Microsoft Access keyboard shortcuts
Views, datasheets, records, and design tools in Access desktop databases.
40 shortcuts Windows checked September 14, 2026
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4 actions and 4 key variants match.
- Microsoft Access Documented
| Action | Keys | Row actions |
|---|---|---|
| Open the selected object in design view Navigation pane | Windows CtrlEnter | Source |
| Select the current column Datasheet navigation mode | Windows CtrlSpace | Source |
| Select every record Datasheet view | Windows CtrlA | Source |
| Turn on extend selection mode Datasheet view | Windows F8 | Source |
About Microsoft Access and its shortcuts
Microsoft Access is a desktop database, and its keyboard spans several interfaces in one program: the navigation pane, datasheets, forms, queries and the design views behind them. The datasheet commands feel like a spreadsheet, while the design views follow older Office conventions.
Access is Windows only, so there is no Mac column. Commands depend heavily on which object and which view you are in, and a form can override them with its own.
Where the Microsoft Access keys came from
Read from 1 documentation page published by the makers of Microsoft Access. Report a key that is wrong
To see how one action is done in other apps as well as Microsoft Access, browse the shortcuts by task. Shortcuts by task