.
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DOWN ARROW, UP
ARROW, LEFT ARROW, or RIGHT ARROW
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Activate the
selected command or control on the Ribbon.
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SPACEBAR or ENTER
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Open the selected
menu or gallery on the Ribbon.
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SPACEBAR or ENTER
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Activate a command
or control on the Ribbon so you can modify a value.
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ENTER
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Finish modifying a
value in a control on the Ribbon, and move focus back to the document.
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ENTER
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Get help on the
selected command or control on the Ribbon. (If no Help topic is associated
with the selected command, a general Help topic about the program is shown
instead.)
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F1
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